Spaceborne imaging spectroscopy of aquatic ecosystems
This unit introduces the topic water optics and water colour remote sensing. We start with an introduction on the importance of remote sensing for aquatic…
Resource Category: Applications
Beyond the Visible – Imaging Spectroscopy for Agricultural Applications
This resource provides a thorough introduction to the application of imaging spectroscopy in an agricultural context. Besides imparting the fundamenta…
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…
Interactive Visualization of Vegetation Reflectance Models (IVVRM)
This tutorial introduces the Interactive Visualization of Vegetation Reflectance Models (IVVRM) tool, which is an interactive reflectance modeling setting, focusing on the PROSPECT + SAIL…
Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy of Agricultural Systems
This unit gives an overview on agriculture-related hyperspectral satellite data usage. The challenges a growing world population faces in regard to agriculture and the provisioning…
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…
Retrieval approaches of vegetation traits from imaging spectroscopy data
This unit focusses on quantification regression analysis and RTMs. A short introduction to the radiance regime of vegetation is followed by an overview on retrieval…
Regression-based mapping of forest aboveground biomass
This tutorial focusses on the possibilities to map forest Aboveground Biomass (AGB) from simulated EnMAP imagery. Practical hands-on training for working with the EnMAP-Box, including…
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…