5 papers
Benchmarking Deep Learning Models for Dense Event Classification of Offshore Wind Infrastructure in Sentinel-1 Time Series
Thorsten Hoeser, Felix Bachofer, Claudia Kuenzer
Monitoring of offshore wind energy infrastructure life cycles, especially during the deployment phase, is an important contribution for stakeholders to make informed decisions in a…
Global Offshore Wind Infrastructure: Deployment and Operational Dynamics from Dense Sentinel-1 Time Series
Thorsten Hoeser, Felix Bachofer, Claudia Kuenzer
The offshore wind energy sector is expanding rapidly, increasing the need for independent, high-temporal-resolution monitoring of infrastructure deployment and operation at global…
Towards Generalizable Mapping of Hedges and Linear Woody Features from Earth Observation Data: a national Product for Germany
Thorsten Hoeser, Verena Huber-Garcia, Sarah Asam +2
Hedges and other linear woody features provide valuable ecosystem services, particularly within intensively managed agricultural landscapes. They are key elements for climate adapt…
Offshore oil and gas platform dynamics in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Persian Gulf: Exploiting the Sentinel-1 archive
Robin Spanier, Thorsten Hoeser, John Truckenbrodt +2
The increasing use of marine spaces by offshore infrastructure, including oil and gas platforms, underscores the need for consistent, scalable monitoring. Offshore development has…
Deep learning-based object detection of offshore platforms on Sentinel-1 Imagery and the impact of synthetic training data
Robin Spanier, Thorsten Hoeser, Claudia Kuenzer
The recent and ongoing expansion of marine infrastructure, including offshore wind farms, oil and gas platforms, artificial islands, and aquaculture facilities, highlights the need…