PREFACE
M. Verstraete (1) and M. Menenti (2, 3)
(1) Space Applications Institute, Ispra, Italy, (2) The Winand Staring Centre for Integrated Land,
Soil and Water Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands and (3) Université Louis Pasteur,
Illkirch, France.
The European Network for the development of Advanced Models to
interpret Optical Remote Sensing data over terrestrial environments
(ENAMORS) is a consortium of academic and research institutions involved
in methodological research and in applications of remote sensing techniques
for Earth Observation. It was supported initially through a Concerted Action
from the Environment and Climate Research and Technology Development
Program in the 4th Framework Program of the European Commission. Its
activities include the organization of international scientific conferences, the
first of which took place in Tuusula, Finland, from September 17 to 19,
1997. This book contains the proceedings of that conference and effectively
summarizes the discussions and conclusions reached by the participants.
The title of this meeting was ‘Optical Remote Sensing of Terrestrial
Surfaces: New Sensors, Advanced Algorithms, and the Opportunity for
Novel Applications’. It aimed at assembling representatives from the policy
maker, remote sensing research and end-user communities, as well as from
national and international space agencies and aerospace industries. Together,
they discussed the need for R&D support, as well as the contents and
priorities of such a program in this economic sector during the period
covered by the 5th Framework Program (1999--2002). Information on this
conference as well as on other activities of the ENAMORS network are
available on the World Wide Web (http://www.enamors.org/).
Over 50 participants from 14 countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sri Lanka,
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M.M. Verstraete et al. (eds.), Observing Land from Space: Science, Customers and Technology, 1–2.
© 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.
M. Verstraete (1) and M. Menenti (2, 3)
(1) Space Applications Institute, Ispra, Italy, (2) The Winand Staring Centre for Integrated Land,
Soil and Water Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands and (3) Université Louis Pasteur,
Illkirch, France.
The European Network for the development of Advanced Models to
interpret Optical Remote Sensing data over terrestrial environments
(ENAMORS) is a consortium of academic and research institutions involved
in methodological research and in applications of remote sensing techniques
for Earth Observation. It was supported initially through a Concerted Action
from the Environment and Climate Research and Technology Development
Program in the 4th Framework Program of the European Commission. Its
activities include the organization of international scientific conferences, the
first of which took place in Tuusula, Finland, from September 17 to 19,
1997. This book contains the proceedings of that conference and effectively
summarizes the discussions and conclusions reached by the participants.
The title of this meeting was ‘Optical Remote Sensing of Terrestrial
Surfaces: New Sensors, Advanced Algorithms, and the Opportunity for
Novel Applications’. It aimed at assembling representatives from the policy
maker, remote sensing research and end-user communities, as well as from
national and international space agencies and aerospace industries. Together,
they discussed the need for R&D support, as well as the contents and
priorities of such a program in this economic sector during the period
covered by the 5th Framework Program (1999--2002). Information on this
conference as well as on other activities of the ENAMORS network are
available on the World Wide Web (http://www.enamors.org/).
Over 50 participants from 14 countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sri Lanka,
1
M.M. Verstraete et al. (eds.), Observing Land from Space: Science, Customers and Technology, 1–2.
© 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.