10th
SPLIT REMOTE SENSING®
HANDS-ON PROFESSIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2025

Split, Croatia: June 30 – July 5, 2025

SPLITRS 2025 — Remote Sensing for Sustainable Land Management: Integrating Agriculture, Forestry, and Geohazards

Following events in Split (2014), Thessaloniki (2015), Chania (2016), Dubrovnik (2017), Prague (2018), Bolzano (2019), Zadar (2022), Porto (2023), and Granada (2024), the SPLITRS Summer School will once again be held in Split, Croatia in 2025.

An intensive hands-on remote sensing program for professionals and graduate students will be held in the vibrant city of Split, Croatia, a place rich in history and tradition. You’ll have the chance to explore this fascinating city, home to Diocletian’s magnificent palace, which stood alone until the 7th century. It was then that refugees fleeing the destruction of nearby Salona—once the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia—transformed it into a thriving town. Over twelve centuries of continuous urban life have resulted in a rich and multilayered architectural identity, making Split an inspiring backdrop for learning.

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Note: Information about our US program SPLIT Geoscience organized for undergraduate students in the US could be found here: splitgeoscience.com

FEATURES OF THE EVENT!

We are privileged to welcome Dr. Jochem Verrelst from the University of Valencia, who will lead an interactive hands-on session featuring ARTMO — a state-of-the-art platform for radiative transfer modeling and machine learning.

We remember LiDAR pioneer Dr. Martin Isenburg, our lecturer from 2014 to 2019, and we honor the upcoming lecture by Prof. Donna Delparte from the University of Idaho, who will utilize LAStools by rapidlasso GmbH.

We are honored to have Dr. Prasad Thenkabail, a distinguished expert from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), as a key lecturer.

Event Highlights by Theme:

Machine Learning & Remote Sensing:

    • Machine Learning: Learn how multispectral remote sensing can help manage wildfire and spatial risks
    • Machine Learning: Explore advanced hyperspectral remote sensing for satellite-based agricultural monitoring

Data Analysis & Processing Tools:

    • ARTMO Toolbox: Get hands-on with ARTMO, a powerful tool for hyperspectral data analysis.
    • Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA): How Earth Observation aids marine habitat mapping using eCognition.

Remote Sensing Technologies:

    • Multispectral Imagery: Understand how Landsat data maps global rainfed and irrigated croplands (LGRIP30).
    • LiDAR: Learn Point Clouds and Object Primitives / Participate in a hands-on session to collect and process handheld LiDAR data.
    • Drone/UAV/UAS: Explore UAS LiDAR for landslide monitoring and environmental change detection using LAStools (rapidlasso GmbH).
    • SAR: Get introduced to SAR basics and learn how to preprocess SAR images.

Field Experience & Exploration:

Field Trip: Visit Krka National Park and the charming town of Skradin, with opportunities for drone and LiDAR data collection.

SPLITRS 2025 in Split, Croatia 

OUR GOAL

SPLITRS is an intensive and advanced learning event that offers valuable insights into the latest techniques from top international professors and researchers through hands-on sessions and lectures. Participants will explore various remote sensing applications using UAS (drones), LiDAR sensors, SAR, and a range of remote sensing software.

While comprehensive knowledge of remote sensing is not required, a basic understanding is recommended. To receive a Certificate of Completion, participants are expected to attend and engage throughout the entire event. SPLITRS operates as a non-profit school, with all profits directed toward supporting students in need.

University of Split – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB)

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