International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

In 2021 a joint initiative of Belgium and The Netherlands

General Themes

A: Data Analysis Methods (Optical, Multispectral,Hyperspectral, SAR)

A.1: Electromagnetic Modelling
A.2: SAR Interferometry: Along and Across
A.3: Differential SAR Interferometry
A.4: SAR Imaging Techniques
A.5: POL and POLInSAR
A.6: Bistatic and digital beamforming SAR
A.7: Tomography and 3D mapping
A.8: Subsurface Sensing / Ground Penetrating Radar
A.9: Feature Extraction and Reduction
A.10: Image Segmentation
A.11: Object Detection and Recognition
A.12: Classification and Clustering
A.13: Estimation and Regression
A.14: Change Detection and Multi-Temporal Analysis
A.15: Target Detection and Unmixing
A.16: Image and Data Fusion
A.17: Geographic Information Science

C: Cryosphere

C.1: Snow Cover
C.2: Ice Sheets and Glaciers
C.3: Sea Ice
C.4: Permafrost

D: Data Management and Education

D.1: Data Management and Systems
D.2: Remote Sensing Data and Policy Decisions
D.3: Education and Remote Sensing

L: Land Applications

L.1: Land Use Applications
L.2: Land Cover Dynamics
L.3: Forest and Vegetation: Application and Modelling
L.4: Forest and Vegetation: Biomass and Carbon Cycle
L.5: Agriculture
L.6: Urban and Built Environment
L.7: Topography, Geology and Geomorphology
L.8: Soils and Soil Moisture
L.9: Wetlands
L.10: Inland Waters

M: Atmosphere Applications

M.1: Precipitation and Clouds
M.2: Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation
M.3: Atmospheric Sounding
M.4: Aerosols and Atmospheric Chemistry

O: Oceans

O.1: Ocean Biology (Color) and Water Quality
O.2: Ocean Surface Winds and Currents
O.3: Ocean Temperature and Salinity
O.4: Coastal Zones
O.5: Ocean Altimetry

S: Mission, Sensors and Calibration

S.1: Satellite Missions
S.2: Small Satellite Technology
S.3: SAR Instrument and Calibration
S.4: Scatterometer, Cloud and Rain Radar
S.5: Microwave Radiometer Instruments and Calibration
S.6: GNSS-R Sensors
S.7: Lidar Sensors
S.8: Passive Optical, Hyperspectral Sensors and Calibration
S.9: UAV and Airborne Platforms
S.10: Ground based Systems
S.11: UAV Sensors

ST: Special Themes

ST.1: UAV and Miniaturised Remote Sensing Capabilities and Applications
ST.2: GPS, GNSS and Galileo for Earth Observation
ST.3: Geo Information and Integration for Smart and Green Cities
ST.4: Advanced Monitoring and Assessment of Hazards (natural, anthropogenic and pandemic)

Special Scientific Themes

UAV and Miniaturised Remote Sensing Capabilities and Applications
GPS, GNSS and Galileo for Earth Observation
Geo Information and Integration for Smart and Green Cities
Advanced Monitoring and Assessment of Hazards (natural, anthropogenic and pandemic)

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