“Satellite imagery is a very powerful tool to inform about us about our fragile and changing environment” says Dr Fiona Cawkwell, convener of the first joint meeting of leading Irish and UK Earth Observation and Photogrammetry academics and practitioners, which will take place at UCC from September 1st-3rd 2010.
In recent years the volume and diversity of data and imagery acquired by satellite, airborne, ground and ship-based sensors has grown enormously, and the number of application domains in which the images are used has similarly multiplied. But how can we best communicate the results derived from imagery, or from integrating images with other spatial data? How can we use these data to depict the world of today, as well as predict how it might change in the future? How can the world invisible to our eyes be made visible? These questions are the focus of the conference, which will consider visualisation of all aspects of the world, from the sea-bed to the cloud-tops.
With over 100 presentations in 20 different technical sessions, a wide range of topics will be discussed covering everything from data quality and data communication, to mapping and monitoring the underwater, terrestrial and atmospheric environments around us. Pre-conference workshops will focus on data from new sources of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as how we can monitor our changing climate from space. Nearly thirty commercial companies and organisations will exhibit the latest developments in hardware and software for image acquisition and processing. There will also be an opportunity for delegates to visit the National Maritime College of Ireland at Ringaskiddy to experience the potential of 3-D visualisation in an immersive environment.
Dr Cawkwell said: “As this is the first time the UK Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society has moved outside the UK for its annual conference, it demonstrates the growth in this discipline in recent years in Ireland and the important role UCC is playing in this technologically advanced field.” The conference is truly international with delegates from as far afield as South Korea and New Zealand, and keynote speakers from Italy and Germany, as well as Ireland and the UK. “With several new satellite sensors being launched every year, as well as new methods for extracting information from data being developed, this conference provides the ideal opportunity to demonstrate how well we can not only communicate this information within the expert community but also to the growing number of end-users who are coming to rely on quick and easy access to imagery” added Dr Cawkwell.
Visit: http://www.rspsoc2010.org or contact Dr Fiona Cawkwell, f.cawkwell@ucc.ie
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