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| Tuesday, 9 September 2008 | ||
| Opening Session | ||
| Master of Ceremony: | Willibald Riedler, Austrian Academy of Sciences | |
| Opening Remark: | Willibald Riedler, Austrian Academy of Sciences | |
| Welcome Remarks: | Wolfgang Baumjohann, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Otto Koudelka, Joanneum Research Siegfried Nagl, City of Graz Christa Kranzl (Ms.), Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Mazlan Othman (Ms.), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
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| NASA Video on the 15th Anniversary of the Symposia | ||
| Keynote Addresses | ||
| Chairperson: | Otto Koudelka, Austria | |
| Rapporteur: | Ahmed Zegrar, Algeria | |
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A Benefit Assessment of GEOSS: Results from the Geo-Bene project
Steffen Fritz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Vulnerable Mountains from Space
Harald Egerer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Objectives of the 2008 Symposium and Review of the 2007 Symposium | ||
| Chairperson: | Sevda Ibrahimova (Ms.), Azerbaijan | |
| Rapporteur: | Md. Atiar Rahman, Bangladesh | |
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Objectives and Organization of the Symposium
Mazlan Othman (Ms.), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Levent Canturk, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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2007 UN Graz Symposium: Review
Sundar Christopher, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Global and Regional Initiatives | ||
| Chairperson: | Larysa Areshkina (Ms.), Belarus | |
| Rapporteur: | Andrea Ferraz Young (Ms.), Brazil | |
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Contribution of Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES) for monitoring Land Cover and atmosphere
Josiane Masson (Ms.), GMES Bureau |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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PROMOTE Project
Eleni Paliouras (Ms.), German Aerospace Center (DLR),German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Climate and Atmospheric Products (KA) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Presentations by participants | ||
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Present Status of NEPAL on Space Tools for Sustainable Development
Rajendra Kumar Manandhar, Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology, Nepal |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Integration of Remotely Sensed Data Into a Geographical Information System of Soil Resources
Diana Hanganu (Ms.), National Research and Development Institute for Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Environmental Protection (ICPA-Bucuresti) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Satellite Applications in Aerosol and Glacier Monitoring in Pakistan
Badar Ghauri, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commision (SUPARCO) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Monitoring Land Cover Changes in the Arab Region Using High Temporal Resolution NDVI Time Series Images
Ghaleb Faour, National Council for Scientific Research of Lebanon |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Measuring Impacts of Urban Growth on Urban Travel and Implications for Air Quality: Canadian Case
Ying Zhang (Ms.), Canada Centre for Remote Sensing |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Concept of Space System For Global Radio Occultation Monitoring of Lower Atmosphere and Ionosphere Based On Super-Small Satellites With GLONASS/GPS Navigationa Signal Receivers
Valery Vishnyakov, Russian Institute of Space Device Engineering (FUSUE "RISDE") |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Proposal for the Establishment of a Centre of Data Excellence
Mumba Dauti Kampengele, National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Zambia |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Wednesday, 10 September 2008 | ||
| Overview of Earth Observations, Satellite Applications, and Atmospheric Monitoring | ||
| Chairperson: | Rosario Alfaro (Ms.), Costa Rica | |
| Rapporteur: | Pier Carlo Sandei, UNEP | |
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Climate Change Monitoring From Space
Hartmut Grassl, Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Earth Observations for Air Quality and Land Applications
Amy Huff (Ms.), Battelle Memorial Institute, United States |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Overview of Earth Observations: Principles of Satellite Remote Sensing and Applications to Particulate Matter Air Quality
Sundar Christopher, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Agriculture, Land and Rural Development | ||
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Experiences of Mapping Land Use/Land Cover and Deriving Trends Over the Vast West African Region
Introduction to the Rapid Land Cover Mapper Tool Gray Tappan,U.S. Geological Survey-EROS(Earth Resources Observation and Science Center) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Presentations by participants | ||
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Monitoring Land Cover in Interests of an Agriculture with Use of the Remote-sensed Data
Larysa Areshkina (Ms.), United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Cambodia
Nhean Choch, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Space Tools and Solutions for Monitoring the Atmosphere and Land Cover for Rural Development Projects: Geo-Spatial Technology Processes and Application Models
Madhava Rao Vasala, National Institute of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development), India |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Multitemporal Analysis of the Urban Growth of the City of Sapucai, Paraguay
Silvia Barbara Burgos Sosa (Ms.), Paraguaian Institute for Environmental Protection (IPPA) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Environmental Risks and Social Dissimilarities: Facing the Challenges of Global Changes in the Baixada Santista Metropolitan Region (Brazil)
Andrea Ferraz Young, Population Studies Centre, Brasil |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Interactions Between Atmosphere and Agriculture, Particularly in Developing Countries | ||
| Chairperson: | Choch Nhean, Cambodia | |
| Rapporteur: | Ying Zhang (Ms.), Canada | |
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Mountains as early indicators of Climate Change- The role of space technologies on monitoring our changing climate
Pier Carlo Sandei, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Land Cover Contextual Classification Using Space Imagery for Wetland and Forest Monitoring
Mykhailo Popov, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine / Scientific Centre for Aerospace research of the Earth (CASRE) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Land Cover/Land Use Change and Vulnerability
Marco Leidel, Z_GIS Centre for Geoinformatics,Salzburg University, Austria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Presentations by participants | ||
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Spatial Variability of Soil Properties on Kame Field of Poznan Lakeland
Hussam H.M. Husein, General Commision for Scientific Agricultural Research, Syria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Variability of Atmospheric and Land Surrface Biophysical Parameters Retrieved Using Satellite Based Measurements over India
Raghavendra Pratap Singh, Space Applications Centre (ISRO) India |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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GIS Technology for Dynamic Monitoring Land Cover/Land Use Changes for all of Azerbaijan Using High Resolution Space Images
Sevda Ibrahimova (Ms.), National Aerospace Agency of Azerbaijan |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Land Cover and Environmental Hazards; Satellite Remote Sensing Approach and Solutions in Bangladesh
Atiar Rahman, Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Challenges of Obtaining Land Use Data Using Conventional Methods: Opportunities for Remote Sensing
Mphethe Tongwane, Lesotho Meteorological Services, Agricultural Meteorology |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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The Utilization of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology in Various Applications for Sustainable Development in Malaysia
Azman Ahmad, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Thursday, 11 September 2008 | ||
| Space Tools and Solutions for Combating Drought and Desertification | ||
| Chairperson: | Silvia Barbara Burgos Sosa(Ms.),Paraguay | |
| Rapporteur: | Madhava Rao Vasala, India | |
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Forest Monitoring
Manuela Hirschmugl (Ms.l, Joanneum Research, Austria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Operational Drought Monitoring with METOP-ASCAT and ENVISAT-ASAR
Stefan Hasenauer, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF), Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Topographic correction of satellite images for improved LULC classification in Mountainous areas
Petra Füreder (Ms.)Z_GIS Centre for Geoinformatics,Salzburg University, Austria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Satellite Based Data Communication and Dissemination
Otto Koudelka, Joanneum Research, Austria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Presentations by participants | ||
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Spatial Analysis of Forest Regeneration Post Fire in Algeria By Using High Spatial Images Resolution and GIS
Ahmed Zegrar, Centre of Spaces Techniques, Algeria |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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Integrating Remote Sensing Data and Energy Balance Modelling for Detection of Drought and its Publication in the Internet
Adi Witono, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautic and Space (LAPAN) |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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The Flash Flood Guidance System for Central America: A useful Tool to Improve Flash Flood Warnings and Alerts
Rosario Alfaro, Instituto Meteorologico Nacional of Costa Rica |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
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RS/GIS Multi-criteria Zoning of 200,00 ha Land Area for Detailed Feasibility Study, Survey and Design of 5,000 ha for Irrigation Project
Francis Danquah Ohemeng, Irrigation Development Authority (IDA), Ghana |
Powerpoint Presentation | |
| Education, Training and Institutional Capacity Building | ||
| Interactive Training on Satellite Tools and Applications (Theme: Air Quality and Land) | ||
| Trainers: | Sundar Christopher, Amy Huff (Ms.) | |
| Friday, 12 September 2008 | ||
| Education, Training and Instituitional Capacity Building | ||
| Follow-Up Activities and Working Group Meetings | ||
| Chairperson: | Valery Vishnyakov, Russian Federation | |
| Rapporteur: | Anusha Rashanthie Warnasooriya (Ms.), Sri Lanka | |
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United Nations-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education (Brazil/Mexico, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Education Curricula)
Levent Canturk, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
Powerpoint Presentation | |