2018 Conference
2018 Conference
Name: Entering a New Era in Forest Observation and Analysis
Dates: 1-5 October 2018
Location: College Park, Maryland, USA
Venue: College Park, Maryland, USA
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(1)Global Forest Observation: 2018 begins an exciting time for satellite observations of global forests and their role in the earth system, including the upcoming launches of the NASA ICESat-2 (2018), NASA GEDI (2019), ESA BIOMASS (2021), NASA-ISRO NISAR (2022), along with the constellation of existing systems, such as DLR TanDEM-X, JAXA ALOS missions, ESA Copernicus missions, and NASA Landsat. ForestSAT 2018 looks forward to applying these data sets to better understand global forest extent, biomass, and ecosystem dynamics.
(2)New Approaches to Forest Ecosystem Modeling: How will new observations of forest composition, structure, and dynamics be used to improve our understanding of forest ecosystems? One key path forward is through the marriage of new remote sensing data with ecosystem process models to understand forest dynamics and better forecast changes in productivity, biodiversity, carbon and water fluxes and other critical attributes.
(3)The Revolution in Remote Sensing Fusion: One of the key opportunities and difficult challenges is the development of new methods for combining airborne and spaceborne optical, SAR and lidar datasets. Each of these broad classes of remote sensing technology encompass a variety of instruments, operating at different wavelengths and spatial resolutions that present unique challenges for fusion and interoperability. These new methods will span multiple spatial and temporal scales and will also include in-situ and drone-based proximal remote sensing.
(4)Forest Mapping and Inventory: Mapping and inventory methods are changing rapidly, reflecting new data sources, new statistical approaches, and the advent of machine learning. New approaches are appearing for mapping forest types, species, biomass, structure, biodiversity indicators and ecosystems services. Development of systems for monitoring of regeneration, degradation, regrowth, succession, encroachment, gap dynamics, and invasive species are a key priority. Such activities are increasingly relying on big data and open source/data solutions, cloud-based processing, remote sensing guided statistical inference and uncertainty analysis, and integration with field inventory databases.
(5)Forest Management and Policy: Accurate forest information is increasingly relevant to policies that seek to preserve and enhance ecosystem services. Examples include UN Sustainable Development Goals, and international agreements on carbon sequestration (e.g. REDD+), and vegetation management policy implemented by natural resource management agencies in local/state Government. Use of geospatial analysis, novel approaches to forest inventories, and remote sensing play key roles in establishing rigorous baselines for policy assessments, but challenges remain in quantifying and communicating uncertainty.
Proceedings/ForestSAT Special Issue(s): none
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Agenda/Program: ForestSAT2018 Program
Prices:
Early bird regular registration $500
Early bird student registration $350
Early bird one day registration $250
Regular registration $600
Student registration $450
One day registration $300
On-site regular registration $625
On-site student registration $475
On-site one day registration $325
Poster reception ticket (Guest) $45
Conference dinner ticket (Dinner Cruise) $75
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