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TUESDAY, MARCH 14 GENERAL OVERVIEW SESSION – Gregory L. Stensaas, Chair
8:30–9:20	Registration
	Presentation Abstracts Handout
9:20–9:25	Welcome and Government Session Overview		Gregory L. Stensaas, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
9:25–9:55	Future of Land Remote Sensing: What is Needed (presentation unavailable)		Samuel N. Goward, Department of Geography, University of Maryland
9:55–10:15	NASA Overview		Edwin Sheffner, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters
10:15–10:30	Break
10:30–10:50	NGA Commercial Imagery Overview		Douglas P. McGovern, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
10:50–11:10	Land Remote Sensing Overview		Ray Byrnes, USGS Liaison for Satellite Missions, Land Remote Sensing Program
11:10–11:30	NOAA’s Use of High-Resolution Imagery		Erik Hund, NOAA Coastal Services Center
11:30–11:50	Operational Use of Remote Sensing within USDA (presentation unavailable)		Glenn Bethel, USDA Remote Sensing Advisor
12:00	Lunch

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW SESSION – Thomas Stanley, Chair
1:10–1:55	GeoEye™ Corporate Overview	Dennis Jones, GeoEye
1:55–2:20	DigitalGlobe™ Incorporated Corporate and System Update	Brett P. Thomassie and Byron Smiley, DigitalGlobe
2:20–2:35	Break
2:35–3:00	The ASPRS Remote Sensing Industry Forecast: Phase II & III – Digital Sensor Compilation (presentation unavailable)	Charles Mondello and Jim Plasker, ASPRS
3:00–3:20	Medium Spatial Resolution Satellite Characterization	Gregory L. Stensaas, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
3:20–3:45	Small Satellite Constellations: The Future for Operational Earth Observation	J. Paul Stephens, DMC International Imaging Ltd.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY SESSION – Terry Lehman, Chair
9:15–9:40	NASA/SDSU Geopositional Characterization		Dennis Helder, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, South Dakota State University Kenton Ross, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center
9:40–10:05	Geolocation Accuracy Evaluations of OrbView-3, EROS‑A, and SPOT-5 Imagery		Paul C. Bresnahan, Observera, Inc., for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
10:05–10:30	First Impressions of CARTOSAT-1		James Lutes, GeoEye
10:30–10:45	Break
10:45–11:10	The GeoEye Satellite Constellation		Gene Dial, Aaron Cole, James Lutes, John McKune, Mike Martinez, Dr. R. S. Rao, Martin Taylor, GeoEye
11:10–11:50	Radiometric Calibration Assessment of Commercial High Spatial Resolution Multispectral Image Products		David Aaron, Dept. of Physics, South Dakota State University
	Radiometric Calibration Assessment of Commercial High Spatial Resolution Multispectral Image Products		Kurtis Thome, Nathan Leisso, John Buchanan, Remote Sensing Group, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
	Radiometric Characterization of the IKONOS, QuickBird, and OrbView-3 Sensors		Kara Holekamp, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center
11:50–1:00	Lunch
1:00–1:25	Correction to Method of Establishing the Absolute Radiometric Accuracy of Remote Sensing Systems While On-orbit Using Characterized Stellar Sources	Howard S. Bowen and Douglas M. Cunningham, ITT Industries
1:25–1:50	Spectral Dark Subtraction: A MODTRAN-Based Algorithm for Estimating Ground Reflectance without Atmospheric Information	Ellis Freedman, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions Robert E. Ryan, Mary Pagnutti, and Kara Holekamp, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center Gerald Gasser, David Carver, and Randy Greer, Lockheed Martin, Stennis Space Center
1:50–2:15	On-orbit Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Measurements for IKONOS and QuickBird	Dennis Helder, Jason Choi, Cody Anderson, Image Processing Laboratory, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, South Dakota State University
2:15–2:40	High Accuracy 3D Processing of Satellite Imagery	Armin Gruen, Li Zhang, and Sultan Kocaman, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Zurich, Switzerland
2:40–2:55	Break
2:55–3:20	Operational, Automated Cloud Detection from High-Resolution Visible-NIR Imagery		Dmitry Varlyguin, GDA Corp.
3:20–3:45	Application of High Resolution Multispectral Imagery for Levee Slide Detection and Monitoring		A.K.M. Azad Hossain and Greg Easson, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, The University of Mississippi
3:45–4:10	Assessing Hurricane Katrina Damage to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Using IKONOS Imagery		Joseph P. Spruce, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center Rodney McKellip, NASA Project Integration Office, Stennis Space Center
4:10–4:35	Natural Resource Assessments in Afghanistan Through High Resolution Digital Elevation Modeling and Multi-spectral Image Analysis		Peter G. Chirico, USGS Earth Surface Processes Team

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POSTER SESSION
3:45–4:45	Radiometric Calibration of the AWiFS Sensor and a Cross-calibration Enhanced Vicarious Calibration Technique	Larry Leigh, Sara Landau, Dept. of Physics, South Dakota State University
	Evaluating the Horizontal Accuracy of GeoEye OrbView-3 Orthorectified Products Over the Kaintuck Hollow, Missouri, Test Site	Mike Duncan, Brian Fiehler, Michael Starbuck, U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center
	OrbView-3 Technical Performance Evaluation 2005: OV-3 Specifications	Aaron Cole, GeoEye
	OrbView-3 Technical Performance Evaluation 2005: Modulation Transfer Function
	Radiometric Characterization Results for the IKONOS Sensor	Kara Holekamp, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center David Aaron, South Dakota State University Satellite Calibration Group & Image Processing Laboratory Kurtis Thome, University of Arizona Remote Sensing Group
	Radiometric Characterization Results for the OrbView-3 Sensor
	Radiometric Characterization Results for the QuickBird Sensor
	Emerging Techniques for Vicarious Calibration of Visible Through Short Wave Infrared Remote Sensing Systems	Robert E. Ryan, Gary Harrington, Kara Holekamp, Mary Pagnutti, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center Jeffrey Russell, Computer Sciences Corporation, Stennis Space Center Troy Frisbie, Thomas Stanley, NASA Applied Research & Technology Project Office, Stennis Space Center
	Software for Automated Image-to-Image Co-registration	Cody A. Benkelman, Heidi Hughes, Spatial Technologies, LLC
	High Quality – High Resolution, Rapid Revisit Wide Area Coverage EO Data Service	J. Paul Stephens, DMC International Imaging Ltd.
	Can Geography Meet the Demand for Geo-Spatial Analysts: A Case Study (poster unavailable)	William L. Hamilton, Salem State University
	Segmentation of ASTER Data for GIS	Wayne Myers, Eric Warner, Richard Tutwiler, Penn State University
	Cropland Classifications of Coincident TM & AWiFS Imagery	Dave Johnson, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

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THURSDAY, MARCH 16 MEDIUM RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY SESSION – Mary Pagnutti, Chair
9:15–9:40	SSC Geopositional Assessment of the Advanced Wide Field Sensor	Kenton Ross, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center
9:40–10:05	AWiFS Radiometric Assessment	Kurtis Thome, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
	AWiFS Radiometric Assessment	Dave Aaron, Larry Leigh, Sara Landau, Dept of Physics, Satellite Calibration Research Group, South Dakota State University
	Initial Radiometric Calibration of the AWiFS using Vicarious Calibration Techniques	Mary Pagnutti, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center
10:05–10:45	Spatial Resolution Characterization for AWiFS Multispectral Images	Slawomir Blonski, Robert E. Ryan, Mary Pagnutti, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center Thomas Stanley, NASA, Stennis Space Center
10:45–11:00	Break
11:00–11:25	Viability of NLCD Products From IRS-P6, And From Landsat 7 Scan-gap Data	Michael Coan, SAIC, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
11:25–11:50	Access and Availability of Resourcesat-1 AWiFS Data for Agriculture	Robert Tetrault, USDA Satellite Imagery Archive
11:50–12:15	Crop Acreage Estimation: Landsat TM and Resourcesat-1 AWiFS Sensor Assessment of the Mississippi River Delta, 2005	Claire Boryan, Dave Johnson, Mike Craig, Bob Seffrin, Rick Mueller, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
12:15–1:15	Lunch
1:15–1:40	An Overview of the CBERS-2 Satellite and Comparison of the CBERS-2 CCD Data with the L5 TM Data	Gyanesh Chander, SAIC, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science

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AERIAL DIGITAL IMAGERY SESSION – Jon Christopherson, Chair
1:40–2:05	Monitoring & Assuring the Quality of Digital Aerial Data	Jon Christopherson, SAIC, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
2:05–2:30	Spatial Resolution Characterization for Aerial Digital Imagery	Slawomir Blonski, Kenton Ross, Mary Pagnutti, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Stennis Space Center Thomas Stanley, NASA, Stennis Space Center
2:30–2:45	Break
2:45–3:10	Accuracy Analysis on Large Blocks of High Resolution Images	Ricardo M. Passini, BAE SYSTEMS ADR
3:10–3:35	Leica ADS40 Sensor for Coastal Multispectral Imaging (presentation unavailable)	John C. Craig, 3001: The Geospatial Company
3:35–4:00	Multi-Sensor Triangulation of Multi-Source Spatial Data	Ayman Habib, Chang Jae Kim, and Ki In Bang, Digital Photogrammetry Research Group, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary
4:00–4:25	NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey Utilization of Aerial Sensors for Emergency Response Efforts	Stephen White, NOAA National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey, Remote Sensing Division
4:25–4:50	On-Orbit MTF Measurement and Product Quality Monitoring for Commercial Remote Sensing Systems	Steven Person, ITT
4:50–5:00	Closing Comments	Gregory L. Stensaas, USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)

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