The IGARSS 2012 Organizing Committee would like to thank all the organizations which have sponsored this event.
Technical Sponsors
Conference Co-organizers and Financial Co-sponsors
Financial Supporters
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Contents
Munich Area Map ...............................................................................................................................................................................2Venue Map: International Congress Center Munich (ICM) ..............................................................................................................3Venue Overview - International Congress Center Munich (ICM) .....................................................................................................4Ground Floor Foyer - International Congress Center Munich (ICM) ................................................................................................5Ground Floor: Poster Area (Hall B0) - International Congress Center Munich (ICM) ....................................................................6First Floor Foyer - International Congress Center Munich (ICM) ......................................................................................................7Technical Program Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................8
Tutorials and Oral Sessions ..................................................................................................................................................................................8Monday and Tuesday, July 23-24: Poster Session Program Overview .......................................................................................................... 13Wednesday and Thursday, July 25-26: Poster Session Program Overview .................................................................................................. 15
Exhibition: International Congress Center Munich (ICM) - Foyer Area (Ground Floor) .............................................................. 18List of Exhibitors .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
ESA/DLR School Laboratory ............................................................................................................................................................ 22IEEE GRSS Membership ................................................................................................................................................................... 23Welcome from the IEEE GRSS President .......................................................................................................................................... 29Welcome from the General Co-Chairs ........................................................................................................................................... 30Technical Program Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 31Local Organizing Committee ........................................................................................................................................................... 32Theme Coordinators and Session Organizers: ............................................................................................................................... 33Invited Sessions Organizers ............................................................................................................................................................. 33Reviewers ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 34Future IGARSS Symposia .................................................................................................................................................................. 37Social Events ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Welcome Reception ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 39Reception at BMW World ................................................................................................................................................................................. 39Young Professionals Lunch ................................................................................................................................................................................ 39Bavarian Evening ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 39Technical Committee and Chapter Chairs Lunch ............................................................................................................................................. 39Exhibitor Reception............................................................................................................................................................................................. 39Soccer Game ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39Women in Geosciences, Remote Sensing and Engineering Luncheon ........................................................................................................... 40IGARSS 2012 Awards Banquet ........................................................................................................................................................................ 40Transportation to the social events outside the Congress Center .................................................................................................................... 40Using Public Transportation ............................................................................................................................................................................... 40Technical Tours ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Conference General Information ..................................................................................................................................................... 40Internet caf and WiFi access ........................................................................................................................................................................... 40Author Preparation Area .................................................................................................................................................................................... 40Registration Desk ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 40IGARSS Office .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40Emergency calls .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40Child Care .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40Meeting Rooms .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40Lunch Packages .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Top Munich Sightseeing ................................................................................................................................................................... 41Presentations Instructions .................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Oral Presentations .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 41Poster Presentations and Display Hours ............................................................................................................................................................ 41
About Munich, Germany .................................................................................................................................................................. 41Taxation and Tipping ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42Shops and Business Hours ................................................................................................................................................................ 42Public Transportation - Free of Charge! ........................................................................................................................................... 42Technical Program Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. 45Plenary Speakers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47Awards and Recognitions ................................................................................................................................................................. 48Tutorials .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 49Student Paper Competition ............................................................................................................................................................... 50The European Research Council (ERC) and its funding opportunities ........................................................................................... 50GRSS Technical Committees ............................................................................................................................................................. 51Paper Identifiers ................................................................................................................................................................................. 52Technical Session List ........................................................................................................................................................................ 53Author Index ....................................................................................................................................................................................189
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Munich Area Map
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Venue Map: International Congress Center Munich (ICM)
IGARSS 2012 will be held at the International Congress Center Munich (ICM) - Willy-Brandt-Allee.
The venue can be reached by public transportation (Metro line U2, disembark at Messestadt West) Navigator Address to ICM: Am Messesee 6, MnchenNavigator Address for parking: Paul-Henri-Spaak-Str. 6, Mnchen
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Venue Overview - International Congress Center Munich (ICM)
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First Floor Foyer - International Congress Center Munich (ICM)
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Tuto
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s an
d O
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Sess
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s
Tech
nica
l Pro
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Tech
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7:30
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Lid
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FD-7:
Adva
nced
Clas
sifi ca
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Tech
nique
s for
Remo
te Se
nsing
FD-3:
Opti
cal R
emote
Sens
ing:
Basic
s & Ap
plica
tions
FD-4:
Recen
t Adv
ances
in
Hype
rspec
tral D
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FD-5:
Mult
ivaria
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of
Imag
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age I
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Mini
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- Meth
ods a
nd Ap
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tions
for
Explo
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of Ea
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bserv
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da
ta
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Remo
te Se
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with
Re
fl ecte
d and
Occu
lted G
lobal
Navig
ation
Satel
lite Sy
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(GNS
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Signa
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Room
4A
Room
21B
08:3
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2:30
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s and
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17:3
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0:00
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terna
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(ICM
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day,
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of Re
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ation
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in H
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of Pro
f. Boe
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by
the T
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mmitt
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Sens
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strial
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ganiz
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the
Tech
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ittee
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0 - 1
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0 - 1
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in H
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ancem
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in PO
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in H
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of Pro
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thday
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eborn
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rganiz
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the
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17:2
0 - 1
9:00
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Tech
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ral S
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Tues
day,
July
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3Ro
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11
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12A
Room
12B
08:2
0 - 1
0:00
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il Mois
ture:
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1.6Ra
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persp
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larim
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borne
and S
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of Po
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te Se
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0 - 1
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0 - 1
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of La
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Se
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in H
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of Pro
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TU2.1
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12:1
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nd Su
b-Milli
meter
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the
Tech
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Comm
ittee
TU3.1
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nami
cs of
Earth
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s and
Cli
mate
Chan
ge: A
tmos
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TU3.4
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nced
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in Hy
persp
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ry an
d Ap
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tions
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nced
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Algori
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ation
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organ
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13A
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13B
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14A
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14B
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14C
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21A
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21B
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22A
08:2
0 - 1
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Fluore
scenc
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FR4.7
Recen
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ances
in Ra
diome
tric
Calib
ration
Tech
nique
s
09:0
0 - 1
5:30
Tech
nical
Tour
: Visi
t of t
he G
erman
Aeros
pace
Rese
arch C
enter
(DLR
) in O
berpf
aff en
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sses l
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at 09
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0:00
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ote Se
nsing
of th
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ing In
ciden
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09:0
0 - 1
5:30
Tech
nical
Tour
: Visi
t of t
he G
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pace
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arch C
enter
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) in O
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sses l
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at 09
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23-2
4: P
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7Ro
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11
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12A
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08:2
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d Sen
tinel-
2 II
FR2.3
Recen
t Adv
ances
in G
NSS
Refl e
ctome
try
FR2.8
Pliad
es, a
dual
optic
al sy
stem
for
metri
c res
olutio
n obs
ervati
ons :
the
matic
spac
e app
licati
ons
FR2.7
Land
Cove
r, Wate
r, and
Clim
ate
12:1
0 - 1
3:30
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13:3
0 - 1
5:10
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lassifi
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diome
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alibra
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or Op
tical
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ors I
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New
Trend
s in M
ultim
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Multis
pectr
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mote
Sens
ing D
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Proces
sing I
FR3.2
In Fli
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alibra
tion o
f Opti
cal
Satel
lite Se
nsors
Usin
g Pse
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Invari
ant C
alibra
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ites
FR3.3
Quan
titativ
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d Sur
face
Comp
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n Map
ping
FR3.8
Remo
te Se
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of Ve
getat
ion
Fluore
scenc
e I
FR3.7
Mode
lling f
or Fo
rest
Chara
cteriz
ation
15:1
0 - 1
5:40
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15:4
0 - 1
7:20
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0La
nd Co
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tracti
on: C
lassifi
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nFR
4.14
Radio
metri
c Cali
bratio
n for
Optic
al Se
nsors
II
FR4.4
New
Trend
s in M
ultim
ode a
nd
Multis
pectr
al Re
mote
Sens
ing D
ata
Proces
sing I
I
FR4.2
Innov
ative
SAR S
enso
rs for
Ap
plica
tions
in H
ydrol
ogy
FR4.3
The G
EO G
eoha
zard
Supe
rsites
- S
eismi
c Haz
ards a
nd SA
R Int
erfero
metry
FR4.8
Remo
te Se
nsing
of Ve
getat
ion
Fluore
scenc
e II
FR4.7
Recen
t Adv
ances
in Ra
diome
tric
Calib
ration
Tech
nique
s
09:0
0 - 1
5:30
Tech
nical
Tour
: Visi
t of t
he G
erman
Aeros
pace
Rese
arch C
enter
(DLR
) in O
berpf
aff en
hofen
Bu
sses l
eave
ICM
at 09
:0009
:00
- 15:
30Te
chnic
al To
ur: V
isit o
f EAD
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tobrun
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tellite
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nolog
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lopme
nt
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09:00
Room
13A
Room
13B
Room
14A
Room
14B
Room
14C
Room
21A
Room
21B
Room
22A
08:2
0 - 1
0:00
FR1.1
2Sy
nergy
of Sp
aceb
orne E
O Pro
ducts
to
Map t
he Es
senti
al Cli
mate
Varia
ble Bi
omas
s I
FR1.1
5Su
perre
solut
ion an
d Sub
-pixe
l Cla
ssifi c
ation
for H
ypers
pectr
al Im
agery
FR1.5
Hysp
IRI: C
limate
Scien
ce fro
m Glo
bal
Imag
ing Sp
ectro
scopy
and M
ulti-
Spec
tral T
herm
al Me
asure
ments
FR1.1
3No
velty
Dete
ction
and O
ne-cla
ss Cla
ssifi c
ation
FR1.1
Airbo
rne SA
R and
InSA
R IFR
1.11
Spars
e Sign
al Re
cons
tructi
on an
d Co
mpres
sive S
ensin
g in E
arth
Obse
rvatio
n I
FR1.1
6Ur
ban R
emote
Sens
ing II
FR1.9
Coas
tal Zo
nes I
10:0
0 - 1
0:30
Break
10:3
0 - 1
2:10
FR2.1
2Sy
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of Sp
aceb
orne E
O Pro
ducts
to
Map t
he Es
senti
al Cli
mate
Varia
ble Bi
omas
s II
FR2.1
5Lo
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eserv
ation
on Ea
rth
Obse
rvatio
n Data
: Coo
perat
ion
Activ
ities a
nd Ap
plica
tions
FR2.5
Hype
rspec
tral V
egeta
tion M
appin
g I -
Fores
ts an
d Natu
ral Ar
eas
FR2.1
3Ed
ucati
on, T
rainin
g and
Capa
city
Build
ing in
Remo
te Se
nsing
- Glob
al an
d Reg
ional
Progra
mmes
FR2.1
Airbo
rne SA
R and
InSA
R II
FR2.1
1Sp
arse S
ignal
Reco
nstru
ction
and
Comp
ressiv
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sing i
n Ear
th Ob
serva
tion I
I
FR2.1
6DE
M, M
appin
g, an
d Mine
ral
Depo
sits
FR2.9
Coas
tal Zo
nes I
I
12:1
0 - 1
3:30
Lunc
h Brea
k
13:3
0 - 1
5:10
FR3.1
2Ea
rth O
bserv
ation
for P
ublic
Hea
lth I
FR3.1
5La
nd Re
mote
Sens
ing D
ata
Assim
ilatio
n: Wh
ere ar
e we?
FR3.5
Hype
rspec
tral V
egeta
tion M
appin
g II
Agric
ultura
l App
licati
ons
FR3.1
3Ed
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on, T
rainin
g and
Capa
city
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ing in
Remo
te Se
nsing
- Too
ls an
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ware
FR3.1
Extra
ction
of G
eosp
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Inform
ation
for
Spac
e Born
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-Sens
ors w
ith
High S
patia
l Res
olutio
n
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1Re
mote
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ing us
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ls an
d Othe
r Sen
sors
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FR3.1
6Su
rface
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and S
urfac
e Mov
emen
t Mo
nitori
ng
FR3.9
SAR R
emote
Sens
ing fo
r a D
ynam
ic Oc
ean
15:1
0 - 1
5:40
Break
15:4
0 - 1
7:20
FR4.1
2Ea
rth O
bserv
ation
for P
ublic
He
alth I
I
FR4.1
5Ma
chine
Learn
ing M
eets
New
Remo
te Se
nsing
Appli
catio
ns
FR4.5
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rspec
tral R
emote
Sens
ing in
Sh
allow
Wate
rs
FR4.1
3Ed
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on, T
rainin
g and
Capa
city
Build
ing in
Remo
te Se
nsing
- Spa
ce Ag
encie
s
FR4.1
Geop
hysic
al Pa
ramete
rs Re
triev
al fro
m Ge
ostat
ionar
y Sate
llites
Data
: Alg
orithm
s and
Prod
ucts
FR4.1
1Re
mote
Sens
ing us
ing G
NSS-l
ike
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ls an
d Othe
r Sen
sors
II
FR4.1
6Tro
pical
fores
t biom
ass u
sing P
-band
SA
R data
-The B
IOMA
SS m
ission
FR4.9
Rada
r Rem
ote Se
nsing
of th
e Ocea
n at
Graz
ing In
ciden
ce
09:0
0 - 1
5:30
Tech
nical
Tour
: Visi
t of t
he G
erman
Aeros
pace
Rese
arch C
enter
(DLR
) in O
berpf
aff en
hofen
Bu
sses l
eave
ICM
at 09
:0009
:00
- 15:
30Te
chnic
al To
ur: V
isit o
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09:00
Technical Program Overview - Poster SessionsMonday, July 23
17:20 - 19:00
Day Code Starting Board Number Session Name
MOP 101 Methods and Analysis for Bistatic SAR
MOP 106 High Resolution Imagery: Methods and Applications
MOP 116 3D Imaging
MOP 126 Geographic Information Science: Applications Poster
MOP 138 Geographic Information Science: Theory, Algorithms, and Systems
MOP 150 Subsurface Sensing I
MOP 159 Subsurface Sensing II
MOP 166 Soil Moisture and Vegetation: Radar
MOP 174 Soil Moisture: Passive Microwave
MOP 186 Soil Moisture: Applications
MOP 194 Soil Moisture: Active and Passive
MOP 206 Remote Sensing of Wetlands
MOP 215 Inland Waters
MOP 227 Dynamic Processes of the Earth
MOP 233 Hydrology
MOP 238 Dynamics of Earth Processes and Climate Change: Atmosphere
MOP 248 Disasters and Hazards I - Flood Risk and Flood Monitoring
MOP 257 Disasters and Hazards III - Volcanos, Oil Spill, Earthquakes, Etc.
MOP 267 Disasters and Hazards IV - Natural Disasteer Management
MOP 277 Disasters and Hazards V - Natural Disaster Monitoring and Management
MOP 286 Assimilation
MOP 295 New Satellite Missions
MOP 305 New Satellite Missions and Instruments
MOP 313 Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing and RFI Mitigation for Current and Future Sensors
MOP 317 Applications of Infrared Imaging of Air-Water Interfaces
MOP 320 Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) Environmental and Sensor Data Records
MOP 333 Remote Sensing of Land Surface Energy Budget
MOP 338 SMOS Observations over Land
MOP 725 Dynamics of Earth Processes and Climate Change::Biosphere *Video Poster
MOP 737 Disasters and Hazards II - Earthquakes and Tsunami *Video Poster
a) Poster placement from Monday 12:00 to Wednesday 08:00 (for Monday and Tuesday posters) and Wednesday 12:00 to Friday 08:00 (for Wednesday and Thursday posters)b) Authors are required to be present for poster presentation from 17:20 to 19:00 on the day scheduled for the presentation. Posters should be attached to the boards for two days. It is recommended to stay both days for discussion in front of your poster.c) Video Poster Presentation from 17:30 to 18:30: Boards 725 - 748 on Monday and Wednesday; Boards 749 - 772 on Tuesday and Thursday (5 minutes for each poster)
14
Technical Program Overview - Poster SessionsTuesday, July 24
17:20 - 19:00
Day Code Starting Board Number Session Name
TUP 345 SAR Image Processing I
TUP 356 SAR Image Processing II
TUP 363 SAR Image Processing III
TUP 373 Image Processing Applications I
TUP 381 Image Processing Applications II
TUP 392 Change Detection II
TUP 399 Image Pan-Sharpening and Fusion
TUP 408 Image Analysis
TUP 420 Image Registration and Enhancement
TUP 432 Precipitation, Clouds and Atmospheric Topics
TUP 443 Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation
TUP 451 Atmospheric Sounding
TUP 463 Aerosol Remote Sensing, Trace Gases, and Air Quality I
TUP 475 Aerosol Remote Sensing, Trace Gases, and Air Quality II
TUP 487 Ocean Biology
TUP 495 Ocean Surface Winds II
TUP 500 Ocean Surface Currents
TUP 509 Ocean Temperature and Salinity
TUP 517 Coastal Zones II
TUP 524 Ocean Altimetry
TUP 530 Topography, Geology, Geomorphology I
TUP 542 Topography, Geology, Geomorphology II
TUP 552 Data Management and Systems I
TUP 564 Data Management and Systems II
TUP 749 Ocean Surface Winds I *Video Poster
TUP 761 Coastal Zones I *Video Poster
a) Poster placement from Monday 12:00 to Wednesday 08:00 (for Monday and Tuesday posters) and Wednesday 12:00 to Friday 08:00 (for Wednesday and Thursday posters)b) Authors are required to be present for poster presentation from 17:20 to 19:00 on the day scheduled for the presentation. Posters should be attached to the boards for two days. It is recommended to stay both days for discussion in front of your poster.c) Video Poster Presentation from 17:30 to 18:30: Boards 725 - 748 on Monday and Wednesday; Boards 749 - 772 on Tuesday and Thursday (5 minutes for each poster)
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17:20 - 19:00
Day Code Starting Board Number Session Name
WEP 101 High Resolution SAR
WEP 111 Persistent Scatterer, Implementation
WEP 121 Deformation
WEP 133 DInSAR and Interferometry
WEP 144 Compressed Sensing, Coregistration
WEP 156 Multibaseline, Filtering, Advanced Observations
WEP 162 Airborne SAR, SAR Applications
WEP 172 High Performance Computing and Data Correction in Hyperspectral Imagery
WEP 182 Spectral Unmixing, Feature Extraction
WEP 191 Classifi cation of Hyperspectral Data
WEP 202 Applications of Hyperspectral Imagery
WEP 212 Optical and Infrared Modelling I
WEP 224 Optical and Infrared Modelling II
WEP 230 Hyperspectral Image Processing
WEP 238 Image Segmentation
WEP 246 Image Classifi cation
WEP 253 Optical Image Analysis
WEP 262 Image Processing
WEP 270 Remote Sensing of Snow Properties II
WEP 273 Remote Sensing of Mountain Glaciers
WEP 281 Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets and Glaciers
WEP 290 Cryosphere: Sea Ice Poster
WEP 301 Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground
WEP 305 SAR Calibration and Validation
WEP 317 SAR Instruments, Mitigation, Simulation
WEP 329 Active Microwave Calibation and New Sensor I
WEP 341 Active Microwave Calibation and New Sensor II
WEP 345 Advances in Microwave Radiometers and Calibration Techniques
WEP 355 Microwave Radiometer Missions
WEP 365 Lidar Performance and Processing
WEP 368 Hyperspectral Applications: Passive Optical and Hyperspectral Sensors
WEP 384 UAV Sensors, Platforms and Technology
WEP 387 Ground-Based Systems
WEP 725 Hyperspectral Imagery for the Monitoring of the Environment *Video Poster
WEP 737 Remote Sensing of Snow Properties I *Video Poster
a) Poster placement from Monday 12:00 to Wednesday 08:00 (for Monday and Tuesday posters) and Wednesday 12:00 to Friday 08:00 (for Wednesday and Thursday posters)b) Authors are required to be present for poster presentation from 17:20 to 19:00 on the day scheduled for the presentation. Posters should be attached to the boards for two days. It is recommended to stay both days for discussion in front of your poster.c) Video Poster Presentation from 17:30 to 18:30: Boards 725 - 748 on Monday and Wednesday; Boards 749 - 772 on Tuesday and Thursday (5 minutes for each poster)
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Technical Program Overview - Poster SessionsThursday, July 26
17:20 - 19:00
Day Code Starting Board Number Session Name
THP 398 Scattering and SAR Techniques I
THP 410 Scattering and SAR Techniques II
THP 422 Scattering and SAR Techniques III
THP 426 SAR Polarimetry I
THP 436 SAR Polarimetry II
THP 442 SAR Image Analysis
THP 449 Image Information: Environmental and Hazard Applications
THP 459 Image Information Extraction: Detection of Man-made Features
THP 470 Information Extraction for Atmospheric and Environmental Applications
THP 480 Information Extraction: Signal Processing Applications
THP 490 Information Extraction: Classifi cation and Fusion
THP 498 Image Information Extraction
THP 508 Land Cover and Change
THP 520 Land Cover: Urban and Interface Areas
THP 531 Change and Forests
THP 542 Mapping Change
THP 553 Change in Land Cover
THP 565 Biodiversity and Forest Health
THP 574 Forest Biomass and Carbon
THP 583 Change Detection I
THP 593 Vegetation Phenology and Productivity
THP 604 Foliage and Canopy Characterisation
THP 613 Retreival of Forest Structural Attributes
THP 623 Characterising Land Surfaces
THP 631 Quantifying Vegetation Processes and Structure
THP 641 Remote Sensing for Disease and Environmental Stress Detection
THP 652 Urban Remote Sensing II
THP 749 Modeling and Estimation of Hydrological and Vegetation Parameters in Agricultural Regions *Video Poster
THP 761 Urban Remote Sensing I *Video Poster
a) Poster placement from Monday 12:00 to Wednesday 08:00 (for Monday and Tuesday posters) and Wednesday 12:00 to Friday 08:00 (for Wednesday and Thursday posters)b) Authors are required to be present for poster presentation from 17:20 to 19:00 on the day scheduled for the presentation. Posters should be attached to the boards for two days. It is recommended to stay both days for discussion in front of your poster.c) Video Poster Presentation from 17:30 to 18:30: Boards 725 - 748 on Monday and Wednesday; Boards 749 - 772 on Tuesday and Thursday (5 minutes for each poster)
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Exhibition: International Congress Center Munich (ICM) - Foyer Area (Ground Floor)
List of Exhibitors
Acal & Bfi Germany GmbH
Acal BFI is a pan-European distributor specialized in sophisticated opto-electronic systems for R&D and the defense, aerospace and telecommunications industries.
The Hyper-Cam, a lightweight and compact hyperspectral-imaging sensor using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) technology will be shown at the exhibition.Agilent Bblingen
As the worlds premier measurement company, Agilent offers the broadest range of innovative measurement solutions in the industry, providing customers with products and services such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, multi meter, power supplies plus a huge variety of basic test & measurement equipment.ASTRIUM
Astrium is the only European space technology company that covers the whole range of civil and defence space systems and services.
Astrium Services GEO-Information division offers an unrivalled portfolio of satellite imagery, data access, and derived geo-information products and services.Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency is driving the development of Earth observation applications through the RADARSAT program, enhancing knowledge of the Earth and management of its natural resources. Learn more about the evolution of RADARSAT by visiting our booth.
1 GRSS and IGARSS 20132 DLR and ESA3 JAXA4 Acal BFI Germany GmbH5 Taylor & Francis6 ScanEx R&D Center7 EXELIS8 Agilent Bblingen
9 Space Imaging Middle East10 European Space Imaging11 Zurich - Hotspot in Earth Observation12 RapidEye AG13 Canadian Space Agency14 Spectral Evolution15 Ursus-airborne16 Japan Space Systems
17 ASTRIUM18 Headwall Photonics19 GeoViQua-EGIDA-MiraMon20 Sphere Optics GmbH21 Geo-konzept GmbH22 HE Space Operations23 CEOS Visualization Environment (COVE)24 NASA
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CEOS Visualization Environment (COVE)
The CEOS Visualization Environment (COVE) tool is a browser-based system that leverages Google-Earth to display satellite sensor coverage areas and identify coincidence scene locations for more than 80 space missions. The NASA CEOS System Engineering Office (SEO) worked with the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Calibration and Validation to dev