Selected Topics in Earth
Observation

Lecturer

Tobias Ullmann

ECTS

5 ECTS

 

Aim

Students deepen their knowledge in the use of remotely sensed data on selected topics, and/or on various methods and applications.

 

Content

In this module, selected established and new applications and research topics in the field of Earth observation and remote sensing will be presented and discussed. Different methodological approaches and/or thematic aspects will be addressed.
 

General Course News and Updates

Online RStoolbox bug code sprint

Online RStoolbox bug code sprint

Our new maintainer, konstantin Mueller, one of our EAGLE students, migrated the remote sensing R package to sf, terra/stars and got it back onto cran. However, as usual various bugs are still around and during our eagle remote sensing programming lecture the youngest...

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EAGLEs learn SNAP

EAGLEs learn SNAP

Various very specific scientific software packages are developed to serve specific purposes like the SNAP tools for Sentinel fleet data processing. Our EAGLEs have to learn the wealth of relevant software packages for our field of research and get to know the pros and...

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our EAGLEs train SAGA GIS

our EAGLEs train SAGA GIS

Within our EAGLE MSc program our students are learning quite a variety of programming environments and software programs, however due to the high diversity of available (open-source) programs our students have to apply their spatial research skills to learn a totally...

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EAGLE students train scientific presentations

EAGLE students train scientific presentations

Within our scientific presentation course within the EAGLE Msc our students also have to learn how deliver good scientific presentation within a large lecture room and for a larger crowd of scientists. Therefore we expose them to the large number of bsc students...

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EAGLEs high up in the mountains

EAGLEs high up in the mountains

Some of our EAGLEs went up to the research station on the highest mountain of Germany to explore the research activities conducted in this area and discuss what remote sensing can contribute. The met ecologists, botanists and other disciplines and learned what Earth...

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Article published by our EAGLE Laura Obrecht

Article published by our EAGLE Laura Obrecht

Just before the end of last year Lauras manuscript about fractional cover analysis in Namibia got published! Her research is titled "Mapping Changes in Fractional Vegetation Cover on the Namib Gravel Plains with Satellite-Retrieved Land Surface Emissivity Data"....

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