EAGLE News and Updates
EAGLE Students in Kruger National Park: Internship at SANParks
EAGLE MSc students Sebastian Rothaug and Clemens Schömig are currently completing an internship/InnoLab with SANParks in Kruger National Park, South Africa. During their stay, they are contributing to a project on fire and drought dynamics in savanna ecosystems. Their...
EAGLE MSc Defense: Assessing the accessibility improvements, public perception and potential beneficiaries of cable car systems in Mexico City and Medellin
On March 26, 2026 Angie Torres Lopez will present her Master Thesis on " Assessing the accessibility improvements, public perception and potential beneficiaries of cable car systems in Mexico City and Medellin" at 14:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From...
EAGLE M.Sc. Students doing Arctic Internship
This spring, Marlene and Aoibhin, two students from our EAGLE M.Sc. program have started their research internship in the high Arctic on Svalbard. Hosted by Prof. Larissa Beumer at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), the students are gaining hands-on experience...
EAGLE MSc Defense: High-Resolution Seasonal Rangeland Carrying Capacity in Central Asia Using Sentinel-2 and the CASA Model
On March 19, 2026, Luis David Almeida Famada will present his Master Thesis on " High-Resolution Seasonal Rangeland Carrying Capacity in Central Asia Using Sentinel-2 and the CASA Model" at 15:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a.High-Resolution Seasonal...
EAGLE MSc Defense: Satellite-Based Assessment of Geo-Climatic Variability in Lower Franconia: Identifying Climate-Related Risks
On March 18, 2026, Jyoti Biswas will present her Master Thesis on " Satellite-Based Assessment of Geo-Climatic Variability in Lower Franconia: Identifying Climate-Related Risks" at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: The study examines...
EAGLE Internship Presentation “Validation of High-Resolution Crop Classification Maps in Hessen Using IACS Parcel Data”
On March 24, 2026, Guisseppe Vasquez will present his internship results on " Validation of High-Resolution Crop Classification Maps in Hessen Using IACS Parcel Data " at 12:30 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a.type of presentation: From the abstract: My...
EAGLE Innolab Presentation: People’s Perception of Cable Car Transportation Using Twitter Data
On March 24 2026, Angie Torres will present her Innolab results on " People's Perception of Cable Car Transportation Using Twitter Data" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Urban mobility is commonly analysed through geospatial methods...
EAGLE MSc Defense: Synthetic High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Generation – A Comparative Study of Model Training, Surface Data Variability and Evaluation Metrics
On March 26, 2026, Georg Starz will present his Master Thesis on " Synthetic High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Generation – A Comparative Study of Model Training, Surface Data Variability and Evaluation Metrics" at 10:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a....
EAGLE Student Supports Savanna Monitoring in Kruger National Park
Our EAGLE M.Sc. student Lukas Fronzeck joined Luisa Pflumm, a former EAGLE and now PhD researcher at our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC), during fieldwork in Kruger National Park in South Africa. The field campaign forms part of Luisa’s PhD project...
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FW: [EORC Talk] Pathways towards a Healthy City – 10 March 2026, 03 pm
Dear colleagues and EAGLE students, This is a quick reminder to attend today’s and tomorrow’s EORC Talks, both at 3 p.m. sharp. TODAY 📍 What: EORC Talk on “Pathways towards a Healthy City” (Blog) 📍 Who: Christian Werthmann and Christian Corral...
EAGLE Students Calibrate Thermal Sensors for Fire Mapping in Kruger National Park
Fieldwork, international collaboration, and hands-on sensor calibration – three EAGLE M.Sc. students recently experienced all of this during their internship in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Clemens, Sebastian, and Lukas are currently supporting an ongoing...
EAGLE Innolab Presentation: “From UAV to Satellite: Fractional Snow Cover Estimation at Sentinel-2 Resolution”
On March 03, 2026, Lutz Kleemann will present his Innolab results on "From UAV to Satellite: Fractional Snow Cover Estimation at Sentinel-2 Resolution" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Fractional Snow Cover (FSC) estimation is an...
EAGLE Internship Presentation “Stream flow assessment and Irrigation demand in Central Asia (Aral Sea)”
On February 05, 2026, Anugraha Das will present her internship results on " Stream flow assessment and Irrigation demand in Central Asia (Aral Sea )" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: This presentation assesses streamflow dynamics...
EAGLE Internship Presentation “Recommended Practices for Urban Flood Mapping in Emergency Response”
On February 10, 2026, Laura Obrecht will present her internship results on " Recommended Practices for Urban Flood Mapping in Emergency Response" at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a.type of presentation: From the abstract: Flood detection in urban...
EAGLE Internship Presentation ” Internship on Svalbard”
On February 24, 2026, Leonie Sonntag and Jannis Midasch will present their internship results on " Internship on Svalbard" at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: During March and April 2025, the two EAGLE students Leonie Sonntag and...
Across Cohorts and Borders: EAGLE Students Celebrate the Winter Term Together
As the winter term ends, the international students of our EAGLE M.Sc. programme gathered for an evening that was less about deadlines and data and more about community. After months of intensive coursework and research, the celebration offered a warm pause in their...
Learning Geospatial Tools in Practice: whitebox
A central goal of the EAGLE Earth Observation programme is to equip students with a broad and practical understanding of the software tools used in geospatial analysis. Rather than focusing on a single platform, students are encouraged to explore different approaches,...
Mapping Disasters from Space: Inside the EAGLE MSc Course on Natural Hazards
From raging wildfires to devastating floods, natural hazards are becoming more frequent, more intense, and harder to predict. In this rapidly changing world, the ability to understand disasters as they unfold is no longer optional—it’s essential. This is exactly where...