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WaterS and GLaSS meeting
Conference “Challenges in the inland water remote sensing - future sensors, improved processing methods”
Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, Estonia April 1-6, 2014
Two FP7 projects WaterS and GLaSS join their expertise and competences during the conference "Challenges in the inland water remote sensing - future sensors, improved processing methods” that is held from April 1- 6, 2014 in Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, Estonia.
Arrival: to Tartu by from Helsinki plane or from Tallinn by bus (2.5 hours, direct from airport and comfortable)
Accommodation: in Tartu hotel London - in the center of town, walking distance from bus station. Limited number of beds are also available in Tartu Observatory guest apartment in Tõravere.
Scientific meeting dedicated for the further inland water remote sensing challenges
Full day in Tõravere from 09.00 to 20.30, lunch at 12.30-14.00. The bus for participants from Tartu to Tõravere will leave at 8.15 from hotel London and bring people back to Tartu after the end of the day about 20.30. The bus trip lasts 30 min.
09.00 - 09.15 |
Opening and practical questions. Anu Reinart, Tartu Observatory |
09.15 - 09.45 |
Lakes in Europe - Global Climate Change and monitoring issues. Peeter Nõges, University of Life Sciences, Estonia, Võrtsjärve Limnological station |
09.45 - 10.15 |
Latest achievements and new problems in atmospheric correction over optically complex waters lakes. Olaf Krüger, Tartu Observatory |
10.15 - 10.45 |
Monitoring of Swedish lakes by remote sensing Petra Philippson, Brockmann Geomatics, Sweden |
10.45 - 11.00 |
Break |
11.00 - 11.30 |
National experience in monitoring of lakes by remote sensing Claudia Giardino, (CNR, Italy) |
11.30 - 12.00 |
Recent developments at DLR,s calibration Home Base Peter Gege (DLR, Germany) |
12.00 - 12.30 |
Introduction about experiments in Secchi 3000/ iQwtr Annelies Hommersom (Water Insight, Netherlands) |
12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch break |
14.00 - 14.30 |
Inland Water algorithm recent developments and intercomparison (results from Waters, SIOCS, and DIVERSITY projects). Carsten Brockmann, Brockmann Consult, Germany |
14.30 - 15.00 |
Ideas about proposal for pan-European inland water quality service Karin Schenk (EOMAP, Germany) |
15.00 - 15.30 |
Project Waters benefits to Finnish Environmental institute goals Stefan Simis (Finnish Environmental institute, Finland) |
15.30 - 16.00 |
Break |
16.00 - 16.30 |
Information about Sentinel 3 and S3VT. Jean- Paul Huot, European Space Agency |
16.30 - 17.30 |
In parallel: Discussions for the further joint programs and ongoing latest joint events Discussions continue on April 3rd |
16.30 - 18.30 |
In parallel: Waters partner management board meeting |
17.30 - 20.30 |
Introduction of observatory, night observation of stars, sauna and swimming in lake! Joint Dinner at 18.30 in cafeteria.
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Day in Tõravere from 09.00 to 17.00, lunch 12.00-13.00, dinner in Tartu at 19.00. The bus for participants from Tartu to Tõravere will leave at 8.15 from hotel London and bring people back to Tartu about 18.00. The bus trip lasts 30 min.
09.00 - 12.30 |
Discussions on GLaSS-scientific issues |
09.00 - 09.45 |
- atmospheric correction methods, leader of the discussion EOMAP |
09.45 - 10.30 |
- optical pre-classification, leader of the discussion VU |
10.30 - 11.00 |
Break in cafeteria |
11.00 - 11.45 |
- round robin of water quality parameter retrieval algorithms, leader of the discussion TO |
11.45 - 12.30 |
- how to respond to delays of Sentinel, leader of the discussion WI |
12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch in cafeteria |
13.30 - 14.30 |
Discussion on harmonization of in situ measurement protocols (leader of the discussion TO ) |
14.30 - 15.30 |
Talk by Advisory Board member Steven Greb on related work + 30 min discussion/questions afterwards, discussion of the further joint activities |
15.30 - 16.30 |
Coffee/tea, posters, in small groups demonstration of calibration of radiometers in TO new lab |
16.30 - 17.00 |
Talk by Ass. Prof Susanne Kratzer on her career to emphasize the possibilities of woman in science |
17.00 - 18.00 |
Discussion on gender issues in science and what GLaSS can contribute here |
19.00 |
Joint dinner in Tartu hotel London restaurant POLPO |
GLaSS meeting in Tartu hotel London small meeting room from 09.00 to 14.00, lunch at 13.00.
GLaSS management and WP achievements were presented during the review meeting on March 17, 2014, so the people who were not present can find most doscuments via Dropbox. Therefore in Tartu we can focus on plans and planning. We can start 8.30, that will be decided currently.
09.00 - 09.30 |
WP5 (CNR) |
09.30 - 10.00 |
fieldwork planning (WP4, TO) |
10.00 - 10.30 |
WP3 (EOMAP) |
10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee break |
11.00 - 11.30 |
WP4 (TO) |
11.30 - 12.00 |
WP2 (BC) |
12.00 - 12.30 |
WP1 and WP7(WI) |
12.30 - 13.00 |
WP6 (WI) |
13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
On Friday evening we may have an excursion to lake Peipsi or Võrtsjärv and accommodate with sauna near lake with dinner. Saturday and Sunday (April 5-6), depending on the weather, we can travel to lake Peipsi or Võrtsjärv. Snow is gone, weather is about +8 C, partly cloudy, may have to rain.
Some other events in Estonia in the interest
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