About
Richard is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Würzburg and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). His research is conducted on the basis of spatially explicit urban ecology and focuses on the spatiotemporal characterization of urban areas employing geoinformatics. His goal is to detect global regularities as well as fundamental differences between cities, aiming to find the underlying properties driving the evolution of urban systems. Richard has published diverse peer-reviewed scientific papers focused on urban spatial development, the urban heat island effect, urban green infrastructure and land cover change (e.g., deforestation). He has collaborated with research groups from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, India, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United States, in projects focused on land use change, climate change, vegetation monitoring, spatial patterns of urbanization, land planning, and evaluation of the provision of ecosystem services, among others.
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Internship Presentation: Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team
On December 17, 2024, Ariana Sofía Argüello Cordero will present her internship " Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team" at 12:00 in seminar room 3,...
Internship Presentation: Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team
On December 17, 2025, Ariana Sofía Argüello Cordero will present her internship " Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team" at 12:00 in seminar room 3,...
Master Defense by Isabella Metz: ” Analysis of Uncertainties for Error Detection and Quantification of Bathymetry Data from Multispectral Sentinel-2 Imagery
On January 07, 2025, Isabella Metz will defend her master thesis on " Analysis of Uncertainties for Error Detection and Quantification of Bathymetry Data from Multispectral Sentinel-2 Imagery" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: In...
EAGLE presentation by Gökçe Yağmur Budak
On November 26, 2024, Gökçe Yağmur Budak will present her internship results on " Leveraging Data-Driven Approaches for Seismic Risk Assessment in Istanbul " at 12:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: This internship aims to create time...
Master Defense: Towards a quantitative terrain-based avalanche size classification: a case study based on Avalanche Modelling Atlas Thalweg data
On September 18, Magdalena Fischer will present her master thesis " Towards a quantitative terrain-based avalanche size classification: a case study based on Avalanche Modelling Atlas Thalweg data" at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the...
Master Defense: Comparing the suitability of remote sensing and wildlife camera time series for deriving phenological metrics of understory vegetation in temperate forests of Upper Franconia, Bavaria
On September 18, Sarah Schneider will present her master thesis "Comparing the suitability of remote sensing and wildlife camera time series for deriving phenological metrics of understory vegetation in temperate forests of Upper Franconia, Bavaria" at 14:00 in...
Master Defense: Regionalisation and Characterisation of Grasslands in the EU based on Remote Sensing Data
On September 17, Daniel Gruschwitz will present his master thesis " Detection of hedgerows and copses in the agricultural landscape of Lower Franconia (Germany) using earth observation data" at 13:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: In the...
Master Defense: Detection of hedgerows and copses in the agricultural landscape of Lower Franconia (Germany) using earth observation data
On September 17, Verena Stegmaier will presenter her master thesis " Detection of hedgerows and copses in the agricultural landscape of Lower Franconia (Germany) using earth observation data" at 12:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract:...
Innolab Presentation: Enhancing Satellite Data Processing for Global Shallow Water Bathymetry at EOMAP
On September 10, 2024, Isabella Metz will present her Inno Lab results on " Enhancing Satellite Data Processing for Global Shallow Water Bathymetry at EOMAP" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: About 75% of the oceans have not yet been...
Internship Presentation: Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team
On October 01, 2024, Ariana Sofía Argüello Cordero will present her internship " Application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data: Case study in flood mapping in Costa Rica and technical capacity building of the PRIAS team" at 12:00 in seminar room 3,...
