First Call for Abstracts
Invited Sessions
The following invited sessions will be presented at IGARSS 2009.
18 years ESA ERS and ENVISAT Earth Observations
A Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation (QA4EO) to Underpin GEOSS with a Particular Emphasis on Climate Change through Optical Based Sensors
Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow
Advanced Methods for Polarimetric Information Extraction
Advanced Methods for Polarimetric Signal Processing
Advances in Data Systems for Future Missions and Earth Science Research
Airborne and Ground Based Radar Measurements in Support of Space Based Instruments
ALOS and other ESA Third Party Missions - Applications for Africa
Bistatic SAR: Instruments, Experiments and Applications
Calibration of Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrometers
Challenges in Integrating Information From New Earth Science Missions for Societal Applications
Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
COSMO-SkyMed Mission: Status and Results
Data Fusion
Data Mining and Machine Learning for Remote Sensing
Earth Observation Sensor Web: Technlogies, Solutions, and Perspectives
Forest Resources of Africa
Frequency Allocation for Remote Sensing and RFI mitigation for microwave radiometry
Geodesy in Africa
Global DEM Interoperability: ASTER GDEM: Initial Assessment
GNSS Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Ocean and Land
GOES-R, Status and Applications from the next Generation U.S. Geostationary Satellite System
Ground Penetrating Radar Algorithms and Applications: Hazard Detection and Subsurface Mapping
High Performance Computing for Hyperspectral Image Analysis
High Performance Geocomputation and Remote Sensing
High Resolution InSAR with Emphasis on Complex Scattering Scenarios
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Africa
Imaging Spectroscopy Initiatives in Europe
Innovative Methods SAR Polarimetry and Applications to the Remote Sensing of Wet and Arid Regions
Integrating Socioeconomic and Remote Sensing Data to Understand and Manage Impacts of Climate Change
Ionosphere Effects in Polarimetric and Interferometric SAR Imagery
Lidar-Based Remote Sensing - the Next Wave
Low Frequency SAR Calibration, Processing, Modelling and Applications
Mapping innundated wetlands with spaceborne remote sensing.
Measuring Earth Dynamics Using L-band Interferometry
Monitoring a Changing Continent with ALOS Sensors
Monitoring of Soil Moisture and Vegetation Biomass on a Global Scale by Using Microwave Sensors
NASA's Earth Venture Initiative and the Venture Class Missions
NPOESS Microwave Contributions to Weather Forecasting
NPOESS Preparatory Project: Sensor Complement, Capabilities and Program Plans for Calibration and Validation
Open Source Initiatives for Remote Sensing - Orfeo Toolbox
Opportunities in Global Earth Observation
Performance of Operational Surface Deformation Measurements from Radar Interferometry
Phenology, Inter-annual Change and Modelling
Present and Future of Satellite Altimetry
Quantitative Remote Sensing for Geomorphology and Active Tectonics
RADARSAT
Recent Advances in Hyperspectral Unmixing and Information Extraction
Recent Advances in Microwave Radiometer Technology
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Information Technology for Agricultural Decision Support
Remote Sensing Assessment of Vegetation State and Land Degradation
Remote Sensing Education
Remote Sensing for a Better Understanding of Savanna Processes and Dynamics
Remote Sensing for Biodiversity in Africa - From Observations to Informed Actions for Biodiversity Assessments
Remote Sensing of Fire Occurrence and Characteristics in Africa, Operational and Science Applications
Remote Sensing of Land Hydrological Parameters for Application to Floods and Landslides Management
Remote Sensing Tools for Plant Production System Management
SAR Polarimetry: Theory and Applications
Satellite Photo/Radargrammetry with the New Generation of High-resolution Sensors
Satellite Sensor Synergy: Observing the African Large Marine Ecosystems
Sentinel-1, The European Radar Constellation
Ship Detection and Classification: Application of SAR techniques in the framework of High Resolution sensors
Spatiotemporal Data Mining and Pattern Discovery
Synergy of SAR and LIDAR for Characterizing Vegetation 3D Structure and Biomass
TanDEM-X: The Mission Status
Ten Years of MODIS Earth Observations
TerraSAR-X: Scientific Results
The Contribution of Remote Sensing Towards Sustainable Mining Development Practices
The Maturing A-Train Constellation: Integrated Systems Earth Science and Applications
The Operational Sentinels: New Possibilities for Science
The Southern African Regional Science Initiative - SAFARI 2000
The TIGER Initiative: Supporting African Efforts Towards a Water Observation System
The Use of Ocean Colour Data at Regional Scales: Methodological Considerations and Applications
Three-dimensional SAR
Time-series Analyses for Change Detection
TRMM and GPM
Tropospheric Propagation Effects in Radar Mesaurements
Use of Remote Sensing Techniques for Surface Deformation Monitoring and Damage Detection in Volcanic and Seismogenic Areas
Water Monitoring with MERIS and AATSR in Africa
Please direct questions regarding invited sessions to: invitedsessions@igarss09.org