Special Interest Group Imaging Spectroscopy

THINK SPECTRAL!

*** Upcoming event: 6th EARSeL SIG IS Workshop 16-19 March 2009, Tel Aviv, Israel ***

Background information

EARSeL's Special Interest Group "Imaging Spectroscopy" is a forum for international discussion amongst remote sensing specialists working with this new Earth observation technology.

The SIG-IS promotes quantitative approaches in Earth observation and tries to present an integrated view on hyperspectral sensors, calibration, data evaluation and applications thus bringing together experts from universities, institutes and commercial enterprises at scientific meetings.

Central goal of all EARSeL SIG's is the exchange of state-of-the-art views through in-depth workshops and tutorials on topics related to all fields of Earth Observation.

What is the SIG Imaging Spectroscopy good for?

The main objectives of the SIG IS are

to introduce airborne and/or spaceborne hyperspectral imaging techniques to environmental scientists
to familiarise scientists with technological advantages in hyperspectral remote sensing as well as new evaluation techniques
to qualify research groups for hyperspectral data processing by means of workshops and discussion groups
to strengthen the communities ability to apply hyperspectral data to ecological research projects

What happened?

1st EARSeL WORKSHOP on IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY

6 - 8 October 1998
Remote Sensing Laboratories, Zurich, Switzerland
Proceedings available from the EARSeL Secretariat

2nd EARSeL WORKSHOP on IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY

From air to space: Imaging Spectroscopy for All
11-13 July 2000
Held at ITC, Hengelosestraat 99, Enschede, The Netherlands
Proceedings available on CD from the EARSeL Secretariat

3rd EARSeL WORKSHOP on IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY

13-16 May 2003
Organised by DLR, German Remote Sensing Data Center, Wessling
Proceedings available from the EARSeL Secretariat

4th EARSeL WORKSHOP on IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY

27-29 April 2005
Location: Warsaw University, Krakowskie Przedmiescie 30, Warsaw, Poland
Proceedings available from the EARSeL Secretariat

5th EARSeL WORKSHOP on IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY

23-25 April 2007
Location: Oud Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium
Proceedings available from the EARSeL Secretariat

What's next?

6th EARSeL SIG IS Workshop

16-19 March 2009
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Discussions?

The SIG-IS runs a discussion group at sig-is@geo.uzh.ch. Subscriptions should go to sig-is-request@geo.uzh.ch (for instructions send a message with body containing just the word "help")

More resources?

About imaging spectroscopy

USGS: About Imaging Spectroscopy
CSIRO Earth observation centre: An overview of hyperspectral remote sensing

Compilation of links to other ressources

OPTO-Knowledge Systems, Inc.: Imaging spectroscopy: Links to hyper- and multispectral (sensor, algorithms & data processing applications) ressources on the web

Questions?

Andreas Mueller Team 'Imaging Spectroscopy'
DLR, German Aerospace Centre
German Remote Sensing Data Center
Muenchnerstrasse 20
82234 Wessling, Germany
PHONE: +49-8153-281533 FAX:+49-8153-281458
Or send an E-MAIL to Andreas Mueller, or the EARSel secretariat (Gesine Böttcher)