Conference Information

             First Call for Papers

  IEEE/ISPRS Joint Workshop on Remote Sensing
     and Data Fusion Over Urban Areas

          Rome, November, 8-9th, 2001


         http://tlc.unipv.it/urban_2001



Workshop Chair:  Tullio Bucciarelli  -University of Rome "La  Sapienza",
Italy
   Co-Chair:  Olaf Hellwich -Technical University Munich, Germany

Technical Committee:
Chairs: Paolo Gamba - University of Pavia, Italy
     Pierfrancesco Lombardo - University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Members:
Jon Atli Benediktsson - University of Iceland
Gianna Calabresi - ESA/ESRIN
Francesco Caltagirone - Alenia Spazio
Salvatore Caorsi - University of Pavia, Italy
Vittorio Casella - University of Pavia, Italy
Melba Crawford - University of Texas at Austin, USA
Beata Csatho  Byrd Polar Research Center, USA
Mario Gomarasca - CNR, Milan, Italy
George Hepner - University of Utah, USA
Bijan Houshmand - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Carsten Juergens - University of Regensburg, Germany
David Landgrebe - Purdue University, USA
Henri Maitre - ENST, Paris, France
Bryan Mercer - Intermap, Canada
Carlo Marino - University of Milan, Italy
Martino Pesaresi - Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy
Daniele Riccio - University of Naples, Italy
Michel Roux - ENST, Paris, France
Sebastiano B. Serpico - University of Genova, Italy
Paul Smits - Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy
Uwe Stilla - FGAN/ FOM, Ettlingen, Germany


Invitation

A continuously increasing amount of multiple sensory data
offers opportunities to address new questions and solve
existing problems more effectively in urban remote sensing.
To exploit the full potential these diverse data sources offer,
several questions needs to be investigated, for example how to
select the best data sets for different applications and how to
implement and exploit the algorithms and procedures
developed for single sensor data processing. Another
important question is how to combine the information derived
from these different sensors, for example on which level
should the individually processed data been fused.

The workshop is the first international meeting dedicated to
address these issues. This meeting intends to:

(a) bring together researchers from industry, academia, local
and national/international agencies to discuss the use of
remote sensing for urban mapping and monitoring;

(b) foster the research and the applications of already
available sensors for mapping urban areas, with an
emphasize on high resolution satellite imagery;

(c) provide ideas for developing new sensors and/or systems
able to map and monitor urban areas.


Workshop topics

Papers are solicited on, but not limited to the following topics:

1. Data, Sensors & Models
1.1. New observation systems for urban areas
1.2. New integrated platforms for urban observation
1.3. Use and development of global databases/large GIS for urban
application
1.4. Spectral properties of urban objects and land cover types
1.5. Electromagnetic models for scattering from urban areas and radar
simulation

2. Structure Detection
2.1. Land cover in built-up environment
2.2. Detection and analysis of 2D structures in built-up environment
2.3. Detection of 3D structures in built-up environment
2.4. Joint 2D/3D characterization

3. Techniques
3.1. Image data fusion algorithms and techniques for urban analysis
applications
3.2. Co-registration issues
3.3. Image visualization issues for multisensor urban imagery

4. Applications
4.1. Urban risk analysis by means of remote sensing
4.2. Hydrological/geological assessment of urban areas
4.3. Urban monitoring by remote sensing at local / regional / national
level
4.4. Monitoring the urban sprawl in dispersed settlement areas
4.5. Remote sensing data as input for decision-making / planning
activities


Resulting Publication

The detailed program of the workshop and all abstracts
accepted for presentation will be available on the workshop
web site on July, 15th, 2001. Full papers will be published in a
dedicated IEEE press publication and on CD-ROM.


Conference Venue & Organization

The workshop will be held in Rome, the capital of Italy and
will be hosted by the Engineering School of the University of
Rome "La Sapienza". The workshop site, being located right
in the center of Rome, provides a unique opportunity to
discuss research on urban remote sensing topics while
surrounded by one of the most ancient and magnificent urban
areas in the world.
Sessions will be held over a two-day period allowing n
extensive interaction among participants. Many oral sessions
and one poster session will be organized, and, if possible,
there will be no parallel sessions.


Abstract Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must contain sufficient detail to enable the
organizing committee to judge the scientific merit and
relevance of the proposed paper. Abstracts should be written
in English, and they should not exceed two international A4
size or US letter pages.

Abstracts should include the followings:

- title of the contribution
- name(s) of the author(s)
- institutional affiliation
- complete mailing address
- international phone and fax numbers
- e-mail addresses
- preferred topic (chosen from the topic list above)

The corresponding author must be clearly indicated.

Abstract should be submitted as an ASCII text, an MS Word document or in
RTF format:
1) Via the conference web site: tlc.unipv.it/urban_2001 (preferred)
2) Or by e-mail to urban_2001@ele.unipv.it.

The corresponding authors will be notified about the receipt of
their abstract via email until My, 30th, 2001. A complete list of
the abstract received and, after the review process,  the
accepted abstracts will be posted on the workshop web site
(http://tlc.unipv.it/urban_2001).


Points of Contact

General inquiries:   Paolo Gamba
                  Dipartimento di Elettronica
                  Universita' di Pavia
                  Via Ferrata, 1
                  27100 Pavia, Italy
                  p.gamba@ele.unipv.it

Abstracts & Papers:  Fabio Dell'Acqua
                  Dipartimento di Elettronica
                  Universita' di Pavia
                  Via Ferrata, 1
                  27100 Pavia, Italy
                  f.dellacqua@ele.unipv.it

Local assistance:   Debora Pastina
                  Dipartimento INFOCOM
                  Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
                  Via Eudossiana, 18
                  00184 Rome, Italy
                  IEEE.ws.UrbanAreas@infocom.uniroma1.it


Workshop E-mail:     urban_2001@ele.unipv.it
Web address:         http://tlc.unipv.it/urban_2001




IMPORTANT DATES

ABSTRACTS DEADLINE                             MAY, 15TH, 2001
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE                    JULY, 15TH, 2001
FINAL PAPERS DUE                         SEPTEMBER, 30TH, 2001