Optimizing navigation systems based on neurological evidence

The project investigates how cartographic components affect spatial skills and memory on a neuroscientific level

In the Erasmus+ project Shape2Gether, researchers and students from various European universities are researching and implementing educational methods for sustainable development. The focus is on overcoming the challenges posed by climate change and its impact on Europe.

The impact of human activity on nature is global and immense. Researchers are currently debating whether humanity is already in the Anthropocene, a new geological age. The causes of this great acceleration are complex and affect all spheres of the earth system.

A Brazilian research project that studies the interaction between the (vertical) urban development in Balneário Camboriú (the “Brazilian Dubai”) and its micro-climatic environment, via the research priorities.

In COINS, methods of sustainable intensification of agriculture are being catalogued with a total of 14 German and African partners, evaluated in terms of their suitability in local contexts in innovation labs in Ghana and Senegal under real conditions, and the appropriate measures implemented on the ground.

The COST FAIRNESS action intends to improve standardization and integration between databases/sets of micrometeorological measurements that are part of research projects or local/regional observational networks established for special purposes.

The EO-College project aims to promote knowledge about environmental technology by creating digital teaching material and establishing a suitable infrastructure for dissemination. The target groups are students at universities and schools.

The participatory project activates the community in the Muringato catchment area to assess climate change impacts, develop an early warning system for risky weather conditions and implement reforestation measures.

The project is aimed at students in grades 10 to 13 (ages 16 to 19). Through easily customizable and expandable learning modules, they are trained in digital, AI and data literacy.

In mehreren nationalen Lehrplänen werden Themen im Zusammenhang mit Klima, Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeit zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt gerückt. Daher ist das Wissen um die Nutzung von Satellitenbildern im Klassenzimmer zur Überwachung unseres Planeten von großem Nutzen für den täglichen Unterricht und zur Ergänzung vieler Lernziele.

The main goal of this CORDEX Flagship Pilot Studies (FPS) project is to understand the effect of urban areas on the regional climate, as well as the impact of regional climate change on cities, with the help of coordinated experiments with urbanized RCMs.

Implementation of the ecosystem services concept in the planning of green infrastructure to strengthen the resilience of the Ruhr metropolis and Chinese megacities.

The project aims to implement and utilize ideas and resources for the integration of astronautics, lunar and earth observation, and space exploration in the curriculum, by utilizing current developments and linking them to the goals of sustainable development.

ESERO Germany is a joint project of ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The aim of ESERO Germany is to get pupils interested in STEM subjects. To this end, space topics are integrated into school lessons in an exciting and innovative way and pupils' skills in the subjects of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology are promoted.

Horizon Europe, Coordination and Support Action

Methods and techniques of remote sensing and digital image processing are used intensively in our society, but a sound background knowledge is not widespread. Space technology and Earth observation are key activities for our society in terms of research, innovation and the economy, but also for the fulfillment of the development goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

Artificial light at night is a growing environmental problem with impacts on plants, animals and humans. Data on light pollution or light sources on the ground is largely lacking. With our project "Night Lights", we invite all people to record light sources in their environment with the Night Lights app.

The aim of the project is to identify the underlying factors and patterns of rapid urban expansion and related policies in six of the fastest growing African cities in order to anticipate future urban growth dynamics and their challenges towards sustainable development.

The aim of the research project funded by the Ministry of School and Education NRW is to create interactive virtual reality environments and to evaluate their use in geography lessons.

Studying and understanding climate change requires an understanding of complex research methods and relationships that combine physics, geography, chemistry and other sciences. Clim4Edu prepares these for the classroom with a focus on satellite analysis.

The remote sensing-based recording of land sealing for the federal state of NRW is planned. Based on these results, a "sealing" indicator will be created to provide information on the development of land sealing in NRW. The aim is to use the created method in a central calculation service for NRW.

The goal of the OER4SDI project is the development and publication of a structured and coherent collection of CC-licensed OER materials that will support students in the teaching subjects of geoinformation processing (e.g., geoinformatics, geodesy, geomatics) to gain a comprehensive understanding of the architecture, implementation, and use of spatial data infrastructures.

Approaches to Improve Wayfinding and Navigation Performance

The research seeks to integrate the analysis of power structures with spatial components of the territory. The aim is to understand how communities impacted by inflow of international capital developed autonomous strategies in (re)structuring their territory of local food systems and how principles of food sovereignty are applied.

The Bochum MINT Education Cluster is a core activity of the city of Bochum and has set itself the goal of inspiring pupils with various offers for the so-called MINT fields. It consists of 8 educational partners and has the motto "MINT education between heaven and earth".

The aim is to consolidate the spatial empowerment concept through real estate development strategies to overcome problems within the urban renewal process, by integrating the mitigation and adaptation principles as integral to both the pre-and post-disaster phases.

The project aims to evaluate existing interventions and then design and implement new interventions. Building on this, the aim is to promote sustainable walking activities and thus the health of city dwellers.

The World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools project is a bottom-up initiative to collect data on the form and function of cities around the world.

The project "Data2Resilience" focuses on data-driven measures and services for monitoring thermal comfort within the city of Dortmund. The aim is to enhance resilience to extreme heat in Dortmund sustainably and optimize energy efficiency in both building structures and urban infrastructure.

The overreaching goal of the project is to develop a consistent and generic methodology that enables globally consistent analysis of urban heat islands worldwide. This is done via satellite earth observation and crowdsourcing.

A multi-model, multi-site benchmarking evaluation project for urban areas

The EO College project wants to foster EO knowledge by creating digital teaching material and establishing an appropriate infrastructure for dissemination. Target groups are university level students as well as schools.

EO4Edu introduces Earth observation to schools across Europe by teaching the basics of remote sensing, earth sciences and satellite-based Earth observation in an application-oriented way. In collaboration with partner schools and universities in Wales, the Czech Republic, Greece and Bochum, innovative interdisciplinary teaching and learning materials are developed and tested in real-life settings

The project objective is to develop a sustainable environmental monitoring and management of water resources in the Muringato sub-basin in central Kenya. This includes the joint use of remote sensing and citizen science approaches well as the use of e- and m-learning technologies.

The Columbus Eye web portal is intended to bring teachers and students and all interested parties closer to the images and videos from the ISS and especially to get students excited about the activities on and above our planet.

APHH is an international collaborative project to examine the emissions, processes and health effects of air pollution in Beijing.

The ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) aims to realize the full potential of the long-term global Earth Observation archives that ESA has established over the past 30 years, as a significant and timely contribution to the ECV databases required by UNFCCC.

Research into the influence of landmark representations in maps on position and route memory.

Evaporation of precipitation water as a new approach to climate change adaptation

Contract project of the DLR

Verbundprojekt gefördert durch das Alfried-Krupp Schülerlabor

German-Polish joint project between the Ruhr University Bochum and the Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań

A Chance and Challenge to Enrich the Principles of Map Design

New approaches to climate-adapted urban planning using the example of the "Quartier Feldmark" model area

Activation of the ground cooling capacity for urban climate concepts for climate adaptation using the example of the city of Neuss

Commissioned project of the district governments of Düsseldorf and Cologne