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New paper on the relation of Measured and experienced urban Heat
The heatwaves of summer 2026 and the associated excess mortality highlight one aspect of the...
GLS-team visits Planetary Health exhibition
One of the aims of Geolingual Studies Geolingual Studies – Geolingual Studies is to ensure...
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...
Drone manufacturer Wingtra visits EORC
Is it possible to combine the efficiency of a fixed-wing drone with the precision of a laser...
EORC PI Florian Betz joins the Collegium de Lyon as invited fellow in watershed science
From September our EORC PI Florian Betz will join the Collegium de Lyon as invited Fellow in...
Presentation ‘Earth observation in times of global crises’ at DLRK 2026
The DLRK2026 – Deutsche Luft- und Raumfahrt Kongress took place in Aachen from 8 to 10...
Earth Observation Meets Agricultural Practice: The Final Excursion of the EAGLE Block Course
The EAGLE block course “Linking Science and Practice in Earth Observation for Climate Adaptation” concluded with a visit to the Bavarian State Office for Agriculture (LfL) and its Research Center for Agriculture in...
Lecturer Spotlight: Michael Wurm
Michael’s the guy you want in front of the class when it’s time to actually open up an...
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Presentation ‘Earth observation in times of global crises’ at DLRK 2026
The DLRK2026 – Deutsche Luft- und Raumfahrt Kongress took place in Aachen from 8 to 10...
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EAGLE MSc Defense: New Housing Development Areas: Assessing Structural Types and Environmental Effect
On September 22, 2026, Agnes Zwick will present her Master Thesis on ” New Housing...
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New publication on mapping mountain pine dynamics and upslope shifts in the German Alps
Mapping mountain pine remains a challenge, particularly in steep Alpine terrain where Pinus mugo...
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EORC at InterGeo 2026
We will be actively participating at InterGeo this September: we’ve got a small booth right...
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Save the Date: EORC Talk with Stephan J. Schmidt on “Urban Form and the Heat Island Effect”
Save the date for our next EORC Talk! On 6 October 2026, we will welcome Stephan J. Schmidt from...
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EAGLE Internship Presentation: Internship at the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
On September 22, 2026, Henning Riecken will present his internship results on ” Internship...
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Research and Workshop in the Alps
Last week a group of PhD and EAGLE MSc students visited the Umweltforschungsstation...
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New publication on how canopy gap dynamics affect drought-induced defoliation in European beech
Our EORC staff member Dr. Julia Rieder has published a new study in Forestry: An International...
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New paper on the relation of Measured and experienced urban Heat
The heatwaves of summer 2026 and the associated excess mortality highlight one aspect of the...
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New paper on Urban tree classification
Urban tree classification is still a challenge for remote sensing, particularly in heterogeneous...
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New research paper on Rapid Urbanization due to the Cobalt Magnet
The Cobalt Magnet: Rapid Urbanization and MigrationAn incredible amount of the technology we rely...
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EORC PI Florian Betz joins the Collegium de Lyon as invited fellow in watershed science
From September our EORC PI Florian Betz will join the Collegium de Lyon as invited Fellow in...
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EAGLE Internship Presentation: Verifiable Nature Units
On August 25, 2026, Lutz Kleemann will present his internship results on ” Verifiable Nature...
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DBU scholar Josipa Subotic
Almost a year ago, Josipa Subotic showed up at EORC as a DBU scholar, and now her stay with us is...
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Collaboration in the Field: Exploring Crop Resilience with Earth Observation
Developing resilient agricultural systems requires close collaboration between research...
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In the news: Heat risk in senior homes – Insights based on EO4CAM data
A joint analysis of data journalists from BR24 and scientists from the German Aerospace Center...
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GLS-team visits Planetary Health exhibition
One of the aims of Geolingual Studies Geolingual Studies – Geolingual Studies is to ensure...
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EAGLE Innolab Presentation: Post-Processing and Quality Assessment of Mapathon-Derived Mining Data for Cobalt Belt Mapping
On August 11, 2026, Espérance Kandjale will present her Innolab results on ” Post-processing...
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University press covered our anniversaries
Einblick, the University of Würzburg’s press medium, published an article on our double...
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Reports on the Bernd Rendel Prize won by Johannes Mast
We are delighted that Johannes Mast has been awarded the Bernd Rendel Prize by the German Research...
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Nine years of mapping urban poverty: A globally distrubted building footprint dataset is now available
What began with a diploma thesis by Nicolas J. Kraff on the physical structure of slums in Mumbai,...
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