Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Munich Center for Machine Learning, the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen and our Earth Observation Research Cluster of the University of Würzburg teamed up for a study on large-scale slum mapping.  The paper titled “Uncertainty aware slum mapping in […]

The Human Planet Forum 2025, “People and Planet: Shared Understanding for Informed Action” explored how geospatial data support safer, more inclusive, and sustainable decision-making. The event is part of the GEO Human Planet Initiative with the goal to work towards understanding and mapping human presence on earth: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/human-planet-forum-2025-2025-11-19_en The forum was held at the European […]

We are very pleased to announce the successful acquisition of the third-party funded project HABITRACK. The proposal was led on the EORC side by Ariane Droin and Hannes Taubenböck, together with strong partners from research, medicine, and public health: University Hospital of Munich, Munich Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for the Advancement of Applied Research e.V., Munich Bavarian Health […]

Wir freuen uns sehr, die erfolgreiche Einwerbung des Drittmittelprojekts HABITRACK bekanntzugeben. Geleitet wurde der Antrag von EORC Seite aus von Ariane Droin und Hannes Taubenböck, gemeinsam mit starken Partnern aus Forschung, Medizin und öffentlichem Gesundheitswesen: Klinikum der Universität München, München Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., München Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Erlangen […]

On December 09, 2025, Daria Ushakova will present her Master Thesis on ” Detecting Snow Phases and Runoff Using Sentinel-1 SAR and Multispectral–Optical Data ” at 13:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Snow is a crucial component of the Earth system, regulating global climate through albedo and energy balance while storing […]

From November 13 to 15, Sofia Haag and Christian Schäfer attended the AK Hydrologie workshop in Bonn, presenting their work from the EO4CAM project. The first day featured an insightful field excursion to the Ahrtal region, led by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Herget, examining the impacts and lessons learned from the July 2021 floods. On Saturday, […]

The Science Show in Unterföhring (https://www.vhs-nord.de/programm/veranstaltungen/kurs/Die-grosse-Science-Show-im-November/C1301) offers science by entertainment. Markus Berg, poetry and science slammer, humorously led through the varied evening.   Our Professor Hannes Taubenböck from the German Aerospace Center and our Earth Observation Research Cluster of the University of Würzburg was invited to contribute to the show. Hannes inspired the audience with […]

Next year marks a very special milestone for us. The Department of Remote Sensing is turning 25! Together, we’ll also celebrate 10 years of the EAGLE MSc program and 5 years of the Department of Global Urbanisation and Remote Sensing. These anniversaries represent decades of curiosity, collaboration, and growth—thanks to the people who have shaped […]

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen and our Earth Observation Research Cluster of the University of Würzburg teamed up for a study on decoding stress in urban public spaces. The paper titled “Healing the city: a diagnostic approach to decoding […]

Stepping into the foyer, visitors are now greeted by large, striking images that tell the story of our research through data. Each visual represents a unique scientific perspective – from the Arctic to the cultivated landscapes of Bavaria, and from forest canopies to urban environments. These displays are more than just decoration. They are windows […]

Big congratulations to Sonja Maas, who successfully defended her Master thesis today on the highly relevant and increasingly pressing topic: “Comparing LiDAR-Based Acquisition Strategies for Forest Management Planning in a Mature Beech Stand.” Supervised by Dr. Julian Fäth and Prof. Dr. Tobias Ullmann, Sonja’s thesis tackles one of the core challenges in modern forestry: how […]

On November 18, 2025, Angie Torres will present her internship at ” Detecting Wildfires in Brandenburg, Germany” at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Wildfires have become an increasing concern in Germany, particularly in the region of Brandenburg, where dry summers and extensive pine forests create favourable conditions for fire events. […]

The Science Slam is always an event! The 2025 edition – https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/alumni/aktuelles/science-slam/science-slam-2025/slammer-innen-2025/ – took place at the University of Würzburg in front of another sold-out audience. It was a very humorous evening in which science was presented in an entertaining way and in many facets. In the scientific short lecture tournament, everything is allowed to […]

The International Land Use Symposium 2025 (https://ilus2025.ioer.info/) took place in Dresden, Germany from the 6th to the 7th of November. Our colleagues from our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) and the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) contributed three presentations and chaired one session:   Ariane Droin presented results of her […]

What are the main drivers and global patterns of farmland abandonment? How can remote sensing help address the challenges of studying farmland abandonment? In what ways might abandoned farmland contribute to biodiversity conservation and carbon reduction? These thought-provoking questions were at the heart of the recent EORC Talk by Alexander V. Prishchepov, who delivered a […]

Researchers from the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Department of Geography of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University in Bonn and our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) of the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg teamed up on a study investigating the use of multimodal geo-image data and deep learning for modeling building […]

Two days ago, our PostDoc Dr. Jakob Schwalb-Willmann visited the Institute for Geoinformatics at University of Münster to give a talk at IFGI's GI Forum titled "Can animals be used to classify land use? Employing movement-tracked animals as environmental informants using deep learning".