Conference Topics
Standard IGARSS Themes
The technical program will account for the following themes:
| A | Data Analysis Methods (Optical, Multispectral,Hyperspectral, SAR) |
| A.1 | Electromagnetic Modelling |
| A.2 | SAR Interferometry: Along and Across |
| A.3 | Differential SAR Interferometry |
| A.4 | SAR Imaging Techniques |
| A.5 | POL and POLInSAR |
| A.6 | Bistatic and digital beamforming SAR |
| A.7 | Tomography and 3D mapping |
| A.8 | Subsurface Sensing / Ground Penetrating Radar |
| A.9 | Feature Extraction and Reduction |
| A.10 | Image Segmentation |
| A.11 | Object Detection and Recognition |
| A.12 | Classification and Clustering |
| A.13 | Estimation and Regression |
| A.14 | Change Detection and Multi-Temporal Analysis |
| A.15 | Target Detection and Unmixing |
| A.16 | Image and Data Fusion |
| A.17 | Geographic Information Science |
| C | Cryosphere |
| C.1 | Snow Cover |
| C.2 | Ice Sheets and Glaciers |
| C.3 | Sea Ice |
| C.4 | Permafrost |
| D | Data Management and Education |
| D.1 | Data Management and Systems |
| D.2 | Remote Sensing Data and Policy Decisions |
| D.3 | Education and Remote Sensing |
| L | Land Applications |
| L.1 | Land Use Applications |
| L.2 | Land Cover Dynamics |
| L.3 | Forest and Vegetation: Application and Modelling |
| L.4 | Forest and Vegetation: Biomass and Carbon Cycle |
| L.5 | Agriculture |
| L.6 | Urban and Built Environment |
| L.7 | Topography, Geology and Geomorphology |
| L.8 | Soils and Soil Moisture |
| L.9 | Wetlands |
| L.10 | Inland Waters |
| M | Atmosphere Applications |
| M.1 | Precipitation and Clouds |
| M.2 | Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation |
| M.3 | Atmospheric Sounding |
| M.4 | Aerosols and Atmospheric Chemistry |
| O | Ocean Applications |
| O.1 | Ocean Biology (Color) and Water Quality |
| O.2 | Ocean Surface Winds and Currents |
| O.3 | Ocean Temperature and Salinity |
| O.4 | Coastal Zones |
| O.5 | Ocean Altimetry |
| S | Mission, Sensors and Calibration |
| S.1 | Satellite Missions |
| S.2 | Small Satellite Technology |
| S.3 | SAR Instrument and Calibration |
| S.4 | Scatterometer, Cloude and Rain Radar |
| S.5 | Microwave Radiometer Instruments and Calibration |
| S.6 | GNSS-R Sensors |
| S.7 | Lidar Sensors |
| S.8 | Passive Optical, Hyperspectral Sensors and Calibration |
| S.9 | UAV and Airborne Platforms |
| S.10 | Ground based Systems |
Special Themes
In addition special scientific themes will be addressed, including:
| ST1 | Remote Sensing: Understanding the Earth for a Safer World Remote sensing technology and data analysis for assessing, monitoring, and managing risks related to natural disasters. |
| ST1.1 | Monitoring Natural Disaster (Subsidence, Landslides, Floods, Fires, etc.) |
| ST1.2 | Exposure and Hazard Monitoring |
| ST1.3 | Emergency Response |
| ST1.4 | Damage Mapping |
| ST2 | Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life This special theme is related to the EXPO 2015 exhibition, which will be in Milano at the time of IGARSS 2015. The goal is to address the main topics related to the use of remote sensing for food security and global crop monitoring. |
| ST2.1 | Food Security |
| ST2.2 | Global Crop Monitoring |