1、Theme

Digital City & Harmonious Environment

2、Topics：

（1）New data & sensors for urban area remote sensing

Ø         New satellite/airborne observation systems for urban areas

Ø         Mult-source data(Multispectral, hyperspectral and VHR data )for urban area characterization

Ø         Processing techniques taking into account the specifics of the urban areas (registration, correction of shadow effects, three-dimensional, cadastral investigation ...)

Ø         New terrestrial observation techniques for urban areas

（2）Structure detection and characterization in urban areas

Ø         Status investigation and change inspect for the national development area

Ø         Land cover/land use mapping for formal and informal human settlements

Ø         Detection of objects, streets, buildings in SAR and VHR images

Ø         3D characterization by means of LIDAR or Interferometric SAR of urban objects/phenomena and ground subsidence

Ø         Joint/disjoint 2D/3D characterization by data fusion

（3）Algorithms and techniques for remotely sensed data interpretation in urban areas

Ø         Mathematics and tools for the visual analysis and interpretation of high resolution images

Ø         GIS & urban image data fusion

Ø         multi-source remote sensing data fusion

Ø         new classifiers

（4）Algorithms and techniques for urban area applications

Ø         Algortihms for urban risk analysis by means of remote sensing

Ø         Algortihms for hydrological/geological assessment of urban areas

Ø         Algortihms for disaster management in urban areas

Ø         Algortihms for security-related issues in urban remote sensing

Ø         Algortihms for urban change detection by remote sensing at local/regional/national level

Ø         Algorithms for quantitative retrieval of urban environmental or geophysical parameters

（5） Urban Climatology, Geology, and Geohazards

Ø         Urban Heat island

Ø         Air quality assessment

Ø         Subsidence

Ø         Hydrology

Ø         Earthquake/Volcanic/ falling, landslide and Debris Flow Geological Hazards

Ø         Coastal Hazards

Ø         Environmental Monitoring (soil, groundwater contaminant studies)

（6）RS Applications to Social Science

Ø         RS Applications to vital statistics

Ø         RS and health

Ø         RS and GIS Applications to Social Science

Ø         RS Applications to security and emergency

Ø         RS Applications to “World Expo” and “Olympic Games”

Ø         RS & GIS Applications in Archaeology

（7）RS Applications to Urban Planning and Conservation

Ø         RS Applications to urban planning

Ø         RS Applications to digital city

Ø         RS Applications to urban Conservation

Ø         Urban simulation based on RS and other models (CA, MAS, etc.)

（8）Urban Development and Growth Pattern

Ø         Urban development modeling

Ø         Contributions to urban trajectory theory

Ø         Fine/detailed structure change

（9）Urban/Peri-urban Ecology

Ø         Urban/Peri-urban landscape ecology

Ø         Urban/Peri-urban ecological process modeling