Background
Imaging spectroscopy in the visible to shortwave infrared wavelength range, is a powerful tool for the remote sensing of Earth surface and atmosphere properties. Imaging spectroscopy measurements have a high diagnostic power: spectroscopic observations with hundreds of contiguous spectral channels provide detection sensitivity to a wide range of physical processes and materials. The technique has gradually evolved from technological demonstrations projects and scientific studies towards operational and commercial applications and is today one of the fastest growing research areas in remote sensing.
In the last years, the availability of high spatial resolution (i.e. ~30 m pixel size) imaging spectroscopy data from space has tremendously increased thanks to the successful deployment of PRISMA (ASI), DESIS (DLR), HISUI (METI), EnMAP (DLR) and EMIT (NASA/JPL), paving the way for the development of future missions such as PRISMA Second Generation (ASI), SBG (NASA/JPL) and CHIME (ESA).
Building on the outcomes of the first and second editions of this Workshop in July 2019 and October 2022, and on the continuous cooperation between all involved Agencies, the main objective of this Workshop is to strengthen international coordination, synergies among current and future missions and to establish priority areas for future projects and activities.
Workshop Objectives
- Assess the status of current and planned international imaging spectroscopy missions designed for Earth surface monitoring
- Identify major gaps and opportunities for the scientific and user community linked to the development of future imaging spectroscopy missions
- Strengthen international cooperation and coordination in the space and ground segment operation, calibration and validation, products definition, data access and data exploitation
Workshop Main Topics
- Harmonisation of data formats and products and their possible standardization
- Harmonisation of atmospheric and topographic correction schemes/procedures
- Harmonisation of pre-flight characterisation and in-flight cross-calibration of international missions
- Mission calibration and data validation plans, data quality assurance and uncertainty quantification
- Exchange and harmonisation of geo/biophysical parameter retrieval schemes
- International joint airborne/field deployments/campaigns, especially over large regions and time series
- Coordination of data acquisition plans, including by means of orbital phasing of international missions for improved revisit/coverage and establishment of longer time series
- Potential synergies with other current and future space-based systems (e.g. US Landsat, Copernicus Sentinels)
- Coordination of research and training activities
- Definition of priority areas for future projects
Organizing Committee
Luigi Ansalone
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI
Michael Bock
DLR, Germany
Marco Celesti
HE Space for European Space Agency, ESA
Sabine Chabrillat
GFZ, German Research Center for Geosciences
Ferran Gascon
European Space Agency, ESA
Robert Green
NASA, JPL
Uta Heiden
DLR, Germany
Takahiro Kawashima
University of Tokyo
Ettore Lopinto
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI
Charles Miller
NASA, JPL
Jens Nieke
European Space Agency, ESA
Anke Schickling
European Space Agency, ESA
David Schimel
NASA, JPL
Sara Venafra
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI
Scientific Committee
Announced soon
Participation
The Workshop is open to all participation interested in the Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy including includes international representatives from Space Agencies, scientists and applications experts active in the field of imaging spectroscopy for terrestrial and coastal applications.
The Workshop sessions will include oral and poster presentations. The Workshop aims for a lively interactive workshop format stimulating exchange between presenters and participants. Discussion is of outmost importance; therefore, discussion round will be included in the Workshop.
The official language of the Workshop is English.
No participation/registration fee will be charged.
Participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Abstracts Submission
The Abstract submission interface is now open, and we invite you to submit your abstract HERE along with your
selection of the topic and type of presentation (oral or poster) proposed
Note: Abstract length should be at least 200 words and maximum 400 words (one A4 page, single space normally contains 400-500 words).
Information about the co-authors (name, last name, affiliation, contact Email) is required
Schedule and Deadlines
| Call for abstracts | 6 May 2024 |
| Abstract submission deadline | 10 June 2024 |
| Notification of oral presentations and posters selection by ESA | 1 Sept 2024 |
| Opening of registration | 1 Sept 2024 |
| Registration Closure | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Final information and programme | 20 Oct 2024 |
| Workshop at ESTEC | 13-15 Nov 2024 |
Contact Info
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