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Media reporting on “understanding urban heat in Germany”
We recently reported on the urban heat island effect in Germany and the work of DLR and EORC on...
Visiting Scientist Anastacia Makati from ORI at EORC
As part of the project „EOCap4Africa: Earth Observation in Africa: Capacity development for...
New Team Member: Sofia Haag
Sofia Haag joined the EORC in February 2025 as a research assistant for the EO4CAM project. After...
Advancing Forest Inventory: Field Trip to Sailershausen
Today, staff from the Earth Observation Research Cluster conducted a field trip to Sailershausen...
Exploring Wetland Ecosystems in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve
As part of our ongoing collaboration with our EOCap4Africa project partners, two members of the...
Prof Hannes Taubenböck was again honoured as a Fellow of the BiB
The Federal Office for Population Research (BIB) has been a co-operation partner with our EORC and...
EAGLE MSc Defense “Utilizing deep learning and Earth Observation data to predict land cover changes in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda”
On September 16, 2025, Jean de Dieu Tuyizere will present his Master Thesis on “Utilizing...
Jeroen Staab successfully defended his PhD thesis
We congratulate Jeroen Staab on his successful defense of his PhD thesis. His thesis is...
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Media reporting on “understanding urban heat in Germany”
We recently reported on the urban heat island effect in Germany and the work of DLR and EORC on...
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EAGLE MSc Defense “Utilizing deep learning and Earth Observation data to predict land cover changes in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda”
On September 16, 2025, Jean de Dieu Tuyizere will present his Master Thesis on “Utilizing...
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PhD Defense by Dorothee Stiller
Dorothee Stiller will defend her PhD thesis “Potential of Remote Sensing Data and Methods...
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New publication introducing a hybrid Bayesian deep learning framework with integrated uncertainty quantification to enhance building damage assessment
Researchers from the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR),...
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Strengthening Collaboration with SANParks for Conservation Research
Our long-standing collaboration with Dr. Corli Coetsee and Dr. Ben Wigley from SANParks is moving...
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Exploring Future Collaborations on Fire Research in African Savannas
During recent discussions, new opportunities for collaboration emerged between Navashni Govender,...
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Understanding Urban Heat in Germany
In a world where summers grow ever hotter, understanding and combating urban heat islands is...
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Mapping Fire from the Sky – Anna Bischof’s MSc Thesis on Savanna Fire Patterns
Wildfires are an essential ecological process in African savannas, shaping landscapes, influencing...
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Exploring Drought and Fire Impacts on African Savanna Vegetation
In the past weeks, our research team has been preparing for a unique field experiment...
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Field work in Africa for Fire Mapping
Our UAS research group is currently out in the field collecting a wide range of environmental...
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Jeroen Staab successfully defended his PhD thesis
We congratulate Jeroen Staab on his successful defense of his PhD thesis. His thesis is...
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New EORC Project Launch: Assessing Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Change in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Protected Areas
The Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) at the University of Würzburg is pleased to announce...
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Exploring the Desert: Farimah’s Internship at Gobabeb in Namibia
We’re excited to share that our EAGLE MSc student, Farimah, is currently spending her internship...
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Field Impressions from the Beech Decline Survey
In late July, PhD student Julia Rieder and EAGLE student Henning Riecken (InnoLab) conducted field...
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EAGLE Advanced Course in Applied Programming for Urban Studies
Our EAGLE students recently wrapped up the Applied Programming for Urban course by our PhD student...
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Geolingual Studies team at IAWE26
Geolingual Studies were represented with two talks at this year’s conference of the...
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Summer Vibes, Science, and Socials: Our BBQ Event 2025!
What happens when science meets grilled goodness and great company? A perfect summer evening — and...
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Successful PhD defense by Adomas Liepa
We’re happy to announce that our PhD student Adomas Liepa has successfully defended his doctoral...
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Successful PhD defense by Thilo Erbertseder
We congratulate Thilo Erbertseder from the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace...
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EORC talk on Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation in Urban Remote Sensing
On the 23rd of July, Dr. Ji Zhao gave a guest talk in our EORC talk seminar series. The lecture...
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Visiting Scientist Anastacia Makati from ORI at EORC
As part of the project „EOCap4Africa: Earth Observation in Africa: Capacity development for...
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