Remote sensing

Research topics

The employees of the department

Remote sensing is a branch of science and a method in which processes on Earth are monitored using satellites or drones. Together with space technology, the field has developed rapidly and become an important scientific development and entrepreneurship field. Tartu Observatory has working groups for remote sensing of vegetation, atmosphere and water.

Remote sensing of vegetation

Remote sensing of the atmosphere

Water remote sensing

Publications

Tartu Observatory researchers publish numerous publications every year, a list of which can be found in Estonian Research Information System (ETIS).

Go to ETIS

Projects

Remote sensing in Estonia article collections

Remote sensing in Estonia article collections give a compact overview of main topics in the field of remote sensing in the momentum in Estonia in Estonian language.

Article collections

Estonian remote sensing homepage

The page contains information in Estonian about remote sensing and its applications.

Go to kaugseire.ee

Copernicus Service catalogue

EXOHOST Seminar: Prof. Sara Seager "Planetary Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth"

Join us for a captivating EXOHOST seminar featuring Professor Sara Seager, a leading authority on exoplanets and our very own EXOHOST advisory board member!
Tartu observatooriumi teaduskonverents - Tartu Ülikool

On 27 March, Tartu Observatory will hold a scientific conference

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).