Remote Sensing Laboratory

Remote
Sensing is a non-invasive, non-destructive method of obtaining information, and
it can be used for monitoring changes in the Earth’s climate and for the study
of environmental phenomena and problems, because it offers a unique perspective
of the Earth, its resources and human impact upon it.  

In IACM-FORTH operates a Remote Sensing Laboratory
(http://rslab.gr/)
that concentrates in the field of Earth Observation and exploits the advances
in applied and computational mathematics (i.e. inversion methods for extracting
geophysical parameters or geometric features from satellite images; geometric
models used in photogrammetry, advanced classification algorithms, etc.) and
supports GIS-based spatial analysis and modelling by providing distributions of
bio-geo-physical parameters.

The activities of the Lab focus on both urban and
natural environments. Concerning urban environment, the main focus is on urban
climate and on urban planning, with emphasis on climate change mitigation and
adaptation activities. More specifically, areas of research include the
estimation of energy, water and carbon exchanges between the surface and the
atmosphere. Concerning natural environment, the Lab activities focus on
environmental monitoring and development of methods for exploiting Earth
Observation in improving future ecosystem benefits, ecosystems services, as
well as in supporting risk management in cases of natural hazards.

The Laboratory
is involved and coordinates European projects funded by H2020, FP7 and ERA.Net,
as well as National funded projects. Beyond research activities, the Lab also
exploits the research results towards the development of EO-based services.

Dr. Chrysoulakis, Nektarios,

Research
Director,

Head of the Remote Sensing Laboratory

http://rslab.gr/