Importantinformation

Abstract submission deadline7 September 201 8

Abstract acceptance notification:31 October 201 8

Early bird registration deadline:30 November 201 8

Further information is available at:http://is.earsel.org/workshop/11-IS-Brno2019/

orby sendingan e-mail request at:earsel2019@czechglobe.cz

The EARSeL Special Interest Group on Imaging Spectroscopy stimulatesinternational discussion among special i sts working with innovative spectralEarth Observation technologies and fosters interdiscipl inary researchaddressing today’s key environmental and societal chal l enges. Imagingspectroscopy is recently expanding from traditional airborne platformstowards new ground-based, unmanned airborne and satel l i te systems. Atthe same time, novel spectral signal s, as for instance chlorophyl lfluorescence or mid-infrared and thermal emissions, are being explored.These technological and methodological developments are inviting forexchange of new knowledge and fruitful scientific discussions during theupcoming 1 1 th EARSeL SIG IS Workshop.

Fol lowing-up the tradition of ten previous successful workshops, we wouldl ike to invite you for the 1 1 th EARSeL SIG IS Workshop to the Czech Republ ic,to the city of Brno, where the founder of the modern genetics Gregor JohannMendel carried his famous pea plant experiments. With newly establ i shedscience and technology centres and numerous research and developmentactivi ties, Brno became one of the most vibrant Czech cities, offering notonly an ideal environment for research and development, but al sonumerous art venues and cul tural events (www.gotobrno.cz/en/) .

We are looking forward welcoming you at 1 1 th EARSeL SIG IS Workshop,which wi l l take place from 6 to 8 February 2019 in the Masaryk Universitycampus Brno-Bohunice [map link].

6 – 8 February 2019, Brno, Czech Republic

1 1 th EARSeL SIG IMAGING SPECTROSCOPYWORKSHOP

City of Brno, photo by Pavel Gabzdyl

City of Brno, photo by Pavel Gabzdyl

Scientific Committee▪ Eyal Ben-Dor, Tel Aviv Univ. , I L▪ J ocelyn Chanussot, Grenoble INP, FR▪ J ean-Baptiste Feret, I rstea, FR▪ Claudia Giardino, IREA CNR, IT▪ Luis Guanter, GFZ Potsdam, D▪ Robert O. Green, NASA JPL, USA▪ Lammert Kooistra, Wageningen Univ. , NL▪ Sebastian van der Linden, Humboldt Univ. , D▪ Zbyněk Malenovský, Univ. of Tasmania, AU▪ J óse Moreno, Univ. of Valencia, E▪ Michael Rast, ESA ESRIN , IT▪ Miina Rautiainen, Aal to Univ. , FI▪ Michael E. Schaepman, Univ. of Zürich, CH▪ Martin Schlerf, LI ST, LU▪ Christiaan van der Tol , Univ. of Twente - ITC, NL▪ J ochem Verrel st, Univ. of Valencia, E

Organizing Committee▪ Lucie Homolová, CzechGlobe, CZ ▪ František Zemek, CzechGlobe, CZ ▪ Olga Brovkina, CzechGlobe, CZ ▪ Petr Lukeš, CzechGlobe, CZ ▪ J an Hanuš, CzechGlobe, CZ ▪ Heide Bierbrauer, EARSeL Secretariat, D ▪ Lena Halounová, EARSeL Vice-Chair, ČVUT, CZ ▪ Mathias Kneubühler, SIG IS Chairman, UZH , CH  ▪ Andreas Mül ler, SIG IS Chairman, DLR, D 

Workshop Topics

Spectroscopy data fusion and application inEarth sciences:▪ Combined use of spectroscopy and otherobservations (LiDAR, SAR, thermal , etc. )  

▪ Upscal ing and downscal ing spectroscopy data inmodel l ing the Earth spheres 

▪ Spectroscopy in assessment ofecosystem processes,functions and societal services (vegetation, soi l s,snow& ice, inland& coastal waters, urban areas, etc.)  

▪ Spectroscopy use in the context of natural disasters,hazards and societal chal l enges (food security,water avai labi l i ty, loss of genetic and functionalbiodiversi ty, etc. )  

We encourage scientific contributions related to recentadvances in technology, methods and appl ications ofimaging spectroscopy. Please submit abstracts ofyour contributions covering the fol lowing topics:

Innovative sensing platforms and sensors:▪ Ground/tower, mul ti -angular, drone, air andspace-borne spectroscopy platforms 

▪ Synergies between sensors▪ Progressive spectral sensor concepts and futurespectroscopy missions 

Advanced methods for spectroscopy datacalibration, processing, analyzing andmodelling: ▪ Sensor spectral and radiometric cal ibration,atmospheric and geometric corrections 

▪ Data analyzing approaches, software toolboxes,machine learn ing and big data min ing

▪ Models of radiative transfer, inversion schemes anddata assimi lation techniques 

▪ Laboratory and in-si tu field spectroscopy  andproduct val idation approaches

Conference venue, image by CzechGlobe

1 1 th EARSeL SIG IMAGING SPECTROSCOPYWORKSHOP, Brno 2019