Remote Sensing and Active Sensors

The Remote Sensing and Active Sensors Team at IPF teaches and conducts research in the field of extracting semantic information about the Earth's surface and objects from sensor data, particularly from active sensor technologies such as RADAR and LiDAR.
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Lectures

3D Computer Vision Lecture
Laserscanning und Freiformflächenmodellierung Lecture
Projekt Computer Vision Practice
Struktur- und Objektextraktion in 2D und 3D, Übung Practice
Laserscanning und Freiformflächenmodellierung, Übung Practice
Active Sensors for Computer Vision Lecture
Tomographic Laser- and Radar Sensing Lecture
Sensors and Signals in Computer Vision and Remote Sensing Lecture
Signalverarbeitung in der Geodäsie Lecture
Statistische Mustererkennung und wissensbasierte Bildanalyse, Übung Practice

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Publications


2026
BathyNeRF: Photogrammetrische Unterwasserrekonstruktion mit Neural Radiance Fields
Winiwarter, L.; Jutzi, B.; Mandlburger, G.; Brezovsky, M.; Günthner, A.; Schulte, F.
2026. 46. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF in Darmstadt, 5 S., Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung und Geoinformation (DGPF)
2025
Seawater intrusion in river delta systems. Inter-annual dynamics and drivers of salinity variations in the southern Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Bauer, J.; Dörr, F.; Duong Vu, H. T.; Schenk, A.; Tran, H. V.; Pham, V. C.; Börsig, N.; van der Linden, R.; Nguyen, N. H.; Eiche, E.; Norra, S.
2025. Journal of Hydrology, 661, 133745. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133745
Drought‐Induced Land Subsidence in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Insights From SAR Interferometry
Dörr, N.; Huu, L. V.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2025. Geophysical Research Letters, 52 (18), Artnr. e2025GL117096. doi:10.1029/2025GL117096
Ground-based InSAR and GNSS integration for enhanced dam monitoring
Rebmeister, M.; Schenk, A.; Weisgerber, J.; Westerhaus, M.; Hinz, S.; Andrian, F.; Vonié, M.
2025. Applied Geomatics, 17 (2), 393–400. doi:10.1007/s12518-025-00622-w
Investigation on systematic deviations of absolute and double differential partial wet delay between GNSS, PS-InSAR, and ERA-5 model observations
Zárate, A.; Schenk, A.; Kamm, B.; Mayer, M.
2025, April 29. EGU General Assembly (2025), Vienna, Austria, April 27–May 2, 2025
Phase-Preserving Super-Resolution of Complex Radar Data via ADI-Guided Multi-Branch Fusion
Helmy, I.; Schenk, A.; Ismail, M.; Hexel, R.; Tuxworth, G.
2025. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 63, 1–20. doi:10.1109/TGRS.2025.3622923
Enhancing Ground-Based SAR Monitoring With PCA-Based Geometry Transformation for Improved Phase Unwrapping
Rebmeister, M.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.; Andrian, F.; Vonié, M.
2025. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 18, 7682–7693. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3542115
2024
Monitoringkonzept für die Enguri-Bogenstaumauer, Georgien = Monitoring concept for the Enguri Arch Dam, Georgia
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Schilling, F. R.; Röckel, T.; Kalabegishvili, M.; Tsereteli, N.; Aberle, B.; Rebmeister, M.; Schenk, A.; Weisgerber, J.; Westerhaus, M.; Rietbrock, A.
2024. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, 114 (7-8), 25–30. doi:10.1007/s35147-024-2368-y
Land Subsidence in the Mekong Delta Derived From Advanced Persistent Scatterer Interferometry With an Infrastructural Reference Network
Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2024. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, 12077–12091. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3420130
Novel View Synthesis with Neural Radiance Fields for Industrial Robot Applications
Hillemann, M.; Langendörfer, R.; Heiken, M.; Mehltretter, M.; Schenk, A.; Weinmann, M.; Hinz, S.; Heipke, C.; Ulrich, M.
2024. arxiv. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2405.04345
Extreme melting at Greenland’s largest floating ice tongue
Zeising, O.; Neckel, N.; Dörr, N.; Helm, V.; Steinhage, D.; Timmermann, R.; Humbert, A.
2024. The Cryosphere, 18, 1333–1357. doi:10.5194/tc-18-1333-2024
Novel View Synthesis with Neural Radiance Fields for Industrial Robot Applications
Hillemann, M.; Langendörfer, R.; Heiken, M.; Mehltretter, M.; Schenk, A.; Weinmann, M.; Hinz, S.; Heipke, C.; Ulrich, M.
2024. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLVIII-2-2024, 137–144. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-2024-137-2024
Integrales Monitoringkonzept an der Enguri Bogenstaumauer
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Röckel, T.; Kalabegishvili, M.; Tsereteli, N.; Aberle, B.; Rebmeister, M.; Schenk, A.; Weisgerber, J.; Westerhaus, M.; Rietbrock, A.; Schilling, F.
2024. Messtechnische Überwachung von Stauanlagen ; XIII. Mittweidaer Talsperrentag, 47–51, Hochschule Mittweida. doi:10.48446/opus-15213
2023
Three-dimensional topology dataset of folded radar stratigraphy in northern Greenland
Franke, S.; Bons, P. D.; Streng, K.; Mundel, F.; Binder, T.; Weikusat, I.; Bauer, C. C.; Paden, J. D.; Dörr, N.; Helm, V.; Steinhage, D.; Eisen, O.; Jansen, D.
2023. Scientific Data, 10, Art.-Nr.: 525. doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02339-0
AI-assisted analysis of correlatios of dam deformation, seismic events, meteorology, and water level changes
Ottenburger, S. S.; Trybushnyi, D.; Rebmeister, K.; Zadeh Toularoud, N. K.; Quandt, D.; Möhrle, S.; Ünal, O.; Bosch, J.; Müller, T.; Haller, C.; Schenk, A.; Kron, A.; Müller B.
2023. 91st Symposium "Management for Safe Dams" (ICOLD-CIGB 2023), Gothenburg, Sweden, June 11–15, 2023
Mathematical and physical approaches to infer absolute zenith wet delays from double differential interferometric observations using ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis
Kamm, B.; Schenk, A.; Yuan, P.; Hinz, S.
2023. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLVIII-M-1-2023, 153–159. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-1-2023-153-2023
2022
Fully Integrated Temporary Persistent Scatterer Interferometry
Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2022. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, Art no. 4412815. doi:10.1109/TGRS.2022.3200155
On the Relevance of Temporary Persistent Scatterers for Long-Term PS-InSAR Monitoring
Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2022. EUSAR 2022 ; 14th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, 541–546, VDE Verlag
Systematic Analysis of Initial Settlement of new Constructions in the Mekong Delta by Coherence Change Detection of Temporary Persistent Scatterers
Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2022. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, 17-22 July 2022, 1111–1114, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883381
Geocoding of ground-based SAR data for infrastructure objects using the Maximum A Posteriori estimation and ray-tracing
Rebmeister, M.; Auer, S.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2022. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 189, 110–127. doi:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2022.04.030
Land use change in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: New evidence from remote sensing
Vu, H. T. D.; Tran, D. D.; Schenk, A.; Nguyen, C. P.; Vu, H. L.; Oberle, P.; Trinh, V. C.; Nestmann, F.
2022. Science of the Total Environment, 813, Art.-Nr.: 151918. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151918
Airborne ultra-wideband radar sounding over the shear margins and along flow lines at the onset region of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream
Franke, S.; Jansen, D.; Binder, T.; Paden, J. D.; Dörr, N.; Gerber, T. A.; Miller, H.; Dahl-Jensen, D.; Helm, V.; Steinhage, D.; Weikusat, I.; Wilhelms, F.; Eisen, O.
2022. Earth system science data, 14 (2), 763–779. doi:10.5194/essd-14-763-2022
A comprehensive high resolution data collection for tropospheric water vapor assessment for the Upper Rhine Graben, Germany
Fersch, B.; Kamm, B.; Shehaj, E.; Wagner, A.; Yuan, P.; Möller, G.; Schenk, A.; Geiger, A.; Hinz, S.; Kutterer, H.; Kunstmann, H.
2022. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.936447
Tropospheric water vapor: a comprehensive high-resolution data collection for the transnational Upper Rhine Graben region
Fersch, B.; Wagner, A.; Kamm, B.; Shehaj, E.; Schenk, A.; Yuan, P.; Geiger, A.; Moeller, G.; Heck, B.; Hinz, S.; Kutterer, H.; Kunstmann, H.
2022. Earth System Science Data, 14 (12), 5287–5307. doi:10.5194/essd-14-5287-2022
2021
Analysis of Heterogeneous PS-InSAR Derived Subsidence Rates Using Categorized GIS Objects - A Case Study in the Mekong Delta
Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2021. 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, Brussels, Belgium, 11-16 July 2021, 2655–2658, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553297
Identifying Causes of Urban Differential Subsidence in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta by Combining InSAR and Field Observations
Wit, K. de; Lexmond, B. R.; Stouthamer, E.; Neussner, O.; Dörr, N.; Schenk, A.; Minderhoud, P. S. J.
2021. Remote sensing, 13 (2), Art.-Nr. 189. doi:10.3390/rs13020189
Remote Sensing and Computer Vision Image Analysis: Summary and Recent Trends
Braun, A. C.; Weinmann, M.; Wursthorn, S.; Keller, S.; Schenk, A.; Jutzi, B.; Hinz, S.
2021. Object and pattern recognition in remote sensing. Ed.: S. Hinz, 323–346, Whittles Publishing
OCLeaS – A tomographic PSI Algorithm using Orthogonal Matching Pursuit and Complex Least Squares
Rebmeister, M.; Schenk, A.; Bradley, P. E.; Dörr, N.; Hinz, S.
2021. Procedia computer science, 181, 220–230. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2021.01.143
2020
Urban Material Classification Using Spectral and Textural Features Retrieved from Autoencoders
Ilehag, R.; Leitloff, J.; Weinmann, M.; Schenk, A.
2020. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume V-1-2020, 2020, XXIV ISPRS Congress (2020 edition). Ed.: N. Paparoditis, 25–32, ISPRS. doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-V-1-2020-25-2020
Bed topography and subglacial landforms in the onset region of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream
Franke, S.; Jansen, D.; Binder, T.; Dörr, N.; Helm, V.; Paden, J.; Steinhage, D.; Eisen, O.
2020. Annals of Glaciology, 61 (81), 143–153. doi:10.1017/aog.2020.12
2019
Fusion von PSI-Geometrie und meteorologischen Daten zum Bewegungsmonitoring von urbanen Gebieten
Schenk, A.; Dörr, N.
2019. Digitale Bildverarbeitung und Geoinformation : Datenfusion unter geometrischen, physikalischen und semantischen Aspekten. Hrsg.: S. Hinz, 161–216, Wichmann
KLUM: An urban VNIR and SWIR spectral library consisting of building materials
Ilehag, R.; Schenk, A.; Huang, Y.; Hinz, S.
2019. Remote sensing, 11 (18), Article: 2149. doi:10.3390/rs11182149
A Multi-Modal System for Monitoring of Water quality - Setup and First Results from Passauna Reservoir
Kern, J.; Schenk, A.
2019. Anais do XIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Sensoriamento Remoto, 3157–3160, INPE
2018
Radiometric Calibration of a UAV-Mounted Hyperspectral Snapshot Camera with Focus on Uniform Spectral Sampling
Kern, J.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2018. 9th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS 2018), Amsterdam, NL, September 23-26, 2018, Article No.8747027, IEEE Computer Society. doi:10.1109/WHISPERS.2018.8747027
2017
Revisiting Existing Classification Approaches for Building Materials Based on Hyperspectral Data
Ilehag, R.; Weinmann, M.; Schenk, A.; Keller, S.; Jutzi, B.; Hinz, S.
2017. The international archives of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, XLII-3/W3, 65–71. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W3-65-2017
Concept for classifying facade elements based on material, geometry and thermal radiation using multimodal UAV remote sensing
Ilehag, R.; Schenk, A.; Hinz, S.
2017. 4th ISPRS International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics, Bonn, Germany, 4th - 7th September 2017, 145–151, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-145-2017
2016
An Inventory of Surface Movements in the Upper Rhine Graben Area, Southwest Germany, from SAR-Interferometry, GNSS and Precise Levelling
Fuhrmann, T.; Knöpfler, A.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Westerhaus, M.; Zippelt, K.; Heck, B.
2016. IAG 150 Years : IAG Scientific Assembly in Potsdam, Germany, 1–6 September, 2013. Ed.: C. Rizos, 419–425, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/1345_2015_116
2015
Volumetric change quantification of the 2010 Merapi eruption using TanDEM-X InSAR
Kubanek, J.; Westerhaus, M.; Schenk, A.; Aisyah, N.; Brotopuspito, K. S.; Heck, B.
2015. Remote sensing of environment, 164, 16–25. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2015.02.027
2012
Atmosphärenkorrekturen durch Integration von InSAR und GNSS Beobachtungen
Hinz, S.; Alshawaf, F.; Fuhrmann, T.; Heck, B.; Knöpfler, A.; Luo, X.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Thiele, A.; Westerhaus, M.
2012. Tagungsband GeoMonitoring 2012 - 8.-9. März 2012 in Braunschweig. Hrsg.: W. Niemeier, 87–96, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Analysis of atmospheric effects in spaceborne InSAR - towards water vapour mapping based on multiple sensors
Alshawaf, F.; Fuhrmann, T.; Heck, B.; Hinz, S.; Knoepfler, A.; Luo, X.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Thiele, A.; Westerhaus, M.
2012. 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR’12), Nürnberg, April 23-26, 2012, 219–222, VDE Verlag
2011
Atmospheric water vapour determination by the integration of InSAR and GNSS observations
Alshawaf, F.; Fuhrmann, T.; Heck, B.; Hinz, S.; Knöpfler, A.; Luo, X.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Thiele, A.; Westerhaus, M.
2011. Proceedings, ESA Fringe 2011 Workshop, [Proceedings], 19.-23. September 2011, Frascati, Italien
Fusion of InSAR Data and GNSS Measurements for the Determination of Atmospheric Water Vapour - A Basic concept
Alshawaf, F.; Fuhrmann, T.; Heck, B.; Hinz, S.; Knöpfler, A.; Luo, X.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Thiele, A.; Westerhaus, M.
2011. Proceedings, Earth Observation of Global Change, [Proceedings], 13.-15. April 2011, München, CD
Integration of InSAR and GNSS Observations for the Determination of Atmospheric Water Vapour
Alshawaf, F.; Fuhrmann, T.; Heck, B.; Hinz, S.; Knöpfler, A.; Luo, X.; Mayer, M.; Schenk, A.; Thiele, A.; Westerhaus, M.
2011. Earth Observation of Global Changes (EOGC). Ed.: J. M. Krisp, 147–162, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-32714-8_10
2010
Präzise Vermessung des Phasenreferenzpunktes von Corner-Reflektoren
Bähr, H.; Schenk, A.
2010. Vernetzt und ausgeglichen : Festschrift zur Verabschiedung von Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr.-Ing. e.h. Günter Schmitt. Hrsg.: K. Zippelt, 13–24, KIT Scientific Publishing
Permanent monitoring of the reference point at the 20m radio telescope Wettzell
Neidhardt, A.; Lösler, M.; Eschelbach, C.; Schenk, A.
2010. 6th IVS General Meeting, 07.-13. Februar 2010, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2008
Object-oriented detection of urban areas from TerraSAR-X data
Thiel, M.; Esch, T.; Schenk, A.
2008. Proceedings of the XXIst ISPRS Congress, July 3-11, 2008, Beijing, China. Volume XXXVII, Part B8, Commission VIII., 23–27
Land subsidence in Iran caused by widespread water reservoir overexploitation
Motagh, M.; Walter, T. R.; Sharifi, M. A.; Fielding, E.; Schenk, A.; Anderssohn, J.; Zschau, J.
2008. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L16403
2005
High-throughput screening of interactions between G protein-coupled receptors and ligands using confocal optics microscopy
Zemanova, L.; Schenk, A.; Valler, M. J.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Heilker, R.
2005. Protein-ligand interactions : methods and applications. Ed.: G.U. Nienhaus, 365–383, Humana Press
2004
Confocal optics microscopy for biochemical and cellular high-throughput screening (vol 8, pg 1085, 2003)
Zemanova, L.; Schenk, A.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Valler, M. J.; Heilker, R.
2004. Drug discovery today, 9 (1), 26–26. doi:10.1016/S1359-6446(03)02833-2
Endothelin receptor in virus-like particles: Ligand binding observed by fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy
Zemanova, L.; Schenk, A.; Hunt, N.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Heilker, R.
2004. Biochemistry, 43 (28), 9021–9028. doi:10.1021/bi035901+
Photodynamics of red fluorescent proteins studied by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Schenk, A.; Ivanchenko, S.; Röcker, C.; Wiedenmann, J. R.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2004. Biophysical journal, 86 (1), 384–394. doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74114-4
2003
Fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy and Photon Counting Histogram analysis for investigation of ligand binding to G-Protein Coupled Receptors
Zemanova, L.; Schenk, A.; Nienhaus, G. U.; Heilker, R.
2003. European biophysics journal, 32 (3), 265
Bulk spectroscopy and single-molecule studies on eqFP611, a novel red fluorescent protein
Ivanchenko, S. V.; Schenk, A.; Rocker, C.; Wiedenmann, J.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2003. Biophysical journal, 84 (2), 475A-475A
2002
A far-red fluorescent protein with fast maturation and reduced oligomerization tendency from Entacmaea quadricolor (Anthozoa, Actinaria)
Wiedenmann, J.; Schenk, A.; Röcker, C.; Girod, A.; Spindler, K. D.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2002. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99 (18), 11646–11651. doi:10.1073/pnas.182157199
2000
ANS binding to apomyoglobin studied by time-gated fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Schenk, A.; Röcker, C.; Lamb, D. C.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2000. European biophysics journal, 29 (4-5), 266
Sensitivity enhancement in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of multiple species using time-gated detection
Lamb, D. C.; Schenk, A.; Rocker, C.; Scalfi-Happ, C.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2000. Biophysical journal, 79 (2), 1129–1138. doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76366-1
Determining chemical rate coefficients using time-gated fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Lamb, D. C.; Schenk, A.; Rocker, C.; Nienhaus, G. U.
2000. Journal of physical organic chemistry, 13 (10), 654–658. doi:10.1002/1099-1395(200010)13:10<654::AID-POC294>3.3.CO;2-J
1999
Effective field theory for a heavy Higgs boson: matching and gauge invariance
Nyffeler, A.; Schenk, A.
1999. In: Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Divisional Meeting (DPF 96) of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, Minneapolis, Minn. 1996. Ed.: H. Heller. Vol. 1. Singapore 1998. S. 262-264