CLOSE-RANGE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ALPINE TERRAIN

Early career researchers such as PhD students are a main driving force of scientific research and are for a large part responsible for research innovation. They work on specialized topics within focused research groups that have a limited number of members, but might also have limited capacity in terms of lab equipment. This poses a serious challenge for educating such students as it is difficult to group a sufficient number of them to enable efficient knowledge transfer. To overcome this problem, the Innsbruck Summer School of Alpine Research 2015 on close-range sensing techniques in Alpine terrain was organized in Obergurgl, Austria, by an international team from several universities and research centres. Of the applicants a group of 40 early career researchers were selected with interest in about ten types of specialized surveying tools, i.e. laser scanners, a remotely piloted aircraft system, a thermal camera, a backpack mobile mapping system and different grade photogrammetric equipment. During the one-week summer school, students were grouped according to their personal preference to work with one such type of equipment under guidance of an expert lecturer. All students were required to capture and process field data on a mountain-related theme like landslides or rock glaciers. The work on the assignments lasted the whole week but was interspersed with lectures on selected topics by invited experts. The final task of the summer school participants was to present and defend their results to their peers, lecturers and other colleagues in a symposium-like setting. Here we present the framework and content of this summer school which brought together scientists from close-range sensing and environmental and geosciences.

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CLOSE-RANGE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ALPINE TERRAIN

ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprsannals-iii-6-15-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol III-6 ◽

pp. 15-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Rutzinger ◽

B. Höfle ◽

R. Lindenbergh ◽

S. Oude Elberink ◽

F. Pirotti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Summer School ◽

Early Career ◽

School Students ◽

Range Sensing ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Remotely Piloted Aircraft ◽

Close Range ◽

Alpine Research ◽

Aircraft System ◽

The One

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TRAINING IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLOSE-RANGE SENSING IN ALPINE TERRAIN

ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-annals-iv-2-239-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol IV-2 ◽

pp. 239-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. Rutzinger ◽

M. Bremer ◽

B. Höfle ◽

M. Hämmerle ◽

R. Lindenbergh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Summer School ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Project Planning ◽

High Mountain ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Range Sensing ◽

Hazard Management ◽

Mountain Environments ◽

Close Range ◽

Summer Schools

The 2nd international summer school “Close-range sensing techniques in Alpine terrain” was held in July 2017 in Obergurgl, Austria. Participants were trained in selected close-range sensing methods, such as photogrammetry, laser scanning and thermography. The program included keynotes, lectures and hands-on assignments combining field project planning, data acquisition, processing, quality assessment and interpretation. Close-range sensing was applied for different research questions of environmental monitoring in high mountain environments, such as geomorphologic process quantification, natural hazard management and vegetation mapping. The participants completed an online questionnaire evaluating the summer school, its content and organisation, which helps to improve future summer schools.

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Spatial Variability of the Lower Atmospheric Boundary Layer over Hilly Terrain as Observed with an RPAS

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos10110715 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 715 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joan Cuxart ◽

Burkhard Wrenger ◽

Blazenka Matjacic ◽

Larry Mahrt

Keyword(s):

Grid Point ◽

Lower Atmosphere ◽

Thermally Induced ◽

Weather Forecasts ◽

Remotely Piloted Aircraft ◽

Aircraft System ◽

Weak Winds ◽

The One ◽

Ecmwf Model ◽

The Hill

The operation of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) over a hilly area in northern Germany allows inspection of the variability of the profiles of temperature, humidity, and wind speed next to a small hill. Four cases in nearly stationary conditions are analyzed. Two events are windy, one overcast and the other with clear skies, whereas the two other cases have weak winds, one overcast, and one with clear skies and dissipating mist. The profiles are made at five locations surrounding the hill, separated by a distance from each other of 5 km at most, sampling up to 130 m above the ground. The average profiles and their standard deviations indicate that the variability in the windy cases is approximately constant with height, likely linked to the turbulent flow itself, whereas, for the weak wind cases, the variability diminishes with height, and it is probably linked to the surface variability. The variability between soundings is large. The computation of the root mean square error with respect to the average of the soundings for each case shows that the site closest to the average is the one over open terrain and low vegetation, whereas the site in the forest is the farthest from average. Comparison with the profiles to the nearest grid point of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model shows that the closest values are provided by the average of the soundings and by the site closest to the average. Despite the small dataset collected during this exercise, the methodology developed here can be used for more cases and locations with the aim to characterize better the local variability in the lower atmosphere. In this sense, a non-dimensional heterogeneity index is proposed to quantify the topographically and thermally induced variability in complex terrain.

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Writing a strong scientific paper in medicine and the biomedical sciences: a checklist and recommendations for early career researchers

Biologia Futura ◽

10.1007/s42977-021-00095-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Payam Behzadi ◽

Márió Gajdács

Keyword(s):

Health Care Professionals ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Scientific Paper ◽

Scientific Writing ◽

Early Career ◽

Biomedical Sciences ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

The One ◽

Medical Programs

AbstractScientific writing is an important skill in both academia and clinical practice. The skills for writing a strong scientific paper are necessary for researchers (comprising academic staff and health-care professionals). The process of a scientific research will be completed by reporting the obtained results in the form of a strong scholarly publication. Therefore, an insufficiency in scientific writing skills may lead to consequential rejections. This feature results in undesirable impact for their academic careers, promotions and credits. Although there are different types of papers, the original article is normally the outcome of experimental/epidemiological research. On the one hand, scientific writing is part of the curricula for many medical programs. On the other hand, not every physician may have adequate knowledge on formulating research results for publication adequately. Hence, the present review aimed to introduce the details of creating a strong original article for publication (especially for novice or early career researchers).

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TRAINING IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLOSE-RANGE SENSING IN ALPINE TERRAIN – 3RD EDITION

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xliii-b5-2020-243-2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol XLIII-B5-2020 ◽

pp. 243-250

Author(s):

M. Rutzinger ◽

K. Anders ◽

M. Bremer ◽

B. Höfle ◽

R. Lindenbergh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Summer School ◽

Past Research ◽

Range Sensing ◽

Research Activities ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Hands On ◽

Student Questionnaire ◽

Close Range ◽

Recent Edition ◽

Postdoctoral Researchers

Abstract. The 3rd edition of the international summer school “Close-range Sensing Techniques in Alpine terrain” took place in Obergurgl, Austria, in June 2019. This article reports on results from the training and seminar activities and the outcome of student questionnaire survey. Comparison between the recent edition and the past edition in 2017 shows no significant differences on the level of satisfaction on organizational and training aspects. Gender balance was present both in candidates and in the outcome of selections. Selection was based on past research activities and on topic relevance. The majority of trainees were therefore doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers, but also motivated master students participated. The training took place through keynotes, lectures, seminars, in the field with hands-on surveys followed by data analysis in the lab, and teamwork for preparing a final team presentation over different assignments.

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Hardly Accessible Morphological Structures – Geological Mapping and Accuracy Analysis of SfM and TLS Surveying Technologies

Acta Montanistica Slovaca ◽

10.46544/ams.v25i4.04 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 479-493

Keyword(s):

Laser Scanning ◽

Point Clouds ◽

Geological Mapping ◽

High Temporal Resolution ◽

Remotely Piloted Aircraft ◽

Close Range ◽

Mutual Comparison ◽

Aircraft System ◽

Map Data

The aim of geological field mapping is to collect and interpret data on the relief of the Earth's surface. From thus created geological maps, we can obtain information about mineral units and their structure – rock and mineral types, their thickness, lithological deposits, faults, folds, fractures, and thus interpret information as they originated over time. However, the accessibility of such structures is affected by various morphological elements – terrain notches, watercourses, but also by vegetation. Simultaneous geodetic and geological mapping could be a solution for surveying hardly accessible morphological structures. Non-contact surveying technologies – terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and close-range photogrammetry (terrestrial and remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) photogrammetry) provide reliable, high-quality and accurate data on the topographic surface with a high temporal resolution, as the spatial accuracy of the measured point can be mXYZ ≤ 10 mm at an imaging distance of about 20 – 30 m. From the measured data, it is possible to generate point clouds, digital terrain models, and orthophoto maps based on automated data processing. However, the disadvantage of photogrammetric imaging is a proportional decrease in accuracy with increasing imaging distance. The accuracy of TLS is not significantly affected by increasing distance. The paper presents a case study of the use and comparison of non-contact surveying technologies and their application for in-situ mapping of hardly accessible geological structures in the area of Spišská Magura (Slovak-Polish border). The results are given for two localities on two outcrops - Jurgów (PL) and Bachledova valley (SK), while analyzing the usability of TLS and RPAS photogrammetry, with and without the use of artificial ground control points (GCP). The paper presents a mutual comparison of all obtained graphical outputs in terms of 1D and 2D quality depending on the type of GCPs used, depending on the terrain and accessibility. The results show that by using photogrammetry when creating map data, in comparison with TLS, we are able to get sufficient accuracy of outputs for in-situ geological mapping.

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Rotatory role-playing and role-models to enhance the research integrity culture

Research Ideas and Outcomes ◽

10.3897/rio.6.e53921 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Julia Prieß-Buchheit ◽

Arja Aro ◽

Iliyana Demirova ◽

Dirk Lanzerath ◽

Pavel Stoev ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Role Models ◽

Research Integrity ◽

Role Playing ◽

Early Career ◽

School Students ◽

Train The Trainer ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Award Winning ◽

Scientific Facts

The Path2Integrity project is a two-component coordination and support action to enhance research integrity cultures. Path2Integrity develops and fosters role-models and rotatory role-play scenarios for secondary school students, undergraduates, graduates, and early career researchers. A Path2Integrity campaign for scientific facts about research integrity and role-models, raises awareness of research integrity within secondary schools and universities. A complementary Path2Integrity handbook of instructions, which contains vivid stories involving research integrity and rotatory role-playing increases students’ ability to form judgements about the acceptance or rejection of norms in research. A train-the-trainer program shows how to use the Path2Integrity handbook of instructions, especially how to apply the handbook to the educators’ discipline and how to implement it into organisations. Partners from the Consortium have award-winning experience in creating those settings, which allows Path2Integrity to work with educational practices already in existence. Taking into account that different disciplines and different schools of thought are involved, it is the Consortium’s paramount concern, to ensure explicitly that the Path2Integrity handbook and campaign are based on optimal and systematic evidence-based decisions.

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Bridging the Future of Earth System Modelling – the ESM Summer School 2019

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-8511 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Luisa Cristini ◽

Robert Sausen ◽

Mariano Mertens ◽

Nadine Wieters ◽

Sara Pasqualetto

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Summer School ◽

Early Career ◽

System Modelling ◽

Earth System ◽

School Students ◽

The Earth ◽

Wide Range ◽

Summer Schools ◽

Earth System Modelling

The Earth System Modelling Capacity (ESM) project is a 3-year effort funded by the Helmholtz Association started in April 2017 and involving eight research centres across Germany. The project has a strong knowledge transfer component aiming to provide decision-makers with relevant tools in order to face grand challenges in the near future and to support early career scientists (PhD students and early career postdoctoral researchers) from ESM project partner centres as well as the national and international community in developing and strengthening their knowledge on Earth system modelling, as one of the primary efforts to establish a legacy for the project.From 9th to 19th of September 2019, the ESM summer school was held in Bad Aibling (Germany) with 50 participating students from 26 institutes placed all over the world. A core objective of the school was to train and educate early-career scientists from a wide range of discipline and with a diverse international and gender background to apply cutting edge science in the study of the Earth system and at the same time to engage in a stimulating exercise of knowledge transfer for the project.During the 10-day summer school, students had four lectures daily about topics related to the Earth system and its components, from atmospheric dynamics to terrestrial modelling, from the modelling of waves and oceans to that of ice sheets and glaciers. The school included practical exercises and hands-on sessions that involved coding and building mini-cluster computers, building on the advanced technical knowledge of ESM partners and scientists. The lectures were held by thirty researchers from the ESM Project&#8217;s partner institutes and beyond. Two poster sessions were also organized, where students had the chance to present their work to their peers and to the senior scientists, exchange experiences, share results and receive feedbacks from fellow students and lecturers.In this presentation, we will present the concept and key features of the summer school, content and organisation, and also offer the students&#8217; feedback collected after the school in an effort to showcase an example of how summer schools remain a powerful mean to value diversities and create an inclusive environment in (Earth system) science.

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