Aim
Aim of this course is to provide you with an overview on geographic processes of urbanization, the related demographic and structural changes of cities, and data analyses methods using remote sensing data for applications in urban geography.
Content
Humankind is within its largest migration ever: from rural areas into cities. The drivers of this global process of urbanization from demographic to economic and the related structural changes cities are facing will be discussed in this course. Remote sensing is one crucial data source in this dynamic transformation and its products are highly relevant for urban planning, as well as environmental management. Within this course different approaches and techniques are covered focusing on deriving relevant information about urbanized areas on different levels of detail. Uni-temporal-, multi-temporal-, and time series based image classification, segmentation, the analyses of point patterns, GIS analyses to assess spatial context and dependencies, as well as analyses in the 3D domain will be addressed in this course. This will be done providing and discussing example applications from different regions globally (e.g. urban sprawl analysis of megacities, the development of new dimensions of urban landscapes such as mega-regions, the rearrangement of business districts within the urban landscape, etc.). You will learn what capabilities Earth observation data, methods and products have for urban research and applications and how to design remote sensing based urban analysis, how to avoid caveats, troubleshoot errors and interpret the results.
General Course News and Updates
Master Thesis Defense: “Modelling the Spatio-Temporal Suitability of Urban Environments for Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes based on their Bio-Ecological Characteristics in Rio de Janeiro “
On Friday, March 22, at 12:00 Rutendo Mukaratirwa will present her master thesis on " Modelling the Spatio-Temporal Suitability of Urban Environments for Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes based on their Bio-Ecological Characteristics in Rio de Janeiro " in seminar room 3,...
Master Thesis Defense: “Development of Caribbean Seagrass Ecosystem Accounts fusing Earth Observation with Biophysical Modeling of Coastal Carbon” on Tuesday, March 19, 2024
On Tuesday, March 18, at 15:00 Andrea Cárdenas Reyes will present her master thesis on "Development of Caribbean Seagrass Ecosystem Accounts fusing Earth Observation with Biophysical Modeling of Coastal Carbon" in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. ...
Andreas Bury successfully defended his MSc thesis
Andreas Bury successfully defended his MSc thesis "Assessing Air Pollution in Urban Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Earth Observation and In Situ Measurements" at the EAGLE colloquium on the 8th of March 2024. His research offers an approach to...
Master Thesis Defense: “CNN-based Global Aboveground Biomass Estimation using Sentinel-2 and GEDI” on Tuesday, March 12, 2024
On Tuesday, March 12, at 12:00 Ka Hei Chow will present her master thesis on " CNN-based Global Aboveground Biomass Estimation using Sentinel-2 and GEDI" in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. Abstract: Accurate global estimation of aboveground biomass...
Master Thesis Defense: “Assessing the Mangrove Ecosystem in Eastern Obolo, Niger Delta” on Monday, March 18 at 11:30
On Monday, March 18, at 11:30 Hyeonmin Kang will present her master thesis on "Assessing the Mangrove Ecosystem in Eastern Obolo, Niger Delta" in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: This study focuses on assessing the mangrove ecosystem in Eastern...
Master Thesis Defense: “Assessing Air Pollution in Urban Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Earth Observation and In Situ Measurements” on Friday, March 08 at 13:00
On Friday, March 08, at 13:00, Andreas Bury will present his master thesis on "Assessing Air Pollution in Urban Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Earth Observation and In Situ Measurements" in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the...
High alpine and snow training
In collaboration with the German Alpine Club (DAV), Laura, one of our EAGLE students and Clara, a student assistant at our institute, recently participated in avalanche rescue training aimed at equipping individuals with essential skills and knowledge to respond...
semester wrap-up by our latest EAGLE generation
Our latest generation of EAGLEs just wrote a nice blog post summarizing their first months within the EAGLE program, outlining how they bonded and formed a group plus how they experienced their first earth observation courses within our international M.Sc. program:...
Internship Report by Sharmin Shara Mim on February 27 at 12:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, February 27 at 12:30 Sharmin Shara Mim will present her internship report on global aquaculture production (seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a). From the abstract: Global aquaculture production has been increasing recently. Asia has a positive...
Internship Presentation on February 27 at 12:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, February 27 at 12:00 Luisa Pflumm will present her innolab report on developing a processing pipeline to produce photogrammetry products in UAS acquired imagery using Agisoft Metashape software (seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a). The work of the...