IGARSS 2011 Technical Program Report

Yoshio Yamaguchi, Niigata Univ.Jin Ya Qiu, Fudan Univ.

Technical Co-Chairs

July 25, 2011

Beyond the Frontiers: Expanding our Knowledge of the World

Technical Program Topics

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A. Advances in Analysis Techniques

A.1 Electromagnetic ModelingA.2 InSAR and High Resolution SARA.3 POL and POLInSARA.4 Bistatic SARA.5 High Resolution Optical SensingA.6 Hyperspectral SensingA.7 Image ProcessingA.8 Information ExtractionA.9 Geographic Information ScienceA.10 Others

L. LandL.1 Land Use and Land Cover ChangeL.2 Soils and Soil MoistureL.3 Forests and VegetationL.4 Land Ice and SnowL.5 Wetlands and Inland WatersL.6 Natural Disaster/Land slideL.7 Others

M. AtmosphereM.1 Precipitation and CloudsM.2 Weather Prediction and Data AssimilationM.3 Atmospheric SoundingM.4 Aerosols and Atmospheric ChemistryM.5 Others

O. OceansO.1 Ocean Biology (Color) and Water QualityO.2 Ocean Surface Winds and CurrentsO.3 Ocean Temperature and SalinityO.4 Ocean AltimetryO.5 Sea IceO.6 Others

total submission / 3

E. Environmental Applications

E.1 Subsurface Sensing / Ground Penetrating RadarE.2 Urban and Built EnvironmentE.3 Coastal and WetlandsE.4 Pollution and ContaminationE.5 Geology and Solid EarthE.6 AgroecosystemsE.7 Others

S. Sensors and PlatformsS.1 SAR Instruments, Missions and CalibrationS.2 Active MicrowaveS.3 Radiometer Instruments and CalibrationS.4 Lidar SensorsS.5 Passive Optical and Hyperspectral SensorsS.6 UAV and Airborne PlatformsS.7 Ground-Based SystemsS.8 Others

D. Data Management, Dissemination, Education and Policy

D.1 Data Management and SystemsD.2 Remote Sensing Data and Policy DecisionsD.3 Education and Remote Sensing

SPC Student Paper Contest

Number of submitted papers: 2222

Number of presentation papers: 1496

Invited: 270Oral: 566

Poster: 660

(including special Japan Earthquake, and Canadian special sessions)

Rejected: 376Withdrawn: 100

Voluntary withdrawn: 250

Statistics

18%38%44%

67%

248 sessions

1496 papers

173 Orals

75 Posters

58 Invited

115 Contributed(5 papers each)

(up to 12 papers each)

Web broadcast

Web broadcast

Including Special SessionsThursday, July 28 PM

Wednesday, July 27 evening

Canadian Scientist’s special poster session

The great earthquake of East Japan on March 11, 2011The very recent results by remote sensing techniques

Remote Sensing in Canada

Technical Sessions

Outreach Activities

・ Public Poster Display March 11, 2011 East Japan Earthquake and TsunamiThursday, July 28, 13:20 - 16:00,

・ Public LectureDr. Shunichi Koshimura (Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan)“The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami Disaster: Its Impact and Lessons”Thursday, July 28, 17:15 - 18:00

Please enjoy IGARSS 2011in Vancouver!