Sina Truckenbrodt

• Since 11/2017
  Research assistant at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)), Institute of data science | Department of citizen science

• Since 06/2013
  Research assistant at the chair of remote sensing
  
  Associated student of the International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC)

• 10/2010 - 05/2013
  Studies of remote sensing at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

• 10/2004 - 07/2011
  Studies of mathematics, physics and astronomy (teaching post at high school level) at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
  
  State examination thesis: "Zufällige Irrfahrten auf selbstähnlichen Fraktalen - ein Markov-Ketten-Algorithmus zur Berechnung der Walk-Dimension fraktaler regulärer N-Ecke"

• Optical Earth Observation data
  
  
• Data assimilation
  
  
• Retrieval of biophysical vegetation parameters
  
  
• Agricultural monitoring

Current Projects

Further development of monitoring of agricultural used areas, by field-based collection and modelling of biophysical parameters, with the consideration of local knowledge about management measures and extern observations of crop phenology.

• DLR Jena Cooperation, Institute of Data Science, Department of Citizen ScienceExternal link
• AgriSens DEMMIN 4.0External link

Finished Projects

• EO-LDAS-App
  Testing of the EO-LDAS-prototype, by using existing satellite and terrain data and transmitting the results for Sentinel-2 usage, based on derived terrain spectra.

• Publications (peer reviewed)

2021

Hellwig, F.M., M.A. Stelmaszczuk-Gorska, C. Dubois, M. Wolsza, S. Truckenbrodt, H. Sagichewski, S. Chmara, L. Bannehr, A. Lausch & C. Schmullius (2021): Mapping European Spruce Bark Beetle Infestation at Its Early Phase Using Gyrocopter-Mounted Hyperspectral Data and Field Measurements. – Remote Sensing, 13 (22), 30pp. doi:10.3390/rs13224659. ViewExternal link

Spengler, D., S. Asam, F. Boettcher, E. Borg, E.S. Dobers, U. Gessner, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hüttich, F. Klan, M. Teucher, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2021): AgriSens DEMMIN 4.0. In: Meyer-Aurich, A., M. Gandorfer, C. Hoffmann, C. Weltzien, S. Bellingrath-Kimura & H. Floto (Eds.), 41. GIL-Jahrestagung, Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie in kritischen Zeiten. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., 415-420. ViewExternal link

Wöhrer, V., T. Buchner, N. Kerschhofer-Puhalo, B. Kieslinger, K. Mayer, S. Schürz, B. Streicher & S.C. Truckenbrodt (2021): 'Hard to reach' or 'easy to ignore'. Strategies and reflections on including co-researchers. In: Proceedings of Science 393, Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2020 (ACSC2020), 14-16 September 2020, Vienna, Austria, 5pp. doi:10.22323/1.393.0017.  ViewExternal link

2020

Lausch, A., M. Schaepman, A.K. Skidmore, S.C. Truckenbrodt, J.M. Hacker, J. Baade, L. Bannehr, E. Borg, J. Bumberger, P. Dietrich, C. Glässer, D. Haase, M. Heurich, T. Jagdhuber, S. Jany, R. Krönert, M. Möller, H. Mollenhauer, C. Montzka, M. Pause, C. Rogass, N. Salepci, C. Schmullius, F. Schrodt, C. Schütze, C. Schweitzer, P. Selsam, D. Spengler, M. Vohland, M. Volk, U. Weber, T. Wellmann, U. Werban, S. Zacharias & C. Thiel (2020) Linking the Remote Sensing of Geodiversity and Traits Relevant to Biodiversity Part II: Geomorphology, Terrain and Surfaces. – Remote Sensing, 12(22), 3690, 62pp., doi:10.3390/rs12223690.  ViewExternal link

Richter, A., M. Emmrich, J. von Geibler, S. Hecker, S. Kiefer, F. Klan, B. Steuer, M. Trenel, S. Truckenbrodt & S. Voigt-Heucke (2020): Citizen Science – Neues Beteiligungsformat für die Forschung zur Agrar-, Forst-, Fischereiwirtschaft und zu ländlichen Räumen? – Thünen Working Paper 146, 40 pp., doi:10.3220/WP1589785971000. ViewExternal link

2019

Truckenbrodt, S.C. (2019): Gebesee Database for the enhancement of crop monitoring applications: evolution of plant physiology, soil moisture, surface reflectance and atmospheric conditions on the agricultural Gebesee test site (central Germany) in 2016. - PANGAEA, 6 Datensätze, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.903827. ViewExternal link

Lausch, A., L. Bannehr, E. Borg, J. Bumberger, S. Chabrilliat, P. Dietrich, K. Kuhwald, H. Gerigkausen, C. Glaesser, J.M. Hacker, D. Haase, T. Heege, T. Jagdhuber, A. Jung, A. Karnieli, U. Mallast, C. Mielke, M. Moellerm H. Mollenhauer, C. Montzka, N. Oppelt, M. Paasche, M. Pause, K. Rinke, C. Rogass, O. Rozenstein, R. Schima, C. Schmullius, M. Schrön, C. Salbach, K. Schulz, C. Schuetze, D. Spengler, C. Schweitzer, P. Selsam, A.K. Skidmore, C. Thiel, S.C. Truckenbrodt, M. Vohland, U. Werban, S. Zacharias, M. Schaepman (2019): Linking Remote Sensing and Geodiversity and Their Traits Relevant to Biodiversity—Part I: Soil Characteristics. – Remote Sensing 11(20), 51 pp. doi:10.3390/rs11202356. ViewExternal link

2018

Truckenbrodt, S.C. & C.C. Schmullius (2018): Seasonal evolution of soil and plant parameters on the agricultural Gebesee test site: a database for the set-up and validation of EO-LDAS and satellite-aided retrieval models. - Earth Systems Science Data, 10, 525-548, doi:10.5194/essd-10-525-2018. ViewExternal link

2017

Truckenbrodt, S.C. & J. Baade (2017): Gebesee Database for the enhancement of crop monitoring applications: evolution of plant physiology, soil moisture, surface reflectance and atmospheric conditions on the agricultural Gebesee test site (central Germany) in 2013 and 2014. - PANGAEA, 13 Datensätze, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.874251. ViewExternal link

Chernetzkiy, M., J. Gómez-Dans, N. Gobron, O. Morgan, P. Lewis, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Schmullius (2017): Estimation of FAPAR over Croplands Using MISR Data and the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System (EO-LDAS). - Remote Sensing 9(7), 30pp., doi:10.3390/rs9070656. ViewExternal link

• Scientific contributions on conferences

2021

Borg, E., S.C. Truckenbrodt, M. Enderling, B. Weier & F. Klan (2021): Entwicklung und Test der FieldMApp zur Einbeziehung landwirtschaftlicher Expertise bei der Charakterisierung von Minderertragsflächen. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (poster presentation).
Link: https://elib.dlr.de/146509/1/AgriSensFeldtag21_AF2_Poster_FieldMApp_Ziele_final.pdfExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, P. Borrmann, F. Böttcher, C. Conrad, T. Dahms, H. Gerighausen, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hüttich, M. Singh-Dhillon, D. Spengler, M. Teucher, M. Thiel & D. Thürkow (2021): Feldmessgeräte. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (oral presenstation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Enderling, E. Borg & F. Klan (2021): AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0 Anwendungsfall 2: Nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (oral presenstation).Link: https://elib.dlr.de/146506/1/Truckenbrodt_etal_2021_FieldMApp.pdfExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Enderling, C. Pathe, E. Borg, C. Schmullius & F. Klan (2021): Die FieldMApp – eine vielseitig einsetzbare Softwarelösung zur Datenaufnahme mit mobilen Endgeräten. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (poster presentation).
Link: https://elib.dlr.de/146508/1/AgriSensFeldtag21_AF2_Poster_FieldMApp_Aufbau_final.pdfExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Enderling, B. Weier, E. Borg & F. Klan (2021): AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0 - Anwendungsfall 2: Nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (roll-up presentation).
Link: https://elib.dlr.de/146502/1/Truckenbrodt_etal_2021_RollUp_NachhaltigeBewirtschaftung.pdfExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Teucher, & E. Borg (2021): AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0: Feldmesstechnik - der Schlüssel zwischen Acker und Satellit. – 1. AgriSens FELDTAG „Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien in der Landwirtschaft“, 4 November 2021, Kruckow, Germany (roll-up presentation).
Link: https://elib.dlr.de/146505/1/Truckenbrodt_etal_2021_RollUp_Feldmessgeräte.pdfExternal link

Spengler, D., F. Böttcher, E. Borg, E.S. Dobers, H. Gerighausen, U. Gessner, K. Harfenmeister, F. Klan, M. Teucher, S.C. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2021): AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0 Use of remote sensing technologies for digitization in crop production. – 1st OZCAR TERENO International Conference - Advancing Critical Zone science, 5-7 October 2021, Strasbourg, France (poster presentation).

Spengler, D., S. Asam, F. Böttcher, E. Borg, E.S. Dobers, U. Gessner, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hüttich, F. Klan, M. Teucher, S.C. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2021): AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0: Fernerkundungsdaten für die Landwirtschaft - Anwendungsbeispiele aus dem Experimentierfeld. – 1. Regionalkonferenz Experimentierfeldes Agro-Nordwest „Digitale Transformation – Technologien im Praxiseinsatz“, 9 September 2021, Bohmte, Germany (oral presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Enderling, C. Pathe, E. Borg, C. Schmullius & F. Klan (2021): The modulExternal linkar designed ‘FieldMApp’ an opportunity to standardize data collection methods. – Forum Citizen Science, 6-7 May 2021, online (poster presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Enderling, C. Pathe, E. Borg, C. Schmullius & F. Klan (2021): Modular designed Apps: an opportunity to standardize data collection methods and to encourage the reuse of software. – EGU General Assembly 2021, 19–30 April 2021, online. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13203External link (poster presentation).
Link: doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13203External link

Spengler, D., S. Asam, F. Böttcher, E. Borg, E.S. Dobers, U. Gessner, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hüttich, F. Klan, M. Teucher, S.C. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2021): Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechnologien für die Digitalisierung im Pflanzenbau - AgriSens - DEMMIN 4.0. – GIL-Jahrestagung - Fokus: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in kritischen Zeiten, 8-9 March 2021, online (oral presentation).

2020

Truckenbrodt, S.C. Klan, F., Borg, E., Missling, K.-D., Schmullius, C.C. (2020): The role of uncertainties in the scientific utilization of citizen science data in the context of data assimilation. 6. Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz “Citizen Science: Anspruch und Bedeutung“, 14-16 September 2020, Wien, Austria, online conference (poster presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., Klan, F., Borg, E., Missling, K.-D., Schmullius, C.C. (2020): How valuable are citizen science data for a space-borne crop growth monitoring? – The reliability of self-appraisals. EGU General Assembly 2020, 3-8 May 2020, online conference (poster presentation). ViewExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C., Klan, F., Borg, E., Missling, K.-D., Schmullius, C.C. (2020): Assimilation of Citizen Science Data in the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System. Workshop „Citizen Science - Neues Beteiligungsformat für die Forschung zur Agrar-, Forst-, Fischereiwirtschaft und zu ländlichen Räumen?“, 11-12 March 2020, Braunschweig, Germany (poster presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., Klan, F., Borg, E., Missling, K.-D., Schmullius, C.C. (2020): Assimilation of Citizen Science Data in the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System. Symposium „20 Jahre Lehrstuhl für Fernerkundung an der FSU Jena“, 7 February 2020, Jena, Germany (poster presentation).

2019

Thiel, C., J. Kersten, S. Hese, S. Truckenbrodt, M. Kunz, P. Debus, V. Rodehorst, N. Hallermann, R. Eckardt, A. Gräf & F. Klan (2019): Towards specifying and optimizing 3D point cloud quality based on UAV-borne image data acquired by citizen scientists. – Arbeitskreistreffen des AK Fernerkundung der DGfG, 25-29 September 2019, Kiel, Germany (poster presentation).

Spengler, D., N. Ahmadian, S. Asam, F. Böttcher, E. Borg, S. Dobers, L.-A. Garbe, C. Hohmann, C. Hüttich, S. Itzerott, R. Langosch, H. Lilienthal, K.-D. Missling, M. Teucher, S. Truckenbrodt, D. Türkow, C. Conrad & DEMMIN Farmers (2020): Application of Remote Sensing Technologies for Digitalization in Crop Production. - Establishment of experimental fields for digitization in agriculture. – TERENO Workshop 2019, 11-13 September 2019, Potsdam, Germany (oral presentation).

Hüttich, C., S. Hill, C. Conrad, J. Eberle, S. Truckenbrodt, D. Spengler& E. Borg (2019): PhenoCube – Unleashing the potential of multi-source satellite data and archives for phenological land monitoring – ESA Living Planet Symposium, 13-17 May 2019, Milano, Italy (poster presentation).

Thiel, C., J. Kersten, S. Hese, S. Truckenbrodt, M. Kunz, P. Debus, V. Rodehorst, N. Hallermann, A. Gräfe (2019): Comparison of 3D point cloud quality based on image data acquired with various UAV- and camera systems from low cost to professional. – ESA Living Planet Symposium, 13-17 May 2019, Milano, Italy (poster presentation).

Thiel, C., J. Kersten, S. Hese, S. Truckenbrodt, M. Kunz, P. Debus, V. Rodehorst, N. Hallermann, R. Eckardt, A. Gräf & F. Klan (2019): Towards specifying and optimizing 3D point cloud quality based on UAV-borne image data acquired by citizen scientists. – EGU General Assembly 2019, 07-12 April 2019, Vienna, Austria (oral presentation). ViewExternal link

Hüttich, C., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hohmann, S. Itzerott, H. Maaß, K.-D. Missling, C. Schmullius, D. Spengler, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2019): Building a science network for standardised and continuous in-situ data for crop monitoring on the DEMMIN experimental field. EuroGEOSS Workshop 2019, 03-05 July 2019, Lisbon, Portugal (oral presentation).

2018

Spengler, D., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hohmann, C. Hüttich, S. Itzerott, H. Maaß, K.-D. Missling, C. Schmullius, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2018): DEMMIN: Erdbeobachtung und in-situ Daten für landwirtschaftliches Monitoring - lokal, regional, global. Nationales Forum für Fernerkundung und Copernicus 2018 "Copernicus gestaltet", 27.-29. November 2018, Berlin, Deutschland (poster presentation).

Spengler, D., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hohmann, C. Hüttich, S. Itzerott, H. Maaß, K.-D. Missling, C. Schmullius, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2018): Validation measurements for remote sensing based agricultural monitoring: Status update for the German JECAM site DEMMIN/TERENO-NE. TERENO International Conference 2018, 8.-12. Oktober 2018, Berlin, Deutschland (poster presentation).

Spengler, D., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, K. Harfenmeister, C. Hohmann, C. Hüttich, S. Itzerott, H. Maaß, K.-D. Missling, C. Schmullius, S. Truckenbrodt & C. Conrad (2018): The German JECAM site DEMMIN - status and future perspectives. Annual JECAM Meeting, 17.-20. September 2018, Taichung, Taiwan (presentation).

Borg, E., C. Conrad, S. Truckenbrodt, C. Hüttich, N. Ahmadian, T. Dahms, K. Heupel, D. Spengler & K.-D. Missling (2018): Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring (JECAM) - Test Site DEMMIN 2018. IGARSS 2018, 22.-27. Juli 2018, Valencia, Spanien (presentation).

Conrad, C., N. Ahmadian, E. Borg, C. Gläßer, C. Hohmann, C. Hüttich, S. Itzerott, H. Maaß, K.-D. Missling, C. Schmullius, S.C. Truckenbrodt & D. Spengler (2018): In situ Messungen für ein fernerkundungsbasiertes landwirtschaftliches Monitoring: Status-Update für die norddeutsche JECAM-Site DEMMIN. Symposium "Neue Perspektiven der Erdbeobachtung", 25. - 27. Juli 2018, Köln, Deutschland (presentation).

Klan, F., C. Hüttich, S.C. Truckenbrodt, T. Hübner, C. Thiel (2018): Unleashing the Value of Citizen Contributions. 2nd International European Citizen Science Association Conference, 3.-5. Juni 2018, Genf, Schweiz (presentation).

2017

Truckenbrodt, S.C., J. Gómez-Dans, M.A. Stelmaszczuk-Górska, M. Chernetskiy & C.C. Schmullius (2017): Adjustment of prior constraints for an improved crop monitoring with the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System (EO-LDAS). EGU General Assembly 2017, 23.-28. April 2017, Wien, Österreich (poster presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C., J. Gómez-Dans, M. Chernetskiy & C.C. Schmullius (2017): Can the performance of the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System (EO-LDAS) be Improved by Implementing Realistic Prior Information? ESA Workshop "Remote Sensing of Fluorescence, Photosynthesis and Vegetation Status", 17.-19. Januar 2017, Frascati, Italien (poster presentation).

2016

Truckenbrodt, S.C., J. Gómez-Dans, N. Carvalhais & C.C. Schmullius (2016): The Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System (EO-LDAS) Prototype as a Tool for Crop Monitoring: Test and Validation. ESA Living Planet Symposium, 9.-13. Mai 2016, Prag, Tschechien (poster presentation).

2015

Hurkuck, M., C. Brümmer, O. Kolle, W.L. Kutsch, A.M. Moffat, K. Mukwashi, S.C. Truckenbrodt & M. Herbst (2015): Net carbon balance of three full crop rotations at an agricultural site near Gebesee, Germany. AGU Fall Meeting 2015, 14.-18. Dezember 2015, San Francisco, USA (poster presentation).

Chernetskiy, M., N. Gobron, S. Truckenbrodt, J. Gómez-Dans, O. Morgan, P. Lewis & C. Schmullius (2015): EO-LDAS Temporal Regularization for Estimation of fAPAR over an Agriculture Test Site Using MISR Multiangular Information. Sentinel-3 for Science Workshop, 2.-5. Juni 2015, Venedig, Italien (poster presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C. & C.C. Schmullius (2015): Validation of the EO-LDAS Prototype - A Data Assimilation Tool for Crop Monitoring. 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Environment, 11.-15. Mai 2015, Berlin, Deutschland (presentation).

Truckenbrodt, S.C. & C.C. Schmullius (2015): Application of the Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System Prototype - a Tool for Crop Monitoring. 7th RESA Workshop 2015, 29.-30. April 2015, Bonn, Deutschland (presentation). ViewExternal link

Truckenbrodt, S.C. & C.C. Schmullius (2015): Erprobung des EO-LDAS-Prototyps unter Verwendung bestehender Satelliten- und Geländedaten und Übertragung der Ergebnisse für Sentinel-2. Workshop des DLR Raumfahrtmanagement "Nutzung der Sentinels und nationalen Missionen", 21.-22. Januar 2015, Bonn, Deutschland (presentation).

2011 - 2013

Truckenbrodt, S.C., M. Chernetskiy & C.C. Schmullius (2013): Application of the EO-LDAS prototype on an agricultural test-site. International Symposium "Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Systems: Monitoring, Modelling & Data Assimilation", 11.-14. März 2013, Bonn, Deutschland (poster presentation).

Schmullius, C., A. Armstroff, N. Dalla Valle, S. Truckenbrodt, M. Urbazaev, A. Vollrath, H. Annegarn & C. Paradzay (2012): The SARvanna Project. SAR Mapping of Vegetation Structure in the African Savanna. 10th Annual Savanna Science Network Meeting 2012, 5.-9. März 2012, Skukuza, Südafrika (presentation).

Traut, K., S. Truckenbrodt, F. Ling, Y. Huang, M. Santoro & C. Schmullius (2011): Validation Approach of SAR Based Forest Stem Volume Maps Using Forest Inventory Data. Prague Symposium 2011, 20.-24. Juni 2011, Prag, Tschechien (poster presentation).