Applied Geography

PHD CANDIDATE COVID-19 AND WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS. IMPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS University of Twente https://www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/careers/!/2020-59/phd-candidate-covid-19-and-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-in-schools.-implications-challenges-solutions ? JOB DESCRIPTION The global Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the extent to which schools are struggling with the provision of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). WHO and UNICEF identified a range of hygiene measures needed to be in place for schools to reopen and operate safely. This PhD research aims to create an understanding of the implications of WASH in schools in developing countries. It will identify geographical, infrastructural and socio-economic barriers related to the necessary improvement of WASH, with a special focus on the availability of water. In addition, it will showcase best WASH practices for safe reopening of schools across the globe and relate them to geography, and identify

PhD position (f/m/x) – Climate extremes in tropical ecosystems - an assessment through data and models Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2021/Description/2 The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources. The newly established Department of Remote Sensing in UFZ in tandem with the Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth.de) - a joint initiative of UFZ and the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University - conducts innovative research to advance the understanding of the Earth system via the integration of various remote sensing, data science, and

PhD position– Remote Sensing of soil moisture dynamics (f/m/x) Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2020/Description/2 The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources. The newly established Department of Remote Sensing in UFZ in tandem with the Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth) - a joint initiative of UFZ and the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University - conducts innovative research to advance the understanding of the Earth system via the integration of various remote sensing, data science, and process-oriented modelling techniques. It

PhD position (f/m/x) – Remote Sensing of land-atmosphere coupling and hydro-climatic extremes Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2022/Description/2 The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources. The newly established Department of Remote Sensing in UFZ in tandem with the Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth) - a joint initiative of UFZ and the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University - conducts innovative research to advance the understanding of the Earth system via the integration of various remote sensing, data science, and process-ori

2 PhD positions (m/f/d) | Flora Incognita Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry https://www.mpg.de/15938714/2-phd-positions-flora-incognita Job Offer from October 26, 2020 The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) in Jena is dedicated to interdisciplinary basic research in the field of Earth System Sciences with a focus on climate and ecosystems. The internationally renowned institute, which currently employs around 230 people, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2022. Jena is known for its high-tech industry, internationally renowned research facilities and a modern university. But it also has a beautiful natural setting in the green Saale valley with steep limestone slopes. The city of Jena has an active student scene and a diverse cultural life. In our Flora Incognita group we are looking for 2 PhD positions (m/f/d) limited to 3 years. Background and position description: Citizen Science approaches combined with latest machine learning are cutting-edge research to

PhD Position (f/m/x) – Remote Sensing of Biodiversity Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2019/Description/2 The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources. The newly established Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth) - a joint initiative of UFZ and the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University - conducts innovative research to advance the understanding of the Earth system via the integration of various remote sensing, data science, and process-oriented modelling techniques. It has extensive research experience in quantifying land sur

Snow Geophysics and Remote Sensing Graduate Opportunities starting January 2021 Boise State University The Department of Geosciences at Boise State University (Boise, Idaho, USA) has immediate openings for MSc and PhD geophysics applications on a project funded by the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) entitled "Advancement of snow monitoring for water resources, vehicle mobility, and hazard mitigation: using optical, microwave, acoustic, and seismic techniques". This project aims to improve our ability to map snow properties related to hydrology and vehicle mobility, and to monitor avalanche events, using remote sensing and geophysics.   Graduate positions are currently available to focus on 1) LiDAR and optical remote sensing of snow, 2) ground-based and InSAR radar remote sensing of snow, and 3) seismo-acoustic sensing of snow. All three projects involve data acquisition with state-of-the-art instrumentation, numerical modeling, interpretati

Difference between Kriging and IDW. What does kriging mean? least squares estimate. Kriging is a type of regression that gives a least squares estimate of data (Remy et. ... Unlike linear regression or inverse distance weighted interpolation, kriging interpolation is based primarily on empirical observations, the observed sample data points, rather than on a pre-assumed model. What is GIS IDW? Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) is a method of interpolation that estimates cell values by averaging the values of sample data points in the neighborhood of each processing cell. ... Specifying a lower power will give more influence to the points that are farther away, resulting in a smoother surface. Which interpolation method is best? The most used and promising techniques are universal Kriging and linear regression models in combination with Kriging (residual Kriging) or IDW. E.g.: Air temperature data – Kriging is most likely to produce the best estimation of a continuous surface, followed by

#Map This is a digitally rendered geology map from 1911 of North America, complied by the United States Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada and the Instituto Geologico de Mexico. #cartography  #Geography Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

Postdoc in remote sensing and ecosystem modelling Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The Research Unit Forest Dynamics assesses the effects of changing environmental conditions on forest ecosystem functioning. We are offering for 7 months a position as Postdoc in remote sensing and ecosystem modelling You will investigate ecosystem photosynthesis and impacts of extreme cold temperature events in the early season. The challenge is to identify causes, understand mechanisms, and to quantify effects at the continental scale. To achieve this, you will work with ecosystem eddy covariance flux measurements from a large number of sites, develop model parametrisations to resolv

PhD Student Position in SAR Interferometry/Tomography ETH Zürich https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_z8iB6dwPZotqZhGZ9t The Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Group, Institute of Environmental Engineering, at ETH Zurich is seeking a PhD student for a research project on Interferometric / Tomographic Techniques in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Remote Sensing to Monitor Surface Displacements starting from autumn/winter 2020/2021. Job description The research focuses on investigating methods and algorithms in the context of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) multibaseline interferometry and SAR tomography for space-based monitoring of ground-surface displacements. By using repeat-pass SAR interferometry, deformation measurements at cm/mm level over longer time spans can be obtained for extended areas. SAR interferometry therefore complements point-based measurement techniques such as observations with total station theodolites, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based, or le

Postdoc position on mass changes of mountain glaciers (1.0 FTE) Utrecht University http://ssl1.peoplexs.com/Peoplexs22/CandidatesPortalNoLogin/Vacancy.cfm?PortalID=4063&VacatureID=1129928&Vacancy=Postdoc%20position%20on%20mass%20changes%20of%20mountain%20glaciers%20%281%2E0%20FTE%29#top Functie The ice volume stored in mountain glaciers is only a fraction of that in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Yet, combined they represent the largest land ice contributor to sea level rise in the 20th century, and will continue to play a prominent role in the decades to come. Although it is well established that mountain glaciers are losing mass rapidly, quantification of the processes driving these changes remains challenging. Surface mass balance (SMB) processes - such as snowfall and melt - are driven by the atmosphere, whereas glacier discharge through ice dynamics are predominantly modulated by ice-ocean interaction and internal processes. Clearly, the physics driving the two pr

Ph.D. or M.Sc. Assistantship in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Biodiversity Oklahoma State University Description: We invite applications for a Ph.D. or M.Sc. position in the field of remote sensing at Oklahoma State University. The successful candidate will use airborne and spaceborne hyperspectral data (from DLR's DESIS sensor), as well as in-situ measurements (functional traits and species diversity) to (1) map grassland diversity and (2) detect the spread of an invasive alien species in the Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. The position will be housed in the Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University. The target start date is August 2021. Qualifications: Applicants with a masters' degree or bachelor's degree (at the time of appointment) in physical sciences (remote sensing, ecology, environmental science, geography, plant biology), engineering (environmental, optical), or other related fields with relevant research or work experience (e.g., hyper

NASA-funded Graduate Research Assistant in Hydrology and Remote Sensing University of Colorado Boulder We invite applications for a PhD position available in the field of Hydrology and Remote Sensing at the University of Colorado Boulder, in collaboration with UCAR/COSMIC. The graduate student will use novel microwave remote sensing data collected by the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) constellation to retrieve soil moisture for the majority of the tropics and extra-tropics. The project will merge reflectivity observations from CYGNSS with brightness temperature observations from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to downscale the SMAP observations, ultimately creating higher spatial resolution soil moisture retrievals than possible using the radiometer on SMAP alone. The position will be housed in the Department of Geological Sciences. A degree in engineering, earth sciences, physics, or related fields is required. Experience in analysis of remote sens

PhD Assistantship in Remote Sensing University of Georgia  Description: I am seeking a PhD student interested in working on remote sensing science for forestry applications at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural resources, University of Georgia. The successful candidate will work on research related to the assessment of understory vegetation in the coastal plain region of the Southern United States. This research project will provide the opportunity for the student to potentially test a variety of remote sensing data, including multispectral and hyperspectral satellite and UAV derived imagery, as well as terrestrial and aerial lidar data. The assistantship is expected to start in Spring 2021 (January 11, 2021). Qualifications: Applicants with a masters' degree or bachelor's degree, with relevant research or work experience, are encouraged to apply. Programming and modeling are expected to be the core for data processing, and generation of results during the development o

PHD STUDENT POSITION ON ANTARCTIC VEGETATION ECOLOGY AND REMOTE SENSING Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam https://werkenbij.vu.nl/ad/phd-student-position-on-antarctic-vegetation-ecology-and-remote-sensing/uhnned/en 4 research positions (2 PhDs and 2 postdocs) will be available at the Department of Ecological Science, for the research project entitled "The Antarctic biota count (ABC): a functional trait-based approach to scale biodiversity from plot to region'', funded by the Netherlands Polar Program (NWO). Locatie: AMSTERDAM FTE: 1 JOB DESCRIPTION The aim of this work package is to quantify the cover of dominant cryptogam groups along the Antarctic Peninsula region. A central question within this package is: 'How much vegetation cover is there along the Antarctic Peninsula?' By linking surveys of vegetation type and cover to remote sensing methods we aim to scale plot measurements to the entire Antarctic Peninsula region. To unravel the mechanism behind species specifi

Sharing from Prof. Ed Hawkins of the UK National Centre for Atmospheric Science How it started and how it's going.  ഒന്നര നൂറ്റാണ്ടിനിടെ ഭൂമിയിലെ ചൂട് കൂടിവരുന്നത് എങ്ങനെയെന്ന് ഈ മാപ്പ് നോക്കിയാൽ അറിയാം. ബ്രിട്ടനിലെ നാഷനൽ സെന്റർ ഫോർ അറ്റ്മോസ്ഫിയറിക് സയൻസിലെ പ്രൊഫ. ഹാക്വിൻസ് തയാറാക്കിയത്.  NB: ചുവപ്പ് ചൂട് കൂടുന്നതിനെയും നീല സാധാരണയിൽ കുറവ് ചൂടിനെയെയും വെളുപ്പ് സാധാരണ നിലയെയും സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. #ClimateChange #WMO Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

MOOC on GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October 2020. The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER), the programme of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations) are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on "Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management". The programme details and registration can be accessed via the following link: [ https://un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/mooc-geospatial-applications-disaster-risk-management](https://un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/mooc-geospatial-applications-disaster-risk-management) The MOOC registration will open on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction on 13 October 2020. This MOOC is a free and flexible online training programme available to everyone who wants to enhance their capab

Axial Development Region. Axial Planing Region. Axial Regions Axial development Regions/planning regions develops along transportation line or irrigations channels. The axial region develops along transport lines or irrigation channels. UGC NET Questions Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

Landsat 8 Band designation and Band Combination.  Landsat 8-9 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Bands Wavelength (micrometers) Resolution (meters) Band 1 - Coastal aerosol 0.43-0.45 30 Band 2 - Blue 0.45-0.51 30 Band 3 - Green 0.53-0.59 30 Band 4 - Red 0.64-0.67 30 Band 5 - Near Infrared (NIR) 0.85-0.88 30 Band 6 - SWIR 1 1.57-1.65 30 Band 7 - SWIR 2 2.11-2.29 30 Band 8 - Panchromatic 0.50-0.68 15 Band 9 - Cirrus 1.36-1.38 30 Band 10 - Thermal Infrared (TIRS) 1 10.6-11.19 100 Band 11 - Thermal Infrared (TIRS) 2 11.50-12.51 100 Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

Online FDP.  Faculty Development Program.  IiST. Control and Automation Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

  The University of Oregon is pleased to announce that we are offering full research and teaching fellowships for new students admitted to our PhD in Planning and Public Affairs. Students pursuing the PhD enroll in one of three disciplinary tracks: Community and Regional Planning Public Administration / Public Policy Nonprofit Management   We are admitting a small cohort for Fall 2021 in one or more of the following research areas: Sustainable Transportation and Cities Research Group (led by Dr. Marc Schlossberg) Access and Equity Research Group (led by Dr. Gerardo Sandoval) Nonprofit, Philanthropic and Social Enterprise Research Group (led by Dr. Renee Irvin)   We expect to admit two to three students, who will be fully supported through research and/or teaching fellowships. This support includes fully paid tuition, health insurance, and a monthly stipend. You can find more detailed information about this program in the attached flyer. Prospective students can also learn more about th

MAJA 4.2 is available and open-source [ https://labo.obs-mip.fr/ …/maja-4-2-is-available-and-open-s…/]( https://labo.obs-mip.fr/multitemp/maja-4-2-is-available-and-open-source/?fbclid=IwAR0omqpgfUH8o65L2T52Fy3aHnDAREqGcnvPjcwceXGHd0QPnuF59AFteXU ) MAJA is the high-quality cloud detection and atmospheric correction code developed by CNES and CESBIO, with contributions from DLR, and coded by CS GROUP. Vineesh V Assistant Professor of Geography, Directorate of Education, Government of Kerala. https://www.facebook.com/Applied.Geography http://geogisgeo.blogspot.com

PhD Position in Deep Learning for Predicting Poverty from Satellite Images Chalmers University of Technology https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I003/304/job?site=2&lang=SE&validator=a88010a77db86763b030e23bda1bd2ba&job_id=8849 The data science and AI division at CSE is recruiting a PhD student for a project in Deep Learning for Predicting Poverty from Satellite Images. The position is advertised within the research project Poverty traps in Africa, funded by FORMAS. FORMAS is a government research council for sustainable development. Its areas of activity include the environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning. About 900 million people—one-third in Africa—live in extreme poverty. Operating on the assumption that life in impoverished communities is fundamentally so different that it can trap people in cycles of deprivation ('poverty traps'), major development agencies have deployed a stream of development projects to break these cycles ('poverty targetin