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        Information about Application of new Technology in the field of Remote Sensing

               o  near objective data registering and value-adding (notes about progress and lacks-  at present only in german
               o  initiatives and focus of offer
               o  brief portrayal of the entrepreneur 
               o  contacts and links

  • basic data, data products and services   (details are under construction)
    •  available image data
    •  supporting of spatial data for the environmental consulting sector  . . .    
      • indirect registration and observation of environmental factors (vegetation and soil, anomalies)
      • interpretation of land use and change detection, biotopes and habitats (landscape and regional planning, conservation of nature)
      • procect presentation (2D/3D, in the field of urban -, rural - and nature preservation areas)
    •  remote sensing and GIS applied for the evaluation of economic processes for sustainable (ecologic) development  . . .   (in planning)
      • in the settlement and traffic system (efficiency of infrastructure, information and feedback for the private user and the politics)
      • in the case of natural dangers (e.g. in water management by means of land use oriented preventive flood control with indication of ecological quality (land use structure) on catchment level for the water framework directive - WFD of the European Community)
    •  organization and co-ordination  . . .
      • project acquisition and support on national and international (european) level (especially for SME of the environmental consulting section)

 
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Information about the Application of new Technologies
in the field of Remote Sensing

The information about the application of new technologies is addressed to planning and executing bureaus relevant to  environmental working fields and directly to end users like public authorities, organizations and private clients.

Remote sensing should be used, in the interest of the community, mainly for the protection of the environment and nature. Remote sensing based, high resolution and the whole area covered image recording systems will be assigned to a factor of leading importance for a whole concept of future pointed regulation systems of the preventive land protection and a sustainable land use.
The applications concerning mainly to protection of water and land acc. soil within contracts of ecological research and landscape planning of regional and local mapping of  natural damage and hazard events and  activities of expert conclusions.

A serious use of remote sensing requires a close co-operation between the applicant and the remote sensing specialist to get an optimal accuracy and working efficiency. In case of further developed analysis methods the working process encloses a flexible mobilization of personal power and a high level of interactions to adapt those analysis methods.
 
 

Brief Portrayal of the Entrepreneur
 
H.J.Orthaber;  background image - 2-hours-longtime exposure of the starry sky above the antenna of the satellite earth station Aflenz, January 1982Ph. D. Theses at the University of Technology Dresden, 
M.Sc. of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning at the University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, Engineer of electrical engineering; 

Year of birth 1957; from 1978 to 1983 engineer of telecommunication and system technician at the satellite receiving station Aflenz in Austria; from 1983 to 1992 study of landscape ecology and landscape planning at the University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, specialized in satellite image data processing (since 1989); intermediate study at Bavarian Water Authority, section land use in Munich (1988) and at the Federal Institute of Research of Forest, Snow and Landscape (WSL), section remote sensing, in Birmensdorf, Switzerland (1991); from 1992 to 1995 project leader in the field of remote sensing at Greenteam CONSULT, Leoben; since 1996 trade license, performance of development duties in the field of satellite image processing and Ph.D. Theses at University of Technology Dresden, faculty of Forst- Geo- und Hydrowissenschaften (Rigorosum, 1999; printing and publishing of theses, April 2000); subsequent development and project planning on European level (environment framwork programs); since 2003 extention of activity to services concerning sustainable (ecologic and social) economic development.

 

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Project References (p) and Publications (i=intern)
 

    ORTHABER, H., J., 1988: Water Preservation Program Catchment Area Schondra. Bavarian Water Authority, Section Land Use, Munich, Germany.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1990:  Topographic Analysis by Means of GIS (ARC-Info). Basic Study to Forestry Management at Alptal. Federal Research Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape, Birmensdorf, Swiss.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1990:  Landscape Planning and Remote Sensing. Study at Institute for Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information (IVFL), Univ. of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, 67 pages.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1992:  Remote Sensing as Tool of Landscape Planning and of Grassland Management, investigated by Means of LANDSAT-TM-Satellite Image Data at Area Ennstal. Diploma Theses at Institute for Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information (IVFL), Univ. of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, 121 pages.

    Environmental Status Report "Soil and Vegetation" at Area Kirchdorf an der Krems. Part of Project: Land Use Classification of LANDSAT TM Data. Greenteam CONSULT (Team: SCHÖNHUBER, P.; SCHECHTNER, K.; ORTHABER, H. J.), Leoben 1992 (Verification of Results, Performance of Classification: Joanneum Research).

    Environmental Status Report  at Area Krappfeld - Görtschitztal. Part of Project: Land Use Classification of LANDSAT TM Data. Greenteam CONSULT (Team: SCHÖNHUBER, P.; SCHECHTNER, K.; ORTHABER, H. J.; ZEPIC, J. ), Leoben 1992 (Consultancy and Verification of Results, Performance of Classification: Joanneum Research).

    Pollution Impact of Forested Grounds at Area Leoben, Part of Project: Inventory of Forestry by Means of      CIR-Aerial-Photographs and LANDSAT TM Data. Greenteam CONSULT (Team: SCHÖNHUBER, P.; PICHLER, F.; ORTHABER, H. J.; MATSCHEDOLNIG, U. ), Leoben 1993.

    Environmental Status Report  "Vegetation" at Area Gmunden - Vöcklabruck. Part of Project: Land Use Classification by Means of LANDSAT TM Data. Greenteam CONSULT (Team: PICHLER, F. ; SCHÖNHUBER, P.; ORTHABER, H. J.; WECHSELBERGER, W. ; TWRDIK, F. ; ZEPIC, J. ), Leoben 1993.
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    Environmental Status Report  "Soil and Vegetation" at Area Leibnitzer Feld and Leithagebirge.  Part of Project: Land Use Classification by Means of LANDSAT TM Data. Greenteam CONSULT (Team: SCHÖNHUBER, P.; PICHLER, F.; ORTHABER, H. J.; WECHSELBERGER, W. ; TWRDIK, F. ; ZEPIC, J. ), Leoben 1993/94.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1994:  The Inclusion of Remote Sensing into Environmental Status Reports for Industrial Enterprises. Lecture at PCI-User-Meeting, Munich, March 1994.

    SCHÖNHUBER, P., ORTHABER, H. J., 1994:  Ansichten aus dem Weltraum: Landschaften im Satellitenbild. A Satellite Image Atlas with Illustrations. Greenteam CONSULT Planungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Leoben, July 1994, 53 pages.

    Land use classification Zagreb City and vicinity. Greenteam CONSULT (Project leader and -processing: ORTHABER, H. J.), Leoben 1994.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1995:  The Inclusion of Satellite Remote Sensing Tools in Environmental Status Reports for Industrial Plants. Lecture and Poster Presentation at EARSeL-Meeting, Proceedings of the EARSeL Workshop "Pollution Monitoring and Geographic Information Systems", Brandys-nad-Labem, Czech Republic, May 1995, pp. 74-88.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1996:  Statistic approach of HAZE Correction for Mountainous Regions as a Pre-Processing Step of Forest Classification. FIRS Project JRC, International Workshop "Application ofRemote Sensing in European Forest Monitoring" 14-16 Oct. 1996, Univ. of Agriculture, Vienna,

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1996:  SONPOS. EXCEL-Application to Sun Position and Calculations of Illumination  of Satellite Scenes. Leoben.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1997:  Illumination Model and Topographical Correction - Mistakes due to Inaccurate Data of Sun Position. ZPF, 1/1997, S. 11-21.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 1999:  Image-Orientated Atmospheric Correction and Analysis of Satellite Images for the Mapping of Vegetation-Dominated Areas. A Contribution to Environmental Tasks of Engineering. Ph.D. These at TU Dresden, Faculty of Forst-, Geo- und Hydrowissenschaften (Rigorosum, 16.6.1999), 181 pages. 
    ORTHABER, H. J., 1999:  Process of Image-Orientated Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Images for Analysis, Earth Observation and Mapping of Vegetation-Dominated Areas. Submission at the Austrian Patent Agency. June 1999.

    Erfassung, Bewertung und Überwachung von Borkenkäferkalamitäten im Böhmerwald mit Methoden der Satellitenfernerkundung. FLI, St&P, Interreg III - Projektkonzept, Wien, 2000.  
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    ORTHABER, H. J., 2000: Atmospheric Correction Supported by Physical Models and by the Tasseled Cap Haze Component, 20th EARSeL Symposium 2000, Dresden.

    ORTHABER, H., J., 2000: Bilddatenorientierte atmosphärische Korrektur von Satellitenbildern. Auszug Dissertation - TU Dresden, Seminar am IVFL, Univ. f. Bodenkultur, Wien, 2000.

    ORTHABER, H., J., 2001: Tasseled Cap Atmospheric Correction ”TACOR” von Satellitenbilddaten - Posterpräsentation, 3. Österreichische Informationsveranstaltung “Fernerkundung”. Aktuelle Entwicklungen und internationale Kooperationen in der Erdbeobachtung, TU-Wien, 2001.

    Water Protection management integration the newest Remote sensing and Visualisation techniques (WAPREVIS) - EVK1-2001-00245, EU-FP5 initiation and co-ordination for the submission, Vienna, 2001.  
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    Conservation and restoration of Riverine Landscapes - remote sensing as a novel tool to monitor ecosystem functions (CORILA) - EVG2-2002-00505, EU-RP5/GMES initiation and co-ordination for the submission, Vienna, 2002.

    Remote Sensing for Participitory Planning of Sustainable Landuse based on Identification of Ecological Carrying Capacities (SULECC) - EVK2-2002-00598, EU-RP5/GMES project co-ordination for the submission, Vienna, 2002.

    ORTHABER, H., J., 2002: Projekt WAPREVIS im 5. EU-RP: neue Dimensionen für die Donauforschung und die IAD. IAD-Fachgruppenleiter-Workshop, April 2002, Wien.

    Conservation and restoration of Riverine Landscapes - remote sensing as a novel tool to monitor ecosystem functions (CORILA) - Expression of Interest to the future EU-FP6 Call, submitted: July 2002.

    Flood related environmental hazards in the Danube River Basin: Risk management, prevention and mitigation measures (SAFE BLUE DANUBE) - FP6-505536, FP6-2002-Global-1- co-ordination and leader of the WP1/2 "Landscape ecofunction and flood prevention  indicators" and co-ordination of WP1/5 "Morphodynamics of coastal zone areas", submitted: April 2003

    Korridoruntersuchung Marchfeld 2004, Phase 1, Bestandsanalyse und Entwicklungsperspektiven. Grundlagenerhebung mit Methoden der Fernerkundung. Planungsteam Marchfeldkorridor im Auftrag der NÖ LReg, 2004.

    Skizzen zu einer europäischen Ressourcenrahmenrichtlinie durch die Entwicklung und Kommunikation regionaler Ressourcenbewirtschaftungskonzepte nach Vorbild der EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. Akronym: Regio-Resource. Submitted as handout by a consortium of six application-oriented and scientific partners to the sub-topic 1.3 of the program proVision of the BM:bwk, 2004.

    Sustainable Regional Resource Management – Implementation of the ‘EU-Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources’ in Regions. Acronym: Region-Resource. Submitted as full proposal by a consortium of eleven application-oriented and scientific partners and a Scientific Advisory Board to the sub-topic 1.3 of the program proVision of the BM:bwk, 2005.

    RAUCH, H., STRIGL. A. (Hrsg), 2005: Die Wende der Titanic. Wiener Deklaration für eine zukünftige Weltordnung. Oekom-Verlag Münschen. - Cooperation with the discourse process and organization of the contribution for publication.

    ORTHABER, H. J., 2005: Umsetzungsstrategie für eine neue Ökonomie der Ressourcen. In: Report to the 9th symposium of Allhau "gemeinsam nachhaltig wirken", pp. 86-90, October 2005. (http://www.forschungsgemeinschaft-sol.at/Symp2005.pdf).

    Eventmanagement mit Nachhaltigkeitserfassung. Project development and compilation of the project manual using the software MS-Project. Within the framework for the degree to the project manager (WIFI), Vienna, 9/2005 - 1/2006.

    Natur und Freizeit. Workshop Group "Inhalt" of the 1st Conference "Zivilgesellschaft". Vienna, 6/7 May 2006. Abstract of the results in: "Dokumentation der Konferenz Zivilgesellschaft". Glocalist Review, Sondernummer 6, 24.5.2006, pp. 32-34. (http://www.glocalist.at/uploads/media/Glocalist_ZIVI_6.pdf).

    Ökonomie der Ressourcen - ein wichtiger Baustein zur Lösung? Neue Rahmen für die Wirtschaft und zur Naturbewahrung - Steuergerechtigkeit. Workshop with Hans Peter Aubauer at Sozialforum ASF Graz, 15-17 June 2006. (http://lists.socialforum.at/2006/editprog.cgi?dkey=95).

    ORTHABER, H. J., 2006: Ressourcengeld - ein wichtiger Rahmen und Baustein zum Systemwandel. Contribution for the report of the 10th symposium of Allhau "moderne Jobs für das 21. Jahrhundert". June 2006.    Fdownload (Word-document)


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"Zukunftsforum: Systemwandel". Projektvorstellung and Workshop of the 2nd Conference "Zivilgesellschaft". Vienna, 12/13 May 2007. Results in: "2. Konferenz Zivilgesellschaft". Glocalist Review, Ausgabe Nr. 152/153/2007, 21.5.2007, pp. 25-37.      F(download pdf-document).

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Contacts and Links

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Remote Sensing Organizations and Research Institutions
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  Institute of Cartography, TU Dresden 
Priorities: All aspects of cartography, in particular cartography with remote sensing imagery, mountain cartography and true 3D visualisations   
e-mail: Manfred F. Buchroithner <<manfred.buchroithner@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>


Institute for Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information, University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna 
Priorities: Applications of forestry, agriculture and landscape planning 
e-mail: Werner Schneider<werner.schneider@boku.ac.at>

  Institut für digitale Bildverarbeitung und Graphik, Joanneum Research mbh 
Priorities: Forestry, biotop mapping, industrial image data processing 
e-mail: Mathias Schardt <mathias.schardt@joanneum.ac.at>

  Abteilung Umweltplanung, Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf mbH 
Priorities: Systembasierende Umweltschutzstrategien, Umweltdatenmanagement und Umweltdatenanalyse 
e-mail: Edgar Cabela <edgar.cabela@arcs.ac.at>

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Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum (DFD), Institut für Optoelektronik, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling 
relevant selected working field: atmospheric correction (ATCOR)  
e-mail: Rudolf Richter <r.richter@dlr.de>

  Institute of Ecological and Regional Development Dresden 
Priorities: Cross-sectional areas of research like Resource-Conscious Land Use, Resource-Efficient Construction and Housing, Sustainable Structural Change and European Integration (CEE-Countries) 
e-mail: Bernhard Müller <b.mueller@ioer.de>

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further Infos - further very extensive links to themes of remote sensing
EB - Austrian "earth observation" home page

 
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Organizations and Authorities, Domain of Protection of Environment and Nature
 
 
  Klimabündnis Austria 
Priorities: Kyoto-Aims, global co-operation for the protection of world climate between communities and indigent nations of the area of Amazons rain forests, ecological agriculture, fair trade with coopertion communities (s.a. EZA-3.Welt), improvement of efficiency of energy and substitute of fossil carrier of energy, methods for reduction of motorized traffic 
e-mail: office@klimabuendnis.at

  Österreichisches Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung, c/o Universität für Bodenkultur  
Priorities: Agenda21                            sustain ability data bank: 
e-mail: oin@boku.ac.at                         http://www.municipia.at/taten


 
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further Links:
Earthwatch Institut, Environment Organisation WebDirectory, European Forest Institute, Greenpeace International, Internationale Alpenschutzkommission CIPRA, Ökoforum, The EnviroWeb, Umweltforum Europa, WWF International;
EMAS-EU, European Environment Agency, European Environment Information and Observation Network, International Energie-Behörde, Umweltseite der Europäischen Kommission, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, US Environmental Protection Agency

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Data Information, Software
 
 
Space Imaging Inc. - IKONOS-Satellite image data (launched: 24 Sep 1999), 1/4m ground resolution
OrbImage - OrbView-Satellite image data (construction phase), 1/4m ground resolution
bei Space Imaging (former EOSAT) / Eurimage - Landsat7-Satellite image data, 15/30m ground resolution
EarthWatch / (Ball) - QuickBird-Satellite image data (launched: 18 Oct 2001), 0.8/3.3m ground resolution
SPOT Image - Spot-Satellite image data, 2.5/5/10 (Spot5), 10/20m ground resolution
bei Space Imaging (former EOSAT) - IRS-Satellite image data, 5/23m ground resolution (former EOSAT - now  Space Imaging)
DLR-hrsc-a - HRSC-A Stereo camera for aerial photographs, e.g. 0,15m ground resolution
DLR-esar - E-SAR multifrequent and multipolarimetric radar airborn scanner for mapping of moisture, e.g. 2m ground resolution
TopoSys GmbH - Laser airborn scanner for mapping of elevation data, 1m ground resolution, 15cm accuracy of height
BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungwesen, Austria


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CEO, INFEO - Center for Earth Observation, european-spread "service exchange" (now INFEO, former: EWSE)
DLR-isis (DFD) - ISIS - intelligent satellite data information system
Eurimage - EiNet data service of Eurimage
USGS - EarthExplore (former USGS GLIS (Unites States Geological Survey Global Land Information System), EROS Data Center
ITC Launche Information - last revisions of satellite working operations


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PCI Geomatics - EASI Pace image processing software, ACE cartographic software, SPANS raster GIS
CGI Systems GmbH - PCI distribution and support for the german language area
ITC - ILWIS  GIS software


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