Dr. Andreas Braun

2022

• Gella, G.; Wendt, L.; Lang, S; Tiede, D.; Gao, Y.; Braun, A. (2021): Mapping of Dwellings in IDP/Refugee Settlements from Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Using a Mask Region-Based Convolutional Neural Network. Remote Sensing 14(3), 689. doi.org/10.3390/rs14030689. PDF

• Matabishi, J.G.; Braun, A.; Warth, G. (2022): Multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis of DESIS image to identify rooftops in Kigali. The International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences 46, 39-47. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-1-W1-2021-39-2022. PDF

2021

• Braun, A. (2021): Retrieval of digital elevation models from Sentinel-1 radar data – open applications, techniques and limitations. Open Geosciences 13(1), 532-569. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2020-0246. PDF

• Minh, T.N.; Sebesvari, Z.; Souvignet, M.; Bachofer, F.; Braun, A.; Garschagen, M.; Schinkel, U.; Liang, E.Y.; Linh, H.K.N.; Hochschild, V.; Assmann, A.; Hagenlocher, M. (2021): Understanding and assessing flood risk in Vietnam: Current status, persisting gaps and future directions. Journal of Flood Risk Management. doi:10.1111/jfr3.12689. PDF

• Duffy, C.E.; Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. (2021): Surface subsidence in urbanized coastal areas: PSI methods based on Sentinel-1 for Ho Chi Minh City. Remote Sensing 12(24). doi:10.3390/rs12244130. PDF

2020

• Braun, A.; Hoeser, T.; Delgado Blasco, J.M. (2020): Elevation change of Bhasan Char measured by persistent scatterer interferometry using Sentinel-1 data in a humanitarian context. European Journal of Remote Sensing 54(1), 109-126. doi:10.1080/22797254.2020.1789507. PDF

• Warth, G.; Braun, A.; Assmann, O.; Fleckenstein, K.; Hochschild, V. (2020): Prediction of Socio-Economic Indicators for Urban Planning Using VHR Satellite Imagery and Spatial Analysis. Remote Sensing 12(11), 1730. doi:10.3390/rs12111730. PDF

• Braun, A.; Warth, G.; Bachofer, F.; Bui, T.; Tran, H.; Hochschild, V. (2020): Changes in the building stock of Da Nang between 2015 and 2017. Data 5(2), 45. doi:10.3390/data5020042. PDF

• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V.; Pham, G.T.; Nguyen, L.H.K; Bachofer, F. (2020): Linking land subsidence to soil types within Hue city in Central Vietnam. Journal of Vietnamese Environment 12(1), 1-6. doi:10.13141/jve.vol12.no1.pp1-6. PDF

• Braun, A. (2020): Spaceborne radar imagery – An under-utilized source of information for humanitarian relief. Journal of Humanitarian Engineering 8(1).doi:10.36479/jhe.v8i1.164. PDF

2019

• Lang, S.; Füreder, P; Riedler; Wendt, L.; Braun, A.; Tiede, D.; Schoepfer, E.; Zeil, P.; Spröhnle, K.; Kulessa, K.; Rogenhofer, E.; Bääuerl, M.; Öze, A; Schwendemann, G.; Hochschild, V. (2019): Earth observation tools and services to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance. European Journal of Remote Sensing 53(2), 67-85. doi:10.1080/22797254.2019.1684208. PDF

• Vetter-Gindele, J.; Braun, A.; Warth, G.; Bui, T.; Bachofer, F.; Eltrop, L. (2019): Assessment of household solid waste generation and composition by building type in Da Nang, Vietnam. Resources 8(4). doi:10.3390/resources8040171. PDF

• Braun, A.; Fakhri, F.; Hochschild, V. (2019): Refugee Camp Monitoring and Environmental Change Assessment of Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Based on Radar Imagery of Sentinel-1 and ALOS-2. Remote Sensing 11(17), 2074. doi:10.3390/rs11172047. PDF

• Bachofer, F.; Braun, A; Adamietz, F. Murray, S.; d’Angelo, P.; Kyazze, E.; Mumuhire, A.P.; Bower, J. (2019): Building Stock and Building Typology of Kigali, Rwanda. Data 4(3), 105. doi:10.3390/data4030105. PDF

• Warth, G.; Braun, A.; Bödinger, C.; Hochschild, V.; Bachofer, F. (2019): DSM-based identification of changes in highly dynamic urban agglomerations. European Journal of Remote Sensing 52(1), 322-334. doi:10.1080/22797254.2019.1604083. PDF

2018

• Braun, A.; Wagner, J.; Hochschild, V. (2018): Above-ground biomass estimates based on active and passive sensor imagery in low-biomass savanna ecosystems. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12(4). doi:10.1117/1.JRS.12.046027. PDF
• Braun, A. (2018): Assessment of building damage in Raqqa during the Syrian civil war using time-series of radar satellite imagery. Journal for Geographic Information Science 1/2018. 228-242. doi:10.1553/giscience2018_01_s228. PDF

2017 and before

• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. (2017): Potential and limitations of radar remote sensing for humanitarian operations. Journal for Geographic Information Science 1/2017. 228-243. doi:10.1553/giscience2017_01_s228. PDF
• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. (2017): A SAR-Based Index for Landscape Changes in African Savannas. Remote Sensing 9(4), 359; doi:10.3390/rs9040359. PDF.
• Braun, A.; Lang, S.; Hochschild, V. (2016): Impact of refugee camps on their environment. A case study using multi-temporal SAR data. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International 4(2), 1–17. doi:10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22392. PDF
• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. (2015): Combining SAR and optical data for environmental assessments around refugee camps. Geospatial Minds For Society, 424–433. doi:10.1553/giscience2015s424. PDF
• Wendt, L.; Hilberg, S.; Robl, J.; Braun, A.; Lang, S.: Using remote sensing and GIS to support drinking water supply in refugee/IDP camps. Geospatial Minds For Society, 449–458. doi:10.1553/giscience2015s449. PDF
• Braun, A.; Rosner, H.J.; Hagensieker, R.; Dieball, S. (2015): Multi-method dynamical reconstruction of the ecological impact of copper mining on Chinese historical landscapes. Ecological Modelling 303, 42–54. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.02.013. URL
• Neckel, N.; Braun, A.; Kropácek, J.; Hochschild, V. (2013): Recent mass balance of Purogangri ice cap, central Tibetan Plateau, by means of differential X-band SAR interferometry. The Cryosphere 7, 1623–1633. doi:10.5194/tc-7-1623-2013. PDF

• Hochschild, V.; Braun, A.; Sommer, C.; Warth, G.; Omran, A. (2020): Visualizing Landscapes by Geospatial Techniques. In: Edler D., Jenal C., Kühne O. (Eds): Modern Approaches to the Visualization of Landscapes. RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden, 48-78. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-30956-5_4. 
• Rogenhofer, E.; de Laborderie, S.; Vyncke, J.; Braun, A.; Schwendemann, G. (2020): EO data supporting Médecins Sans Frontières's medical interventions. In: Ferretti, S. (Ed.): Space Capacity Building in the XXI century. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-21938-3.
• Braun, A.; Warth, G.; Bachofer, F.; Hochschild, V. (2019): Identification of roof materials in high-resolution multispectral images for urban planning and monitoring. Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE). doi:10.1109/JURSE.2019.8809026.
• Braun, A.; Hagensieker, R.; Hochschild, V. (2016): Filling of Cloud-Induced Gaps for Land Use and Land Cover Classifications Around Refugee Camps. Proceedings of Living Planet Symposium (SP740) 09.–13.05.2016, Prague. PDF
• Schillaci, C.; Braun, A.; Kropácek, J. (2015): Terrain Analysis and Landform Recognition. In: Clarke, L.E & Nield, J.M. (Eds.) Geomorphological Techniques (Online Edition). Chapter 2.4.2. British Society for Geomorphology; London, UK. ISSN: 2047-0371. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3895.2802. PDF
• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. (2015): Combined use of SAR and optical data for environmental assessments around refugee camps in semiarid landscapes. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XL-7/W3, 777–782. doi:10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-777-2015. PDF
• Unterweger, P.; Braun, A. (2015): Die Initiative Bunte Wiese. Machen wir's bunt! Natur & Garten 1/2015, 6-11. ISSN: 2199-7012
• Claus, C.; Braun, A.; Scholz, D.; Tielbörger, K. (2014): GLOWA JR Atlas: Results of the GLOWA Jordan River Project. Online-Publikation. URL
• Unterweger, P.; Braun, A. Koltzenburg, M.; Betz, O.: Die Initiative Bunte Wiese - Für mehr Artenvielfalt auf öffentlichem Grün. In: Korn, H.; Bockmühl, K.; Schliep, R. (Eds.): Biodiversität und Klimawandel. Vernetzung der Akteure in Deutschland. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn / Bad Godesberg, 53–54, ISBN 978-3-89624-092-7. PDF
• Braun, A.; Rosner, H.J. (2013): Agent-based modeling of landscape dynamics due to copper mining industry in the north-earstern Yunnan Province, Southeast China, during Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In: Vogel, H.U.; Cao, J.; Shan, K. (2012): Proceedings of the fifth international Workshop of the DFG Research Group Monies, Markets and Finance in China and East Asia 1600 - 1900 (in press).
• Unterweger, P.; Ade, J.; Braun, A.; Koltzenburg, M.; Kricke, C.; Schnee, L.; Wastian, L.; Betz, O.: Langfristige Etablierung extensiver Grünflächenpflege in Stadtgebieten. Die Initiative „Bunte Wiese“ der Stadt Tübingen. In: Veit, U.; Korn, H. (Eds.): Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt. Aktuelle Forschung im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt vorgestellt auf einer wissen-schaftlichen Expertentagung an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie Insel Vilm vom 20. - 24. August 2012. PDF
• Braun, A.; Rosner, H.J. (2011): Modellierung ökologischer Sukzession mit Multiagentensystemen. In: Helbich, M.; Dreierling, H.; Zipf, A. (Eds.): Heidelberger Geographische Bausteine 19, 95–101. ISBN: 978-3-88570-819-3.
• Braun, A.; Rosner, H.J. (2011): Disturbance and succession. Potential of agent-based systems for modeling vulnerable ecosystems. Application to land degradation pro-cesses. In: Car, A.; Griesebner, G.; Strobl, J. (Eds.): Geospatial Crossroads at GI_Forum 2011. Proceedings of the Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg, 05. - 08.06. University Of Salzburg, Wichmann Verlag, Berlin, 12–21. ISBN: 978-3-87907-496-9. PDF

• Braun, A. (2021): Relationship of urban heat with building density and green spaces - a remote sensing-based study across Vietnam's metropolitan areas. The 11th International Forum on Green Technology and Management: Green Pathways towards a sustainable future (IFGTM 2021), 26. November 2021, Can Tho, Vietnam.
• Braun, A.; Bachofer, F. (2021): Soil Types and Construction Activity as Drivers of Surface Subsidence in Coastal Urban Areas. The Case of Hue in Central Vietnam. ESA FRINGE 2021, 11th International Workshop on "Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry and Sentinel-1 InSAR", 31. May-04. Jun. 2021, Frascati, Italy
• Warth, G.; Braun, A.: Potential of VHR Satellite data to Support Planning in Highly Dynamic Urban Environments. WorldView Global Alliance conference. 16.-17. October 2019, Munich.
• Braun, A.: Refugees under the radar: Assisting humanitarian work with persistent scatterer interferometry. 39th Annual EARSeL Symposium. 01.-04. July 2019, Salzburg.
• Warth, G.; Braun, A.; Bachofer, F.; Hochschild, V.:Identification of roof materials in high-resolution multispectral images for urban planning and monitoring. Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. 22.-24. May 2019, Vannes.
• Bower, J.; Bachofer, F.; Braun, A.; Brimble, P.; McSharry, P.: A New approach to property valuation using remote sensing data and machine learning in Kigali, Rwanda. Mapping Urban Areas From Space (MUAS). 30.-31. October 2018, Frascati.
• Braun, A.: DSM-based identification of changes for urban planning in highly dynamic urban agglomerations. 5th Joint EARSeL Workshop "Urban Remote Sensing - Challenges and Solutions", 24.-26. September 2018, Bochum.
• Braun, A.: Benefits of radar satellite imagery for humanitarian NGOs. GIS-Fair hosted by the Austrian Red Cross, 5. June 2018, Vienna.
• Braun, A.; Hochschild, V.: Mapping sea surface dynamics in the context of displaced persons. Mapping Water Bodies From Space (MWBS), 26.-.29. March 2018, Frascati. URL
• Braun, A.: Assessment of building damage in Raqqa during the Syrian civil war using time-series of radar satellite imagery. GI_Forum, 3. - 6. July 2018, Salzburg.
• Braun, A.: Unterstützung humanitärer Einsätze durch Methoden der Radarfernerkundung. Deutscher Kongress für Geographie, 29. September - 3. October 2017, Tübingen. 
• Braun, A.: Radarfernerkundung zur Unterstützung humanitärer Einsätze. 37. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF, 8. - 10. March 2017, Würzburg.
• Braun, A. & Hagensieker, R.: Filling of cloud-induced gaps for land use and land cover classifications around refugee camps. ESA Living Planet Symposium, 9. - 13. May 2016, Praque. URL
• Braun, A.: Combining SAR and optical data for environmental assessments around refugee camps. GI_Forum, 7. - 10. July 2015, Universität Salzburg.
• Braun, A., Hochschild, V.: Combined use of SAR and optical data for environmental assessments around refugee camps in semiarid landscapes. 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 11. - 15. May 2015, Berlin.
• Braun, A., Hochschild, V.: Radar remote sensing supporting humanitarian operations – Challenges & outlooks. Gemeinsamer Workshop der Arbeitskreise "Auswertung von Fernerkundungsdaten der DGPF e.V." und "Fernerkundung der DGfG e.V.", 9 - 10. October 2014, TU Berlin. URL
• Braun, A.: Simulation historischer Landschaftsveränderungen durch Kupferbergbau in China. Deutscher Geographentag, 2.- 8. October 2013, Universität Passau.
• Braun, A.: Intitative Bunte Wiese - Mehr Artenvielfalt auf öffentlichem Grün. NABU-Workshop „Mehr Natur im Siedlungsgrün“ RP Tübingen, 19. June 2013, Bad Saulgau. URL
• Braun, A.; Hagensieker, R.: Landscape Reconstruction and Dynamical Landscape Modeling in Northeast Yunnan Province of the Qing Period. Fifth international project conference of MMF, 5. - 8. October 2011 an der Universität Tübingen.
• Tielbörger, K.; Claus, C.; Braun, A.: The GLOWA JR Atlas. Making the results of the project available to stakeholders and scientists. Final project conference GLOWA Jordan River project, 5. - 7. September 2011, Limassol, Zypern. URL
• Braun, A.: Störung und Sukzession - Möglichkeiten agentenbasierter Systeme zur Modellierung empfindlicher Ökosysteme. 19. Deutschsprachiges Kolloquium für Theorie und Quantitative Methoden in der Geographie (TQMG), 24. - 26. February 2011, Universität Heidelberg.