About
Stefan Dech is director of the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) and current spokesman of the Earth Observation Center (EOC) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Since 2001 he has held the Chair of Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geography and Geology of the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on satellite remote sensing applications for terrestrial ecosystem research in the context of global change and sustainable land use.
University of Wuerzburg
head of the Remote Sensing department
Director of the DLR-DFD, Munich

Recent News
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,...
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...
EAGLE Innolab: Development of a QGIS Plugin for the Planning of Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Systems
On June 16, 2025, Georg Starz will present his Innolab results on " Development of a QGIS Plugin for the Planning of Ground-mounted Photovoltaic Systems " at 10:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: After a decline in the mid-2010s, the...
EAGLE Master Defense: Enhancing Land Cover Classification in Southern Africa Using Multi-Sensor and Multi-Algorithm Approaches
On June 10, 2025, Christobal Tobbin will present his Master Thesis on " Enhancing Land Cover Classification in Southern Africa Using Multi-Sensor and Multi-Algorithm Approaches" at 12:00 online. From the abstract: The Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) region which is a part of...
EAGLE Master Defense: Deep Learning-driven SAR Image Super-Resolution
On May 20, 2025, Janik Hoffmann will present his Master thesis on Deep Learning-driven SAR Image Super-Resolution" at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a microwave remote sensing system that is used for...
EAGLE Master Defense: Spatio-temporal Forest Structure Dynamics in Germany: A Synthesis of Remote Sensing Products
On May 20, 2025, Sunniva McKeever will present her Master thesis on " Spatio-temporal Forest Structure Dynamics in Germany: A Synthesis of Remote Sensing Products" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Germany’s forests have experienced...