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
First EAGLE Midsummer Dialogue
Beside participants from the University of Wuerzburg and the DLR, also many colleagues from companies and a variety of national and international research institutions joined this event. The midsummer dialogue was organized by the EAGLE students. The students were...
application deadline in 7 days
The application deadline for the upcoming winter term is approaching. Apply within the next 7 days here: http://eagle-science.org/apply - application deadline is May 15th, further details about needed documents are listed on the application page. Learn within EAGLE...
application deadline for winter term 2017 is approaching
Applications for the EAGLE M.Sc. program are accepted until May 15th 2017 for the next winter term. The next application deadline will be only next year, again on May 15th 2018. You need the following documents for your application: a cover letter stating your...
EAGLE students webpage is now online
Our EAGLE students setup their own webpage at http://students.eagle-science.org! Read about their background, motivation and expectations concerning the EAGLE M.Sc. study program. Moreover, the EAGLE students will post news about ongoing social as well as scientific...
EAGLE is part of the Copernicus Academy Network
We are happy to receive the notification that the EAGLE training program is endorsed by the Copernicus Academy Network. This network aims to foster the use and benefits of Copernicus. The EAGLE program applied within the DLR and University Wuerzburg network to be part...
EAGLE students visit DLR-EOC
Our EAGLE 2016 students visited the DLR-EOC last Friday and got a very good overview of the work done by the scientists at DLR. Many different topics were covered and nearly all applications of applied earth observation research done at DLR-EOC were presented. ...
EAGLE news on DLR website
Our young EAGLEs are covered by the DLR news section! The news article covers the background of the EAGLE M.Sc. program and welcomes our new students. Great to see that our colleagues at DLR are looking forward to meet the new EAGLEs and are eager to have them as...
The 2016 EAGLEs
Our EAGLEs in 2016: Johannes Löw. Sarah Nolting, Marcus Groll, Bharath Selvaraj, Sebastian Roersch, Ahmed Saadallah, Marina Reiter, Pilar Endara Pinillos, Sazu Shahjahan, Ahmed Fowad, Jakob Schwalb-Willmann, Julia Sauerbrey, Louis Freytag, Karten Wiertz, Kamrul Islam...
Winter term about to start
The winter term is about to start. The official start of the next semester is Monday 17th. The official EAGLE welcome will be on Monday as well followed by a joint dinner before the courses start on Tuesday. Further details on course dates and locations will be posted...
applications for 2016
The application deadline for the winter term 2016 was last Friday and we are now working through the numerous application. We are happy to have received a very high number of applications from all around the world and will get back to the applicants as soon as...









