Analysis of urban land use pattern based on high resolution radar imagery. - Thomas Esch; Achim Roth; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2007)

Speech enhancement using a modified Kalman filter based on complex linear prediction and supergaussian priors. - Thomas Esch; Peter Vary (ICASSP, 2008)

Improvement of Image Segmentation Accuracy Based on Multiscale Optimization Procedure. - Thomas Esch; Michael Thiel; Michael Bock; Achim Roth; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2008)

Efficient musical noise suppression for speech enhancement system. - Thomas Esch; Peter Vary (ICASSP, 2009)

Modeling of Impervious Surface in Germany using Landsat Images and Topographic Vector Data. - Thomas Esch; Doris Klein; Vitus Himmler; Manfred Keil; Harald Mehl; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS (3), 2009)

Assessment of Urban Extent and Imperviousness of Cape Town using TerraSAR-X and Landsat Images. - Doris Klein; Thomas Esch; Vitus Himmler; Michael Thiel; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS (3), 2009)

A Modified Minimum Statistics Algorithm for Reducing Time Varying Harmonic Noise. - Thomas Esch; Matthias Rüngeler; Florian Heese; Peter Vary (Sprachkommunikation, 2010)

Noise Reduction for Wideband Speech Exploiting Spectral Dependencies Based on Conditional Estimation. - Florian Heese; Thomas Esch; Bernd Geiser; Peter Vary (Sprachkommunikation, 2010)

Wideband noise suppression supported by artificial bandwidth extension techniques. - Thomas Esch; Florian Heese; Bernd Geiser; Peter Vary (ICASSP, 2010)

Land cover classification based on single-polarized VHR SAR images using texture information derived via speckle analysis. - Thomas Esch; Andreas Schenk; Michael Thiel; Tobias Ullmann; Martin Schmidt 008; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2010)

Estimation of building density using Terrasar-X-Data. - Martin Schmidt 008; Thomas Esch; Doris Klein; Michael Thiel; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2010)

Model-Based Dereverberation Preserving Binaural Cues. - Marco Jeub; Magnus Schäfer; Thomas Esch; Peter Vary (IEEE Trans. Speech Audio Process., 2010)

Delineation of Urban Footprints From TerraSAR-X Data by Analyzing Speckle Characteristics and Intensity Information. - Thomas Esch; Michael Thiel; Andreas Schenk; Achim Roth; Andreas Müller 009; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2010)

Model-based speech enhancement using SNR dependent MMSE estimation. - Thomas Esch; Peter Vary (ICASSP, 2011)

Identification and characterization of urban structures using VHR SAR data. - Thomas Esch; Martin Schmidt 008; Markus Breunig; Andreas Felbier; Hannes Taubenböck; Wieke Heldens; Christian Riegler; Achim Roth; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2011)

Comparison of selected impervious surface products derived from remote sensing data - A case study for the city of Munich. - Christian Geiss; Michael Wurm; Hannes Taubenböck; Wieke Heldens; Thomas Esch (JURSE, 2011)

Feature selection analysis of WorldView-II data for similar urban objects distinction. - Tessio Novack; Hermann J. H. Kux; Thomas Esch; Uwe Stilla (JURSE, 2011)

Pattern-Based Accuracy Assessment of an Urban Footprint Classification Using TerraSAR-X Data. - Hannes Taubenböck; Thomas Esch; Andreas Felbier; Achim Roth; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2011)

Remote Sensing-Based Characterization of Settlement Structures for Assessing Local Potential of District Heat. - Christian Geiß; Hannes Taubenböck; Michael Wurm; Thomas Esch; Michael Nast; Christoph Schillings; Thomas Blaschke (Remote. Sens., 2011)

Can the Future EnMAP Mission Contribute to Urban Applications? A Literature Survey. - Wieke Heldens; Uta Heiden; Thomas Esch; Enrico Stein; Andreas Müller 009 (Remote. Sens., 2011)

Machine Learning Comparison between WorldView-2 and QuickBird-2-Simulated Imagery Regarding Object-Based Urban Land Cover Classification. - Tessio Novack; Thomas Esch; Hermann Kux; Uwe Stilla (Remote. Sens., 2011)

Characterization of Land Cover Types in TerraSAR-X Images by Combined Analysis of Speckle Statistics and Intensity Information. - Thomas Esch; Andreas Schenk; Tobias Ullmann; Michael Thiel; Achim Roth; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2011)

An information theoretic view on Artificial Bandwidth Extension in noisy environments. - Thomas Esch; Peter Vary (ICASSP, 2012)

Description of settlement patterns using VHR SAR data of the German TanDEM-X mission. - Thomas Esch; Wieke Heldens; Andreas Felbier; Hannes Taubenböck; Achim Roth (IGARSS, 2012)

Supporting urban micro climate modelling with airborne hyperspectral data. - Wieke Heldens; Thomas Esch; Uta Heiden (IGARSS, 2012)

Synergetic use of TerraSAR-X and Radarsat-2 time series data for identification and characterization of grassland types - a case study in Southern Bavaria, Germany. - Annekatrin Metz; Andreas Schmitt; Thomas Esch; Peter Reinartz; Sascha Klonus; Manfred Ehlers (IGARSS, 2012)

Application of quadpolarimetric TerraSAR-X data for landcover characterization in tropical regions - A case study in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. - Tobias Ullmann; Parivash Lumsdon; Felicitas von Poncet; Thomas Esch; Oliver Lang; Marek Tinz; Steffen Kuntz; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2012)

Estimation of Rapidly Time-Varying Harmonic Noise for Speech Enhancement. - Thomas Esch; Matthias Rüngeler; Florian Heese; Peter Vary (IEEE Signal Process. Lett., 2012)

Towards EO-based sustainable urban planning and management. - Mattia Marconcini; Thomas Esch; Nektarios Chrysoulakis; H. Sebnem Düzgün; Abraham Tal; Christian Feigenwinter; Eberhard Parlow (IGARSS, 2013)

Unsupervised high-resolution global monitoring of urban settlements. - Mattia Marconcini; Thomas Esch; Andreas Felbier; Wieke Heldens (IGARSS, 2013)

Mapping of grassland using seasonal statistics derived from multi-temporal satellite images. - Erik Zillmann; Horst Weichelt; Enrique Montero Herrero; Thomas Esch; Manfred Keil; Joeri van Wolvelaer (MultiTemp, 2013)

Urban Footprint Processor - Fully Automated Processing Chain Generating Settlement Masks From Global Data of the TanDEM-X Mission. - Thomas Esch; Mattia Marconcini; Andreas Felbier; Achim Roth; Wieke Heldens; Martin Huber 002; Max Schwinger; Hannes Taubenböck; Andreas Müller 009; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2013)

The global urban footprint - Processing status and cross comparison to existing human settlement products. - Andreas Felbier; Thomas Esch; Wieke Heldens; Mattia Marconcini; Julian Zeidler; Achim Roth; Martin Klotz; Michael Wurm; Hannes Taubenböck (IGARSS, 2014)

A novel method for building height estmation using TanDEM-X data. - Mattia Marconcini; Dimitrios Marmanis; Thomas Esch; Andreas Felbier (IGARSS, 2014)

Global urban growth monitoring by means of SAR data. - Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz; Thomas Esch; Julian Zeidler (IGARSS, 2014)

Classification of grassland types by means of multi-seasonal TerraSAR-X and RADARSAT-2 imagery. - Annekatrin Metz; Mattia Marconcini; Thomas Esch; Peter Reinartz; Manfred Ehlers (IGARSS, 2014)

Combined use of multi-seasonal high and medium resolution satellite imagery for parcel-related mapping of cropland and grassland. - Thomas Esch; Annekatrin Metz; Mattia Marconcini; Manfred Keil (Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2014)

A Conceptual List of Indicators for Urban Planning and Management Based on Earth Observation. - Nektarios Chrysoulakis; Christian Feigenwinter; Dimitrios P. Triantakonstantis; Igor Penyevskiy; Abraham Tal; Eberhard Parlow; Guy Fleishman; H. Sebnem Düzgün; Thomas Esch; Mattia Marconcini (ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf., 2014)

Pan-European Grassland Mapping Using Seasonal Statistics From Multisensor Image Time Series. - Erik Zillmann; Adrián González; Enrique Montero Herrero; Joeri van Wolvelaer; Thomas Esch; Manfred Keil; Horst Weichelt; Antonio M. Garzón (IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2014)

Urban monitoring in support of sustainable cities. - Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz; Julian Zeidler; Thomas Esch (JURSE, 2015)

A novel approach for anthropogenic heat flux estimation from space. - Nektarios Chrysoulakis; Wieke Heldens; Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry; Sue Grimmond; Christian Feigenwinter; Fredrik Lindberg; Fabio Del Frate; Judith Klostermann; Zina Mitraka; Thomas Esch; Ahmad Al Bitar; Andrew Gabey; et al. (IGARSS, 2016)

Earth observation-based service platforms - a new instrument to provide geo-information for urban and regional planning. - Thomas Esch; Hubert Asamer; Martin Böttcher 001; Fabrice Brito; Andreas Hirner; Mattia Marconcini; Emmanuel Mathot; Annekatrin Metz; Hans Permana; Tomás Soukup; Filip Stanek; Stepán Kuchár; et al. (IGARSS, 2016)

Suitability of remote sensing based surface information for a three-dimensional urban microclimate model. - Wieke Heldens; Uta Heiden; Thomas Esch; Andreas Müller 009; Stefan W. Dech (IGARSS, 2016)

Deep Learning Earth Observation Classification Using ImageNet Pretrained Networks. - Dimitrios Marmanis; Mihai Datcu; Thomas Esch; Uwe Stilla (IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2016)

The Landsat soil composite mapping processor (SCMAP): AN OPUS product. - Derek M. Rogge; Julian Zeidler; Agnes Bauer; Andreas Müller 009; Thomas Esch; Uta Heiden (IGARSS, 2017)

ANthropogenic heat FLUX estimation from Space. - Nektarios Chrysoulakis; Mattia Marconcini; Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry; C. S. B. Grimmond; Christian Feigenwinter; Fredrik Lindberg; Fabio Del Frate; Judith Klostermann; Zina Mitraka; Thomas Esch; Lucas Landier; Andy Gabey; et al. (JURSE, 2017)

Earth observation-supported service platform for the development and provision of thematic information on the built environment - the TEP-Urban project. - Thomas Esch; Soner Üreyen; Hubert Asamer; Andreas Hirner; Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz; Julian Zeidler; Martin Böttcher 001; Hans Permana; Fabrice Brito; Emmanuel Mathot; Tomás Soukup; et al. (JURSE, 2017)

New Prospects in Analysing Big Data from Space - The Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform. - Thomas Esch; Hubert Asamer; Felix Bachofer; Jakub Balhar; Martin Böttcher 001; Enguerran Boissier; Andreas Hirner; Emmanuel Mathot; Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Hans Permana; Tomás Soukup; et al. (IGARSS, 2018)

Where We Live - A Summary of the Achievements and Planned Evolution of the Global Urban Footprint. - Thomas Esch; Felix Bachofer; Wieke Heldens; Andreas Hirner; Mattia Marconcini; Daniela Palacios-Lopez; Achim Roth; Soner Üreyen; Julian Zeidler; Stefan W. Dech; Noel Gorelick (Remote. Sens., 2018)

HPC-as-a-Service via HEAppE Platform. - Vaclav Svaton; Jan Martinovic; Jan Krenek; Thomas Esch; Pavel Tomancak (CISIS, 2019)

The Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform - Processing, Analysing and Visualization of Heterogeneous Data for Urban Applications. - Felix Bachofer; Thomas Esch; Jakub Balhar; Martin Böttcher 001; Enguerran Boissier; Fabrice Brito; Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Marc Paganini; Tomás Soukup; Vaclav Svaton; Julian Zeidler (JURSE, 2019)

Remote sensing-supported generation of surface descriptors for a highly detailed urban climate model. - Wieke Heldens; Björn Maronga; Julian Zeidler; Farah Kanani-Sühring; Wiebke Hanke; Thomas Esch (JURSE, 2019)

Facade Segmentation from Oblique UAV Imagery. - Xiangyu Zhuo; Milena Mönks; Thomas Esch; Peter Reinartz (JURSE, 2019)

Outlining where humans live - The World Settlement Footprint 2015. - Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Soner Üreyen; Daniela Palacios-Lopez; Wiebke Hanke; Felix Bachofer; Julian Zeidler; Thomas Esch; Noel Gorelick; Ashwin Kakarla; Emanuele Strano (CoRR, 2019)

Large-Area Characterization of Urban Morphology - Mapping of Built-Up Height and Density Using TanDEM-X and Sentinel-2 Data. - Christian Geiß; Tobias Leichtle; Michael Wurm; Patrick Aravena Pelizari; Ines Standfuß; Xiao Xiang Zhu 001; Emily So; Stefan Siedentop; Thomas Esch; Hannes Taubenböck (IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2019)

A Novel Hybrid Machine Learning Algorithm for Limited and Big Data Modeling With Application in Industry 4.0. - Hamid Khayyam; Ali Jamali; Alireza Bab-Hadiashar; Thomas Esch; Seeram Ramakrishna; Mahdi Jalili; Minoo Naebe (IEEE Access, 2020)

Digital world meets urban planet - new prospects for evidence-based urban studies arising from joint exploitation of big earth data, information technology and shared knowledge. - Thomas Esch; Hubert Asamer; Felix Bachofer; Jakub Balhar; Martin Böttcher 001; Enguerran Boissier; Pablo d'Angelo; Caroline M. Gevaert; Andreas Hirner; Katerina Jupova; Franz Kurz; Andy Yaw Kwarteng; et al. (Int. J. Digit. Earth, 2020)

The Generalised Settlement Area: mapping the Earth surface in the vicinity of built-up areas. - Aneta J. Florczyk; Michele Melchiorri; Julian Zeidler; Christina Corbane; Marcello Schiavina; Sérgio Freire 002; Filip Sabo; Panagiotis Politis; Thomas Esch; Martino Pesaresi (Int. J. Digit. Earth, 2020)

Towards a Large-Scale 3D Modeling of the Built Environment - Joint Analysis of TanDEM-X, Sentinel-2 and Open Street Map Data. - Thomas Esch; Julian Zeidler; Daniela Palacios-Lopez; Mattia Marconcini; Achim Roth; Milena Mönks; Benjamin F. Leutner; Elisabeth Brzoska; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Felix Bachofer; Sveinung Loekken; Stefan W. Dech (Remote. Sens., 2020)

Annually modelling built-settlements between remotely-sensed observations using relative changes in subnational populations and lights at night. - Jeremiah J. Nieves; Alessandro Sorichetta; Catherine Linard; Maksym Bondarenko; Jessica E. Steele; Forrest R. Stevens; Andrea E. Gaughan; Alessandra Carioli; Donna J. Clarke; Thomas Esch; Andrew J. Tatem (Comput. Environ. Urban Syst., 2020)

High-Resolution Gridded Population Datasets: Exploring the Capabilities of the World Settlement Footprint 2019 Imperviousness Layer for the African Continent. - Daniela Palacios-Lopez; Felix Bachofer; Thomas Esch; Mattia Marconcini; Kytt MacManus; Alessandro Sorichetta; Julian Zeidler; Stefan W. Dech; Andrew J. Tatem; Peter Reinartz (Remote. Sens., 2021)

The Networked Energy Systems Emulation Center at the German Aerospace Center DLR - bridging the gap between digital simulation and real operation of energy grids. - Karsten von Maydell; Jan Petznik; Holger Behrends; Thomas Esch; Moiz Ahmed; Alejandro Rubio; Leon Uhse; Rasmus Völker; Sebastian Unglaube; Stefan Geißendörfer; Frank Schuldt; Carsten Agert (Autom., 2022)

Towards an Improved Large-Scale Gridded Population Dataset: A Pan-European Study on the Integration of 3D Settlement Data into Population Modelling. - Daniela Palacios-Lopez; Thomas Esch; Kytt MacManus; Mattia Marconcini; Alessandro Sorichetta; Greg Yetman; Julian Zeidler; Stefan W. Dech; Andrew J. Tatem; Peter Reinartz (Remote. Sens., 2022)

Earth Observation-based analysis of NO2 pollution and settlement growth in megacities. - Thilo Erbertseder; Hannes Taubenböck; Thomas Esch; Lorenza Gilardi; Heiko Paeth; Mattia Marconcini; Stefan W. Dech (JURSE, 2023)

Exploiting Copernicus Core Services for Assessing the Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity. - Mattia Marconcini; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Thomas Esch; Giorgos Somarakis; Nektarios Chrysoulakis; Zina Mitraka (JURSE, 2023)

Active Label Refinement for Semantic Segmentation of Satellite Images. - Tuan Pham Minh; Jayan Wijesingha; Daniel Kottke; Marek Herde; Denis Huseljic; Bernhard Sick; Michael Wachendorf; Thomas Esch (CoRR, 2023)

User Optimized Provision of Conflict Related Satellite- and Geoinformation - Ukraine Case Study. - Anne Schneibel; Thomas Esch; Peter Friedl; Sebastian Gapp; Corentin Henry; Mattia Marconcini; Nina Merkle; Annekatrin Metz-Marconcini; Anna Orthofer; Konstanze Lechner (IGARSS, 2024)

Analysis of the Integration of a DC-Charging Station Into a Tram Grid by Using Long- Term Field Measurements and a PHiL Setup. - Thomas Esch; Gerrit Bremer; Wiebke Dirksen; Carlos Muñoz; Karsten von Maydell (IEEE Access, 2024)

NO2 Air Pollution Trends and Settlement Growth in Megacities. - Thilo Erbertseder; Hannes Taubenböck; Thomas Esch; Lorenza Gilardi; Heiko Paeth; Stefan W. Dech (IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2024)

Modelling and Optimizing a Graph-based Settlement Delineation and Analysis Workflow. - Lorenz Gruber; Nikolas Herbst; Samuel Kounev; Thomas Esch; Thanh Nguyen (Softwaretechnik-Trends, 2024)

Urbanization, Economic Development, and Environmental Quality: Insights from Urban Growth and NO2 Pollution in Megacities. - Thilo Erbertseder; Lorenza Gilardi; Thomas Esch; Hannes Taubenböck (JURSE, 2025)