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The Project
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- Research:
Early detection of subglacial volcanic eruptions in Iceland using high resolution remote sensing data
- Project short title:
IsViews (Iceland subglacial Volcanoes interdisciplinary early warning system)
- German project title:
Anwendung neuer Methoden mit hochauflösenden Fernerkundungsdaten (TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, UltraCam) zur Früherkennung erneuter subglazialer Vulkanausbrüche in Island
- Funded by:
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology
- Contribution to:
European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus, formerly GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)
- Project leader:
Dr. U. Münzer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Section Geology
- Project partners:
Remote Sensing Technology Institute - German Aerospace Center (DLR), Commission for Geodesy and Glaciology (KEG) - Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH (RSS)
- Cooperation partners:
Fjarkönnun ehf. (Iceland), BlackBridge AG (RapidEye), Microsoft Vexcel Imaging GmbH (UltraCam)
- Project Management Agency:
IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Ottobrunn, Germany, coordination by Mr. Ulrich Leiß
- Duration:
01.06.2012 - 31.12.2016