trees – proximal sensing - sensor field – lidar - uav - applied AI - dynamic teaching Working group for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social https://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fachrichtungen/geoinformatik/index.htmlhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mtgamrxky22w🎉 A very warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Philippe Rufin! As of 17 August 2026, Philippe Rufin @philrufin.bsky.social has taken over as Head of the Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics group at the Institute of Geographical Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin. We are delighted to have you with us 🌍🛰️19 Aug 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgamrxky22whttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3msfpe5mk7c2k🌲🌲🌲 DATASET ALERT 🌲🌳🌲 We just published a highly detailed terrestrial laser scanning dataset of a pine (Pinus sylvestris) stand in Brandenburg, Germany, covering no less than 5 ha in area! More than 450 scans - combined into one point cloud. Find it here: https://zenodo.org/records/21771568 💻 #TLS #Riegl06 Aug 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfpe5mk7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mrfidd4trs2c🎉 Congratulations to Jun.-Prof. Dr. María Piquer-Rodríguez @mariapiquerr.bsky.social on receiving the runner-up award for the Rosalind Franklin Award for Scientific Integrity at #FUBerlin! shorturl.at/LBuEn https://shorturl.at/LBuEn24 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfidd4trs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mr5crhwyak2n🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Aldino Rizaldi from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf on successfully defending his PhD thesis at FU Berlin: 🎓 "Deep Learning for 3D Point Clouds: Multimodal and Label-Efficient Learning for Geoscience Applications" 💾🛰️👨‍💻21 Jul 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5crhwyak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mqybdl5j7k2b🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Schiller from our group on successfully defending his PhD thesis: 🎓 "Towards Operational Large-Scale Forest Disturbance Monitoring in Central Europe Using Sentinel-2 Time Series and Deep Learning Methods" 🌲🛰️👨‍💻19 Jul 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqybdl5j7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mnwcuoaxq22g🚲 #Stadtradeln Berlin // City cycling Berlin 🚲 In just 3 weeks, the Geoscience Cyclists biked 11.304 km! 🌍 That's 73 times the length of the Berlin Wall or 1.500 times the distance between the Geocampus in Lanwitz and the main Campus in Dahlem 🚲 Let this be the start of a great biking summer 🚴☀️10 Jun 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwcuoaxq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mnh5uetb3c2f🛰️ The Magic/Avalon/Beam Campaign started 🛰️ - and Thomas from our group is in Belgium taking part! We are looking forward to the campaign! Only the weather could be better. It's raining in Belgium. 🌧️ But still, a lot is happening. Have a look at magic.aeris-data.fr/magic-avalon/ 🌈😊🌞04 Jun 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnh5uetb3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mmbj66gos22m🚲 #Stadtradeln Berlin // City cicling Berlin 🚲 Starting today we are getting on our bikes. In just a few hours the Geoscientists already biked more than 100 km 🥳 Not enrolled jet? You can still join our team, the Geoscience Cyclists: shorturl.at/42rbX 🚴☀️🌍 https://shorturl.at/42rbX20 May 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbj66gos22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mkmtpk4yas2i*** Plot of the week: NO_11 (Østlandet, Norway) *** Do all boreal forests look alike? Definitely not! Each Picea abies plot surprised us in Norway—unique structure, unique story, caught in 3D. 🌲🦌🌲 #TLS #Riegl29 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmtpk4yas2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mjysw3dwpk22*** Plot of the week: LP_16 (La Palma, Canary Islands) *** 🔥🌲 Post-fire regrowth means wild tree shapes and species mixes—scanning the Canary Island pines on La Palma was a 3D treat for tree nerds 🌲🔥 #TLS #Riegl21 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjysw3dwpk22https://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mjw6uizuhk2d🚲 Stadtradeln Berlin // City cicling Berlin 🚲 Are you * biking * in Berlin * related to the Geography department at FU? Join our team!! The Geoscience Cyclists shorturl.at/42rbX From 20.05. to 09.06.2026 we are getting on our bikes - for sunny rides and a bike friendly city 🚲☀️🌍 #stadtradeln https://tinyurl.com/kwk772wh20 Apr 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw6uizuhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mjexeuv3622lHow do Satellites 🛰️ help in the global monitoring of fires? 🔥 Have a look at the FIRE COMPASS - FIRE DATA FROM SPACE shorturl.at/xE1fi For students, teachers, researchers and anyone curious to learn more! Authored by Marion Stellmes (@maerien.bsky.social) and Helga Kuechly, published by WWF Germany.13 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjexeuv3622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mjelgk5sss2y*** Plot of the week: ES_18 (Galicia, Spain) *** Young pine forests can be dense! Compass, tape, and the mighty Riegl helped us through the thickets. 🌲🌲🌲 Worth every step for open 3D data. 💻📊 #TLS #Riegl13 Apr 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjelgk5sss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3miba3kuj3c2lPlot of the week: CZ_14 (Czechia) A pure pine plantation—open understory, easy scanning, and the sweetest wild blueberries for the crew! Sometimes, the field’s a treat. 🌲🫐🌲 Interested in 3D forest data? Have a look! #TLS #Riegl30 Mar 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miba3kuj3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mhulwwzbks23Spring is here — kicking off a new season of data collection on our #sensorfield in Brandenburg 🌱📡 We’re excited for another year of research into seeding and tree growth, powered by high-resolution climate and soil moisture measurements from our sensor network! 🌲🌳🌡️25 Mar 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhulwwzbks23https://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mhpmkqs7nc22*** Plot of the week: BB_12 (Brandenburg, Germany) *** Overstory pines tower above, but young Quercus are getting ready to take the forest throne! 🌲🌳🌿 Interested in 3D forest data showing a gradient from Pine to Oak-dominated forests? This dataset is for you 💻📊 #TLS #Riegl23 Mar 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpmkqs7nc22https://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mh6qjl5qn22k*** Data set alert *** We are excited to share our new 3D forest dataset 🌲🌳🌿💻📊 121 terrestrial laser-scanning plots across Europe, all scanned using the same protocol and scanner! From pines to oaks and spruce, it’s a journey through the continent’s forests in millimeter detail. #TLS #Riegl16 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6qjl5qn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mgtzjenn3s2a👋 Farewell to Prof. Dr. Fabian Faßnacht We say goodbye to @ffassnacht.bsky.social. The past years were filled with fieldwork, international collaborations, and unforgettable excursions. Thank you for your openness, creativity, and the great atmosphere in the group!🙏 All the best at BOKU Vienna!🍀12 Mar 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtzjenn3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3mduipg3ah22bOver the past year, we had the chance to take part in an art–science film exploring terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) 🎥🌲. Working with artists Stephen Cornford & Theo Stanley gave us a fresh perspective on how our forest data can be seen and questioned beyond science.02 Feb 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduipg3ah22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3m37p7764e22jA new semester kicks off this week at Berlin’s universities - back to campus vibes! 🎓✨ Our team is ready for a winter term of teaching GIS & remote sensing at Lankwitz. Wishing students & lecturers alike a semester full of learning, discovery & good energy! 🚀📚🌍 #FreieUniversität #BackToCampus15 Oct 2025 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37p7764e22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3lyrr2edgm22wWe were delighted to host a research exchange with colleagues from @CzechGlobe 🇨🇿 in Berlin! 🌍 We discussed forestry-focused remote sensing, explored opportunities for future collaboration, and visited study sites like the #sensorfield in Brandenburg. 🌲📡 Thanks for the great visit! #TeamScience14 Sep 2025 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyrr2edgm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3lxmfxpthwc2f20 plots, hundreds of #Riegl TLS scans, thousands of berries… 🌲🫐 and a million laughs. Norway field campaign = success! 💪 Now we are back in Berlin and ready to process our data. Shoutout to our amazing field crew: Arvin, Asad, Chiara, Ephraim, Johann, Marius & Miriam! #RonnieRieglOnTour30 Aug 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmfxpthwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3lwz3g4lrec22Our fieldwork is in full go – our team is out in the woods every day batteling rain, swamps, sheep and running from cows – the dangers you find in northern Europe 😉 – all with the #Riegl on our shoulders. But check out these stunning views we get in return! It’s all worth it. #RonnieRieglOnTour22 Aug 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwz3g4lrec22https://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3lw4beu3dqk2oWe are getting ready to head to Norway! 🌲🌾🌲 Our team will collect terrestrial laser scanning data to on the connection between forest structure and biodiversity – we are looking forward to two weeks in the beautiful boreal forest north of Oslo. And we are prepared for swampy conditions 😉11 Aug 2025 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4beu3dqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fub-remotesensing.bsky.social/post/3lv6mnmml7c2g🛰️ Spending 5 months at the Remote Sensing Lab, Freie Universität, to advance my research on protected area management. Grateful for this opportunity and looking forward to the Norway field trip with this amazing team! – chiaramansi93.bsky.social 🌳 #remotesensing #conservation #Erasmus+ #biodiversity30 Jul 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:osntoe4bprdpckwgk5rb7exm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6mnmml7c2g