Dr.-Ing. Katja Richter

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Ms Dr.-Ing. Katja Richter

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Hülße-Bau (HÜL), Room W537 [temporarily NÜR; Room 206]

Curriculum vitae

Geodesy studies at the TU Dresden 2003-2008
Staff member at the IPF since 2008
2018 Completion of PhD on "Analysis of full-waveform airborne laser scanner data for volumetric representation in environmental applications." (PhD Thesis Katja Richter)

SICK Measurement Technology Award 2018 for the best dissertation on the topic "Measurement Technology" SICK Measurement Technology Award 2018
Teaching Award 2021 for the course "Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Area and Stock Inventories" Teaching Award 2021
Remote Sensing Award from the Nico Rüpke Foundation and the DGPF for the best paper in the 2026 conference proceedings, titled "Classifying Morphologially Similar Tree Species in Central European Forests using Geometric Bark-Structure Features Derived from Terrestrial Laser Scanning" Remote Sensing Award 2026

Head of the Working Group on Remote Sensing - Applications - Geology and Hydrography of the German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Geoinformation (DGPF) Working Group Geology and Hydrography
Member of the ISPRS Working Group on Underwater Data Acquisition and Processing Underwater Working Group
Member of the Working Group on Student Marketing in the Department of Geosciences at TUD
Member of the Faculty Council for Civil and Environmental Engineering at TUD Katja Richter in Faculty Council
Member of the Study Commission for Geosciences Study Commission for Geosciences
ResearchGate Profile: Katja Richter on ResearchGate Katja Richter on Research Gate

DFG project "Effective methods for assessing vegetation structure and change
from multi-echo and full-waveform laser scanner data of terrestrial
LiDAR systems"
DFG project (completed) "Tomographic approaches to laser bathymetry data processing".
DFG project (completed) "Development of a model for the strict consideration of refraction effects in airborne laser scanning bathymetry".
DFG project (completed) "Volumetric forest structure reconstruction from full-waveform airborne laser scanner data"
Project (completed) "Derivation of turbidity parameters and performance improvements of the evaluation algorithms of laser bathymetry in the area of Elbe/Klöden".
DFG project (completed) "Reflective optics for wide band photogrammetric measurement systems".
Project (completed) "Generation of surface models with the triangulation sensor Microscribe/ Microscan".

Supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses
Lecture: Introduction to geodesy - lecture series, part photogrammetry
Lecture: Basics of Photogrammtry - Part 2
Lecture: Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Area and Stock Inventories
Lecture: Methods of Remote Sensing and Data Analysis - Laser Scanning in Forestry Applications
Exercise: Airborne Laser Scanning

43 Entries

Detektion und Extraktion von Gewässersohlenpunkten aus Laserbathymetriedaten unter Nutzung von Full-WaveformStackingMader, D., Richter, K., Westfeld, P., Weiß, R. & Maas, H., 2019, Dreiländertagung der DGPF, der OVG und der SGPF in Wien, Österreich – Publikationen der DGPF. Vol. 28. p. 407-417, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Improvements in lidar bathymetry data analysisMaas, H., Mader, D., Richter, K. & Westfeld, P., 2019, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences . p. 113-117, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Volumetric forest structure reconstruction from full-waveform airbornelaser scanner dataRichter, K. & Maas, H., 2019, Geophysical Research Abstracts EGU General Assembly 2019. Vol. 21Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

Analyse von full-waveform Flugzeuglaserscannerdaten für die volumetrische Repräsentation in UmweltanwendungenRichter, K., 2018Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Types of Thesis > Doctoral thesis
Numerical simulation and experimental validation of wave pattern induced coordinate errors in airborne Lidar bathymetryRichter, K., Mader, D., Westfeld, P. & Maas, H., 2018, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences . p. 961-967, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Recent Developments in Lidar BathymetryMaas, H., Mader, D., Richter, K. & Westfeld, P., 2018, Proceedings 5° IAHR Europe CongressElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

Analysis and correction of ocean wave pattern induced systematic coordinate errors in airborne LiDAR bathymetryWestfeld, P., Maas, H., Richter, K. & Weiss, R., Jun 2017, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 128, p. 314-325Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
An Approach to Determining Turbidity and Correcting for Signal Attenuation in Airborne Lidar BathymetryRichter, K., Maas, H., Westfeld, P. & Weiß, R., 2017, In: PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science. p. 31-40, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

Analysis of the Effect of Wave Patterns on Refraction in Airborne LiDAR BathymetryWestfeld, P., Richter, K., Maas, H. -. & Weiss, R., Jul 2016, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences . 41, B1, p. 133-139, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Analysis and modelling of the effect of wave patterns on refraction in airborne LiDAR bathymetryWestfeld, P., Richter, K. & Maas, H., 2016, 24th annual IFHS Hydrographic Conference and Exhibition "HYDRO 2016"Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution