[RS-ecology] WorldCover 2017 Conference - Call for Papers

[Martin Wegmann]

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Dear Colleague,


The European Space Agency together with GEO, FAO and EU are organising the
WorldCover 2017 Conference to be held at ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, on 14-16
March 2017.

The WorldCover 2017 Conference aims to provide scientists and users with the
opportunity to present first-hand and up-to-date results from their on-going
research and application development activities by using data from past and
current satellites. The outcome of the conference will help to further shape
the next generation of R&D activities in the frame of ESA Earth Observation
Programmes.

The main objectives of the conference are:
      Listen and capture multi-user requirements (climate modellers,
      geographers, scientists, environmentalists) for high and low resolution
      land cover mapping;
      Head towards the development of a Sustainable Operational System for
      Land Cover Classifications to meet the user’s needs;
      Follow on the previous successful experiences: IGBP-DISCover, GLC-2000,
      GlobCover 2005, GlobCover 2009, GlobeLand30, and CCI Land Cover;
      Produce a set of recommendations for the funding and implementation
      agencies;
      Establish a set of Research and Development activities to be carried
      out to meet the user requirements.

For further details and to submit your abstract, please visit the conference
website at: http://worldcover2017.esa.int
The deadline for abstract submission is 6 December 2016.
The notification of acceptances shall be sent out by end January 2017.

We look forward to welcoming you at ESRIN.

Best regards,

The Organising Team
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Dr. Martin Wegmann

Department of Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing and Biodiversity Research
University of Wuerzburg, Germany
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German Aerospace Center (DLR)
German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)

Phone:  +49-(0)931-31-83446

url: http://www.remote-sensing.uni-wuerzburg.de
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Associate Editor

*Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation*