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Building Bridges between Earth Observation and Environmental Sciences

Summer School

We are excited to announce that we are hosting a remote sensing summer school as part of the Horizon EarthBridge project, Remote Sensing of Forests. This summer school is designed for early-career scientists interested in applying remote sensing techniques in forest environments. Participants will gain a comprehensive overview of remote sensing methods, including optical sensing, SAR, and lidar, covering everything from direct field measurements and UAV-based surveys to satellite observations.

Registration form

For registration, please go to this LINK
Start of registration: 14th March
Registration deadline: 18th April

Program

TimeTopicSpeaker
Monday
9:00 – 9:30Registration & WelcomeDavid Moravec, Vítězslav Moudrý
9:30 – 10:30Overview on remote sensing of forests – optical and microwave (lecture)Matthias Forkel
10:30 – 10:45Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15ALS and other RS data for forest management and inventory (lecture)Krzysztof Sterenczak
12:15 – 13:00Lunch
13:00 – 14:30Spectrometer & Thermal Camer SamplingDavid Moravec, Tomáš Klouček, Giorgi Kozhoridze
14:30 – 15:00Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30Optical remote sensing & Spectral curve interpretation (hands-on)David Moravec, Tomáš Klouček, Giorgi Kozhoridze
16:30 – 18:00Ice-Breaker with A3 Poster Session


Tuesday
9:00 – 16:00Fieldtrip on Forest Ecology and Management (Kostelec n. Č. L.)Roman Modlinger, Kateřina Lagner Zímová
16:00 – 18:00Early dinner at a local brewery in Kostelec


Wednesday
9:00 – 10:15Drone Radiometry (lecture)Jan Komárek
10:15 – 10:30Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00Radiative Transfer Modelling (lecture)Růžena Janoutová
12:00 – 13:00Lunch
13:00 – 14:15Drone Flight (field work)Jan Komárek
14:15 – 14:30Coffee Break
14:30 – 16:30Radiative Transfer Modelling & DART (hands-on)Růžena Janoutová
18:00Guided tour of Prague


Thursday
9:00 – 10:30Radar remote sensing basics (lecture / hands-on)David Moravec
10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00SAR Tomography (hands-on)Xiao Liu
12:00 – 13:00Lunch
13:00 – 14:30SAR Modelling (hands-on)Johanna Kranz
14:30 – 15:00Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30Sub-daily SAR: New insight into vegetation water, health and stress (lecture/discussion)Susan Steele-Dunne


Friday
9:00 – 10:30TBDTBD
10:30 – 10:45Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00Processing TLS data with the R package FORTLS (Hands-on)Molina Valero Juan Alberto
12:00 – 13:00Lunch
13:00 – 14:30ALS – LectureFabian Fischer, Vítězslav Moudrý
14:30 – 15:00Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30ALS (Hands-on)Fabian Fischer, Vítězslav Moudrý
16:30-17:00Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:00Panel discussion
18:00Wrap-up, Feedback, Social Evening

Speakers

Prof. Matthias ForkelTechnische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental SciencesWeb, ResearchGate
Prof. Susan Steele-DunneTU Delft, Department of Geoscience and Remote SensingGoogle Scholar
Prof. Krzysztof SterenczakForest Research Institute, Department of Forest Resources ManagementResearchGate
Dr. Roman ModlingerCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood SciencesResearchGate
Dr. Růžena JanoutováGlobal Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of SciencesResearchGate
Dr. Fabian FischerTechnical University Munich, School of Life SciencesWeb
Prof. Vítězslav MoudrýCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Dr. Giorgi KozhoridzeCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Dr. Tomáš KloučekCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Dr. David MoravecTechnische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Ms. Kateřina Lagner ZímováLandscape Ecology OfficeWeb
Dr. Jan KomárekCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Mr. Xiao LiuTechnische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental SciencesResearchGate
Ms. Johanna KranzTechnische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental SciencesWeb
Dr. Molina Valero Juan AlbertoCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental SciencesGoogle Scholar

Instructions and Conditions for Participants

Participation in the summer school is subject to the following conditions:

The total number of accepted candidates will be 20. CZU will cover transportation costs up to 200 euros; any additional amount must be covered by the participant. CZU does not cover insurance costs. Lunch will be provided during the summer school, and on specific days, a shared dinner or catering (as indicated in the programme) and an accompanying programme will be funded by the CZU budget. Therefore, we expect a responsible approach from all selected participants. Candidates will be selected by a committee composed of our partners based on the information provided in the registration form.

Venue
Faculty of Environmental Sciences – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Prague – Czech Republic

Arrival and Departure
Participants must be present for the entire duration of the Summer School (1–7 June). Since the program starts on Monday morning, all participants must arrive on Sunday, 1 June, in the afternoon. The program concludes on Friday afternoon, and participants may leave no earlier than Saturday morning.

Accommodation
All participants will be accommodated at Hotel International in four-bed rooms.

Meals
All meals are provided by the organizer. Participants must inform the organizer of any dietary restrictions in advance.

Disclamer
We are confident that the summer school will take place as planned. However, some circumstances may be beyond our control, and we therefore reserve the right to make changes if necessary. Thank you for your understanding – we look forward to seeing you!

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