symposium B1

Title

EARTH OBSERVATION SYMPOSIUM

Description

This symposium focuses on space missions which deal with collecting information about the Earth and its environment. Session topics deal with all aspects of Earth observation missions including the policy and infrastructure of international cooperation and coordination, the emergence of commercial systems to satisfy market needs, the technical descriptions of new missions and sensors to be used, data processing and GIS, environmental applications and global change studies and the use of space-based technologies.

IPC members

• Coordinator: Mr. John Hussey, Consultant, United States;

• Coordinator: Mr. Pierre Ranzoli, EUMETSAT, Germany;