Quantitative Remote Sensing Summer School

The International Center for Innovation in Geospatial Analytics and Earth Observation (International GEO Center) at the University of Maryland is organizing a Quantitative Remote Sensing Summer School from July 5 - 13, 2022, in cooperation with the School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering of Wuhan University, the Quantitative Remote Sensing Research Center of Wuhan University, and the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong.

The summer school will be held in both Chinese and English, featuring talks by global experts in remote sensing. The talks will focus on quantitative remote sensing theories and methods, recent advances in research and applications covering a range of topics including atmospheric remote sensing, land cover mapping, agricultural monitoring, remote sensing of fires, vegetation monitoring, hydrological remote sensing, and big data processing.

When: July 5 - July 13, 2022
Talks in English: 8:00 – 10:35 AM US EDT/ 1:00 – 3:35 PM UK Time/ 8:00 – 10:35 PM China Time

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Where: Online

Please use the following ZOOM link -
https://umd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KagqOrN0SzCpRIERZ62q_g

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PREFERRED BACKGROUND:

· Graduate students and early career researchers in geospatial sciences /remote sensing or with related research experience

· Undergraduate students who have completed coursework related to remote sensing or have familiarity with satellite data and image processing

· Interest in state-of-art quantitative remote sensing techniques

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International Quantitative Remote Sensing Summer School Program (US Eastern Time)

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
08:00 - 08:15	Opening Ceremony
08:15 - 09:25	Remote sensing of vegetation phenology *Lars Eklundh,* Lund University, Sweden
21:00 - 22:10	Atmospheric Correction of Optical Remote Sensing Data *Yong Xue, China Univ. of Mining and Tech., China*
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Deep learning for remote sensing *Nikolai Kalischek*, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
09:20 - 10:35	Landsat and Sentinel-2 analysis ready data *Hankui Zhang,* South Dakota State University, USA
21:00 - 22:10	Incorporating global 3D canopy structure for terrestrial ecosystem monitoring- a user guide of GEDI *Hao Tang,* National University of Singapore, Singapore
Thursday, July 7, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Remote sensing of seasonal snow *Steven Hancock,* The University of Edinburgh, UK
09:20 - 10:35	Multi-wavelength Aerosol Lidar for Characterizing Atmospheric Pollution: 25 Years of Progress *Detlef Mueller*, Wuhan University, China
21:00 - 22:10	Leveraging geospatial big data and interdisciplinary approaches in urban environmental studies *Bin Chen*, University of Hong Kong, HK China
Friday, July 8, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Monitoring Vegetation in a Changing World *Aleixandre Verger,* Spanish National Research Council, Spain
09:20 - 10:35	UMD GLAD land cover monitoring products *Alexandra Tyukavina,* University of Maryland, USA
Saturday, July 9, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Vegetation remote sensing and terrestrial carbon cycle estimation *Jing. M. Chen,* University of Toronto, Canada
09:20 - 10:35	Integrating radar and optical data for monitoring urban development *Hongsheng Zhang,* University of Hong Kong, HK China
Sunday, July 10, 2022
09:20 - 10:35	Surface Temperature from Satellite: From Algorithms to Applications *Jose Sobrino,* University of Valencia, Spain
Monday, July 11, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Remote Sensing of Fire *Joanne Hall,* University of Maryland, USA
09:20 - 10:35	Human-induced Global Land Change *Xiaopeng Song,* University of Maryland, USA
21:00 - 22:10	Soil moisture microwave remote sensing *Jiancheng Shi,* National Space Science Center, China
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	Passive/active microwave remote sensing and vegetation monitoring from VOD indices *Jean-Pierre Wigneron,* The National Institute for Agricultural Research, France
09:20 - 10:35	Agriculture monitoring with remote sensing *Sergii Skakun,* University of Maryland, USA
22:20 - 23:30	Vegetation index measures, theory, applications and controversies *Alfredo Huete,* University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
08:00 - 09:15	The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation - Mission and Science Overview *Ralph Dubayah,* University of Maryland, USA
09:20 - 10:35	Estimation of surface downward shortwave radiation *Dongdong Wang,* University of Maryland, USA
10:35 - 11:00	Closing Ceremony

About the International GEO Center

The International Center for Innovation in Geospatial Analytics and Earth Observation (International GEO Center) housed in the Department of Geographical Sciences is an international consortium of leaders in earth observation and geoinformatics dedicated to advancing knowledge of our changing planet. The center was established with the mission to advance the development and application of Earth Observation technology and Geospatial Information Science through international collaboration, innovation and education.

Questions? Email geog-intgeocenter@umd.edu