May 24, 2016 | announcement, news, WS2016
The application is opened to apply for the EAGLE M.Sc. program starting this winter term 2016. The application deadline is July 15th 2016 (23:59, CEST). Please feel free to contact us beforehand to discuss open questions but please check our FAQ first. EAGLE is...
May 23, 2016 | lecturer, news, wegmann
The book “remote sensing and GIS for ecologists – using Open Source software” edited by the EAGLE lecturer Martin Wegmann is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started...
May 13, 2016 | announcement, MSc thesis, news, wegmann
Biodiversity analysis and conservation decision relies on adequate and meaningful data that are available on a long-term and global basis. Such environmental information need adequate spatial and temporal resolution and remote sensing data does provide a wide range...
May 6, 2016 | MSc thesis, news, wegmann
Anna Stephanie handed in her MSc thesis on “Impact of remote sensing characteristics for biodiversity monitoring”. Very impressive study on multi-scale, multi-model and multi-variable analysis of mangroves in Myanmar. She was supervised by Martin Wegmann. While...
May 6, 2016 | MSc thesis, news, wegmann
Yrneh Ulloa handed in her MSc “Land change in the Main catchment with an Object Based approach using eCognition” within GCE which dealt with classifying landcover in historical maps (1810+) automatically using object oriented approaches. She was supervised by Martin...
May 1, 2016 | lecturer, MSc thesis, news
The M.Sc thesis by Raja Ram Aryal has been handed in (supervision of Dr. Hooman Latifi and Prof. Michael Hahn). The thesis focused on a comparative study on the variations of an adaptive TIN ground filtering algorithm to extract DTM from discrete LiDAR point cloud...
May 1, 2016 | lecturer, MSc thesis, news
The M.Sc thesis by Bastian Schumann focused on a LiDAR-based approach to combine structural metrics and forest habitat information for causal and predictive models of under-story canopy cover. The data base used consisted of a bi-temporal LiDAR dataset as well as two...
Apr 20, 2016 | innovation laboratories, news, wegmann
Analyzing species-environment interaction is feasible using various data and method. An increasing technology is the tracking of animals and especially its linkage to remote sensing, as covered in AniMove.org. However, with this technology new challenges have to be...
Apr 7, 2016 | MSc thesis, news, wegmann
The MSc thesis by Asja Bernd titled “Mind the Gap: A Global Analysis of Grassland Fragmentation using MODIS Land Cover Data” is handed in. Very interesting results on global grassland fragmentation. Read the abstract:Around the world, grassland and savannah...
Apr 7, 2016 | MSc thesis, news, wegmann
The MSc by Andrea Hess “Deforestation in Myanmar – what can we say about causes?” has been handed in. It has been supervised by Peter Leimgruber (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute) and Martin Wegmann. Deforestation in the tropics is a global issue. Tropical...
