About
Dr. Tanja Kraus has been working at the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) since 2002 and has been a scientific advisor to the institute’s director since 2008. She received her doctorate from the University of Erlangen in 2008. She specializes in remote sensing with a focus on vegetation parameters and vegetation dynamics, especially in forest ecosystems. Since 2024, she has been coordinating the EO4CAM project, which deals with remote sensing-based information for adaptation to climate change for Bavarian authorities.
Courses
- Excursion to DLR-DFD
- Advanced Skills on the Master ´s Level
- Supervision of internships and Msc thesis
Recent News
Internship Report
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Sunniva McKeever, Maximilian Merzdorf, and Isabella Metz will present their internship report on their internship at the Kruger National Park, South Africa in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor Subject: "Our...
Internship Report by Christobal Tobbin
On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 13:00 Christobal Tobbin will present his internship report on his internship at DLR “The CONCERT Project” in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor. From the abstract: The CONCERT project with the Agriculture and...
Internship Report by Janik Hoffmann and Lena Jäger
On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:00 Janik Hoffmann and Lena Jäger will present their internship report on their internship at the University Centre on Svalbard/Norway "Our Arctic Adventure – Northernmost internship on Svalbard" in seminar room 3 in...
MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger
On Friday,October 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” From the abstract: Landslides as a natural hazard cause damage...
MSc defense Sub-seasonal snowline dynamics of glaciers in Central Asia from multi-sensor satellite observations, 2000-2021
MSc defense (MA2) by Dilara Kim On Monday, September 18, 2023 Dilara Kim will present her Msc Thesis at 13:00 “Sub-seasonal snowline dynamics of glaciers in Central Asia from multi-sensor satellite observations, 2000-2021” From the abstract: Glaciers are an important...
MSc Defense by Nora Nieskens
MsC Defense by Nora Nieskens On Friday, September 08, 2023 at 11 a.m. Nora Nieskens will present her Msc Thesis “Estuaries in transition: Earth observation-based analysis of the turbidity dynamics in selected North Sea estuaries” in room 00.B.09 in John-Skilton-Str....
Detection of slope deformation at the Tröllaskagi peninsula, N-Iceland, using Sentinel-1 DInSAR time series
MSc defense (MA2) by Ása Dögg Adalsteinsdóttir On Monday, September 18, 2023 Ása Dögg Adalsteinsdóttir will present her Msc Thesis at 14:00 Detection of slope deformation at the Tröllaskagi peninsula, N-Iceland, using Sentinel-1 DInSAR time series Thema: MSC...
MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” in the conference room 01.B.03 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/1st...
New EAGLE Earth Observation professors
We are very happy to welcome two new professors within the EAGLE M.Sc. program! Prof. Dr. Hannes Taubenböck and Prof. Dr. Tobias Ullmann will strengthen the urban remote sensing and radar earth observation within the EAGLE program. Various new courses are already...
EAGLE summer dialogue 2022
After two years we finally had our EAGLE summer dialogue again with many Earth Observation alumni, now working in various research organizations and companies. Great to talk to all our past and present students and also seeing all the students getting to know each...