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
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...
EAGLE MSc students working in the Arctic
From August to November, two EAGLE students had the opportunity to do their internship at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), working in the department of Arctic Biology. Their tasks included regular drone flights in Adventdalen, a valley close to the world’s...
MSc defense by Narges Mohammadi Khoshouei
On October 06, 2023, Narges Mohammadi Khoshouei (Sanaz) successfully defended her master’s thesis entitled “Short-term forecast of water reservoir dynamics by integrating earth observation and hydrological modeling for dam management” at the Earth Observation Research...
MSc Defense by Narges Mohammadi Khoshouei
MSc Defense by Narges Mohammadi Khoshouei On Friday, October 09, 2023, at 10 a.m. Narges Mohammadi Khoshouei will present her MSc thesis "Short-term forecast of water reservoir dynamics by integrating earth observation and hydrological modeling for dam management" in...
Our EAGLE student Konstantin published an article on deep neural network regression for digital surface model generation
Our EAGLE M.Sc. student Konstantin together with our EOR cluster professor and EAGLE lecturer Hannes Taubenböck published an article about the capabilities of deep neural network regression for digital surface model generation with Sentinel-2 Imagery. Konstantin...
first EAGLE MSc. student defended his PhD
one of our very first EAGLE M.Sc. students Maninder Dhillon successfully defended his PhD! Congratulations by the whole EAGLE program and of course all EAGLE students - many of the young and older students joined his presentation and listened to his topic of...
M.Sc. defense by Luisa Pflumm on remote sensing for decision making
Luisa will defend her M.Sc. thesis "Using remote sensing to enhance conservation decision-making: The case of the little-known silver-backed chevrotain" this Friday at 10am in the meeting room John Skilton 4a. From her abstract: "Southeast Asia is a biodiverse region...
EAGLEs at DLR’s 4th Symposium “New Perspectives on Earth Observation”
From the 26th to the 28th of June, the fourth symposium on Applied Satellite Earth Observation, organized by the DLR took place in Bonn and some of the current EAGLE generation did not miss the opportunity to make a fun trip to the former capital of Germany. From...
MSc defense Sub-seasonal snowline dynamics of glaciers in Central Asia from multi-sensor satellite observations, 2000-2021
MSc defense (MA2) by Dilara Kim On Monday, September 18, 2023 Dilara Kim will present her Msc Thesis at 13:00 “Sub-seasonal snowline dynamics of glaciers in Central Asia from multi-sensor satellite observations, 2000-2021” From the abstract: Glaciers are an important...
Innovation Lab Presentation by Konstantin Müller
On Tuesday, July 18 at 11 a.m. Konstantin Müller will hold his Innovation Lab Presentation "Analysis of Twitter over New Year's Eve" From the abstract: Until this day, scientists have figured out urban data and structures as morphological or topological...