Remote sensing and Navigation: Italy hosts two international conferences
ENC in Naples, ISRSE in Stresa
04 May 2009
Italy is home to two important international events dedicated to satellite applications. The European Navigation Conference started on May 4 in Naples, and on the same day the 33rd edition of the International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) started in Stresa.
Since its inception 13 years ago the European Group of Institutes of Navigation (EUGIN) organizes a yearly European Navigation Conference - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ENC-GNSS), which is hosted by a different EUGIN country member every year.
The Conference objective is to create an opportunity to exchange news and information about the technology progress in the Radio navigation sector, with emphasis on satellite, ground segment and user segment technologies in the frame of the Global Navigation Satellite System.
The ENC-GNSS conference is a unique opportunity to meet all the key actors in the navigation area and to be informed on the latest development in navigation and positioning systems.
In 2009 on behalf of EUGIN and hosted by IIN (Italian Institute of Navigation), the Conference will be held in Naples on May 3 - 6, 2009.
The 33rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) will take place on May 4-8.2009 in Stresa, Italy. This 33rd Symposium will represent a major event in the long series of internationally recognized ISRSE meetings. The overall theme of the symposium is the use of Earth Observation systems and airborne techniques for understanding and managing the Earth environment and natural resources. The Italian Space Agency is among the sponsor, and the Italian Space industry (with Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio) among the exhibitors
At the ISRSE-33, European efforts (EC, ESA and Member States) towards establishing the now active Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative -which was conceived nearby on the Lago Maggiore ten years ago- will be described and discussed.
The Symposium will devote attention to the US National Land Imaging Program and its Landsat Data Continuity Mission which represent significant steps towards the broad availability of satellite data for development. It will pay tribute to NASA as the Agency celebrates its 50th anniversary and will offer an opportunity for reviewing its past and current achievements in earth observation.
The Symposium will include plenary and thematic sessions, poster sessions and side events on issues of interest to scientists, policy makers and resource managers in the public and private sectors. The programme will feature speakers from around the globe sharing their experiences and knowledge on remote sensing applications and programmes. By attending the ISRSE-33 remote sensing practitioners, scientists, system engineers and policy makers will be able to get a full view of the current situation in a range of fields now deemed critical in improving the Earth's sustainable management. Students are also encouraged to participate and share their knowledge and views on new R&D activities and technologies through pre-conference tutorial initiatives.
On May 4, a special session (starting at 13:30) is devoted to the COSMO-SkyMed satellite system for Earth Observation, with speakers reprsenting ASI, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
The 33rd ISRSE is jointly organized by the International Center for Remote Sensing of Environment (Tucson, Arizona) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The ISRSE is an International Society of Photogrammetry (ISPRS) Symposium.
