New publication: Influential factors on the quality of LiDAR-based Digital Terrain Models across temperate forest sites
A recently published paper featuring Hooman Latifi from Dept. of Remote Sensing presents a method...
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Tag: bavarian forest
EUFAR training course “RS4forestEBV”
Application is now open for those interested in participating in the training course funded by the European Facility for Airborne Research (EUFAR) through EU’s 7th Framework Programme will be held at the Bavarian Forest...
Read MoreNew publication: Further progress in model-based estimation of forest understorey by LiDAR data
In a recently-published paper in Forestry featuring Hooman Latifi, Steven Hill and Stefan Dech from the Dept. of Remote Sensing, further advancements have been reported in developing unbiased statistical models for area-based...
Read MoreNew publication: LiDAR-based simulation of tree-and stand development after bark beetle disturbances
In a newly-published paper featuring Steven Hill and Hooman Latifi from Dept. of Remote Sensing, very high resolution remote sensing (laser scanner data and aerial orthophotos) were used in a full remote sensing-based framework...
Read MoreMSc thesis handed in on predicting forest understory canopy cover
A M.Sc thesis was written by Bastian Schumann under the supervision of Dr. Hooman Latifi and Prof. Christopher Conrad that focused on a LiDAR-based approach to combine structural metrics and forest habitat informaiton for causal...
Read MoreMSc thesis handed in on Analysis of Airborne LiDAR Data for Deriving Terrain and Surface Models
A M.Sc thesis by Raja Ram Aryal at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart was recently written under the supervision of Dr. Hooman Latifi and Prof. Michael Hahn. The thesis focused on a comparative study on the...
Read MoreNew publication: First LiDAR and aerial photo-based forest inventory in BFNP
A new paper was published in Forstliche Forschungsberichte München poublished by TU München which summarizes a series of studies leading to the first forest inventory based completely on processing LiDAR and aerial imagery...
Read MoreNew publication: Estimating over- and understorey canopy density by LiDAR data
A new publication recently appeared by Forestry opens some new outlook in leveraging airborne LiDAR derivatives for monitoring the vertical structure of temperate mixed forest stands. Led by Dr. Hooman Latifi from University of...
Read MoreLASmoons license granted for a M.Sc candidate
Recently, the M.Sc student Bastian Schumann applied for a 3-month sull license of LAStools to be applied in the course of his M.Sc thesis “Explaining over- and understory canopy coved by leaf-off and leaf-on LiDAR...
Read MoreInternship at Bavarian Forest National Park
The Department of Conservation and Research of the Bavarian Forest National Park (BFNP) is seeking highly motivated B.Sc and M.Sc students for internships starting in September 2015. The BFNP is located at the German/Czech...
Read MoreUniversity of Würzburg is a member of initiative “Data Pool of Bavarian Forest”
The Dept. of remote sensing of the University of Würzburg will contribute to the recently-initiated platform of “Data Pool of Bavarian Forest”. The Bavarian Forest National Park (BFNP) is the first national park in...
Read MorePhD position: forest structure (application closed)
PhD: Monitoring the structural parameters of forest habitats by multi-source/multi-temporal remote sensing data The Department of Remote Sensing at the institute of Geography and Geology invites applications for a PhD...
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