The ESA BIOMASS mission
The gross exchange of carbon between the land surface and the atmosphere is the largest flux within the global carbon cycle. Biomass at the Earth’s…
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Imaging spectroscopy for urban mapping
This slide collection provides an introduction to the capabilities of imaging spectroscopy (IS) for urban mapping. Initially, a brief introduction to urban mapping is given.…
Imaging spectroscopy sensor technologies
In this lecture, users will learn about physical basics and scientific requirements that define sensor technology, the principles of data acquisition as well as their…
Interactive Visualization of Vegetation Reflectance Models (IVVRM)
The Interactive Visualization of Vegetation Reflectance Models (IVVRM) tool is an interactive reflectance modeling environment focusing on the PROSPECT + SAIL (PROSAIL) radiative transfer model…
Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy of Agricultural Systems
In view of the growing world population, global agriculture faces the challenge of providing sufficient food, fibre and energy from limited resources. Spaceborne imaging spectroscopy…
Echoes in space
Introduction into the principles and applications of radar remote sensing.
Biomass
Biomass is a crucial parameter in the estimation and quantification of the global carbon cycle. In this lesson the estimation of above ground biomass from…
Basic Principles of Radar Backscatter
What is this course about? In this course you will get an overview of the most relevant parameters that have an influence on the radar…
Sensor simulation
This lecture describes the theoretical process chain of sensor forward simulation. In particular, the individual steps are explained as the signal undergoes a transformation from…
Imaging spectroscopy of forest ecosystems
This lecture presents the basics of Forest Imaging Spectroscopy. First, spectral characteristics of vegetation on leaf and canopy level are shown and explained using measured…
Retrieval approaches of vegetation traits from imaging spectroscopy data
This slide collection focusses on quantification using regression analysis and RTMs. Following a short introduction about radiance regime of vegetation, we provide an overview about…
Regression-based mapping of forest aboveground biomass
This tutorial focuses on mapping forest Aboveground Biomass (AGB) from simulated EnMAP imagery. The slide collection provides the theoretical foundation for the tutorial, including general…
Dimensionality reduction of imaging spectroscopy data
This unit provides an introduction to dimensionality reduction methods related to hyperspectral data or imaging spectroscopy. First, feature engineering methods using selected parametric and nonparametric…
Regression-based unmixing of urban land cover
This tutorial focuses on regression-based unmixing of urban land cover from simulated EnMAP imagery. The slide collection provides the theoretical foundation for the tutorial, including…
EnMAP-Box
The EnMAP-Box is a free and open source plug-in for QGIS. It is designed to process imaging spectroscopy data and particularly developed to handle data from…
Principles of imaging spectroscopy
This unit provides a brief introduction to the physical background related to imaging spectroscopy. First, the basic laws of electromagnetic radiation are explained. Based on…
The evolution of Sentinel-1
This presentation tells the story of the evolution of Radar technology from the early days of research on electromagnetic waves to the development of the…
Land Cover Classification
This is an introduction into the classification of land cover and land use from Earth observation data. The presentation includes: Land Use / Land Cover…
Basics of SAR
This presentation is part of a four-part series on the basics on Synthetic Aperture Radar. By the end of this presentation, you will be able…
SAR Processing and Data Analysis
This presentation is part of a four-part series on the basics on Synthetic Aperture Radar. Learning Objectives: Understand Sentinel Data Perform image preprocessing Analyze SAR…
Introduction to Polarimetric SAR
This presentation is part of a four-part series on the basics on Synthetic Aperture Radar. Learning Objectives: Brief introduction to polarimetry and familiarize students with…
Introduction to SAR Interferometry
This presentation is part of a four-part series on the basics on Synthetic Aperture Radar. Learning Objectives: Brief introduction to polarimetry and familiarize students with…
SAR Handbook
The SAR Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest Monitoring and Biomass Estimation is the culmination of a two-year collaboration between NASA SERVIR and SilvaCarbon. Five trainings,…
SNAP – First Steps
What is SNAP? ESA’s Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP) is a set of toolboxes, developed for the processing and analysis of Earth observation data. This software…