Topic: research

Registration for the Three Minute Thesis competition ends on 19 September
The registration for three-minute thesis competition ends on 19 September.
26 August 2024 research
Support for climate adaptation and mitigation through the increased capacity of communication tools and remote sensing methods for water bodies and forested areas in Ukraine.
Forest land and water bodies are important land cover types used by many but their monitoring is responsibility of a state institution.
02 July 2024 research
Geoinformatics community gathers in Tartu to discuss wider use of free and open-source software
The international geoinformatics conference “Free and Open Source for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Europe 2024” will take place in Tartu, Estonia, from 1 to 7 July.
FICE-2024: International training on remote sensing of waterbodies
The first Copernicus FRM4SOC 2024 training (FICE2024) was held in Venice at CNR-ISMAR From 6 – 17 May 2024.
17 June 2024 research
Tartu Observatory helps Ukraine to develop monitoring systems for forests and water-bodies
Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu, is cooperating with Ukrainian institutions to apply remote sensing methods and applications developed in Tõravere by our scientists for monitoring forests and water-bodies.
Mark your calendars: three-minute thesis competition for doctoral students to be held on 2 October
Speakers from each field are invited to give engaging presentations in Estonian or English, outlining the importance and results of their research.
03 June 2024 research
Associate Professor Jan Pisek makes 3D models of conifer needles to explore their climate effects
The prestigious journal Nature published an article about Jan Pisek, Associate Professor in Remote Sensing of Landscapes at the University of Tartu.
21 May 2024 research
4-year PhD position in space research and technology: Retrieval of leaf angle distribution information from multi-angle remote sensing data
This doctoral thesis will devise, test, and implement a novel methodology exploiting multi-angle sensors to retrieve leaf angle distribution (LAD).
05 March 2024 research
Metal scar found on cannibal star
When a star like our Sun reaches the end of its life, it can ingest the surrounding planets and asteroids that were born with it. Researchers have found a unique signature of this process for the first time — a scar imprinted on the surface of a white dwarf star.
27 February 2024 research
Einasto Supercluster: the new heavyweight contender in the universe
An international team of scientists led by astronomers from Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu has discovered many superclusters in the universe, with the most prominent among them named the ‘Einasto Supercluster’ in honour of Prof. Jaan Einasto, a pioneering figure in the field, who will celebrate his 95th birthday on 23 February.
19 February 2024 research