Simon Plank

natural hazards

About

 

Simon is with the team “Natural Hazards” at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) where he has been involved in research projects focusing on the development of automated algorithms and methods for crisis-related information extraction from optical, thermal and (interferometric / polarimetric) Synthetic Aperture Radar remote sensing imagery. His research interests cover volcanoes, landslides, floods and wildfires. Moreover, he is involved in operational activities for the extraction of crisis information from remote sensing data at DLR’s Center for Satellite based Crisis Information (ZKI), which contributes to several national and international activities in the field of disaster mitigation. He is an Emergency On-Call Officer, Project and Data Manager in the framework of the International Charter “Space and Major Disasters

 

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Recent News

Andreas Bury successfully defended his MSc thesis

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...

High alpine and snow training

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...