Aim
Spectroscopy and hyperspectral remote sensing enables to retrieve very detailed spectral information about a certain surface in dense bandwith intervalls. Information on the “spectral fingerprints” of surfaces is then available in a near-continuous manner. This allows for the differentiation of materials, such different geologic surfaces, different urban materials, or plants of different composition and vigor. Especially field- and laboratory spectroscopy has shown many benefits, as measurements can be carried out in a controlled environment, and can be directly visualized and explained. This course provides you insights into practical experiments using a field spectrometer, and subsequent data analysis to assess key environmental parameters such as plant health, soil moisture content, and geologic composition.
Content
The content of this course includes both the theoretical background of field and imaging spectroscopy, as well as practical experiments and subsequent data analysis. In particular, we will adress: the theoretical background of field and imaging spectroscopy / general reflectance and transmittance properties of plant leaves, canopies and soils / the quantification of biophysical and biochemical properties using spectroscopic measurements, feature parametrization and regression analysis / the advantages and challenges of existing and planned hyperspectral spaceborne sensors
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General Course News and Updates
Successful MSc Thesis Defense by Ronja Seitz on UAV-Based Monitoring of High-Arctic Tundra Dynamics
We warmly congratulate Ronja Seitz on the successful defense of her MSc thesis, which tackled one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time: the rapid warming of the high Arctic. Her research focused on Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming regions on...
🗺 Exploring Map Visualizations
Within our EAGLE courses our students have to learn a wide variety of skills - beside the fundamental earth observation theory and practice also skills like map creation is part of the curriculum. One of our students Ronja Seitz has created three visualizations guides...
Course on Object-based image analysis
Dr. Michael Wurm from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) gave a class about Object-based image analysis (OBIA) using the eCognition Software for the EAGLE students. The course gives an insight into the theoretical basis of OBIA and using different datasets and tasks...
EAGLE Innolab Presentation “Earth observation data cube for the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda”
On July 15, 2025, Jean de Dieu Tuyizere will present his Innolab results on " Earth observation data cube for the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: The increasing availability of Earth...
EAGLE Innolab Presentation “Earth observation data cube for the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda”
On July 15, 2025, Jean de Dieu Tuyizere will present his Innolab on " Earth observation data cube for the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: The increasing availability of Earth observation (EO)...
WG: EAGLE Innolab Presentation “Automated Basement Identification in SVI: A Two-Stage Learning Framework”
On July 15, 2025, Gökce Budak will present her Innolab results on " Automated Basement Identification in SVI: A Two-Stage Learning Framework" at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: The presence of a basement, a structural attribute not...
EAGLE Master Thesis Presentation “Ability of Random Forest Model to Predict the Mean and Standard Deviation of Winter Wheats Biomass in Bavaria: A case study”
On July 08, 2025, Sharmin Mim will defend her master thesis on "Ability of Random Forest Model to Predict the Mean and Standard Deviation of Winter Wheats Biomass in Bavaria: A case study " at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract:...
EAGLE Innolab Presentation “Ecology fieldwork in the high Arctic – A drone, tundra and reindeer”
On July 08, 2025, Ronja Seitz will present her Innolab on " Ecology fieldwork in the high Arctic - A drone, tundra and reindeer" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Spitsbergen is the biggest island of the Svalbard archipelago,...
EORC Staff and EAGLE Students at ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025
This week, our EORC team and EAGLE MSc students are joining the global Earth observation community at the ESA Living Planet Symposium (LPS) 2025 — one of the most important gatherings for Earth system scientists, remote sensing experts, and space agencies worldwide....
EAGLE Master Defense: Quantification of Plant Functional Groups and Disturbances of Tundra Vegetation in the High Arctic Using High-Resolution UAV Timeseries Data
On July 01, 2025Ronja Seitz will present her Master Thesis on Quantification of Plant Functional Groups and Disturbances of Tundra Vegetation in the High Arctic Using High-Resolution UAV Timeseries Data " at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From...