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MODIS Bands 1 and 2 False Color—Jacobshavn Glacier, June 2005 (K. Jezek) |
Space Task Group of the IPY Sub-Committee on Observations SAR Workshop(March 5-6, 2008, Canadian Space Agency, St. Hubert, Canada)
As part of ongoing IPY Space Task Group activities, the Canadian Space Agency hosted an IPY SAR/InSAR workshop in response to an action item from STG-1.
The goal of the meeting was to develop an acquisition strategy for SAR and InSAR data that achieves the maximum number of IPY science objectives in such a way as to distribute the acquisition load across the different agencies – understanding that no single agency can accommodate all of the tasks. This will require a level of coordination between the space agencies that has not yet been attempted. The workshop focused on data acquisition requirements, as outlined by the scientific community, based on Agency strategic plans for IPY and unique capabilities of their systems. Data processing and distribution issues were briefly addressed but the primary objective was to populate the archive given the unique opportunity of IPY.
The workshop main tasks were: 1) To review existing GIIPSY science requirements as outlined in the Global Inter-agency IPY Polar Snapshot Year (GIISPY) Strategy Document. The document can be found under the following link: http://bprc.osu.edu/rsl/GIIPSY/documents/GIIPSY_Science_Sum_Nov_3.doc 2) To present the Agencies strategic priorities in line with IPY science activities. 3) To present and review SAR data which are being collected, and are planned for collection during the IPY. 4) To present the satellite and ground segment operators system capabilities and constraints related to the acquisition of data in support to IPY. 5) and finally to attempt to forge a coordinated / multi-agency SAR acquisition plan for the remainder of IPY acquisitions.
In order to meet these ambitious objectives, invited attendees, which include members of the science and operational communities, space agencies operating SAR satellite; space agencies with data transmission, ground segment and processing capabilities, and ground segment operators, were requested to actively contribute to the achievement of the workshop objectives.
Logistical Information
Two local hotels: http://dix30.althotels.ca/en/index.asp Hotel ALT http://www.hotelmortagne.com/francais.htm Hotel Mortagne
AGENDA and PRESENTATIONS CNES Complementary Optical Studies (ET) Summary and Action Items (YC and KJ) Data Acquisition Plans Strawman Acquisition Strategy Spreadsheet |
Global Inter-agency IPY Polar Snapshot Year |
GIIPSY |