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
new QGIS plugin and R package
our EAGLE student Konstantin Müller created a QGIS plugin and a corresponding R package for easy point density vizualisation. Create way to learn how to build QGIS plugins and R package for spatial analysis. QGIS plugin: The Bestagon QGIS plugin allows easy density...
MSc defense by Joy Giovanni Matabishi
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 12 a.m Joy-Giovanni Matabishi will present his Msc Thesis “Modelling Bat Distribution and Diversity with Artificial light as a Focal Predictor in South Tyrol” in the seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor. Modelling Bat...
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
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
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
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...
Successful MSc defense by Giovanni Matabishi
Giovanni presented his MSc thesis “Modelling Bat Distribution and Diversity with Artificial light as a Focal Predictor in South Tyrol” today within our EAGLE colloquium and passed successfully. He presented very interesting approaches of remote sensing for modelling...
EAGLE 8th generation – first course by Claudia Kuenzer
Our new EAGLEs just spend the whole week learning about all Earth Observation sensors, physics of remote sensing, newest advances and upcoming methods in earth observation. Beside the lecture and getting to know all these crucial information they also had plenty of...
Internship Report by Janik Hoffmann and Lena Jäger
On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:00 Janik Hoffmann and Lena Jäger will present their internship report on their internship at the University Centre on Svalbard/Norway "Our Arctic Adventure – Northernmost internship on Svalbard" in seminar room 3 in...
welcome of new EAGLE generation
Today we welcomed the new generation of Earth Observation EAGLE students and are happy to see such a diverse and highly motivated group of students again. Students from Nepal, India, Ruanda or Turkey joint our study program among many other countries and already in...