Section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

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Earth System Observatories (Regional Observatories)

Our observatories are a key instrument for a comprehensive understanding of the system Earth. The combination of monitoring programmes and observatories allows for an observation of the processes shaping the Earth system from a local to a global sca…

EnMAP - Scientific support of the hyperspectral satellite mission

The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) is a German hyperspectral satellite mission that monitors and characterizes the Earth’s environment on a global scale. The primary goal of EnMAP is to provide accurate diagnostic information on …

Radiance Light Trends

Radiance Light Trends is a GIS web application that is designed to quickly display information about radiance trends at a specific location (available online at https://lighttrends.lightpollutionmap.info). It uses data from two satellite systems, DM…

Spectroscopy Laboratory

The GFZ spectroscopy laboratory supports advances in optical and thermal remote sensing for the definition of new sensors for spaceborne missions, for the development of methodologies toward improved surface properties characterization, and for the …

TERENO-NE - Northeastern German Lowland Observatory

The Northeastern German Lowland observatory (TERENO-Northeast) is part of the Helmholtz Association`s interdisciplinary, long-term research network of Terrestrial Environmental Observatories - TERENO representing typical landscapes in Central Europ…

UAV Pool

UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), also known as drones, are currently increasing in importance for geosciences. This is particularly true for remote sensing, where they complement conventional platforms such as airplanes and satellites with their adv…