A new MSc. student started her thesis “Suitability of Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and texture measures of aerial images to model the species distribution of Glaucidium passerinum (Pygmy Owl) in Vercors, French Alps”. Wanda Graf is using LiDAR data to describe the three dimensional habitat structure of Glaucidium passerinum at different scales. Moreover texture measures of aerial images will be used to describe the habitat structure of Glaucidium passerinum at different scales. It is assumed that LiDAR data are more suitable to model the distribution of Glaucidium passerinum than texture measures of aerial images. The thesis is supervised by Dr. Björn Reineking and Dr. Martin Wegmann
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 Dry Regions in Schwarzenau. Following earlier visits...







