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2014 NISAR Applications Workshop: Linking Mission Goals to Societal Benefit
Date and time
Location
US Geological Survey Headquarters
Use visitor entrance and allow extra time for security 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192Description
With NISAR now in formulation, known as "Phase A", where the overall capabilities of the mission are specified, this workshop provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the current mission configuration and observation plans, and to join the community influencing the future of the mission, its data products, and potential applications.
Overview
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Indian Space Research Organisation are planning a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mission for launch in 2020. The mission is a dual L- and S-band polarimetric SAR satellite with a 12-day interferometric orbit that will provide systematic global coverage. Its primary science objectives are to: measure solid Earth surface deformation (earthquakes, volcanic unrest, land subsidence/uplift, landslides); track and understand cryosphere dynamics (glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, and permafrost); characterize and track changes in vegetation structure and wetlands for understanding ecosystem dynamics and carbon cycle; and support global disaster response. In addition, the planned dense spatial and temporal sampling can support a host of additional science objectives and end-user applications.
We seek community input to develop a mission that most fully exploits its potential to serve the broadest possible user base. To that end, the project will host an applications workshop to a) inform the applications and end user communities about the mission; b) to solicit feedback on mission design elements; c) to explore new applications research directions; d) identify high-value products; and e) search for collaborative opportunities. Invited presentations will highlight potential applied science areas with SAR, both currently considered mature and those possibly advanced by the mission. Examples include agriculture, water and energy resources, disasters and infrastructure monitoring, sea ice and coastal oceans. Planned breakout sessions and panel discussions will serve to discuss applications community observational needs and data product specifications in greater detail, and how these needs could be met with observations, collection modes, fundamental SAR imaging and derived products. In this workshop we seek to engage the broad science applications and research communities, governmental agencies, developers, and potential users of data to ensure the mission produces data and products of value to the applications community.
Registration Information
Registration is closed for the workshop. Please contact the organizers if you would like to attend the workshop in person or register for remote participation.
Agenda
The workshop agenda may be viewed here.
Presentations
For those attendees who express interest in presenting a talk or a poster at the workshop, we will not be having posters, but there will be time at the beginning of breakout sessions for a few short presentations. The chairs of the breakout sessions co-chairs have contacted attendees regarding presentations.
We will have a table at the workshop where partipants can provide papers & handouts that are of interest to workshop attendees. We have also created an electronic dropbox for partipants to share materials.
Airport & Hotel
Dulles International Airport is approximately 6 miles from the USGS Headquarters in Reston, VA.
There are several hotels located close to the USGS Headquarters.
Updates and Future Communications
All registrants to the workshop will be added to the nisar_applications@list.jpl.nasa.gov mailing list, which we will use to send updates and further details on the workshop. Updates will also be posted here.
Organized by
The NISAR Applications Workshop Committee consists of the following individuals:
Susan Owen, JPL & Deputy Mission Applications Lead for NISAR, Chair
Paul Rosen, JPL, NISAR Project Scientist
Gerald Bawden, USGS & NISAR Science Definition Team
Craig Dobson, NASA HQ, NISAR Program Scientist
David Green, NASA HQ, Applied Sciences Program
Eric Kasischke, NASA HQ, Terrestrial Ecology Program
Francis Lindsay, NASA HQ, Applied Sciences Program
Frank Monaldo, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Matthew Pritchard, Cornell University & NISAR Science Definition Team
Howard Zebker, Stanford University & NISAR Science Definition Team