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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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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Mapping Lava Tubes on Mauritius with iPhone Pro LiDAR
Lava tube structures on Mauritius are quite hard to survey – tight, dark, and largely...
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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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Johannes Mast wins Bernd Rendel Prize
Johannes Mast is awarded the 2026 Bernd Rendel Prize for Geosciences by the Deutsche...
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EAGLE Internship Presentation: Groundwater Level Trends in Germany: A National-Scale Assessment Using In-Situ Monitoring Data and GRACE Satellite Products
On August 04, 2026 Anugraha Das will present her internship results on ” Groundwater Level...
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Two days of celebration, and a hundred hands behind it
We’ve written plenty about the EORC 25th and EAGLE 10th anniversary already, the timeline,...
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From Banner to Pencil Case: Our Anniversary Banner gets a Second Life
Anyone who was at the big celebration on July 16th remembers the banner. Big, 1 by 4 meters,...
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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...
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Lecturer Spotlight: Florian Betz
If you’ve spent any time around EORC, you’ve probably crossed paths with Florian at...
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Small Gesture, Big Thanks: Chocolate in the Polar Bear Kitchen
Pulling off a party for 250 people doesn’t happen by magic. It happens because a bunch of...
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From the lecture hall into the forest
A recent visit to the University Forest Sailershausen brought students together with Forest...
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Can We Teach Everything Except the Most Important Thing?
Over the past years, we have had many discussions within our research group and with colleagues at...
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Lecturer Spotlight: Celia Baumhoer
Celia’s the person who got an entire generation of EAGLE students to care about ice...
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Ministerial Visit: Federal Minister Dorothee Bär at the University Wuerzburg, and Why Earth Observation Was Part of the Story
We had a really special visit at the University of Würzburg on July 16: Germany’s Federal...
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Linking Science and Practice: Exploring Earth Observation for Water Management
How can Earth observation support sustainable water management in times of climate change? This...
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