On Monday the 20th of April 2026, we welcomed Dr Felicitas Sommer and Hope Ewudor from the Technical University of Munich at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen. At our GZS-seminar series, they gave an inspiring guest lecture titled “Building a spatial regulatory information dataset: an interdisciplinary…
Our spotlight series highlights the diverse backgrounds and research interests of the scientists working at the Earth Observation Research Cluster. Today we introduce Konstantin Müller, a PhD student whose work combines remote sensing, deep learning, and its applications. From Computer Science to…
The Science Show in Unterföhring ( www.vhs-nord.de/kurssuche/kurs/Die-gross... ) aims to make science accessible to a wide audience in a clear and entertaining way. Hannes Taubenböck was invited to represent our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) and the…
Our Earth Observation Research Centre (EORC) at the University of Würzburg is involved in many collaborations applying remote sensing to environmental monitoring, conservation, and ecosystem research. Our work spans mountain ranges, forests, savannahs, and protected areas across continents,…
Researchers from our Institute of Geography and Geology and the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) of the University of Würzburg, the Institute for Urban Public Health from the University Hospital Essen and the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in…
Since February 2025, Sofia Haag has been part of the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) at the University of Würzburg, where she works as a research scientist within the EO4CAM project and is currently pursuing her PhD. Her doctoral research focuses on hydrological processes related to heavy…
Today’s EORC Talk was more than just a lecture. It was a vivid reminder of how dynamic and interconnected modern science has become. We were delighted to host Meeyoung Cha, Scientific Director from the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), who delivered an inspiring and…
Researchers from the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, the University of Bonn, the University of the Bundeswehr Munich and our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) of the University of Würzburg teamed up for a study on the remote…
Johannes Mast will defend his PhD thesis “Geographical Migration Research using Remote Sensing and Social Media Data” on April 29 at 4:30 p.m. at the EORC, John-Skilton Straße 4a, seminar Room 2. Everyone who is interested is cordially invited to join his presentation and the following discussion.…
On April 13, 2026, Clara Vydra will present her internship results on ” Remote sensing for Ecological Applications in the High Arctic” at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: This internship focused on supporting Master students in their ecological field work and…
On April 27, 2026, Clara Vydra will present her Master Thesis on “Current Status, Trends, and Future Challenges of the Alpine Cryosphere, Illustrated by an Example from the Hohe Tauern National Park” at 14:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Interwoven into European…
Recent drought years have raised concerns about the future vitality of different tree species in Bavaria. Focussing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Bavaria as an example, drought impacts vary considerably, with pronounced decline in part of the stands while others remain comparatively stable…
Recent drought years have raised concerns about the future vitality of different tree species in Bavaria. Focussing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Bavaria as an example, drought impacts vary considerably, with pronounced decline in part of the stands while others remain comparatively stable…
We are pleased to invite you to the next EORC Talk at the Earth Observation Research Cluster in Würzburg. On Monday, 13 April 2026 at 4:00 pm, Meeyoung Cha (Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, Bochum) will present her latest work on the opportunities and challenges of AI in a data-rich…
A new paper titled “The effect of urbanization, scale, and geography on air pollution in India’s cities and districts” was just published in the journal npj Clean Air by Anand Sahasranaman, Nishanth Kumar, Thilo Erbertseder, Michael Wurm, Hannes Taubenböck and Luís M. A. Bettencourt. This…
Researchers from our Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) here at the University of Würzburg in Germany, the Morgan State University in Baltimore in the USA, the Koforidua Technical University in Koforidua in Ghana, and the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in…
The deadline to apply for the EAGLE M.Sc. “Applied Earth Observation and Geoanalysis of the Living Environment” program is approaching quickly – applications must be submitted before midnight May 15th (CEST) for a winter term start in October. Located at our EORC at the University of Würzburg in…
We would like to share that we are contributing to a newly launched Master of Science programme in Ecological Forecasting at the University of Bayreuth. The programme is supported by the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB) and represents a valuable step toward strengthening interdisciplinary education…
No, this is not our latest UAV based Easter egg detection system even though it would fit the season. This is a snapshot of the Master thesis of EAGLE student Leonie Sonntag who is using high resolution UAV imagery of gravel bars at the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan to survey grain size by applying a…
New publication led by our EORC team member Daniel Gruschwitz, together with colleagues from the European Commission (Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Agriculture & Rural Development (DG AGRI)) in the journal “Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment”. Abstract: Quantifying grassland…
Understanding how forests respond to a changing climate is one of the defining challenges of our time. Julia Rieder is at the forefront of this effort, combining field ecology with advanced remote sensing to uncover how trees cope with environmental stress. From Soil to Satellite: A Research…
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On March 31, 2026, Suriya Elango successfully defended his Master’s thesis at the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC), University of Würzburg. His work addressed a question that is becoming increasingly important across Europe: how can biodiversity in agricultural landscapes be understood and…
When animals roam the savanna, they leave distinctive paths in the landscape. Informatics student Iryna Musiienko used Deep Learning to detect animal paths in drone imagery as part of a collaboration between EORC & CAIDAS @uni-wuerzburg.de
At EORC we started a Spotlight Series a few weeks ago and will continue in the next weeks and months. While we have long shared the work of our researchers at the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC)—from publications and innovative methods to conference presentations—we now want to take a…
To recharge their batteries after an intense semester, some EAGLE students went skiing together in the Austrian Alps, taking the opportunity to experience cold-region environments themselves. Beyond the thrill of the slopes, the trip allowed students to observe snow cover and terrain dynamics with…
From the abstract: Volcanic calderas are dynamic and hazard-prone environments, where ongoing morphological changes such as fracturing, subsidence, and mass wasting pose significant risks. A prominent example is the Askja caldera in northern Iceland, an active volcanic system that last erupted in…
A new PhD position in Drone-based Terrestrial Snow Monitoring is currently open on Svalbard, offering an exciting opportunity to work on Arctic remote sensing research. Based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the position focuses on advancing high-resolution snow monitoring using drone-based approaches.…
On 27 March 2026, EAGLE MSc student Maximilian Merzdorf successfully defended his Master’s thesis, titled “Assessing the potential of multispectral UAS and PlanetScope imagery for estimating vegetation structure and biodiversity metrics in urban green spaces” In his thesis, Max explored the…