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Publication on Lidar forest structure accepted
We are pleased to share that our joint study with biologists from various institutions lead by...
Monitoring Urban Heat with Multi-Sensor Earth Observation: The SMART-TWIN Project
Urban areas are increasingly exposed to heat stress, making climate-sensitive planning more...
PhD position: Earth Observation of drought and fire impacts
Job Announcement: PhD Position on EO research of Drought, Fire and Vegetation in Kruger National...
EORC Talk: Facing the challenges of big data with multi-talented earth observation data cubes
The Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) invites to a talk by Dr. Insa Otte and colleagues...
EOCap4Africa Training in Kinshasa
This week, 14 students are attending a test run of our Remote Sensing module on Remote Sensing for...
New Team Member at the EORC: Sonja Mass
Sonja Maas joined the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) in October 2025 as a research...
Invitation to EORC Talk: Pathways towards a Healthy City
We at the EORC are delighted to invite you to two EORC Talks in March. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026,...
Internship presentation on Gap-Filling Optical NDVI Using Sentinel-1 SAR–Derived Indices and Machine Learning
Our Master’s student Mahnoor Nadeem successfully presented her research project at the...
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Invitation to EORC Talk: Pathways towards a Healthy City
We at the EORC are delighted to invite you to two EORC Talks in March. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026,...
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Monitoring Urban Heat with Multi-Sensor Earth Observation: The SMART-TWIN Project
Urban areas are increasingly exposed to heat stress, making climate-sensitive planning more...
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Supporting Crisis Mapping from Above: Our Contribution to ZKI Activation Tests
As part of the exploration of UAS in crisis activation activities coordinated by the DLR Center...
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Invited evening lecture at the Ambassadorclub Munich
The Ambassadorclub Munich has invited Prof Dr Hannes Taubenböck to give an evening lecture in...
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Invitation to EORC Talk: Population & Geography
In their joint talk, Sebastian Klüsener and Tamilwai Kolowa will provide an overview of...
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EORC at the Savanna Science Network Meeting in Skukuza
Researchers from the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) at the University of Würzburg are...
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Publication on Lidar forest structure accepted
We are pleased to share that our joint study with biologists from various institutions lead by...
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CHARM-EU workshop on earth observation
This week, the CHARM-EU teaching by the EORC staff continued. Over the past days, Florian Betz...
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Project EO4CAM Supports Municipal Adaptation to Heavy Rainfall Events
How can municipalities effectively reduce the impacts of increasingly frequent heavy rainfall...
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Guest talk at ENS Lyon
Our PI Florian Betz was invited to give a seminar talk about his research on remote sensing of...
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Successful MSc Defense by Lena Jäger
On 24 February 2026, EAGLE MSc student Lena Jäger successfully defended her Master’s thesis titled...
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Henri Debray Successfully Defends PhD on Global Urban Morphology
We are delighted to announce that our PhD student Henri Debray has successfully defended his...
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Dr. Simon Plank interviewed by NASA Earth Observatory
Home Reef, which is part of the Tonga Volcanic Arc, is the youngest volcanic island on Earth. Dr....
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EOCap4Africa Training in Kinshasa
This week, 14 students are attending a test run of our Remote Sensing module on Remote Sensing for...
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New publication on the influence of urban structure types on the x-minuteness of cities
New publication on the influence of urban structure types on the x-minuteness of citiesResearchers...
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KI4Stereo – Hybrid kick-off meeting at DLR
KI4Stereo – Hybrid kick-off meeting at DLR: AI-based analysis of stereo image data for tree...
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New publication on the relationship between urban green and land ownership
New publication on the relationship between urban green and land ownershipResearchers from the...
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New publication on a “Do-it-yourself built-up mapping tool”
New publication on a “Do-it-yourself built-up mapping tool” Researchers from the Earth...
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CHARM-EU lecture on “Global urbanization: perspectives from space”
CHARM‑EU (Challenge-driven, Accessible, Research-Based, and Mobile European University) is a...
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Sebastian Buchelt successfully defends PhD on SAR-based monitoring of alpine permafrost
We are very pleased to congratulate our PhD student Sebastian Buchelt on his successful defense of...
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New publication explores how forest structure shapes beetle communities
A new peer-reviewed publication investigates how between-patch heterogeneity and old-growth forest...
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