Remote sensing projects

Below we introduce some of the significant projects in Remote Sensing Department. The projects help to monitor the vegetation, atmosphere, and water bodies of our home planet, ranging from global photosynthesis to assessing the quality of water bodies. Our Hypstar spectrometers operate in diverse environments, including ice fields, tropical regions, and desert expanses.

Copernicus data reliability research

The objective of the Copernicus Cal/Val Solution (CCVS) is to define a holistic solution for all Copernicus Sentinel missions (either operational or planned) to overcome current limitations of Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) activities.

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FM-Trace

Forest growth and disturbances leave traces to the spectral signature measured from space, influence microwave pulses, and the lidar point clouds - the project aim is to develop methods for extracting information from the remotes sensing data for the next generation National Forest Inventories.

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Researching the reliability of water remote sensing measurement data

Fiducial reference measurements for satellite ocean color (FRM) is a project of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), which aims to support the reliability of water remote sensing measurement data.

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HYPERNETS

A new hyperspectral radiometer integrated AI automated networks of water and land bidirectional reflectance measurements for satellite validation

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Write your thesis at the Remote Sensing Department

Thesis can be written on vegetation remote sensing, atmospheric remote sensing, and water remote sensing. Most topics are well-suited for bachelor's theses, while some are also suitable for master's theses. Researchers at the Tartu Observatory are ready to supervise students at all levels of study. If you find an inspiring topic or wish to propose your own, feel free to contact us!

Thesis topics

Projects of Tartu Observatory

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