Ecological systems are diverse and spatially heterogeneous. Key research topics in this field include the analysis, quantification and scaling of ecological flows, land use and land cover change, relating landscape pattern analysis to ecological processes, conservation, and sustainability.
GIS analysis combined with remote sensing using autonomously or remotely operated unmanned aerial or aquatic vehicles (UAVs) equipped with various sensors such as NIR (Near infra-red), TIR (Thermal infrared) or ADP (Acoustic Doppler Profiler) offers new possibilities to obtain scale appropriate measurements of ecological phenomena at high spatio-temporal resolutions.
Basic knowledge of GIS is needed for this course. Written confirmation of the necessary skills or a GIS certificate is required.
Schwerpunkte
Basics of Remote Sensing
- Platforms and sensors
- Principles of Remote Sensing
- Data acquisition and ground truthing
- Products
Remote sensing data
- Product generation (Orthophoto and surface models)
- Image classification and basic information extraction using GIS
- Evaluation and (critical) interpretation of data
Project work
- Integrating Remote Sensing into own research design
- Proposal writing, project implementation and presentation
- Field excursion
Studieninformation
Dieses Modul wird auf Englisch durchgeführt.