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.
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 | Robert J. Frouin Scripps Institution of Oceanography (USA) |
| Frédéric Guillard |