Anette Eltner

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Ms Dr. Anette Eltner

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Curriculum Vitae

• 2020 TUD Young Investigator (TU Dresden status for excellent, independent junior research group leaders ...)
• 2016 PhD thesis (awarded by the german working group for geomorphology, AK Geomorphologie) "Photogrammetric techniques for across-scale soil erosion assessment - Developing methods to integrate multi-temporal high resolution topography data at field plots" (Qucosa)
• since 2010 Research Assistant at the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (TU Dresden)
• 2010 Diploma thesis "Coastal morphology of the island ends of Sylt - change detection with multi-temporal airborne lidar data"
• 2008 Internship at the Université du Québec à Montreal, Canada, Institute of Geography, Forest Dynamics Mapping Laboratory
• 2003 - 2010 Acadamic studies in Geography at the TU Dresden with minors in Photogrammetry/Remote Sensing, Soil Science and Hydrology

Field of Activity

Research Interests

• Developing methods for geomorphological and hydrological monitoring
• Erosion processes in fragile landscapes (soil erosion, coastal erosion, sediment connectivity)
• Spatio-temporal high resolution topography (laserscanning, structure-from-motion, time-lapse)
• Image processing in geographic applications (automatic feature detection and tracking)
• UAV photogrammetry
• Implementation of low-cost sensors using micro-computers/-controllers

Research Projects

• 2020-2022: Photogrammetric high resolution methods for nested parametrisation and validation of a physical-based soil erosion model (DFG funded)

• 2020-2022: Creek 4D - automatic high resolution measurement of hydro-morpghological parameters of small rivers (DBU funded)

• 2020-2021: OpenDroP - Open Drone Portal (mFUND project, BMVI)
• 2020-2021: Hydro-morphological change detection of rivers in cold climate regions with integrated spatio-temporal high resolution methods (DAAD funded project in cooperation with the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
• 2019-2021: UAVs in Environmental Sciences (DFG funded scientific network) 
• 2019-2020: High-resolution topography to measure and model river channel morphodynamics (DAAD funded project in cooperation with the Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, University of Debrecen, Hungary)
• 2019: Integrating UAV multi-sensor data and machine learning for Earth and Environment (DAAD funded project in cooperation with the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Australia)
• since 2018:  Measuring the impact of torrential precipitation events on small Mediterranean catchments (research grant for early career female researchers in Geography provided by the Hanna Bremer foundation)
• 2016-2018: Extreme events in medium and small scale catchments (EXTRUSO)
• 2012-2016: High resolution measurement of soil erosion in fragile landscapes (DFG funded)
• 2010-2012: Participation in the EU research project "Earth Observation and ENVironmental modelling for the mitigation of HEAlth risks" (EO2Heaven)

Teaching

• Lecturer University of Heidelberg, UAV photogrammetry in geography
• Summerschool on UAV-photogrammetry in environmental sciences (UFMS)
• Tutorial Photogrammetry in Forest Sciences (Bachelor)
• Collaboration in seminar Field and Laboratory methods in Physical Geography (Master)
• Collaboration in lecture series Integrative Methods in Geography in the Context of Human-Environment-Interaction (Master)
• Workshop on Terrestrial Laserscanning in Physical Geography
• ​​​​Students supervision in TLS applications
• Supervision of Bachelor- and Master theses

Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

• Onnen, N., Eltner, A., Heckrath, G., Van Oost, K. (2020): Monitoring soil surface roughness under growing winter wheat with low altitude UAV sensing: potential and limitations. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (Link Wiley)

• Santos, A., Marcato Junior, J., de Andrade Silva, J., Pereira, R., Matos, D., Menezes, G., Higa, L., Eltner, A., Marques Ramos, A., Osco, L., Gonçalves, W. (2020): Storm-Drain and Manhole Detection Using the RetinaNet Method. Sensors, 20, 4450 (Link MDPI).

• Candido, B., Quinton, J., James, M., Silva, M., de Carvalho, T., de Lima, W., Beniaich, A., Eltner, A. (2020): High-resolution monitoring of diffuse (sheet or interrill) erosion using structure-from-motion. Geoderma, 375, 114477 (Link Elsevier).

• Pätzig, M., Geiger, F., Rasche, D., Rauneker, P., Eltner, A. (2020): Allometric
  relationships for selected macrophytes in kettle holes of northeast Germany as a basis for efficient biomass estimation using UAS. Aquatic Botany, 162, 103202 (Link Elsevier).

• Elias, M., Eltner, A., Liebold, F., Maas, H.-G. (2020): Assessing the influence of temperature changes on the geometric stability of smartphone- and Raspberry Pi cameras. Sensors, 20(3), 643 (Link MDPI).

• Eltner, A., Sardemann, H., Grundmann, J. (2020): Technical Note: Flow velocity and discharge measurement in rivers using terrestrial and UAV imagery. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, hess-2019-289 (Link HESS).

• Sofia, G., Eltner, A. Nikolopoulos, E., Crosby, C. (2019): Leading Progress in Digital Terrain Analysis and Modeling. International Journal of Geo-Information, 3, 372 (Link MDPI).
• dos Santos, A., Marcato Junior, J., Araújo, M. Di Martini, D., Tetila, E., Siqueira, H., Aoki, C., Eltner, A., Matsubara, E., Pistori, H., Feitosa, R., Liesenberg, V., Gonçalves, W. (2019): Assessment of CNN based methods for individual tree detection on images captured by RGB cameras attached to UAVs. Sensors, 19(16), 3595 (Link MDPI).
• James, M., Chandler, J., Eltner, A., Fraser, C., Miller, P., Mills, J., Noble, T., Robson, S., Lane, S. (2019): Guidelines on the use of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry in Geomorphic Research. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, (Link Wiley).
• Lin, D., Grundmann, J., Eltner, A. (2019): Evaluating Image Tracking Approaches for
  Surface Velocimetry with Thermal Tracers. Water Resources Research, WR024507 (Link Wiley).
• Eltner, A., Elias, M., Sardemann, H., Spieler, D. (2018): Automatic image‐based water stage measurement for long‐term observations in ungauged catchments. Water Resources Research, WR023913 (Link Wiley). 
• Kaiser, A., Erhardt, A., Eltner, A. (2018): Addressing uncertainties in interpreting soil surface changes by multi‐temporal high resolution topography data across scales. Land Degradation & Development, 29(8), p. 2264-2277 (Link Wiley).
• Lin, D., Eltner, A., Sardemann, H., Maas, H.-G. (2018): Automatic Spatio-temporal Flow Velocity Measurement in Small Rivers Using Thermal Image Sequences. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, IV-2, p. 201-208 ( Link ISPRS Annals).
• Kröhnert, M., Eltner, A. (2018): Versatile mobile and stationary low-cost approaches for hydrological measurements. ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-2, p. 543-550 (Link ISPRS Archives).
• Sardemann, H., Eltner, A., Maas, H.-G. (2018). Acquisition of geometrical data of small rivers with an unmanned water vehicle. ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-2, p. 1023-1027 (Link ISPRS Archives).
• Eltner, A., Maas, H.-G., Faust, D. (2018): Soil micro-topography change detection at hillslopes in fragile Mediterranean landscapes. Geoderma, 313, p. 217–232 (Link Elsevier).
• Baumgart, P., Eltner, A., Domula, A., Barkleit, A., Faust, D. (2017):  Scale dependent soil erosion dynamics in a fragile loess landscape. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie (Link Schweizerbart).
• Eltner, A., Kaiser, A., Abellan, A., Schindewolf, A. (2017): Time lapse structure-from-motion photogrammetry for continous geomorphic monitoring. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 42(14), p. 2240-2252 (Link Wiley).
• Hänsel, P., Schindewolf, M., Eltner, A., Kaiser, A., Schmidt, J. (2016): Feasibility of High-Resolution Soil Erosion Measurements by Means of Rainfall Simulations and SfM Photogrammetry. Hydrology, 3 (38) ( Link MDPI).
• Eltner, A., Schneider, D., Maas, H.-G. (2016): Integrated Processing of High Resolution Topographic Data for Soil Erosion Assessment Considering Data Acquisition Schemes and Surface Properties. International Archives of the Photogrammtry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI-B5, p. 813-819 ( Link ISPRS Archives).
• Baumgart, P., Riedel, E., Eltner, A., Faust, D. (2016): Soil Surface Sampling Approaches for Reliable Radiogenic Isotope Tracer Investigations. Soil Science, 181(2), p. 82-88 ( Link SoilScience).
• Eltner, A., Kaiser, A., Castillo, C., Rock, G., Neugirg, F., Abellan, A. (2016):
  Image-based surface reconstruction in geomorphometry – merits, limits and developments. Earth Surface Dynamics, 4, p. 359-389, (Link ESurf).
• Eltner, A., Schneider, D. (2015):
  Analysis of Different Methods for 3D Reconstruction of Natural Surfaces from Parallel-Axes UAV Images. The Photogrammetric Record, 30(151), p. 279-299, (Link Wiley).
• Eltner, A., Baumgart, P. (2015):
  Accuracy constraints of terrestrial Lidar data for soil erosion measurement: Application to a Mediterranean field plot. Geomorphology, 245, p. 243-254, (Link ScienceDirect).
• Stöcker, C., Eltner, A., Karrasch, P. (2015):
  Measuring gullies by synergetic application of UAV and close range photogrammetry - A case study from Andalusia, Spain. Catena, 132, p. 1-11. (Link ScienceDirect)
• Eltner, A.; Baumgart, P.; Maas, H.-G.; Faust, D. (2015): Multi-temporal UAV data for automatic measurement of rill and interrill erosion on loess soil. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40(6), p. 741-755. ( Link Wiley)
• Eltner, A.; Mulsow, C.; Maas, H.-G (2013):
  Quantitative Measurement of Soil Erosion from TLS and UAV Data. International Archives of the Photogrammtry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XL-1/W2, p. 119-124. (Link ISPRS Archives)
• Richter (jetzt Eltner), A.; Faust, D.; Maas, H.-G. (2013):
  Dune cliff erosion and beach width change at the northern and southern spits of Sylt detected with multi-temporal Lidar. Catena, 103, p. 103-111. ( Link ScienceDirect)

Book chapter

• Eltner, A., Sofia, G. (2020): Chapter 1 - Structure from Motion photogrammetric technique. Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 23, p. 1-24. (Link Elsevier)

Proceedings

• Siqueira, H., Marcato Junior, J., Takashi Matsubara, E., Eltner, A., Colares, R., Santos, F.
  (2019): The impact of ground control point quantity on area and volume measurements with UAV SfM photogrammetry applied in open pit mines. Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.
• Bertalan, L., Nagy, B., Szopos, N., Eltner, A., Sardemann, H., Mader, D. (2019):
  Medertopográfiai és hidrometriai vizsgálatok a Sajó mentén pilóta nélküli vízi- és légijárművekkel. Theory Meets Practice in GIS.
• Steinhoff-Knopp, B., Eltner, A., Hake, F., Paffenholz, J.-A. (2019): Methoden zur
  skalenübergreifend hochaufgelösten Erfassung und Quantifizierung von Bodenerosion durch Wasser. Tagungsband Geomonitoring 2019, S. 75-89.
• Eltner, A.; Sardemann, H.; Kröhnert, M.; Maas, H.-G. (2018): Entwicklung eines low-cost Kamerapegels zur Erfassung hydrologischer Extremereignisse. Publikationen der DGPF e.V., 27.
• Sardemann, H.; Eltner, A.; Maas, H.-G. (2018): Erfassung von Geometriedaten kleiner Flüsse mit einem unbemannten Wasserfahrzeug als Multisensor-Plattform. Publikationen der DGPF e.V., 27.
• Wiemann, S., Al Janabi, F., Eltner, A., Krüger, R., Thanh Luong, T., Sardemann, H., Singer, T., Spieler, D., Kronenberg, R. (2018): Entwicklung eines Informationssystems zur Analyse und Vorhersage hydro- meteorologischer Extremereignisse in mittleren und kleinen Einzugsgebieten. Forum für Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, Heft 39.
• Stöcker, C.; Eltner, A.; Karrasch, P. (2014): Synergetischer Einsatz von UAV- und Nahbereichs-Photogrammetrie zur Vermessung von Gullys. Angewandte Geoinformatik 2014, S. 39-44, Beiträge zum 26. AGIT-Symposium Salzburg.
• Eltner, A. (2013): Konzeption einer Methode zur quantitativen Erfassung von Bodenerosion durch integrierte Aufnahme mit einer Mikrodrohne und einem terrestrischen Laserscanner. DGPF Tagungsband, Band 22, S. 289-297, Dreiländertagung der DGPF, OVG, SGPF in Freiburg, 2013.
• Maas, H.-G.; Pech, K.; Stelling, N.; Richter (jetzt Eltner), A.; Others (2013): EO2HEAVEN - mitigating environmental health risks. Klopfer, M. (Ed.), EO2HEAVEN Consortium.
• Arvor, D., Stelling, N., Merwe, M. V. d., Richter, S., Richter (now Eltner), A., Neumann, G., Arloth, J., Naidoo, R., Soti, V., Padayachie, Y., Quanga, C., Simonis, I. (2011): Identification of Earth Observation data for health-environment studies. Proceedings of the 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 2011. Sydney, Australia.

Editorial Board Member

• Photogrammetric Record
• Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences
• Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems