Posted on behalf of H. Mitasova / D. Pilant ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Open Source Remote Sensing and Geospatial Colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract for this open source remote sensing session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting December 15-19, 2008 in San Francisco. It will be a great opportunity to promote and learn about open source remote sensing in a vibrant international earth science community (estimated 15,000 attendees). Session Name: IN24: Open Source Remote Sensing for Environmental Mapping and Analysis Session URL: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/? content=search&show=detail&sessid=586 AGU Abstract Submission URL: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/ (Please reference session IN24, and note the abstract submission deadline: September 10, 2008) Session Abstract: Anthropogenic and natural pressures on ecosystems and environments threaten human and ecological health at many levels. Remote sensing analysis of aerial photography and satellite imagery provides views of the environment necessary for sound environmental stewardship. Unprecedented amounts of earth imagery are now available on our desktops through data portals and virtual earths, and many open source geographic information system (GIS) applications are available. However, there is a great need for free or low cost, easy to use remote sensing software tools to help non-geospatial-experts make better use of these image resources to enhance environmental mapping and analysis. The goal of this session is to highlight open source remote sensing tools and applications in environmental analysis. How are open source remote sensing tools being used in environmental analysis (e.g., land cover mapping; change detection; disaster recovery; habitat analysis; impervious surface mapping)? Are remote sensing mapping algorithms incorporated in virtual earths to expand their analytical capability? Can we develop easy to use open source decision support tools to help guide environmental decision making at the national, regional, local and citizen levels? How can we better harness the observations of citizens informed about their local environments in a geospatially- enabled manner? Thank you for your kind attention, and please forward this announcement to any interested colleagues. Sincerely, Drew Pilant, Ph.D. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development Landscape Characterization Branch tel: 919.541.0648 fax: 919.541.9420 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user