Stefan Dech

satellite remote sensing applications for terrestrial ecosystem research

About

Stefan Dech is director of the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) and current spokesman of the Earth Observation Center (EOC) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Since 2001 he has held the Chair of Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geography and Geology of the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on satellite remote sensing applications for terrestrial ecosystem research in the context of global change and sustainable land use.

 

University of Wuerzburg

head of the Remote Sensing department

Director of the DLR-DFD, Munich

 

 

 

Recent News

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor From the...

MSc defense by Moritz Rösch

MSc defense by Moritz Rösch

On Tuesday, November 27 at 12:00 a.m., 2023 Moritz Rösch will present his MSc defense “Daily spread prediction of European wildfires based on historical burned area time series from Earth observation data using spatio-temporal graph neural networks” in the seminar...

Internship Report

Internship Report

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Sunniva McKeever, Maximilian Merzdorf, and Isabella Metz will present their internship report on their internship at the Kruger National Park, South Africa in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor Subject: "Our...

Internship Report by Christobal Tobbin

Internship Report by Christobal Tobbin

On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 13:00 Christobal Tobbin will present his internship report on his internship at DLR  “The CONCERT Project” in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor. From the abstract: The CONCERT project with the Agriculture and...

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

On Friday,October 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” From the abstract: Landslides as a natural hazard cause damage...

MSc Defense by Nora Nieskens

MSc Defense by Nora Nieskens

MsC Defense by Nora Nieskens On Friday, September 08, 2023 at 11 a.m. Nora Nieskens will present her Msc Thesis “Estuaries in transition: Earth observation-based analysis of the turbidity dynamics in selected North Sea estuaries” in room 00.B.09 in John-Skilton-Str....

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” in the conference room 01.B.03 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/1st...