To better monitor and understand Earth system processes and their impacts on human and natural systems, remote sensing and the analysis of geographical information play an increasingly important role in today's world. Remote sensing and geoinformatics are influential and versatile technologies for many fields and applications in society. We develop methods and applications of remote sensing and geomatics at the interface between natural sciences, technology, informatics, and society-relevant applications.
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About our group
Geomatics includes the collection, management, integration, representation, analysis, modeling, and visualization of geographically-referenced information. We collect data using a range of ground-based, aerial, or space-borne sensors and systems, such as Global Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS, GPS), unmanned aerial systems ("drones"), or various satellites. We manage and analyze data in geographical information systems (GIS) and a range of own software packages.
We teach general geomatic tools and techniques, and use them in all our research groups, related to environmental studies, Earth's water cycle (ice, water, atmosphere), water resources, Earth surface processes and natural hazards. Examples of such applications are hazards related to slope instability, glacier mapping and change detection, permafrost modeling, snow distribution and landform analysis.