 |
|
 |
|
17 - 21 November 2008
Noumea,
New Caledonia |
Past Event Overview
 Coral reefs are dying * Ecosystems that sustain life are unraveling * Every living system on the planet is in decline. SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing is advancing the research that will help protect our oceans, lands, and atmosphere. Thank you to everyone who made SPIE Asia Pacific Remote Sensing a great success.
View Final Program (7329 kb PDF) Why the meeting was important:| • | Unique biodiversity and reef ecosystems may be threatened by climate change and anthropogenic activity. | | • | Scientists and governments need better assessment and monitoring of
marine, atmospheric, and global environments. | | • | Remote sensing is an essential technology for collecting data. |
Why a remote sensing conference in New Caledonia?| • | New Caledonia is a typical example of an island under development
that wants to protect its incredible preserved ecosystems. | | • | New Caledonia has strong scientific knowledge of local environmental challenges. | | • | The reef and lagoon in New Caledonia have been made a UNESCO world heritage site, July 2008. |
Presentation topics:| • | Theoretical basis, technical approaches, and application methods of marine, land, and atmosphere remote sensing | | • | Active and passive technique technologies | | • | Coastal zone management applications | | • | Weather, air quality, and climate monitoring and prediction applications |
Symposium Chairs
SPIE thanks the chairs for their work in organizing this meeting.  | Upendra N. Singh
NASA Langley Research Center (USA) |  | Robert J. Frouin
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (USA)
|
 | Frédéric Guillard
Government of New Caledonia
(New Caledonia) |
Back to top |
| |
|
|
