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…

Imaging spectroscopy for urban mapping

This unit presents the capabilities of imaging spectroscopy (IS) for urban mapping. A brief introduction to urban mapping is followed by the basics of IS…

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…

Imaging spectroscopy of forest ecosystems

This unit introduces the basics of Forest Imaging Spectroscopy. Firstly, the spectral characteristics of vegetation on leaf and canopy level are shown and explained using…

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…

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,…

Urban Areas

Urban areas are of significant importance to mankind and our environment. This introduction lesson gives an insight on the characteristics of urban areas and their…

Urban Footprints

In this lesson the importance of urban footprint mapping is explained, while various SAR features relevant for mapping these urban footprints are given. Moreover, you…

Urban Land Cover

Advanced knowledge about the importance of urban area mapping and the relevant characteristics of urban areas in SAR data are given in this lesson. Moreover,…

Extraction of Urban Objects

This module will show the importance of extracting certain urban objects, such as buildings, trees or roads. Moreover, the potential of SAR data for urban…

Urban Digital Surface Model

In this lesson the importance of urban DSM mapping is going to be explained. Therefore, relevant SAR features for the generation of these urban DSMs…

Urban – Synergy of Optical and SAR

Synergy between different sensor systems bares the potential for a more holistic analysis for (urban) environments. Advantages and drawbacks of optical remote sensing data and…

Subsidence monitoring (NEST)

In this tutorial you learn how to monitor the behavior of the Earth’s surface due to underground hard coal mining activities with SAR data. The…

Agriculture

The module “Agricultural Applications with SAR Data” provides information about the potentials and limitations of SAR data for farming activities. Relevant sensor and target parameters…

Cryosphere – Basics

This lesson presents the physical principles of the interaction between the radar signal and snow. It is dealing with the influence of different surface conditions…

Snow Cover

The lesson on snow cover shows different approaches to map snow cover extent/snow covered area (SCA) from SAR, e.g. from SAR amplitude imagery and coherence.…

Glaciers & Ice Sheets

In this lesson you learn about different applications of SAR data for derive geophysical variables and products over glaciers and ice sheets. The manifold applications…

Sea Ice + Icebergs

This lesson describes the basic principles and algorithms to map sea ice concentration and other parameters from SAR. The presented applications are ranging from sea…