Right now many thousands of individual pieces of
technology are gathering earth observations around
the globe. They are demonstrating their value in
estimating crop yields, monitoring water and air quality,
and improving airline safety. The challenge is to
connect the scientific dots to build a system of systems
that will yield the science on which sound policy must
be built. International initiatives such as the Global
Earth Observation System are making significant
progress towards providing resources for the access,
discovery, processing, and publishing of earth
observation data. The symposium will aim at creating
discussion forums on Earth Observation Systems and
focus on various policies pertaining to the same.
The symposium will cover the following:
Technology Trends in Earth Observation Systems
Utility and Applications of Earth Observation
Systems for Sustainable Development
Commercialization of Remote Sensing Industry
Earth Observation Programmes - National
Perspective
Interoperability between Earth Observation systems
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Orhan Altan President
ISPRS
Turkey
Speakers
Keynote Speaker Prof. Ian Dowman
First Vice President
ISPRS
Turkey
Keynote Speaker K R Sridhara Murthi
Senior Expert
Office of Advisor to PM, Innovation and Public Information Infrastructure
India
Keynote Speaker Paolo E. Colombi
Vice President - International Sales
GeoEye USA
Terry Moloney
President and CEO
PCI Geomatics
Canada
William Jefferies
Chief Technical Officer
GSI, MDA Geospatial Services
Canada
