Optical Remote Sensing of the Environment (ORS)
Topical Meeting and Tabletop Exhibit

Technical Conference: June 7-10, 2010
The Westin La Paloma
Tucson, AZ, USA

Postdeadline Submission Deadline: May 3, 2010, 12:00 p.m. noon EDT (16.00 GMT)
Housing Deadline: May 6, 2010
Pre-Registration Deadline: May 18, 2010

Part of Imaging and Applied Optics:
OSA Optics & Photonics Congress

    Featuring Six Collocated Topical Meetings:

Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology (AIO)
Digital Image Processing and Analysis (DIPA)
Imaging Systems (IS)
Optical Remote Sensing of the Environment (ORS)
Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)
Photonic Metamaterials and Plasmonics (META)

See program details for list of invited speakers

2010 Meeting Chairs

General Chairs
Charles M. Bachmann, NRL, USA
Melba Crawford, Purdue Univ., USA

Program Chairs
John Cipar, AFRL, USA
Chris Parrish, NOAA, USA

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About ORS

Optical remote sensing of the environment addresses many needs in both civilian and military sectors. The scope of the Optical Remote Sensing of the Environment Conference will focus on three general areas: sensors, algorithms and phenomena, and applications. With regard to sensors, the conference will focus especially on hyperspectral and multi-spectral imaging sensors, LiDAR, and multi-sensor imaging (for example, hyperspectral combined with LiDAR or hyperspectral and other non-optical remote sensing modalities such as RADAR).

Under the general area of algorithms and phenomena, papers will focus on topics such as methods to correct data (atmospheric correction), exploitation methods using a variety of methods (for example radiative transfer and image classification, detection, or change detection methodologies). Papers will also address specific topics related to retrievals such as ocean color and land biophysical or geophysical parameters. Other analysis techniques and tools will also be covered, for example, compression, sensor fusion, and data visualization and GIS/information management.

Application topics will address a broad range of topics where optical sensors are used to characterize the environment, such as the coastal ocean, forestry, agriculture, or environmental monitoring and natural resource monitoring and management.

Topics to be Considered

• Sensors
• Hyperspectral
• Multi-spectral
• LIDAR
• Multi-sensor (optical + radar/SAR, LIDAR + HIS, airborne + satellite)


• Applications
• Coastal/Ocean
• Forestry
• Geology/Soils
• Agriculture
• Land Use/Land Cover
• Water Resource Monitoring/Management
• Wildlife Ecology
• Wetlands
• Environmental Monitoring/Assessment
• Urban and Regional Planning


• Algorithms & Phenomena
• Radiative Transfer (general)
• Atmospheric Correction
• Ocean Color and Hyperspectral/Multi-spectral
• Sensor Fusion
• Detection/Change Detection
• Image Classification
• Compression
• Data Visualization, Modeling, and Information Management and Dissemination
• GIS and Data Fusion
• Numerical Modeling and Simulation