CEOS WGCV-SAR WORKSHOP 2001

2-5 April 2001

NASDA / EORC, Tokyo, Japan

First Announcement and Call for Papers

Introduction

In the framework of CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation, the next SAR subgroup workshop will be organized by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) in Tokyo, Japan, from 2 to 5 April 2001. 

Topics

Specialist papers are invited to review the performance of operating or planning airborne and spaceborne SAR sensors. The following Calibration and Validation issues will be addressed: 

• Science and Application requirements 
  
• Geometry and Radiometry 
  
• Polarimetry 
  
• Interferometry 
  
• Instrument design and new concepts 
  
• Low frequency imagery 
  
• High resolution imagery 
  
• SAR Processing 
  
• Calibration device 
  
• Data compression techniques 
  

Workshop Organization

The workshop will be held in plenary sessions including selected papers and poster presentations as well as more focused working group sessions allowing for shorter oral presentations on specific topics. All accepted abstracts will be included in the technical programme of the workshop. 

Who May Attend

Attendance is open to CEOS representatives and affiliates as well as to the SAR scientific and user community. It is expected that there will be participation from international and national space agencies operating or planning airborne and spaceborne SAR sensors. 

Schedule and Deadlines

* In case you have not received an acknowledgement within a week after abstract submission, please contact the workshop secretariat

Abstract Submission

Deadline:   22 December 2000  

Information on how to submit an abstract are available online

Authors will be notified of the decision of the scientific committee by 31 January 2001. Authors whose papers have been accepted will then receive instructions for the preparation of their full length paper, due not later than 31 March 2001, for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. 

Proceedings

Full-length papers must be provided before the workshop (31 March 2001) in order to distribute the proceedings by the CD-ROM after the workshop. 

Local Arrangements

Block bookings of local hotels will be made in various price categories and at preferential rates. A hotel reservation form as well as further information on transport, etc... will be sent in January 2001. 

International Scientific Committee

Organization Committee

Contact

Further information on the organization of the workshop can be obtained by contacting directly the organizers. 

Last Updated : 17 January 2001