Geomatics Research Group at the Institute of Geography of the Ruhr-University Bochum

Located in the center of the dynamic Ruhr metropolitan region, the Ruhr University, with its 21 faculties, is home to 41,600 students from over 130 countries studying one of the 61 Bachelor and 128 Master programs. "Built to Change" is the guiding principle of the Ruhr University. Since 1965, it has been the driving force behind the transformation from a mining district to a knowledge region. Knowledge networks unite individuals and teams across organizational, spatial, and disciplinary boundaries in all university fields: promoting talent, breaking down disciplinary boundaries, living diversity, remaining open. It can draw on established, sustainable alliances such as UniverCity Bochum and the University Alliance Ruhr and its network of international partnerships. These include the top international universities as established cooperation partners, especially in the two Clusters of Excellence, the European University Alliance UNIC (European University of Post-Industrial Cities), and the Worldwide Universities Network. The Faculty of Geography and Geosciences deals with the Earth system's sub-systems, processes, and patterns with the help of observation, measurement, and modeling techniques and analyzes the complex relationships between the anthroposphere, hydrosphere (including cryosphere), atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere. With its focal contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, the Faculty makes elementary contributions to sustainability research at RUB.

The Geomatics Research Group (GRG,) at the Institute of Geography of the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) focusses on analysis, application and development of new methods with Earth observation and geoinformation data. The chair for urban remote sensing has a strong expertise on disaster risk monitoring and management with Earth Observation based methods embedding cloud-based and AI-driven technologies for hazard monitoring and cascading risks. Besides, the team observes spatio-temporal dynamics in aquatic systems with regional foci in Sub-Saharan Africa and South America.