Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-25 — 76th International Astronautical Congress

B1. IAF EARTH OBSERVATION SYMPOSIUM

The Earth Observation Symposium, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), covers all aspects of Earth observations from space, including observations related to the Earth’s environment, services to meet societal needs, and economic benefit. Aspects include programs, constellations, missions, and systems; microwave and optical sensors; land, oceanographic, atmospheric, geological, geophysical, societal, security, economic, and business domains; the associated science, ground data-processing, applications, and services; through all life cycle phases from research and technology through, planning, conceptualization, development, commissioning, operations, retirement and historical retrospective. Participation is encouraged from all sectors including institutional (including Government, Agencies, multi-lateral, non-Governmental, Academic) and Commercial.

Coordinator

Luís Ferreira
Airbus Defence and Space — Germany

Annamaria Nassisi
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy

Shimrit Maman
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev — Israel

B1.1. International Ventures in Earth Observations

Focus is on innovation and lessons learned in the planning, governance, business models, management and how organize and operate to achieve successful program outcomes for space-based Earth Observations missions (including single and constellation missions, one time and sustained observations, programs, and projects), systems (including instruments, spacecraft, communications, processing, archive, distribution, and calibration / validation systems), and applications (user driven value-added products and services for societal and business benefit, and science and technology advancement) that are aimed at international markets, application, or leverage international cooperation to achieve their objectives. All sources of missions are sought including governmental / agency programs, public / private partnerships, commercial, academic / non-governmental / non-commercial. Papers are encouraged which provide plans, status, and experience (including challenges and risks) in organizing, creating, and managing Earth Observations international ventures to better meet societal needs including addressing climate change mitigation, earth system health, underdeveloped and emerging space nations capacity building, entrepreneurial and commercial development, governmental policy, regulation and planning, disaster mitigation and response, news and media, and security. All forms of business structure, cooperation, collaboration, partnership are of interest. Papers with technical focus should be submitted to B1.2.

Co-Chair

Charles Wooldridge
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — United States

Mukund Kadursrinivas Rao
Independent consultant — India

Rapporteur

Kyriaki Minoglou
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

José Gavira Izquierdo
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

B1.2. Earth Observation Systems

Focus is on innovative and new concept system solutions for Earth observations and how well they perform to meet user / mission objectives. Functional and technical description are encouraged. Papers covering all phases of the life cycle are requested including for systems envisioned, planned, recently launched, ongoing, and historical for single spacecraft missions and constellations, and for all categories of purposes including for scientific research, experimental demonstration, and operational / commercial Earth observation. All sources of missions are sought including governmental / agency programs, public / private partnerships, commercial, academic / non-governmental / non-commercial. Desired papers convey design features, technical performance, status of technical execution (concept study, concept design, preliminary design, detailed design, development, operations, retirement, historical), and technical challenges of the associated program, and highlighting unique / unprecedented features and the technical value they provide. Papers with a management / organization / programmatic / business model / cooperation focus should be submitted to B1.1

Co-Chair

Annamaria Nassisi
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy

Timo Stuffler
OHB System AG — Germany

Rapporteur

Cristian Bank
EUMETSAT — Germany

Erick Lansard
Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) — Singapore, Republic of

B1.3. Earth Observation Sensors and Technology

First focus is on Earth Observation sensors and instruments including future concepts being proposed, developed, tested, or calibrated, and those in operations for all aspects of Earth observation. Driven by user and scientific requirements, particular emphasis is on instrument systems that make innovative measurements and deliver improved performance for science, operational or commercial applications. Second focus is on technologies for instruments, spacecraft and missions which enable innovation and advancement in sensor observations performance and capability. Capability advancement could be in coverage, resolution, onboard features such as processing, autonomy, adjustability/ adaptability, user commanding, or other technology that provides or is intended to provide improved utility to targeted and other users.

Co-Chair

Andrew Court
TNO — The Netherlands

Kate Becker
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — United States

Rapporteur: Camilo Andres Reyes
— Colombia

B1.4. Earth Observation Data Systems and Technology

The focus is on the development and operations of Earth Observation-related data processing systems. The emphasis of the session is on the challenges of emerging information and web-based technology (e.g. Big Data, Cloud-based operations, internet of things, crowd sourcing) for acquisition, communication, processing, dissemination and archiving of data. The session also covers innovative methods for making data analysis ready, the extraction of information from these resulting large data sets (e.g. Machine learning and artificial intelligence) and methods for making the information available timely to decision makers. This session also includes the evolving data processing infrastructure like federated Cloud systems and digital twin.

Co-Chair

Ana-Mia Louw
Simera Sense — South Africa

James Graf
Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

Rapporteur

Frank Webb
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - California Institute of Technology — United States

Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
Andart Global — Poland

B1.5. Earth Observation Societal and Economic Applications, Challenges and Benefits

The focus of the session is on generating information and delivering applications and services using Earth Observations data for meeting sustainable development challenges, addressing socio-economic benefits, and delivering commercial services. Presentation of analyses, methods, algorithms, processors, case studies and results from developing and operating applications and services (e.g., including consideration of investment cost, economic return, and societal benefits, especially leveraging innovative approaches), are encouraged. Optimized application satellite constellations, that emphasize the socio-economic aspects of these collective systems rather than focusing on individual techniques or single satellites are also encouraged.

Co-Chair

Na Yao
Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) — China

Luís Ferreira
Airbus Defence and Space — Germany

Rapporteur

Masami Onoda
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Michael Kern
ESA — France

B1.6. Nowhere to Hide – The impacts on society of Ubiquitous Earth Coverage

The advent of large constellations of earth observing satellites provides frequent detailed coverage of human actions and infrastructure at high spatial and temporal resolution, uncovering a wide range of human and natural activity not as readily measured and observed in the past. It has opened new avenues for news coverage, regulatory compliance, market analysis, assessment of infrastructure health, mitigation / recovery from disasters, and influence on security. This session focuses on the dramatic new influences of ubiquitous earth coverage for human / societal interest applications such as news, security, business and marketing, policy, regulation, and privacy. Papers are encouraged addressing means, applications and impacts of this new era of ubiquitous coverage of human actions and infrastructure from space.

Co-Chair

Krystal Azelton
Secure World Foundation — United States

Mariel Borowitz
Georgia Institute of Technology — United States

Rapporteur: Chen Xiaoli
Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) — China

B1.7. Earth Observations to Address Earth’s Environment and Climate Challenges

The IPCC reports on climate change articulate the major global environmental challenges that require vast and sustained measurement and information systems to monitor key climate parameters and inform decision makers and enable potential mitigations. Global governmental agencies, commercial and public/private partnerships are investing in creating systems and applications for environmental monitoring and prediction, and climate monitoring and change mitigation. This session focuses on the latest major findings in climate research and the systems being used to address the climate challenges, Earth Observations science, weather, oceanography, and land monitoring. Presentation of algorithms, processing chains and services especially leveraging innovative approaches, are encouraged. Optimized application satellite constellations, which do not focus on individual techniques or single satellites and describe the environmental / climate aspects of these collective systems, are also encouraged.

Co-Chair

Ole Morten Olsen
Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) — Norway

Shimrit Maman
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev — Israel

Rapporteur

Patrick Castillan
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Pilar Zamora
— Colombia

B1.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF EARTH OBSERVATION SYMPOSIUM

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Earth Observation addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific ten-minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the B Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

Co-Chair

Oana van der Togt
Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) — The Netherlands

Harry A. Cikanek
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — United States

Bernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The Netherlands

Parag Vaze
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

Masami Onoda
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan