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A number of rooms have been reserved at Des chambres ont ete reservees a des tarifs preferred rates. preferentiels. (See reservation deadlines for individual hotels.) (Pour connaitre la date limite de reservation pour Please mention the GER '97 Conference when chacun des h6tels, consulter la liste ci-jointe) making a reservation Veuillez mentionner la CONFERENCE GER 1997 au moment de la reservation.

Westin Hotel Hotel Westin The Westin Hotel overlooks the Rideau Canal, is l..'.h6tel Westin, qui surplombe le canal Rideau, est minutes from Parliament Hill and is connected to situe a proximite de la Colline du Parlement. II est the Congress Centre and the Rideau Centre relie au Centre des congres et au centre shopping complex. There are 478 luxurious guest commercial Rideau et comprend 478 chambres rooms including 35 suites and ten rooms fully luxueuses, dont 35 suites et 1O chambres pourvues equipped for disabled persons. Non-smoking floors de toutes les installations necessaires pour les are available as well as a fi tness club, squash personnes handicapees. l..'.h6tel offre les services court, indoor pool, indoor parking, Daly's suivants : centre de conditionnement physique, Restaurant, the Post Meridian Lounge and court de squash, piscine et stationnement Hartwell's. interieurs, le restaurant Daly's, le Post Meridian Lounge et Hartwell's. Certains etages sont Special room rates extend until April 18, 1997. reserves aux non-fumeurs. For reservations call: (613) 560-7000 or toll free: 1-800-228-3000. Single or double - $138.00. Tarif de groupe en vigueur jusqu'au 18 avril 1997. Pour reserver, composez le (613) 560-7000, ou sans frais le 1-800-228-3000. Occupation simple ou double - 138 S.

Novotel Novotel Just a few minutes' walk from Parliament Hill, the Le Novotel se trouve a quelques minutes seulement Congress Centre, the Rideau Centre, the National de la colline du Parlement, du Centre des congres, Gallery of Canada and all major downtown du centre Rideau, du Musee des beaux-arts du attractions, the hotel has 300 rooms, indoor Canada et de tous les principaux attraits touristiques parking, an indoor pool, and an exercise facility. du centre-ville. Outre ses 300 chambres, l'h6tel offre The Cafe Nicole is open from une piscine et un stationnement interieurs ainsi que 06:00 - 24:00 hours. des installations de conditionnement physique. On y trouve egalement le Cafe Nicole, ouvert de 6 h a Special room rates extend until April 18, 1997. minuit. For reservations call: (613) 230-3033 or toll free: 1-800-221-4542. Tarif de groupe en vigueur jusqu'au 18 avri/ 1997. Single $89.00 or double - S104.00. Pour reserver, composez le (613) 230-3033, ou sans frais le 1-800-221-4542. Occupation simple - 89 Sou double - 104 S.

Chateau Laurier Chateau Laurier Ottawa's finest Four Diamond Hotel, the Chateau l..'.h6tel quatre etoiles le plus repute d'Ottawa est situe Laurier, next to Parliament Hill and the Byward a cote de la colline du Parlement et du marche By, et Market, is a short walk to theatres, restaurants and a courte distance de marche des cinemas, des all major Ottawa attractions. There are 450 rooms restaurants et des pri ncipales attractions touristiques and 40 suites offering excellent views of the city. de la ville. Ses 450 chambres et 40 suites offrent Superb dining is available in Wilfrid's and Wilfrid's une vue superbe d'Ottawa. Le restaurant Wilfrid's et 1 Grill, serving Canadian and French cuisine, or le Wilfrid's Grill offrent d'excellents mets canadiens et Zoe's Lounge, a piano bar offering light snacks and franyais, et le piano bar Zoe's Lounge des repas afternoon tea. legers et le the en apres-midi.

Special room rates extend until April 24, 1997. For Tarif de groupe en vigueur jusqu'au 24 avril 1997. reservations call: (613) 241-1414 or Pour reserver. composez le {613) 241-1414, ou fax (613) 786-8030. Single or double - S125.00. envoyez une telecopie au (613) 786-8030. Occupation simple ou double - 125 $. GENERAL INFORMATION 4 RENSEIGNEMENIS '*4RAux DIRE CTOR'S MESSAGE 5 MESSAGE DU DBCIEUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - GER '97 6 COMld EXfcull: -Ga 19'11 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE - GER '97 6 COMni ORGANISAlEUR • GER 1997 TE CHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE 7 COMni DU PROGRAMME TECHNIQUE MEETINGS 8 - 11 ftuNIONS TECHNICAL TOURS 12 VISITES TECHNIQUES SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 13 ACTM1Cs SOCIALES WORKSHOPS INSERT I ENCART AlEUERS TE CHNICAL PROGRAM INSERT I ENCART PROGRAMME TECHNIQUE

General information Renseignements generaux Administration Administration Conference Manager: Rose Barthe (CIG), Gestionnaire de la Conference : Rose Barthe 588 Booth, Room 333, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OY7 588, rue Booth, piece 333, Ottawa (Ontario) K1A OY7 For inquiries or to register by phone, Pour les demandes de renseignements ou pour vous inscrire par please call (613) 992-4902 or (613) 996·2817. telephone, veuillez composer le (613) 992-4902 ou le (613) 996-2817. We can also be contacted by Vous pouvez aussi communiquer avec nous par : fax.: (613) 947-7059 telecopieur: (613) 947-7059, ou par or by e-mail: [email protected] courrier electronique : [email protected] NOTE: a special telephone number will be available for NOTE : Pour la semaine de la Conference seulement, un numero de the week of the Conference only · (613) 230·1997. telephone supplementaire le (613) 230-1997 sera aussi disponible.

Advance Registration Preinscription A registration form is provided for your convenience to send by mail or Un formulaire d'inscri ption est fourni pour votre commodite, vous fax. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in the social pouvez nous le retourner par la poste ou par telecopieur. Priere de program, as we are required to plan ahead for catering purposes. Your nous indiquer si vous desirez ou non participer aux actavites sociales, cooperation in this matter is appreciated. afin de nous aider a planifier a l'avance nos besoins en service de tra1teur. Votre collaboration est grandement appreciee.

Registration Hours Inscription The registration and information desks, offering bilingual services, will Les bureaux d'inscription et d'information, qui offriront des services be located !n the west lobby next to the Colonel By Room, and will be dans les deux langues officielles, seront situes dans le hall ouest pres open during the following hours: de la salle Colonel By et seront ouverts aux heures su1vantes : Sunday May 25 13:00-15:00 Dimanche 25 mai 13 h oo -15 h 00 Monday May 26 08:00-17:00 Lundi 26 mai 08 h 00 -1 7 h 00 Tuesday May 27 08:00-17:30 Mardi 27 mai 08 h 00 -17 h 30 Wednesday May 28 08:00-17:00 Mercredi 28 mai 08 h 00 -17 h 00 Thursday· May 29 08:00-14:00 Jeudi• 29 mai 08 h 00 -14 h 00 "(fnformation Desk· extended hours on Thursday) 08:00-17:00 ·Le jeudi 29 mai, le bureau d'information sera ouvert de 8 h a 17 h.

Working Languages Langues de travail Workshops will be given in English and in French (see section on Les ateliers se derouleront en anglais et en franira s (voir la section Workshops). Papers may be presented in either English or French, sur les ateliers). Les communications peuvent etre presentees en with simultaneous interpretation available for both languages. franvais ou en anglais; des services d'interpretation simultanee seront offerts dans les deux langues.

Proceectl11gs Actes de la Conference Accepted papers will be published in CD-ROM format in the language Les communications acceptees seront publiees sur CD-ROM dans la in Which they were submitted. Abstracts will be published in a printed, langue dans laquelle elles auront ete soumises. Les resumes seront pocket-size booklet in the language(s) in which they were submitted. reunis dans un livre de petit format dans la langue dans laquelle ils The booklet will be included with the delegates' registration package. auront ete soumis. Les trousses des participants contiendront un exemplaire du livre de petit format. Additional copies of the CD-ROM will be available at the exhibit booths of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics and the Directorate of Des copies supplementaires du CD-ROM seront distribuees au stand Geographic Operations, Department of National Defence. de !'Association canadienne des sciences geomatiques et a celui de la Direction de la geographie (Operations) de la Defense nationale.

Bank Exchange Bureau de change Accu-rate Foreign Exchange, World Exchange Plaza Accu-rate Foreign Exchange, World Exchange Plaza 111 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario 111 , rue Albert, Ottawa (Ontario) DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE MESSAGE DU DIRECTEUR Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the sponsors and organizers, I take great pleasure in Cheres collegues, chers collegues, inviting you to attend Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT (GER '97), to be Au nom des parrains et des organisateurs, je suis heureux de vous held at the Ottawa Congress Centre convier a la conference La geomatique a l'ere de RADARSAT from May 25 - 30, 1997. This year's (GER 1997), qui aura lieu au Centre des congres d'Ottawa du 25 au Conference promises to be one with a 30 mai 1997. La conference de cette annee aura une saveur tout a fail truly international flavour, with the focus intemationale. puisqu'elle s'attardera aux applications a l'echelle - on global results from Canada's first mondiale du premier satellite canadien d'observation de la Terre - earth observation satellite - RADARSAT . RADAR SAT. GER 1997 sera le theatre d'un large eventail de symposiums, de Under the GER '97 'umbrella', an integrated program will bring seances techniques et d'exposes concernant divers programmes. Par together a wide range of programs, symposia and technical exemple, on y traitera du programme Developpement d'applications et sessions. The ADRO Program supports over 350 projects using possibilites de recherche (ADRO), dans le cadre duquel au-dela de data from the satelhte in more than 42 countries. The first and 40 pays utilisent des donnees RADARSAT pour executer plus de second GlobeSAR Programs support applications investigations 350 projets. II sera aussi question des programmes GlobeSAR I et II, in over 20 developing countries around the world. The 19th qui appuient l'etude de diverses applications dans plus de 20 pays en Canadian Remote Sensing Society meeting will showcase new developpement. La 19" reunion de la Societe canadienne de developments in all aspects of remote sensing and GIS. Indeed, teledetection presentera des fails nouveaux dans toutes les disciplines as you will see from the range of presentations being given, GIS de la teledetection et des SIG. Comme vous le constaterez en and remote sensing are becoming increasingly integrated in a examinant les activites prevues au programme, les SIG et la vast range of uses and applications. teledetection trouvent des applications dans un nombre croissant de Special features will include a large number of high quality secteurs. exhibits, workshops in all fields, technical tours of Geomatics Nous vous proposons de nombreux stands de qualite, des ateliers dans Canada, the Gatineau Ground Receiving Station, the David tous Jes domaines et des visites techniques a Geomatique Canada. a..la Florida Laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency in Montreal. station de reception de Gatineau, au Laboratoire David Florida et a In addition to these events there will be an outstanding Technical l'Agence spatiale canadienne, a Montreal. A cela s'ajoute un Program covering all geomatics activities but focusing on programme technique exceptionnel couvrant toutes les facettes de la RADARSAT and its applications to all fields. geomatique, et en particulier RADARSAT et ses diverses applications. Sunday and Monday are the days scheduled for the workshops, Seize ateliers seront repartis sur deux jours, le dimanche et le lundi. II y which we are certain will interest everyone. There are 16 en aura pour tous Jes gouts - assurez-vous de vous inscrire, car Jes workshops to choose from - be certain to register for the places sont limitees. Le programme technique se deroulera du mardi workshop of your choice as space will be allocated on availability. 27 mai au jeudi 29 mai. Des prix pour Jes meilleures communications et The Technical Program begins Tuesday, May 27 and runs to d'autres recompenses seront remis au gala de cloture du jeudi soir. Thursday, May 29. The awards for best papers and other awards will be presented at the Gala Closing Ceremony on Thursday En avant-midi et en apres-midi, Jes activites seront entrecoupees par des pauses-exposition qui vous laisseront assez de temps pour evening. apprecier toutes Jes nouveautes technologiques presentees par Jes In the morning and afternoon there will be exhibitor breaks during exposants. Pour ce qui est des activites sociales, Jes participants seront the technical program. long enough for you to take in all the convies a la reception cordiale du mardi et au gala de cloture pr9vu" technological advances on display in the Exhibit Hall. On the pour la soiree du jeudi. social side, Tuesday will feature the Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception, and on Thursday evening, you are invited to join us all Pour que tous aient la chance de participer pleinement au programme for the Gala Closing Ceremony. technique, les visites techniques se feront le vendredi 30 mai. Par ailleurs, diverses associations tiendront des reunions tout au long de la The technical tours are scheduled for Friday, May 30, in order to conference : ii y aura la 90" Assemblee generale annuelle de give everyone ample time to participate in the Technical Program. !'Association canadienne des sciences geomatiques, la 38• Assemblee A number of associations will hold meetings during the week of generale annuelle de !'Association canadienne des entreprises de the Conference: the 90th Annual Meeting of the Canadian geomatique et la 13" Reunion annuelle de !'Association des arpenteurs Institute of Geomatics; the 38th Annual General Meeting of the des terres du Canada. Geomatics Industry Association of Canada; and the 13th Annual Ce ne sont la que quelques exemples de ce que vous reserve La Meeting of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors. geomatique a l'ere de RADARSAT - GER 1997, un rendez-vous a ne All this and more awaits you the week of May 25 - 30, 1997 at pas manquer du 25 au 30 mai 1997. Pour en savoir plus sur Jes Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT - GER '97. In order to find decouvertes Jes plus recentes dans les domaines de la recherche, de la out about the latest in new research advances, technology, technologie, de l'interpretation et de !'analyse d'images ainsi que sur les interpretation and image analysis as well as trends in business - dernieres tendances du milieu des affaires, soyez au rendez-vous a be sure to join us in Ottawa. Ottawa.

We look forward to seeing you! Au plaisir de vous rencontrer!

Dr. Fret.I Campbell Conference Director I Directeur de la Conference 5 EXECUTIVE COMMIITEE - GER '97 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE - GER '97 COMITE EXECUTIF - GER 1997 COMITE ORGANISATEUR - GER 1997

Conference Director Fred Campbell Fred Campbell Oirecteur de la Conference ESS/NRCan' - SST/RNCan .. Manager, Program Development, Earth Sciences Sector/ Natural Resources Canada Technical Program Director Marc D'lorio Gestionnaire, Developpement des programmes, Secteur Directeur du Comite du programme ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan des sciences de la Terre/ Ressources naturelles Canada technique

Susan Pugh Conference Manager and Social Director Rose Marie Barthe Executive Director, Canadian Institute of Geomatics Gestionnaire de fa Conference et Canadian Institute of Geomalics Oirectrice executive, Association canadienne des sciences Directrice du programme d'activites Association canadienne geomatiques sociafes des sciences geomatiques

Ian Ross Workshops Christian Prevost Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute Ateliers Richard Boudreau lnstitut aeronautique et spatial du Canada ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Brian Brisco Exhibits Doug Baker Canadian Remote Sensing Society Exposition ESSJNRCan - SST/RNCan Societe canadienne de teledetection Treasurer Pat Lloyd Tresorier ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Audio-visual and Technical Tours David Stafford Audiovisuef et visites techniques ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Registration Terry Bonacci Inscription ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Speaker Liaison Stefan Palko Rapport avec fes conferenciers ESSJNRCan - SST/RNCan

Secretary Connie Johnson Secretaire ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

French Editor Diane Blondin Redactrice-reviseure du fran9ais ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

English Editor Barbara McAulay R8dactrice-reviseure de f'angfais ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Facilities/Installations WallyWinges

Publications and Graphic Design Marguerite Trlndade Publications et conception graphique ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Protocol Antoine Terjanlan Protocofe ESS/NRCan - SST/RNCan

Publicity Christine Hutton Pubficite ESS/NRCan - SST/RN Can

Transportation William Bayer Transport Atlantis Scientific Systems Group Inc.

Proceedings/CO-ROM Berthe Boucher Actes/CO-ROM ESS/N RCan - SST/RNCan

• Earth Sciences Sector I Natural Resources Canada 6 ..Secteur des sciences de la Terre I Ressources naturelles Canada TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE COMITE DU PROGRAMME TECHNIQUE

Marc D'lorlo Ken Link Chairperson/President Canadian Space Agency Natural Resources Canada Agence spatiale canadienne Ressources naturelles Canada Chuck Livingstone Jill Mariner Natural Resources Canada Secretary/Secretaire Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Mike Manore Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Frank Ahern Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Dennis Nazarenko Ressources naturelles Canada RADARSAT International Neil Anderson Doug O'Brien Nautical Data International Natural Resources Canada Johanne Boisvert Ressources naturelles Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Norm O'Neill Agriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada University of Sherbrooke Graeme Bonham-Carter Universite de Sherbrooke Natural Resources Canada Stefan Palko Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Brian Brisco Ressources naturelles Canada Canadian Remote Sensing Society Alain Pietroniro Societe canadienne de teledetection National Hydrology Research Institute Ron Brown lnstitut national de recherches en hydrologie Natural Resources Canada Jeff Labonte Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Salvatore Carboni Ressources naturelles Canada Canadian Space Agency Terry Pultz Agence spatiale canadienne Natural Resources Canada Frank Carsey Ressources naturelles Canada Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dianne Richardson Marc Deblois Natural Resources Canada Del Degan, Masse et Associes Ressources naturelles Canada Claude Duguay Benoit Rivard Laval University University of Alberta Universite Laval Universite d'Alberta Tom Farr Bob Ryerson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Terrain Resources Ltd. David Goodenough Doug Scott Pacific Forestry Natural Resources Canada Laurence Gray Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Vern Singhroy Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Ron Hall Ressources naturelles Canada f'l!oo'"_- - . Natural Resources Canada Karl Staenz Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Denny Kalensky Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Louiselle St-Laurent Ressources naturelles Canada Natural Resources Canada Ed Kennedy Ressources naturelles Canada Geomatics Industry Association of Canada Phil Teillet Association canadienne des entreprises de geomatique Natural Resources Canada Christine King Ressources naturelles Canada BRGM Paris Vachon Lim Hock Natural Resources Canada National University of Singapore Ressources naturelles Canada Universite nationale de Singapour 7 MEETINGS I REUNIONS T 90th Annual Conference of the La 909 Conference annuelle de ~D oB Canadian Institute of Geomatics I' Association canadienne des ~VP" The 90th Annual CIG Conference is being held from May 26- sciences geomatiques 29, 1997, in conjunction with GER '97 - Geomatics in the Era L'Associalion canadienne des sciences geomaliques (ACSG) tiendra sa of RADARSAT. CIG members, including new members 90' conference annuelle du 26 au 29 mai 1997, conjointement avec joining prior to the Conference, will benefit from a $45 GER 1997 - La geomalique a l'ere de RADARSAT. Les membres de reduction in the GER '97 registration fee. Members are l'ACSG, y compris ceux qui se joindront a !'Association d'ici la encouraged to attend the technical sessions and to use this Conference, beneficieront d'un rabais de 45 $ sur les frais d'inscription a opportunity to become acquainted with national and GER 1997. Nous encourageons les membres de l'ACSG a participer international colleagues involved in the broad field of aux seances techniques et a profiter de !'occasion pour faire Geomatics. connaissance avec des collegues du Canada et d'autres pays qui During GER '97, CIG will be holding annual meetings of the reuvrent egalement dans le vaste domaine de la geomatique. Executive Committee, Council and the various Technical and Les assemblees annuelles du comite executif, du Conseil ainsi que des Ad-hoc committees. An informative and stimulating technical divers comites techniques et speciaux de l'ACSG se t1endront a program will be offered to CIG members, who will also enjoy !'occasion de la conference GER 1997. Un programme technique a la a number of social events. fois informatif et tres interessant sera offert aux membres de l'ACSG As agreed by all CIG Branches, the host Branch will now set qui pourront egalement parliciper a plusieurs activites sociales. • the rules for the competition for the Jim Brady Trophy. This Comme convenu par toutes les Sections de l'ACSG, la Section h6te year in Ottawa, a golf tournament will be held on Tuesday, etablira desormais les reglements de la competition pour le trophee Jim May 27, at the Emerald Links Golf Club, just south of the Brady. Cette annee a Ottawa, un toumoi de golf aura lieu 1e mardi Capital. The Jim Brady Trophy will be awarded to the CIG 27 mai au club de golf Emerald Links, situe au sud de la ville. A. l'issue member or employee of a CIG sustaining member with the du tournoi, le trophee Jim Brady sera remis au membre ou au membre low gross score. Tee-off times begin at 10:00 hours. Buses de soutien de l'ACSG qui aura reussi le plus bas pointage brut. Les will depart from the Congress Centre at 08:30 hours and will heures de depart commenceront a 10 h. Les autobus quitteront le return in time for the evening Icebreaker. The cost of $40.00 Centre des congres 8 h 30 et seront de retour temps pour la includes green fees, golf carts (mandatory), transportation a a reception cordiale. Le coOt est de 40 $ et comprend les frais d'entree, and prizes. les voiturettes (obligatoires), le transport et les prix. The CIG Annual General Meeting {AGM) will be held at 15:30 L'ACSG tiendra son assemblee generale annuelle le mercredi 28 mai hours on Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in the Governor General ~ 997, a 15 h 30, dans la salle du Gouverneur general de I h6tel Westin. Room of the Westin Hotel. At the conclusion of the AGM a 1 A la fin de cette assemblee, les membres de l'ACSG et les membres de wine and cheese reception will be held for CIG members and la Societe canadienne de teledeteclion (sen seront convi8s a un vin et members of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CASS). fr~age . Les prix annuels d'excellence seront remis lors du gala de The Annual Awards will be presented during the GER '97 cloture de GER 1997, qui aura lieu le jeudi 29 mai 1997, a 17 h 00. Les Gala Closing Ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 17:00 billets pour le gala seront en vente au bureau d'information et au stand hours. Tickets for this function can be purchased at the de l'ACSG. Information desk or at the CIG booth. Association canadienne des sciences geomatiques {ACSG) The Canadian Institute of Geomatics {CIG) 162, Cleopatra Drive, Suite 120, Nepean {Ontario) K2G 5X2 Canada 162 Cleopatra Drive, Suite 120, Nepean, Ontario K2G 5X2 Tel. : (613) 224-9851 ; telec.: (613) 224-9577 Canada [email protected] Tel.: (613) 224-9851 ; Fax: (613) 224-9577 [email protected] Rose Barthe Gestionnaire de la Conference Rose Barthe, Conference Manager Tel. : (613) 996-2817; telec.: (613) 947-7059 Tel.: (613) 996-2817; Fax: {613) 947-7059 Lou Aubrey - Tel. : (819) 568-9171 Lou Aubrey - Tel.: {819) 568-91 71 Wally Winges - Tel. : (613) 733-6979 Wally Winges - Tel.: {613) 733-6979 Organisateurs du tournoi de golf Golf Tournament Organizers

in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG). The Annual Awards will be presented during the GER '97 Gala Closing Ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 1997, The CASS Executive Meeting will take place in the Ontario beginning at 17:00 hours. Tickets for this function can be Room of the Westin Hotel, 2nd level, on Wednesday, May 28, purchased at the Information Desk. 1997 at 08:00 hours. Th~ Canadian Remote Sensing Society, 130 Slater Street, The AGM will also be held in the Ontario Room at 15:30 hours Suite 818, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E2 on Wednesday, May 28, 1997. Several important issues, as a Tel.: (613) 234-0191; Fax: (613) 234-9039; foll ow-~p to the Vancouver Conference, are on the agenda. E-mail: [email protected] Following the AGM, there will be a wine and cheese reception 8 MEETINGS I REUNIONS

_&_ GEOMATICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ENTREPRISES DE -.- (GIAC) GEOMATIQUE (ACEG) The Geomatics Industry Association of Canada {GIAC) will hold its L'Association canadienne des entreprises de geomatique (ACEG) Annual General Meeting and Annual Luncheon in conjunction with tiendra son assemblee generale annuelle et son dejeuner annuel a GER '97 - Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT. The AGM will be !'occasion de GER 1997 - La geomatique a l'ere de RADARSAT. held at the Novotel Hotel, next door to the Ottawa Congress L'assemblee generale aura lieu a l'h6tel Novotel, voisin du Centre Centre, on Monday, May 26, 1997, at 09:00 hours. des congres d'Ottawa, le lundi 26 mai 1997 a 9 h. Following the annual meeting of the members, there will be a Cette reunion sera suivie de divers exposes commerciaux portant sur number of business presentations on topics of current interest to des sujets d'interet pour les entreprises membres de l'ACEG. GIAC Member Firms. Members will then have the opportunity to Pendant le dejeuner, les participants auront !'occasion de discuter meet informally with key government contacts over lunch. The avec des personnes-ressources du secteur public. Le Conseil Association's Board of Directors will meet during the afternoon. d'administration de l'ACEG se reunira en apres-midi. Chaque annee, Each year, this event provides a primary opportunity for GIAC les membres de l'ACEG de tout le Canada profitent de cet Members from coast to coast to network with each other and with evenement pour creer des liens entre eux et avec des representants government contacts in Ottawa. gouvernementaux a Ottawa. Ed Kennedy, President Ed Kennedy, President Geomatics Industry Association of Canada Association canadienne des entreprises de geomatique 170 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 1204 170, av. Laurier Quest, piece 1204 Ottawa, Ontario K1 P 5V5 Canada Ottawa (Ontario) K1 P 5V5 Canada Tel.: (613) 232-8770; fax: (613) 232-4908; rer. : (613) 232-8770; telec. : (613) 232-4908; E-mail: [email protected] courrier electronique : [email protected]

CANADIAN GENERAL STANDARDS BOARD (CGSB) OFFICE DES NORMES GENERALES DU CANADA (ONGC) Committee on Geomatics (COG) 171/l Reunion du Comite de geomatique (CG) 171 /l Meeting Le Comite de geomatique de l'ONGC (CG-ONGC) est responsable de la normalisation dans le domaine de la geomatique au Canada. The CGSB-COG is responsible for standardization efforts in II comprend actuellement 44 membres votants et 90 membres geomatics within Canada. The committee currently has 44 observateurs representant le gouvernement canadien, les industries Voting Members and 90 Information Members representing et les universites a travers le Canada. Le comite a recemment ete government, industry and academia across Canada. The reorganise en cinq sous-comites afin de refleter la structure du committee has recently been reorganized into five comite ISO!TC211 : cadre de travail et modele de reference; modele subcommittees to reflect the structure of the 150!TC211 : geospatial et operateurs; administration des donnees geospatiales; Framework and Reference Model; Geospatial Model and services geospatiaux et profils et normes fonctionnelles. La Operators; Geospatial Data Administration; Geospatial 15• reunion du CG-ONGC aura lieu le mercredi 28 mai 1997, a la Services and Profiles and Functional Standards. The 15th salle du Gouverneur general de l'h6tel Westin. meeting of the CGSB-COG will be held in the Governor General Room of the Westin Hotel on Wednesday, May 28, Le Comite est egalement responsable de la participation du 1997. Canada, par le biais du Comite consultatif canadien (CCC), au comite ISO!TC211 (Information geographique/geomatique) de The Committee is also responsible for Canada's participation, !'Organisation internationale de normalisation. Pendant que le CCC through the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC), in ISO!TC tient une reunion separee, nous encourageons les personnes 211 (Geographic lnformation/Geomatics) of the International interessees a assister a la reunion du CG-ONGC ainsi qu'a la Organization of Standardization. While the CAC meets conference GER 1997. separately, individuals are encouraged to attend the CGSB­ COG meeting as well as the GER '97 Conference. David Coleman, President Phillip Miller, ONGC Tel. : (506) 453-5194 Tel. : (613) 941-8709 Dr. David Coleman, Chairman Mr. Phillip Miller, CGSB Telec. : (506) 453-4943 Telec.: (613) 941-8706 Tel: (506) 453-5194 Tel.: (613) 941-8709 Fax: (506) 453-4943 Fax: (613) 941-8706

& "A ASSOCIATION OF CANADA LANDS SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION DES ARPENTEURS DES TERRES DU CANADA (AATC) I ~ (ACLS) I --- The 13th Annual General Meeting of the Association of La 13• assemblee generale annuelle de !'Association des arpenteurs des Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) will take place in the terres du Canada aura lieu le vendredi 30 mai 1997, a la salle du Governor General Room of the Westin Hotel on Friday, Gouverneur general de l'h6tel Westin. L'AATC travaille en collaboration May 30, 1997. ACLS is working in cooperation with the avec le comite organisateur de GER 1997. Les delegues de la organizing committee of GER '97. Delegates to the Conference qui s'interessent aux activites des arpenteurs federaux sont Conference, who have an interest in CLS affairs, are invited to convies a assister a la reunion a titre d'invites. Un atelier sur la nouvelle attend as guests. A workshop will be held on the new 3rd 3• edition du Manuel d'instructions pour l'arpentage des terres du Canada edition of the CLS Manual of Instructions from 09:00 to 12:00, se tiendra de 9 h a 12 h et l'assemblee generale annuelle debutera a and the AGM will commence at 13:30. 13 h 30. Jim Simpson, Executive Director Jim Simpson, Directeur executif Association of Canada Lands Surveyors Association des arpenteurs des terres du Canada 162 Cleopatra Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2G 5X2 Canada 162, Cleopatra Drive, Nepean (Ontario) K2G 5X2 Canada Tel.: (613) 723-9200; fax: (613) 224-9577; E-mail: re1. : (613) 123-9200; te1ec. : {613) 224-9577; [email protected]. courrier electronique: [email protected]. ======:1 9 MEETINGS I REUNIONS

Monday, May 26, 1997 Le lundi 26 mai 1997 09:00-17:00 9h OO a 17h OO Glassroom, 4th floor Salle vitree, 4• etage Ottawa Congress Centre Centre des congres d 'Ottawa

The Canadian Forum on Earth Observation Le forum canadien sur l'etalonnage et la Calibration and Validation validation des donnees d'observation de la Terre Coordinator: Phll Telllet Coordonnateur : Phil Telllet Scene Physics and Analysis Section Section de physique et analyse des scenes Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Centre canad1en de teledetection (CCT) 588 Booth Street 588, rue Booth Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K1A OY7 Canada K1A OY7 Fax: (613) 947-1383 Telecopleur : (613) 947-1383 Email: telllet@ccrs .nrcan.gc.ca Courrler electronlque : telllet @ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca The forum will provide an oportunity to discuss and exchange Le forum foumira aux participants !'occasion de discuter et d'echanger de information on Earth observation calibaration and validation !'information sur l'etalonnage et la validation (etal/val) des donnees (cal/val) from a wide perspective that addresses the requirements d'observation de la Terre dans une perspective etendue afin d'aborder les of many institutions and industries, from instrument and data preoccupations d'un grand nombre d'organismes et d'industries, depuis Jes providers to mainstream consumers seeking reliable sources of fabricants d'instruments et les foumisseurs de donnees JUsqu'aux quality information. Current cal/val activities and plans at CCRS consommateurs ordinaires recherchant des sources fiables d'information de will be presented. qualtte. Les activites en cours et les projets du CCT en matiere d'etal/val seront presentes.

Thursday, May 26, 1997 Le jeudi 29 mai 1997

RADARSAT, the First Year of Operation RADARSAT la premiere annee d'operations in Review en revue Place: Governor General's Room. Westin Hotel Endroit : Sa lle du Gouverneur general. Hotel Westin Time: 08:30 - 10:30 Heu re : 8 h 30 6 1O h 30

PRESENTER: Canadian Space Agency, Space Operations PR~SENTATEUR : Agence spatiale canadienne, Exploitations spatiales The aim of this information session is to review RADARSAT Celle seance d'information propose de passer en revue les operations and analyse performance from a user's perspective. acti vites de RAOARSAT et d'analyser sa performance du point Among the topics for discussion will be the establishment of new de vue de l'utilisateur. L'impact de la venue des nouvelles receiving stations, the Antarctic mission, the RADARSAT stations de receptions, la mission Antarctique, le plan databank acquisiti on plan, operational priorities and the d'acquisition de la banque de donnees RADARSAT, les priorites prospects for RADARSAT II. More importantly, CSA would like des operations, l'avenir de RADARSAT II seront discutes. Mais to take the opportunity to verify and discuss the extent to which plus encore, l'ASC aimerait profiter de !'occasion pour verifier et clients' expectations have been met and to determine what discuter la mesure avec laquelle RADARSAT rencontre Jes improvements are feasible within the system's limits and attentes de ses clients et prendre note des correctifs a etre constraints. apportes a l'interieur des limites et contraintes du systeme.

RADARSAT Products and Service Forum Tribune des produits et services de Place: Governor General's Room. Westin Hotel RADARSAT Time: 10:45 - 17:00 Endroit : Salle du Gouverneur general, Hotel Westin This forum provides a platform for selected companies and Heu re : l 0 h 45 a 17 h 00 organizations, each of which will have 15 minutes to present its Cette tribune est mise a la disposition de compagnies et products or services and field users' questions. This format organisations pre-selectionnees qui, pendant une quinzaine de gives users a chance to find out about the many products and minutes, viendront presenter leurs produits ou services et services that have been developed to exploit the potential of repondre aux questions des utilisateurs. Ce cadre de RADARSAT data and to act on those opportunities that appeal presentations offre aux utilisateurs la chance de prendre to them. connaissance de plusieurs produits et services developpes pour supporter !'utilisation des donnees RADARSAT et de prendre action concemant les opportunites qui les interessent. 10 MEETINGS I REUNIONS

ADRO Project General Meeting and Reunion generale et seminaire du Seminar for GER '97 programme ADRO pour GER 1997

When: Monday, May 26, 1997 at 10:00 hours Date : Le lundl 26 mal 1997 a 10 h 00 Where: Quebec Room, 2nd Floor. Westin Hotel Endroit : Salle Quebec. 2- etage. Hotel Westin Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (Ontario) Cost: Free for ADRO teams Cout : Gratuit pour les equipes ADRO

1. Introductions to ADRO Program staff 1. Presentation du personnel du programme ADRO

2. Status update on acquisitions to date 2. Mise a )our concernant les acquisitions des donnees RADARSAT pour les projets ADRO 3. Ordering and delivery of RADARSAT data - Use of SPA, installation and set-up, configuration files 3. Commande et livralson des donnees RADARSAT - Interpretation and submission of results - Utilisation du SPA, installation et organisation, fichiers de - Conflict resolution process and its affect on configuration ADRO projects - Interpretation et soumission des resultats - Lost acquisitions: causes and re-planning procedures - Resolution de conflits d'acquisition - Consequences sur - Delivery: effects of multiple ground station acquisitions les activites ADRO - Confirmation of delivery requirements and objectives - Acquisitions perdues : causes et procedures de replanification - Livraison : consequences de !'acquisition des donnees a partir du 4. CEOS format reading and data processing reseau de stations de reception des donnees RADARSAT - CEOS format reading - Confirmation de iivraison des donnees : besoins et objectifs - Revision of data quality of images, calibration - Statement on how the images should appear considering 4. Lecture des donnees en format CEOS et traitement des the diffrent modes donnees RADARSAT - SAR data processing considerations - Lecture des donnees en format CEOS - Data image output considerations - Qualite et etalonnage des donnees - Multi-layered mapping output considerations for - Considerations sur les differents modes d'acquisitions de SAR data RADARSAT - Considerations sur le traitement des donnees RADARSAT 5. Publication of results - Considerations sur les produits photographiques et - Periodical reports cartographiques provenant des donnees RADARSAT - Publishing hardcopy images - Considerations sur !'integration de donnees ancilliaires et - Publishing electronic format images des donnees RADARSAT - Use of WWW and ftp sites · - Mid-term reports 5. Publication des resultats - Final report - Rapports periodiques - Publications des images sur papier 6. Misc. - Publications d'images en version electronique - Communication with the ADRO Coordination Office - Utilisation du WWW et des sites ftp - Messages from the ADRO Office - Rapport de mi-parcours - ADRO WWW site: contents - Rapport final -Suggestions from the research teams - Examining of project quotas 6. Divers -Communication avec le bureau de coordination ADRO - Messages du bureau de coordination ADRO Who Should attend: Attendance is restricted to ADRO - Contenu du site WWW - ADRO Project Leaders and co-investigators. - Suggestions provenant des equipes de recherche ADRO - Mise a jour de i'octroi d'images pour les projets ADRO

Qui devrait assister : les chercheurs principaux de projets ADRO ainsi que les membres de leur equipe de recherche.

11 TECHNICAL TOURS/VISITES TECHNIQUES

All tours will take place on Friday, May 30. Tours will begin and end at Toutes les visites auront lieu le vendredi 30 mai. Le point de depart et de the Ottawa Congress Centre. Delegates may participate in one tour retour de toutes les visites sera le Centre des congres d'Ottawa. Les only. Tour prices are for transportation costs. interesses ne peuvent participer qu'a une seule visite. Le cout des visites servira a couvrir les frais de transport. TOUR # 1 David Florida Laboratory VISITE 1 Laboratoire David Florida 25 $ The David Florida Laboratory is a world-class facility for the assembly, Le Laboratoire David Florida est une installation de reputation integration and environmental testing of spacecraft. Located in Ottawa, internationale destinee a !'assemblage, a !'integration et aux essais its facilities include: three large "clean" rooms which offer a dust and d'engins spatiaux. Situees a Ottawa, les installations comprennent contaminant-free environment for the assembly of satellites and other trois grandes salles blanches, exemptes de poussiere et de space hardware; a range of thermal vacuum chambers and an infrared contaminants, qui servent a !'assemblage des satellites et d'autres testing system for verifying the thermal design and workmanship of materiels spatiaux; plusieurs chambres thermiques sous vide et un spacecraft; and vibration plus model analysis for the qualification of systeme d'essai aux infrarouges pour verifier la conception structural aspects and launch simulation. Anechoic chambers, shielded thermique et la qualite d'execution des engins spatiaux: un systeme rooms and antenna ranges allow for the evaluation of antennas and d'essai aux vibrations et des systemes d'analyse modale pour la radio frequency (RF) payloads, while facilities for spacecraft mass qualification structurale de l'engin et les simulations de lancement. properties measurement provide mass, mass moments of inertia and Des chambres anecho'ides, des salles blindees et des posies d'essai static and dynamic balance testing. d'antennes permettent d'evaluer Jes caracteristiques des antennes et Jes charges utiles en radiofrequences (RF) . Dans d'au tres Duration - 3 hours (morning) installations destinees a la mesure des proprietes massiques d'un engin spatial, les specialistes peuvent faire des essais de masse, de moments d'inertie et d'equilibre statique et dynamique. Duree: 3 heures (avant-midi)

TOUR #2 Gatlneau Satellite Receiving Station VISITE 2 Station de reception de Gatlneau s 25 $ The Gatineau Satellite Receiving Station receives data from many La station de reception de Gatineau capte les donnees de la serie satellite systems: SPOT, LANDSAT, ERS, JERS, MOS and RADARSAT. de satellites SPOT, LANDSAT, ERS, JERS, MOS et RADARSAT. On It is the primary archive for RADARSAT data and the site of the y fait l'archivage principal des donnees RADARSAT, et la firme RADARSAT Canadian Processing Facility operated by RADARSAT RADARSAT International Inc. y effectue le traitement des donnees International. The site is located in Cantley, Quebec, about a 40-minute du satellite radar canadien RADARSAT. La station est situee a drive north of Ottawa in the picturesque Gatineau Hills. Cantley au Quebec, a environ 40 minutes de voiture d'Ottawa, dans la belle region de la Gatineau. Duration - 3 hours (morning) Duree: 3 heures (avant-midi)

TOUR #3 Canadian Space Agency VISITE 3 Agence spatiale canadleme a at St. Hubert. Quebec. Saint-Hubert (Qu8bec) $40.00 40 $ A tour of the Canadian Space Agency facility at Saint Hubert, Quebec. Visite de l'Agence spatiale canadienne. Vous pourrez y voir le You will see the Space Operations Support Centre, the High Bay, and Centre d'appui des operations spatiales, le hall d'integration et le the RADARSAT Mission Control Centre. A complimentary lunch will be Centre de controle de la mission RADARSAT. Le dejeuner sera provided by CSA. The travel time to St. Hubert is about three hours by offert gracieusement par l'ASC. Le temps de deplacement pour se bus. The bus will arrive back in Ottawa around 17:30 hours. rendre a Saint-Hubert est d'environ 3 heures par autobus. l..'.autobus sera de retour a Ottawa vers 17 h 30. Duration - 8 hours Duree : 8 heures

OUR #4 Geomatlcs Canada VISITE 4 Geomattque Canada 20.00 20 $ This visit to Geomatics Canada will showcase the latest in geomatics Geomatique Canada vous presentera les technologies et les technology and innovation. Participants wi ll see the National Atlas innovations les plus recentes en geomatique. Les participants Data Bases, Internet communications technology and the latest pourront voir Jes bases de donnees de I' Atlas national, la technologie developments relating to the Canadian Earth Observation Network des communications par !'Internet et les plus recents (CEONET). developpements du reseau canadien d'observation de la Terre (CEONET). Duration - 3 hours (morning) Duree: 3 heures (avant-midi) SOCIAL ACTIVITIES I ACTIVITES SOCIALES

Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception 18:00-20:00 Exhibit Hall An invitation is extended to all registered delegates to attend the Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception. This is an opportunity to take time out from the Conference sessions to enjoy a relaxed and informal get-together. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. (please check your registration form; extra tickets will be sold at the registration desk if you wish to bring a guest) Reception cordiale des exposants 18 h 00 - 20 h 00 Salle d'exposition Tous les delegues inscrits sont invites a la Reception cordiale des exposants. Les gens auront alors !'occasion de faire connaissance et de jaser dans une atmosphere de detente. II y aura un bar payant et quelque chose a se mettre sous la dent. (Veuillez consulter le formulaire d'inscription; des billets supplementaires seront en vente au bureau d'inscription).

Gala Closing Ceremony 17:00-21 :00 Colonel By Room This event promises to be the culmination of the most exciting and vibrant Geomatics Conference to date. In the comfortable setting of the Colonel By Room, the evening's festivities will begin with before-dinner drinks - cash bar at 17:00. Dinner will be served at 18:00. Following dinner, a number of speakers, including one of our Canadian astronauts, Marc Garneau, will provide us with their views on the road ahead. Awards of Excellence in a variety of categories within the field of geomatics • and remote sensing will be presented by the participating Associations. This gala event is included with full registration or, tickets can be purchased. All tickets for the Gala must be picked up in person at the information desk. Be sure to attend this important function! Gala de cloture 17 h 00 - 21 h 00 Salle Colonel By Cet evenement promet d'etre le point culminant de la Conference de cette annee, elle-meme la plus animee a ce jour. Dans le contort de la salle Colonel By, on entamera la soiree avec l'apero - le bar payant ouvrira a 17 h. Le diner sera servi a 18 h. Par la suite, des conferenciers, dont Marc Garneau l'un de nos astronautes canadiens, partageront avec nous leur vision de l'avenir. Les associati ons participantes remettront des prix d'excellence dans diverses categories en geomatique et en teledetection. l..'.invitation au gala est comprise dans !'inscription, mais des billets peuvent aussi etre achetes. Vous devez prendre possession de vos billets en personne au bureau d'information. Soyez des n6tres! 13 I

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A MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE DE LA THE MINISTER OF NATURAL MINISTRE DE RESSOURCES RESOURCES CANADA NATURELLES CANADA

On behalf of the Government of Canada, Au nom du gouvernement du Canada, je I am delighted to welcome you to suis heureuse de vous souhaiter la Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT bienvenue a la conference La geomatique (GER '97). a l'ere de RADARSAT (GER 1997).

The sustainable development of the Le developpement durable des world's natural resources is vitally ressources naturelles de la planete revet important to our future. Geomatics une importance fondamentale pour notre plays a key role in meeting this avenir, et la geomatique nous aide challenge. As a world leader in this high grandement a relever ce defi. A titre de technology sector, Canada's geomatics chef de file mondial de ce secteur de community makes a major contribution pointe, la communaute canadienne de la to job creation, economic growth and geomatique apporte une contribution sustainable development, both at home majeure a la creation d'emplois, a la and around the world. croissance economique et au developpement durable, tant au pays qu'a l'etranger.

GER '97 celebrates the success of the GER 1997 celebre la reussite de fast growing geomatics industry. This l'industrie de la geomatique, un secteur year's international conference will focus en pleine expansion. Cette annee, au on the global results from Canada's first cours de cette conference intemationale, observation satellite, RADARSAT. Over on se penchera tout particulierement sur the next several days you will hear les resultats generaux du premier satellite results from successful applications of d'observation canadien, RADARSAT. Au RADARSAT data from around the world. cours des quelques prochains JOurs, vous entendrez parler des resultats de la mise en application des donnees RADARSAT qui a porte fruit partout au monde.

At the conference, you can attend a Au programme, des reunions, des ateliers wide range of meetings and workshops et des visites pour tous les gouts vous as well as take in tours to discover the permettront de decouvrir les plus recents latest advances in research , technology, progres dans les domaines de la image analysis and business trends. In recherche, de la technologie et de addition, you will have the opportunity to !'analyse d'images ainsi que les toutes share ideas about the challenges facing dernieres tendances du milieu des the industry in an international forum. affaires. Une tribune internationale sera aussi !'occasion ideale de partager votre vision des defis qui attendent l'industrie.

Natural Resources Canada is proud of Ressources naturelles Canada est tier du its partnerships with the geomatics partenariat qu'il a forge avec l'industrie de industry. I wish you the best for a la geomatique. Je vous souhaite a tous successful and informative conference. une conference des plus enrichissantes et fructueuses.

A. Anne McLellan Dear Colleagues: Cneres collegues. chers collegues,

On behalf of the sponsors, organizers and Au nom des parrains, des organisateurs et des many volunteers from all the sectors of nombreux benevoles issus de tous les secteurs de ,• Geomatics, I take great pleasure in welcoming la geomatique, je vous souhaite la bienvenue a la ·~~~i -21.,,j you to the Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT conference La geomatique a l'ere de RADARSAT ~ ..,..;. '97 Conference (GER '97). This year's (GER 1997). L.'.edition de cette annee aura une Conference promises a truly international saveur tout a fait internationale, puisqu'elle reunira flavour, with over fifty countries represented. des representants de plus de cinquante pays.

As you can see from this Program, there is an Comme vous le constaterez en parcourant le ' extremely wide range of programs, symposia programme, la conference sera le theatre d'un large and technical sessions. As well, there are eventail d'exposes, de symposiums et de seances some 57 Exhibitors here at GER '97, techniques. Elle accueillera en outre quelque representing all aspects of our profession. 57 exposants representant toutes les facettes de la They are among the best in their fields in the profession. Les participants comptent parmi les world, and their continued support of the leaders mondiaux de leurs domaines respectifs, et Geomatics Conferences is greatly appreciated. nous leur sommes reconnaissants d'appuyer l'evenement annee apres annee.

Once again, the Technical Program Committee Cette fois encore, le Comite du programme has put together an outstanding Symposium. technique a mis sur pied un programme This year, there are over 450 papers being exceptionnel. Plus de 450 communications seront presented, which is a reflection of the growing presentees tout au long de la conference, ce qui global interest in, and importance of, all montre bien l'interet croissant que suscitent les aspects of geomatics. The special focus on differentes disciplines de la geomatique et data and imagery from Canada's RADARSAT !'importance qu'elles acquierent partout dans le at GER '97 highlights a major Canadian monde. L.'.attention particuliere qui sera accordee success story. GER '97 is being held shortly aux donnees et aux images RADARSAT mettra en after the first anniversary of the full operational lumiere cette importante reussite canadienne. capability of RADARSAT, and celebrating an GER 1997 se tient peu apres le premier important period in Canada's earth observation anniversaire d'exploitation de RADARSAT et capability. souligne un point tournant du programme canadien d'observation de la Terre. A number of associations will hold meetings with us: the 90th Annual Meeting of the Diverses associations tiendront des rencontres dans Canadian Institute of Geomatics; the 38th le cadre de la conference : ii y aura la Annual General Meeting of the Geomatics 90' Assemblee generale annuelle de !'Association Industry Association of Canada; the 13th canadienne des sciences geomatiques, la Annual Meeting of the Association of Canada 38' Assemblee generale annuelle de I' Association Lands Surveyors, and the 19th Annual Meeting canadienne des entreprises de geomatique, la of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society. The 13' Reunion annuelle de !'Association des Planning Committee for Geomatics '98, led by arpenteurs des terres du Canada et la 19• Reunion Dr. Bob O'Neil, will also meet. The theme of annuelle de la Societe canadienne de teledetection. the '98 Conference will be Spatial Data GER 1997 accueillera aussi une reunion du Comite Infrastructures - SDI, and promises to be just de planification de Geomatique 1998, sous la as exciting as our meetings have been since direction de Bob O'Neil. Cette conference, qui aura they began several years ago. pour theme Infrastructures de donnees spatiales, promet d'etre tout aussi captivante que celles des annees precedentes. We are sure you will find GER '97 a dynamic and exciting Symposium, and that you will Nous sommes persuades que GER 1997 s'averera have many opportunities to explore new and une conference dynamique et excitante qui vous dynamic approaches to the challenges of all donnera de nombreuses occasions d'explorer des areas of geomatics. fa<;ons nouvelles et efficaces de relever les defis qui se posent dans le domaine de la geomatique.

Dr. Fred Campbell Conference Director/Directeur de la conference TECHNICAL PROGRAM May 27 - 29, 1997 PROGRAMME TECHN IQUE Du 27 au 29 mai 1997

Note: Papers will be presented in either English or French as indicated Note : Les communications seront presentees en frant;ais ou en anglais. by the titles in this program. Simultaneous interpretation in English and Les titres contenus dans le present programme indiquent dans quelle French is available for all sessions. langue chaque communication sera presenree. Des services d'interpretation simultanee en anglais et en fram;ais seront offerts a routes Tuesday, May 27 Jes seances. Le mardi 27 mai Opening Session Seance d'ouverture 09:00 - 11: 00 Salons A and E 9 h 00 - 11 h 00 Salons A et E

Opening Remarks and Introduction of the Minister of Natural Mot d'ouverture et presentation de la Minlstre de Ressources Resources Canada naturelles Canada Marc Denis Everell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Earth Sciences Sector, Marc Denis Everell, Sous-ministre adjoint, Secteur des sciences de Natural Resources Canada la Terre, Ressources naturelles Canada

Welcoming Address and Presentation of Her Royal Highness the Dlscours de blenvenue et presentation de Son Altesse Royale Crown Princess of Thailand, Maha Chakrl Srlndhorn la princesse de Tha·11ande, Maha Chakrl Srlndhorn The Honorable A. Anne Mclellan L'honorable A. Anne Mclellan Minister, Natural Resources Canada Ministre, Ressources naturelles Canada

Address DI scours Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Thailand, Son Altesse Royale la princesse de Thailande Maha Chakri Srindhorn Maha Chakri Srindhorn

Introduction of Keynote Speakers Presentation des conferenciers d'honneur Fred Campbell, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Fred Campbell, Centre canadien de teledetection, Ressources Resources Canada naturelles Canada

Keynote Speakers Conferenclers d'honneur

Ed Shaw Ed Shaw Director General, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Directeur general, Centre canadien de teledetection, Ressources Natural Resources Canada naturelles Canada GEOMATICS AND SATELLITES - A Marriage Made LA GEOMATIQUE ET LES SATELLITES - Un mariage celeste in Heaven

Mac Evans Mac Evans President, Agence spatiale canadienne President, Canadian Space Agency !..'.Engagement de l'ASC a la mise au point des technologies The CSA's Commitment to Leading Earth Observation spatiales pour !'observation de la Terre Space Technologies

Robert E. Tack Robert E. Tack President, RADARSAT International President, RADARSAT International One Year of RADARSAT RADARSAT : Un an plus tard

Welcoming Address Dlscours de blenvenue Jean-Noel Lechasseur, President, Canadian Institute of Geomatics Jean-Noel Lechasseur, President, Association canad1enne des sciences geomatiques Welcoming Address Dlscours de blenvenue Steve Franklin, President, Canadian Remote Sensing Society Steve Franklin, President, Societe canadienne de teledetection

Message of Thanks and Overview of the Technical Program Remerclements et aper~u du programme technique Marc D'lorio Marc D'lorio Chairperson, Technical Program Committee President, Comite du programme technique Opening of Exhibits Ouverture de !'exposition 11 :00 - 12:00 Exhibit Hall (main floor) 11 h 00 - 12 h 00 Salle d 'exposition (rez-de-chaussee) A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the offical opening of the Une ceremonie marquera l'ouverture officielle de la salle d'exposition. Exhibit area. Coffee will be served inside the exhibit area. Du cafe sera offert aux delegues a l'interieur de la salle......

Tuesday Moy 27 Le marr:l1 27 rna1 Session A-1 Seance A-1 14:10 14 h 10 13:50 13 h 50 Radarsat Applications In Watershed A Least Commitment Approach to SAR 13:30 - 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 Management Image Filtering Capital Hall 1B Salle Capital IB T.J. Pultz, Natural Resources Canada; Jean-Mari e Beaulieu and Maher Janeh, D.I. Jobin, J.F. Sabourin and Associates Inc.; Universite Laval Chairperson/President : Vern Singhroy Y. Crevier, Noetix Research Ltd.; Lehman, Natural Resources Canada P. 14:10 14 h 10 Mississippi River Conservation Authority Ressources naturelles Canada X-SAR Backscatter Slope and Aspect Dependance Radar Geology I 14:30 14 h 30 Monitoring Wetlands in Northern Australla David Pairman, Stephen McNeill and Stella Geologie radar I Using RADARSAT Belliss, Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua, 13:30 13 h 30 Anthony K. Milne, University of New South New Zealand Analysis of Geology Styles of Deformation Wales, Australia 14:30 14 h 30 Using Radarsat Data: Examples from the Control Systems Principles Applied to Southwestern Grenville Province of Quebec Session A-3 Seance A-3 Speckle Filtering and to the Retrieval of Analyse des patrons de deformation 13:30 - 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 Geophysical Parameters through geologique a l'alde de donnees Radarsat, Capital Hall 3B Salle Capital 3B RADARSAT and ERS Bayesian Data Fusion exemples du sud-ouest du Grenville au Edmond Nezry, lwan Supit, Francis Zagolski Quebec Chairperson/President : Zdenek Denny Ka/ensky and Francis Yakam-Simen, PRIVATEERS N.V. Benoit Rivard, University of Alberta; Natural Resources Canada Private Experts in Remote Sensing, Louise Corriveau, Centre geoscientifique; Ressources naturelles Canada Netherlands Antilles Lyal Harris, University of Western Australia ~ducation and Training 13:50 13 h 50 Education et formation Session A-5 Seance A-5 Rock Structure Extraction In Satellite Images by ART2-A Neural Networks 13:30 13 h 30 13:30 - 14:50 13h30-14h50 Z.L. Wang, M.M. Gupta and P. N. Nikiforuk, Technology Transfer, Education and Training: Capital Hall 5B Salle Capital 5B University of Saskatchewan The Changing Shape of Geomatics Chairperson/President : Paris Vachon C. Hoogsteden, University of Otago, New 14:10 14 h 10 Natural Resources Canada Zealand; G. Ellis, Department of Land RADARSAT Investigation of a Circular Ressources naturelles Canada Information, Australia Feature in East Central Jordan SAR Processing Ghassan Abdelhamid, Natural Resources 13:50 13 h 50 Authority, Jordan Geomatics Education and Research at the Traitement RSO Department of Geography, University of 14:30 14 h 30 13:30 13 h 30 Lethbridge A Lake Beneath the Selima Sand Sheet, Measuring Clearings and Tree Heights with Derek R. Peddle. The University of Lethbridge Southwest Egypt: Evidence from Stereo RADARSAT Data in a Troplcal Forest RADARSAT Data 14:10 14 h 10 Environment Cordula Robinson and Farouk El-Baz, Boston Critical Mass Human Resources Thierry Toutin, Natural Resources Canada; University, U.S.A. Development Requirement in Africa in the Silvana Amaral, Institute Nacional de Field of Earth Resources and Environmental Pesquisas Espaciais, Brasil 14:50 14 h 50 Information - Opportunities and Constraints Guidellnes for the Selection of RADARSAT and the Critical Role of RECTAS 13:50 13 h 50 Beam Modes for Geological Mapping J.A. Ogunlami, Regional Centre for Training in Coastal Change Detection through Vern Singhroy and Robert St Jean, Aerospace Surveys, Nigeria RADARSAT Imagery Natural Resources Canada V. Singh and J. A. Buckley, Royal Military 14:30 14 h 30 College of Canada Socio-Cultural Considerations for Seance A-2 Geomatics Training 14:10 14 h 10 Session A-2 Geometric and Radiometric Calibration of 13:30 - 14:50 13 h 30 - 14 h 50 Corinna Vester and Carolyn Goodfellow, Natural Resources Canada RADARSAT Images Capital Hall 2B Salle Capital 2B David Small, Francesco Holecz, Erich Meier, 14:50 14 h 50 Paolo Pasquali and Daniel Nuesch, GIUZ Chairperson! President : A. Pietroniro Are You Ready for the Digital Image University of Zurich, Switzerland National Hydrology Research Institute Revolution? lnstitut national de recherches en hydrologie Clark Beattie, Linnet Geomatics International 14:30 14h30 Watershed Characterization Estimating Flow Rates of the Lowell Glacier Caracterisation des bassins versants with Satellite lnSAR Data Session A-4 Seance A-4 Ian Cumming and Joe Zhang, The University of 13:30 13 h 30 13:30 - 14:50 13 h 30 - 14 h 50 British Columbia Detection and Mapping of Wetlands from Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 4B Multi-Temporal Polarimetric Data Nehme Baghdadi and Monique Bernier, Chairperson/President : Ridha Touzi Universite du Quebec; Robert Gauthier and Natural Resources Canada Ian Neeson, Natural Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada 13:50 13 h 50 Radar Methods I Integration de donnees multisources et Methodes radar I propagation des erreurs dans un modele hydrogeologique 13:30 13h30 Michelle Fortin, Keith P.B. Thomson et Geoffrey A New Adaptive Speckle Filter for SAR Images Edwards, Universite Laval Carey J. Gibson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources r Tuesday, May 27 Le mardl 27 mal Session A-6 Seance A-6 14:30 14 h 30 15:50 15 h 50 13:30 - 14:50 13h30-14h 50 RADARSAT SAR Azimuth Ambiguity Patterns - Morphostructural Analysis of the South East ~ Salon A Salon A The Ghost Fleet of Hallfax Harbour and of Tunisia Using Integrated Topographic Implications for Appllcatlons Work Bathymetric and Remote Sensing Data Chairperson/Presidente : Louise/le St-Laurent Dirk Werle, AERDE Environment Research Mohamed Chediy Rabia, lnstitut National de la Natural Resources Canada Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Tunisia; 14:50 14 h 50 Ressources naturelles Canada Said Tlig et Foued Zargouni, Faculte des Operational Marine and Coastal Information sciences de Tunis, Tunisie GIS Applications I from the ERS SAR Applications SIG I Gordon Campbell, SERCo Servizi, under contract 16:10 16 h 10 to ERS Data Utilisation Section ESA-ESRIN Mapping Debris Flows in Banff National Park 13:30 13 h 30 Eric Saczuk and Jim Gardner, University of Geomatics and Municipal Planning Manitoba Comparison Between France and Quebec Session A-8 Seance A-8 Geomatique et amenagement en milleu 13:30 - 14:50 13 h 30 - 14 h 50 16:30 16 h 30 municipal comparalson France/Quebec G lassroom Salle vitree From Radarsat Data Stephane Roche et Yvan Bedard, Universite Marx P. Barbosa, Federal University of Paraiba, Laval Chairperson/President : Claude Duguay Brazil; Vernon H. Singhroy, Natural Resources Laval University Canada 13:50 13 h 50 Universite Laval Conception d'un SIG-Transport de 16:50 16 h 50 prospective de la demande CRYSYS I Detection of Structural Characteristics 2; Ali Frihida et Jean-Pierre Thouez, Universite de CRYSYS I through Spaceborne SAR In Ningmlng Basin Montreal; Yves Baudouin et Yves Bussiere, Guo Huadong, Shao Yu n, Lin Qizhong, 13:30 13 h 30 Universite du Quebec a Montreal; John G. Rice, Yan Shouxun and Li Shuhong, Chinese Use of SSM/l GHz Passive Microwave Universite McGill 85 Academy of Sciences, China; Wang Xueman, Data for Investigating Great Slave Lake Ice Remote Sensing Center of Ministry of 14:10 14 h 10 Freeze-up/Break-up Variations Metallurgical Industry, China Using Geographic Information Systems for A.E. Walker, Environment Canada; J.L. Sokol, Electric Utility Local Integrated Resource University of Waterloo; M.A. Davey, 17:10 17 h 10 Planning Environment Canada The Use of RADARSAT SAR Images in Richard Parlett, R.S. Parlett & Associates; Neotectonic Studies In the Eastern Great 13:50 Jeff Sutton, NUSANTARA Geomatics Services 13 h 50 Lakes Regions The Cryosphere: An Indicator of Cllmate Ltd.; Giuliano Todesco, Marbek Resource Eric L. Gauthier, MIR Teledetection Inc.; Change? Consultants; Jane Scott, Ottawa Hydro Keith Benn, University of Ottawa Barry E. Goodison, Environment Canada 14:30 14 h 30 17:30 17 h 30 14:10 Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographic 14 h 10 RADARSAT Imageries Interpretation for 5 2 Estimation of Large Scale Sea Ice Motion lnfonnation System for Cassava Monitoring, Geological Mapping on the Vietnam-China from SSM/I GHz Imagery Northeast Thailand: Problems Still Exist 85.5 Border Region Tom A. Agnew and Hao Le, Environment Apisit Eiumnoh, NRC/STAR/SERD/AIT, Thailand Nguyen Xuan Huyen and Doan Dmh Lam, Canada; Tom Hirose, NOETIX Research Inc. Institute of Geology, Vietnam; Dang Vu Khac and Nguyen Trong Yem , Centre of Remote 14:30 14 h 30 Session A-7 Seance A-7 Sensing and Geomatics, Vietnam: Permafrost Mapping Near Churchill, Nguyen Van Can, Centre of Remote Sensing 13:30- 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 Manitoba Using Optical and SAR Data of State Geological Survey, Vietnam; Salon E Salon E Claude R. Duguay, Universite Laval; B. Brisco, Noetix Research Inc. Wayne R. Rouse, McMaster University; Chairperson/President : Bob Beal Peter M. Lafleur, Trent University John Hopkins University Universite John Hopkins Session 8-2 Seance 8-2 1 Coffee Break Pause-cafe 15:30- 17:10 15 h 30 - l 7 h 10 Coastal Zones I 15:00 - 15:30 15h00-15h30 Capital Hall 28 Salle Capital 28 Zones cotieres I - Exhibit Hall Salle d'expositton Chairperson/Presidente : Johanne Boisvert 13:30 13 h 30 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Merging LANDSAT TM and Airborne SAR for Agriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada Generating Maps of Louisiana's Coastal Session 8-1 Seance 8-1 Zone to Facilit ate Oil Spill Cleanup 15:30 - 17:50 15 h 30 - 17 h 50 Crop Monitoring I Anthony J. Lewis and DeWitt H. Braud, Jr., Capital Hall 18 Salle Capital 18 Surveillance des cultures I Louisiana State University, U.S.A. Chairperson/President: Benoit Rivard 15:30 15 h 30 13:50 13 h 50 University of Alberta A Crop Information System Incorporating RADARSAT Ocean Feature Workstation Universite d'Alberta Multi-Parameter Satellite Radar Data: Station de travail RADARSAT sur les Applications In the UK and Paraguay partlcularltes oceaniques Radar Geology II M.G. Wooding, A.O. Zmuda and R.E. Brown, Howard Edel, Fisheries and Oceans Geologie radar II Remote Sensing Applications Consultants Ltd., U.K.; F. Pekholtz, Ministerio de Agricultura y 14:10 14h10 15:30 15h30 Gandaderia, Paraguay Gulf Offshore Satellite Appllcatlons Pro)ect A Comparison of Aggregated ObJect and Detects Oil Sllcks Using RADARSAT Single Pixel Methods for Slope Unit 15:50 15 h 50 E.K. Siegert and J.L. Berry, Shell E & P Classification Moving Towards Regional Scale Monitoring Technology Company, U.S.A.; R.N. Baker, Philip T. Giles. Saint Mary's University of Agroecosystems in Southern Ontario Amoco; D. Dupont, lmagelinks; S. Scantland, Bart Hulshof, Richard Protz and Matthew Wood, Radarsat International University of Guelph; John Fischer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Tuesday. May 27 Le mard1 27 mar

16:10 16 h 10 17:10 17 h 10 Session B-5 Seance B-5 Using Extensive Landsat Imagery and GIS to Using RADARSAT Data for Identification and 15:30 - 17:50 15 h 30 - 17 h 50 Verify Grain Transition Payments Across Assessment of the Deforestation In the Western Canada lmataca Forest Reserve, Bolivar State, Capital Hall 58 Salle Capital 58 W.R.A. Harren and D.B. Harker, Agriculture and Venezuela Chairperson/President : Laurence Gray Agri-Food Canada Ramiro Salcedo G., Jose Rafael Prieto and Jose Natural Resources Canada A. Arismendi, Institute de lngenieria, Ressources naturelles Canada 16:30 16h30 Venezuela RADARSAT In Rice Monitoring Applications Interferometry 17:30 17 h 30 R.J. Brown, Natural Resources Canada; lnterferometrie Analysis of the Information Content in S.P. Kam, Intern ational Rice Research Institute, RADARSAT, ERS-1 , and JERS-1 Data for 15 h 30 Philippines; S. Yun, Institute of Remote Sensing 15:30 Continental Scale Monitoring of Tropical Applications, China; G. Stapl es, RADARSAT Complex lntergram Utilization for :;. Vegetation International; B.J. Brisco and S. Ross, Noetix Interferometric SAR Applications Y. Rauste, F. De Grandi and J.P. Malingreau, Jun-Fei Li, Hao Liu and Hua-Dong Guo, Research Inc.; D. Ball , Canadian Space Agency; Space Applications Institute, Italy; M. Simard D. Randall and K. Totin, PCI Enterprises Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, China and K.P.B. Thomson, Universite Laval 15:50 15h50 16:50 16 h 50 Tropical Agriculture Monitoring and Comparison of a Precision DEM with Seance B-4 Elevations Derived by Interferometry from X­ Determination of Agricultural Crop Type with Session B-4 Radarsat Imagery over South Sulawesi, 15:30 - 17:30 15 h 30 - l 7 h 30 SAR Images of New Zealand Stephen McNeil!, David Pairman and Indonesia Capital Hall 48 Salle Capital 48 Slella Belliss, Landcare Research New Zealand Mr. lzzat and Mrs. Adi, BAKOSURTANAL, Chairperson/Presidente : Monique Bernier Indonesia IN RS -Eau 16:10 16 h 10 The Suitability of RADARSAT's Orbit for Session B-3 Seance B-3 Snow and Ice Repeat Pass SAR Interferometry Neige et g lace Bernard Armour and Peter Farris-Manning, 15:30 - 17:50 15 h 30 - 17 h 50 Atlantis Scientific Systems Group Inc.; Capital Hall 38 Salle Capital 38 15:30 15h30 Paris W. Vachon, Natural Resources Canada Monitoring Landscape Modification in Chairperson/President : Frank Ahern Iceland as a Consequence of the November 16:30 16 h 30 Natural Resources Canada 1996 Catastrophic Glacier Outburst Flood RADARSAT Repeat-Pass SAR Interferometry: Ressources naturelles Canada (Jokulhaup) via RADARSAT SAR Results Over an Arctic Test Site D. Geudtner and P.W. Vachon, Natural Radar Forestry I J.B. Garvin, NASA/G.S.F.C., U.S.A. ; Resources Canada I Foresterie radar I R.S. Williams Jr., USGS, U.S.A.; 0 . Sigurdsson I and H. Torfason, Nat'I Energy Authority. Iceland; 16:50 16 h 50 I. 15:30 15 h 30 J.J. Frawley, Herri ng Bay Geophysics and Use of Spaceborne Interferometric SAR Multlfrequency and Multipolarization Radar NASA/G.S.F.C., U.S.A. Data to Measure Land Subsidence Caused Data for Estimation Forest Volume over 15:50 15h50 by Oil Exploitation Zhaoqlng Area of Southern China Antarctic Nautical Charts Updating with SAR Marco W.A. van der Kooij, Atlantis Scientific Liao Jingjuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Images Sytems Group Inc. China Hector Salgado, Servicio de Hidrografia Naval, 17:10 17 h 10 15:50 15 h 50 Argentina Information Content of lnSAR In Northern Texture Analysis for Forested Scenes 16:10 16 h 10 Terrain: Preliminary ADRO Results from the Jonathan Wiebe and Michael J. Collins, The Suivi du couvert nlval a l'alde des donnees Scheffervllle Digital Transect University of Calgary de RADARSAT H.B. Granberg, Richard Audet, Stephane Cote 16:10 16 h 10 Monique Bernier, Jean-Pierre Fortin, Yves and Patrick Lajeunesse, Universite de The Effect of Environmental Influences on Gauthier et Nehme Baghdadi, Universite du Sherbrooke; Paris W. Vachon, Natural RADARSAT Images of Forest Land Quebec; Jean Louis Bisson, Societe Hydro­ Resources Canada Donald G. Leckie, Natural Resources Canada Quebec; Pierre Vincent, VI ASAT Inc. 17:30 17 h 30 16:30 16 h 30 16:30 16 h 30 SAR Interferometry with ERS Missions: Key Radar Imaging Natural Systems (RAINS) Using Images In a Multi-Source Geographic Results and Future Perspectives Peter A. Murtha, University of British Columbia Data Environment S. Coulson and G. Solaas, ESA/ESRIN David Fraser, Natural Resources Canada; 16:50 16 h 50 Eugene Oerenyi, University of New Brunswick; Session B-6 Seance B-6 Capabilities of RADARSAT Data for Land Sherif Fahmy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Use/Land Cover Analysis In SW Amazonia 15:30 - 17:10 15 h 30 - 17 h l 0 (Test Site Acre, Brazil) 16:50 16 h 50 Salon A Salon A Hermann J.H. Kux and Joao Roberto dos Forecasting Snowmelt Runoff Using Radar Santos, Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Chairperson/President : Stefan Palko Maps Natural Resources Canada Espaciais, Brazil; Frank J. Ahern, Natural Anthony Wankiewicz Maxfield, National Ressources naturelles Canada Resources Canada; Ron W. Pietsch, Dendron Hydrology Research Institute Resources Ltd. GIS Applications II 17:10 17 h 10 Monitoring Snow and Ice Conditions Using a Applications SIG 11 Normalized Difference Index Based on 15:30 15 h 30 AVHRR Channels 1 and 2 Image Maps: A Cost Effective Method of Roger De Abreu, Natural Resources Canada; Completing the Cartographic Coverage of Ellsworth LeDrew, University of Waterloo Canada at 1:100 000 Sylvain Lemay and Costas Armenakis, Natural Tuesday. May 27 Le mard1 27 mar Resources Canada; Mathieu Benoit, Viasat 16:50 16 h 50 Exhibitors' International An Evaluation of CASI Imagery for Mapping Coastal Wetlands in the Great Lakes Icebreaker 15:50 15 h 50 Marilyne Jollineau, Philip Howarth and Reception Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis of the Barry Warner, University of Waterloo St. Marys Basin, Central Nova Scotia 18:00-20:00 Tim Webster, College of Geographic Sciences; 17:10 17 h 10 Exhibit Hall (main floor) B.J. Murphy, St. Francis Xavier University; Identification of Forest and Landuse g S.M. Barr, Acadia University Activities In Thailand Coastal Resources An invitation is extended to all from GlobeSAR Data registered delegates to attend the 16:10 16 h 10 Supapis Polngam, Surachai Rattanasermpong, Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception. This is an A Measure of the Threat to Biodiversity Chaowalit Silapathong and Dararat opportunity to take time out from the Using GIS Technology Disbunchong, The National Research Council of Conference sessions to enjoy a relaxed and Harold Moore, Gregory Geoscience ltd. Thailand, Thailand; Weerapant Musigasan, The informal get-together. Light refreshments and a 16:30 16 h 30 Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand; cash bar will be available. GIS Database Updating From Remotely Thongchai Charuppat and Suwit Ongsomwang, (please check your registration form; extra Sensed Images The Royal Forestry Department, Thailand; tickets will be sold at the registration desk it you Mustafa Turker and Eugene Derenyi, University Suthep Chutiratanaphan, The Department of wish to bring a guest) of New Brunswick Land Development, Thailand 16:50 16 h 50 17:30 17 h 30 Reception cordiale des Geomatlcs Partnerships and Cooperative Information from RADARSAT for Off-Shore exposants Technology Development Resource Development Operations l8 h00-20h00 Monitoring and Management Jeff Labonte and Gordon Plunkett, Natural Salle d 'exposition (rez-d e-chaussee) Resources Canada Mathias Fruhwirth, Enfotec Technical Services Inc. Tous les delegues inscrits sont invites a la Reception cordiale Session B-7 Seance B-7 Session B-8 Seance B-8 des exposants. Les gens 15:30 - 17:50 15 h 30 - 17 h 50 15:30 - 17:30 15 h 30 - l 7 h 30 auront alors !'occasion de faire Glassroom Salle vitree connaissance et de jaser dans Salon E Salon E une atmosphere de detente. II Chairperson/Presidente : Cathryn Bjerkelund Chairperson/President : Barry Goodison y aura un bar payant et Natural Resources Canada Environment Canada quelque chose a se mettre Ressources naturelles Canada Environnement Canada sous la dent. (Veuillez consulter le Coastal Zones II CRYSYS 11 formulaire d'inscription; des billets Zones cotieres II CRYSYS II supplementaires seront en vente au bureau d'inscription). 15:30 15 h 30 15:30 15 h 30 Analysis of CZCS Images of Annual and La diffusion commerciale des applications Spatial Patterns of Pigment Concentration des technologies satellitaires : Le cas de on the Continental Shelf of China RADARSAT I pour la gestlon des barrages Lingzis Danling Tang, The Hong Kong University D. Martin, J.L. Sasseville et M. Bernier, of Science & Technology, Hong Kong IN AS-EAU 15:50 15h50 15:50 15 h 50 Integration des Images radar dans un SIG Principal Components Analysis of Arctic Ice pour etudier ('evolution cotiere a grande Conditions Between 1987 and 1995 as echelle du delta du Nil Observed from the SSMn Data Record Radar Imagery Integrated in a GIS for Joseph M. Piwowar, Christopher P. Derksen and Monitoring the Large Scale Coastal Behavior Ellsworth F. LeDrew, University of Waterloo of t he Nile Delta, Egypt 16:10 16 h 10 D.A. De Lisle et G. Drapeau, INRS-Oceanologie; Estimating Snow Thickness Distributions on D.J. Stanley, NMNH Smithsonian Institute, Sea Ice using Microwave Remote Sensing U.S.A.; M. El-Raey, UNARC University of David G. Barber, University of Manitoba Alexandria, Egypt 16:10 16 h 10 16:30 16 h 30 Even " Great" Glaciers Can Slip to Demise The Incorporation of Spatio-Temporal Melinda Brugman, Columbia Mountains Institute Information into an Environmental Sensitivity Index 16:50 16 h 50 Brad Fisher, Chris Bellman and Greg Ellis, Monitoring Ice Freeze-Up and Break-Up of Department of Land Information, Australia Shallow Tundra Lakes and Ponds Using ERS-1 SAR Data 16:30 16 h 30 Claude R. Duguay and Bruno Theriault, Integrated Coastal Zone Management: Universite Laval; Peter M. Lafleur, Sovereignty and Security Applications of Trent University RADARSAT-1 /2 Maria Rey and G. Davis, National Defence; 17:10 17 h 10 H. Edel, Fisheries and Oceans; M. McKean, Estimation of Snow Water Equivalent in the Canadian Space Agency; B. Jefferies, Boreal Forest Using Passive Microwave Data RADARSAT International K. Goita, A.E. Walker and B.E. Goodison, Environment Canada; A.T.C. Chang, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, U.S.A. Impact des methodes d'interpolat:lon sur la Technological Researches and Wednesday, May 28 precision des modeles numenques de terrain Developments Regarding the Use of SAR­ Le mercredi 28 mai N. Farah, A. Bannari, M. Rheault, ERS Data Independently and the Integration D. Haboudane et M. Ettarid, Universite de of this Data with Other Types of Aero­ Sherbrooke Satellite and Ground Information, as well as Plenary Session I seance pleniere I Determining their Complementarity; Retrieval of Spectral Signatures ofTroplcal Perspectives to use Radarsat Data, Case 08:30 - 10:00 8 h 30-10 h 00 Coral through Analysis of the Diffuse Study: Danube Delta and the Continental Salons A and E Salons A et E Attenuation Coefficients for lrradlance and Platform of the Black Sea Radiance through the Water Column Chairperson!Presidente : Flora MacDonald Nicolaie Oprescu, Technical University of Civil E. LeDrew and H. Holden, University of Chair, International Development Research Engineering Bucharest, Romania; Waterloo Centre, Canada Cora Braescu, Institute of Optoelectronics, Presidente du Conseil, Centre de recherches Remote Sensing of Balsam Fir Forest Vigor Romania; Manuel Vais, Romanian Oil pour le developpement international, Canada Joan E. Luther and Allan L. Carroll, Natural Corporation PETROM, Romania Resources Canada International Developments in Establishment of a Relationship between Remote Sensing High Spectral Resolution Remote Sensing RADARSAT Imagery and Soll Moisture Developpement international en of Balsam Fir Infested by Balsam Woolly E.D. Soulis, F.R. Seglenieks and N. Kouwen, University of Waterloo teledetection Adelgld (Adelges plceae) Joan E. Luther and Wade W. Bowers, Natural Investigation of Influence of Radar Sensing Guo Huadong Resources Canada Parameters on the Radar Reflection Chinese Academy of Sciences Comparison of Multldate Radar and Characteristics of Moscow Region China/Chine I~ Multlspectral Optical Satellite Data for WeUand A.S. Shmalenyuk and A.I. Zaharov, Institute of ~o Suvlt Vlbulsresth Detection In the Great Lakes Region Radioengineering and Electronics of the National Research Council of Thailand Jinfei Wang, University of Windsor; Brian Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; I Conseil national de recherches de la Thailande Brisco, lntera Information Technologies; A. Ye Orlov and G.P. lllarionov, Moscow State Thailand/Thailande Ron J. Brown, Natural Resources Canada University of Forest, Russia; V.I. Sukhih, A.V. Shatalov and V.M. Zhirin, Centre of the Thelma Krug GIS for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Ecology and Forest Productivity Problems, lnstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Estimation In Mongolia Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 1:3,rasil/Bresil ,. v r.> 1 · , /l 1 > 1 _ · H. Ykhanbai and M. Bayasgalan, Ministry for (~,..,_,.,••A~ er ~C.. ..)G. e- ". <....!,/ ~ ' "'7 Nature and the Environment, Mongolia Image Modelllng of Forest Changes 6eneral Major Chokrl Tbrtri Associated with Acid Mine Drainage Using a Centre National de Teledetection L'lmplementatlon du standard SOTS pour Cellular Automata Transition Model - Tunisia/Tunisia les problemes du cadastre en Roumanle KamKotla Mine Site, Timmins Ontario Cornel Oprisiu, Nicolae Apostolescu et George Pierre Racicot Nicholas Walsworth and Douglas J. King, Alexandrescu, L'lnstitut National de Carleton University Vice-Presiden~ Americas Branch, Canadian Recherches Aerospatiales, Roumanie International Development Agency Determination of Mixed Boreal Forest Stand Vice-president, Direction generale des Ameriques, Complementarlte entre RADARSAT et ER~ lophyslcal Structure Using Large Scale Agence canadienne de developpement M. Riahi et S. Bacha, Centre National de 1? Airborne Digital Camera Imagery international Canada Teledetection, Tunisie Evan D. Seed and Douglas J. King, Carleton University JJ Coffee Break Pause-cote RADARSAT et la cartographle ecologique : " 09:50 - 10:20 9h50-10h20 Application a l'ile d'Antlcostl (Quebec) cartographle des champs thermlques dans K. Ratte, Q.H.J. Gwyn et J.M.M. Dubois, • Exhibit Hall Salle d'exposition l'envlronnement des stations meteorologiques Universite de Sherbrooke a partir des Images NOAA-AVHRR Poster Session 1 On the Hausdorff Distance Concept Used Alain A. Viau et France Paquet, Universite for the Evaluation of Segmentation Output.s Laval; Jurgen Vogt, Space Applications Institute, Seance d'affichage I In Remote Sensing Italy 09:30 - 12:00 9 h 30 - 12 h 00 Mario Beauchemin, Keith P.B. Thompson and Importance des donnees satellitalres pour la Exhibit Hall Salle d'exposition Geoffrey Edwards, Universite Laval reglonalisatlon et !'optimisation des reseaux Quantitative Aspects of the Radiometric L'extractlon de l'lnformatlon forestlere des meteorologlques de surface Normalization of Multi-Temporal Satellite donnees RAS : Projet ADRO #83; resultats Alain A. Viau et Wen Lei, Universite Laval Scenes In the Creation of Large Area Image prellmlnalres Reglonalisatlon of Air Temperatures Using Mosaics Nathalie Michaud, Keith P.B. Thomson et Surface Temperatures from NOAA-AVHRR B. Guindon, Natural Resources Canada Geoffrey Edward~. Universite Laval Images Together with Terrain and Landcover The Extraction of Planlmetrlc Features from Understanding RADARSAT Data In Stereo Data High Resolution Satellite Imagery Using Corinna Vester and Thierry Toutin, Natural France Paquet and Alain A. Viau, Universite Image Segmentation and Spatial-Based Resources Canada Laval; Jurgen V. Vogt. Space Applications Reasoning Institute, Italy Earth Surface Topography Mapping Using B. Guindon, Natural Resources Canada Multlfrequency Interferometric Processing Analyse mulU-e<:helie de la distribution Identification et cartographle des zones de of SIR-Cl)( Data spatlale de la vegetation d'un milieu de rebolsement a l'alde des donnees Landsat l.V. Elizavetin and E.A. Ksenofontov, ALMAZ toundra alpine TM et Radarsat dans la vallee de Center, Russia Kathleen Montour et Claude Duguay, Universite Cochabamba, Bolivle Laval Small Satellites: A New Space View on the Monique Desrosiers, Universite de Sherbrooke Tropical Environment L'lndice de developpement cartographlque jJ Analyse de texture d'lmages ROS Les petits satellites : Une nouvelle vue de (l.D.C.) appllque aux pays en vole de Riadh Abdelfattah, Hajer Baazaoui et Mohamed l 'espace sur l'envlronnement tropical developpement Rached Boussema, Ecole Nationale d'lngenieurs A. Bannarl et G. Richardson, Spar Aerospace Yves Baudouin, Pierre lnkel, Jean Carriere, de Tunis, Tunisia Limited/Spar Mrospatiale Limitee Luc Champanet, Martin Lapointe et Mathieu Arcand, Universite du Quebec a Montreal Wednesday. Moy 28 Le mercredi 28 mot Mise sur pied d'un systeme d'lnformation The Use of SAR in Defining Ringed Seal Utilization RADARSAT Data in East geographique supportant l'ecologie Distribution and Population Indices Kallmantan, Indonesia for Integrated of industrielle dans la region de Sorel-Tracy, T.K. Nichols and D.G. Barber, University of Natural Resources GIS and Oil Spill Quebec Manitoba; S. Innes, Manitoba Department of Trajectory Model Richard Mailhot, Benoit St-Onge et Fisheries and Oceans Adi Sasitiwarih, lzzat Farahidy, Gatot Fajar Jean-Philippe Waaub, Universite du Quebec a Suryono and Tri Agus Prasetyo, Agency for the Spatial Dependence Characteristics of Multi­ Montreal Assessment and Application of Technology; Scale Remotely Sensed Imagery Louis J. Armstrong, Woodward-Clyde Bllan spatial de la biodlversite du Saint­ M.A. Wulder and E.F. LeDrew, University of Intern ational Laurent a l'aide d'un systeme d'information Waterloo; M. Anstey and B. Boots, Wilfrid geographique Laurier University; M.B. Lavigne, Natural Benoit St-Onge, Jean-Philippe Waaub et Resources Canada Session C-1 Seance C-1 Fran~ois Bernier, Universite du Quebec a Refinement of GIS Forest Polygon Content l 0:20 - 12:00 10 h 20 - 12 h 00 Montreal; Jean-Luc Desgranges, Jacques with Classified Remotely Sensed Image Data Capital Hall l B Salle Capital l B Leclerc et Bernard Tardif, Environnement M.A. Wulder and E.F. LeDrew, University of Canada; Jean-Pierre Ducruc, ministere de Chairperson/President : Graeme Bonham-Carter Waterloo; M.B. Lavigne, Natural Resources !'Environnement et de la Faune du Quebec Natural Resources Canada Canada; S.E. Franklin, The University of Calgary Ressources naturelles Canada Cartographie forestiere automatisee a partir High Resolution Sea Ice Albedo as d'lmages satellltales d'une resolution de un Determined Using Low Level Aerial Geological Data Integration et quatre metres et de donnees auxlllalres Photography and Surface Reflectance Integration des donnees geologiques Benoit St-Onge, Samuel Alleaume et Martin Measurements Couture, Universite du Quebec a Montreal 10:20 10 h 20 C. Derksen, J. Piwowar, R. De Abreu and Preliminary Analysis of Spaceborne Radar Automatlsation des procedures de mise a E.F. LeDrew, University of Waterloo Imagery Integrated with Geosclence jour du reseau routier : Recalage de la carte «Image Query Assistant» : Un outll logiciel Datasets for Central Nova Scotia sur l'image l'alde d'un reseau de neurones a d'aide la demande d'images Tim Webster, Don Raymond and M.S. Akhavi, Robert Fiset, M.C. Mouchot, B. Solaiman, a Image Query Assistant: A Decision Making College of Geographic Sciences F. Cavayas et Robert Desjardins, Universite de Software Tool Montreal 10:40 10 h 40 Pascale Bellemain et Stephane Houzelle, The Application of Integrated Imagery and Evaluation of RADARSAT Data for Coastal Aerospatiale • Espace et Defense, France Geological Data In an Environmental Zone Sensitivity Mapping In Nova Scotia Images of the Great Lakes Region of Africa Geoscience Mapping Program, The Oak Dirk Werle and Brian Tittley, AERDE Major Michael McKean, Canadian Space Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario Environment Research Agency; M. Rey, National Defence; U. Kobel, F. M. Kenny, Ontario Ministry of Natural Mise au point d'un lndice continental lmagetech; J.P. Paquette, Imagery Exploitation Resources; H.A.J. Russell, University of Ottawa; d'evapotransplratlon apparente adapte aux Services; D. Ball, CSNGeoservices T.A. Brennand, Simon Fraser University; P.J. regions lntertropicales africalnes Barn ett, Ontario Geological Survey; D.R. Development of a Gls-based Biodiversity Atlas Marie-Eve Martin et Alain Viau, Universite Sharpe, Natural Resources Canada for the Littoral Region of Lake Malawi Africa Laval; Etienne Bartholome, lnstitut des Paul Cooley, David G. Barber and Richard Kula, 11 :00 11 h 00 applications spatiales, Italia University of Manitoba Integration des donnees multl sources Multiple Incidence Angle RADARSAT Data (Images TM, MNT, reseau hydrographlque, Digital Elevation Modelling In Malawi for Tropical Forest Mapping in Colombia lithologie, vegetation et occupation du sol) Robert Brook and David G. Barber, University of Paul Briand, Photosur Geomat International pour l'etude de !'erosion dans un contexte Manitoba subhumide (Tunlsie du nord) Wheat Yield Estimation in the Canadian Cross-Calibration of AVHRR with Landsat Yvette Dewolf et Tahar Bouhafa, Laboratoire de Prairie Using Climatic and Satellite Data: an MSS Data for Suspended Sediment Mapping geographie physique, France Investigation Into Forecasting Techniques in Large Lakes Vijendra Kumar and David G. Barber, University 11 :20 11 h 20 Greg McCullough and David G. Barber, of Manitoba Study of Kimberlltes by Remotely Sensed University of Manitoba Data Processing and Interpretation The Physical and Dielectric Properties of Enhancements and Applications of George A. Ladner, Michael Yu, Irina Smirnova , Wheat and Canola RADARSAT Satellite Images Alexandra A. Rusanova and Alexander S. Nikolsky, Klaus P. Hochheim and David G. Barber, Mirta A. Raed, Universidad Nacional de Lujan, Institute of Remote Sensing Methods for Geology University of Manitoba Argentina; Jorge M. Gari, Paulo Porta, John lriondo (VNllKAM), Russia On Links between Snow and Ice Temperature and JavierYebrin, Universidad Tecnologica 11:40 11 h 40 Profiles and the Physical and Electrical Nacional, Argentina; Julio Jacobo Berlles and Integration of Different Radar and Optical Properties on Snow Covered First-Year Sea Ice Alicia Sedano, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Data to Study Geology and Petroleum John J. Yackel and David G. Barber, University Aires, Argentina; Luciano Delisle, Eduardo Vicini Prospects of Subarctic Areas of Russia of Manitoba and Luis Sanchez, Centro Sensores Remotos, Irina Smirnova and Alexandra Rusanova, Argentina Applying Variograms to the Modelling of the Institute of Remote Sensing Methods for Spatial Patterns of Snow Distribution over Inventory of Mangroves by Using RADARSAT Geology, Russia Sea Ice Imageries John lacozza and David G. Barber, University Bidawi Hasyim, Ratih Dewanti and Taufik of Manitoba Maulana, The Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Indonesia; Passive Radiometry and Snow Water Adi Sasitiwarih and lzzat Farahidy, Indonesia Equivalence Estimation in the Arctic Archipelago Sheldon D. Drobot and Davis G. Barber, University of Manitoba Wednesday. Mav 28 Le mer redi 28 ma1 Session C-2 Seance C-2 Resources Canada; Victoria Ballester, Centro Session C-5 Seance C-5 de Energia Nuclear para a Agricultura 10:20 - 12:00 10h20-12h00 Piracicaba, Brasil 10:20 - 12:00 10 h 20 - 12 h ()() Capital Hall 28 Salle Capitol 28 Capital Hall 58 Salle Capital 58 11 :00 11 h 00 Chairperson/President : Thierry Toutin Factors Affecting Clearcut Mapping Accuracy Chairperson/President : Derek Peddle University of Lethbridge Natural Resources Canada from Single-Date RADARSAT Images Universite de Lethbridge Ressources naturelles Canada F.J. Ahern, Natural Resources Canada; I. McKirdy, V. Janusauskas and A. Banner, Radar Mapping Regional Land-Cover Mapping Dendron Resources Surveys lid.; J Russell, Cartogrophie regionale de la Cartographie radar Millar Western; T. Balce, Alberta Environmental 1 couverture terrestre 10:20 10 h 20 Protection 10 h 20 DEM Generation from Stereoscopic SAR Data 11 :20 11 h 20 10:20 Analyse comparative des modeles Ian Dowman and Zway Gen Twu, University Initial Results from the Dendron Resources dynamlques des ecosystemes terrestres College London, U.K. ADRO on the Application of RADARSAT Jacynthe Pouliot, Philippe Martin et Etienne Data In Forest Resource Management 10:40 10 h 40 Bartho!ome, lnstitut des Applications Spatiales, U. Nielsen, S. Paterson and I. McKirdy, Radargrammetrlc Evaluation of Radarsat Italia; Eric Lambin, Universite Catholique de Dendron Resource Surveys ltd.; F. Ahern, SAR Data with Regard to Cartographic Louvain, Belgique Applications Natural Resources Canada 10:40 10 h 40 Hanes Raggam and Lado Kenyi, Institute for 11: 40 11 h 40 Estimating Regional-Scale Biophysical ' Digital Image Processing, Austria Potential of RADARSAT for Assessment of Parameters In BOREAS Using Spectral Forest Regrowth State 11 :00 11 h 00 Mixture Analysis Coupled with Radiative Robert Landry and Jean-Claude Deguise, Relief Restitution by Radargrammetry Using Transfer Models Natural Resources Canada RADARSAT Images: Examples In Indonesia Derek R. Peddle, The University of Lethbridge; and In French West Indies Forrest G. Hall, NASA Goddard Space Flight L. Marinello and L. Laurore, GEOIMAGE, Session C-4 Seance C-4 Center, U.S.A.; Ellsworth F. LeDrew, University France 10:20 - 11 :20 l 0 h 20 - 11 h 20 of Waterloo 11 :20 11 h 20 Capital Hall 48 Salle Capital 48 11 :00 11 h 00 Interferometry for Mapping and Terrain VEGETATION/SPOT for Northern Chairperson/President : Bob Hawkins Displacement: Effect of Anisotropic Applications: Preliminary Results Natural Resources Canada Propagation Jing Chen, Josef Cihlar and Zhanqing Li, Ressources naturelles Canada K.E. Mattar, D. Geudtner. A.l. Gray and Natural Resources Canada; Larry Band, P.W. Vachon, Natural Resources Canada Radarsat Commissioning University of Toronto; Ray Desjardins, 11 :40 11 h 40 and Calibration Agriculture Canada; Weigang Gao, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A.; Samual Goward, Systematical Cartography of the National Mise en service et etalonnage University of Maryland, U.S.A.; Alain Royer, Territory at 1 :250,000 Scale Cordillera du RADARSAT Patagonlco-Fuegulna University of Sherbrooke Graciela Marin, Secretario de lndustria 10:20 10 h 20 11 :20 11 h 20 Commercio Y Mineria de la Nacion, Argentina Operational Calibration for Radarsat Data Cartographle des milieux naturels S.K. Srivastava, R. Banik and M. Adamovic, montagneux a l'aide des Images RADARSAT Session C-3 Seance C-3 Canadian Space Agency; R.K. Hawkins, Franyois Cavayas et James T. Gray, Universite T.l. Lukowski, C. Cloutier and J. Wolfe, Natural de Montreal 10:20 - 12:00 10 h 20 - 12 h 00 Resources Canada Capital Hall 38 Solle Capital 38 10:40 10 h 40 11 :40 11 h 40 Radarsat Beam Pattern Determination Utilisation des Images stereoscopiques Chairperson/President : Robert Landry T.I. Lukowski, R.K. Hawkins, C. Cloutier, RADARSAT dans la cartographle ecologlque Natural Resources Canada J. Wolfe and L.D. Teany, Natural Resources de grands terrltolres a petite echelle Ressources naturelles Canada Canada; S.K. Srivastava, R. Banik and Tingxian Li et Jean-Pierre Ducruc, ministere de M. Adamovic, Canadian Space Agency !'Environnement et de la Faune du Quebec; Radar Forestry II Mario Hinse, ministere des Ressources Foresterie radar II 11 :00 11 h 00 naturelles du Quebec ! 10:20 10 h 20 RADARSAT I Experience Points the It/ Forest and Land Cover Mapping From Direction for Future Missions Session C-6 Seance C-6 C-Band SAR: Application for Larrache A. P. Luscombe, P.O. Allan and l.D. Ferguson, Cork-Oak Forest, Morocco SPAR Aerospace Limited 10:20 - 11 :20 10h20 - llh20 A. Merzouk, H. Ohman et B. Abdellaoui, lnstitut Salon A Salon A Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, Maroc; Chairperson/President : Michael Manore C. Prevost et L. Cyr, Ressources naturelles Natural Resources Canada Canada; A. Boukil, Administration des Eaux et Ressources naturelles Canada Forets et de la Conservation des Sols, Maroc 10:40 10 h 40 Ice I Classification of Floodplain Habitats (Lago Glacel Grande Brazilian Amazon) with RADARSAT 10:20 10 h 20 and JERS-1 Data Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa, Evlyn Marcia Utilization of RADARSAT Data In the Leao de Moraes Novo and Jose Eduardo Canadian Ice Service Bruce Ramsay, Laurie Weir, Katherine Wilson Mantovani, lnstituto Naclonal de Pesquisas and David Bradley, Environment Canada Espaciais, Brasil; Frank Ahern, Natural Wednesday, May 28 Le me credi 28 moi 10:40 10 h 40 Session C-8 Seance C-8 14:10 14 h 10 The Use of Remote Sensing In a One­ The Geological Monitoring System for Yamal l 0:20 - 12:00 10h20-12h00 Dimenslonal Thermodynamic Sea Ice Model Peninsula with Ground-Based and Satellite John M. Hanesiak and David G. Barber, Glassroom Salle vitree Technology University of Manitoba Chairperson/President : Doug O'Brien A.N. Zaitzev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; l.G. Protzenko and V.M. Shishmarev, 11:00 11 h oo Natural Resources Canada Yamal-Nenetz Committee of Environmenlal Floating Ice Monitoring to Antarctic Ressources naturelles Canada Protection, Russia Navigation Data Process and Visualization Manuel Picasso, Servicio Meteorologico de la Traitement des donnees et 14:30 14 h 30 Armada, Argentina Evaluation des images RADARSAT pour la visualisation detection des lineaments structuraux et Session C-7 seance C-7 10:20 10 h 20 glaclaires dans les secteurs de la rlvlere Spatial Data Resources Inventory Sampling aux Melezes 10:20 - 12:00 10h20 - 12h00 and Integration Philippe Vigneault, James T. Gray, Chris Clark Salon E Salon E Jeff Labonte, Diane Lacasse, Peter Paul and Ivy et Fran~is Cavayas, Universite de Montreal Chairperson/President : Ron Saper Rose, Natural Resources Canada 14:50 14 h 50 Vantage Point International Inc. 10:40 10 h 40 LITHO - Expert System for Interpretation of Rock Compositions Based on Remotely Flood Monitoring I CIQS - A New Web Tool for Accessing CCRS's Image Library Sensed Data Surveillance des inondations I B. Turgeon, Cyberspace Research; K Fung, G.V. Galperov, E.P. Vostroknutov and Natural Resources Canada; J.D. Dunlop, Eobion N.A. Brusnichkina, Institute of Remote Sensing 10:20 10 h 20 Technologies; L.W. Morley, Teledetection Methods for Geology, Russia Seasonal Mapping of Flooding Extent In the International Vicinity of the Balblna Dam (Central Amazonia) Using RADARSAT and JERS-1 11 :00 11 h 00 Session D-2 Seance D-2 SAR Data Using the WWW to Enhance Collaboration 13:30 - 15:10 13h30-15h10 Fernando P. Miranda and Luciano E. N. Fonseca, within the BOREAS Project Capital Hall 28 Salle Capital 28 PETROBRAS/CENPES, Brazil; J.D. Dunlop, Institute for Space and Terrestrial Ake Rosenqvist, National Space Development Science Chairperson/President : Fran90is Faucher Agency of Japan (NASDA), Japan; Natural Resources Canada 11 :20 11 h 20 Maria Dayse M.A.M. Figueiredo, Ressources naturelles Canada Tori: Web-based Analysis and Visualization ELECTRONORTE, Brazil of Time-Serles RS Imagery RADARSAT and Aspects of Mapping 10:40 10 h 40 Glen Newton, Kimana Software; RADARSAT et aspects de la Morphologic Dynamic of Amazon River - Paul Budkewitsch, MIR Teledetection inc. cartographie lqulttos, Peru 11 :40 11h40 J.R. Coloma, National Commission on 13:30 13 h 30 Experience In Using a Low-Cost Virtual Aerospace Research and Development, Peru Evaluation de la geometrle des Images Reality Tool RADARSAT : Premiers resultats 11:00 11 h 00 Y.C. Lee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Thierry Toutin, Ressources naturelles Canada Hydrogeodynamics of the Wetlands In the Hong Kong Bolivian Amazon Basin 13:50 13 h 50 S. Moreau, Associaci6n Boliviana de A Training Package on: How to Use Teledetecci6n para el Medio Ambiente, Bolivia; Session D-1 Seance D-1 RADARSAT Data in Stereo L. Bourrel, lnstiM franryais de la recherche 13:30 - 15:10 13h30 - 15h 10 Corinna Vester and Thierry Toutin, Natural scientifique pour le developpement en Capital Hall 18 Salle Capital 18 Resources Canada cooperation, Brazil Chairperson!Presidente : Christine King 14:10 14 h 10 11 :20 11 h 20 Bureau de recherches geologiques et minieres, DEM Generation from Spot Imagery In a I ( Flooding Risk Evaluation and Humid Zones France Digital Photogrammetric Workstation Mapping In the Red River Delta, Vietnam Hafez Afify and Eugene Derenyi, University of Pham Van Cu, Luong Anh Tuan, Chu Xuan Huy Geological Mapping New Brunswick; M. Hosny, Alexandria and Nguyen Cong Tuyet, National Center for Cartographie geologique University, Egypt Natural Sciences and Technology of Vietnam; J. 13:30 13 h 30 14:30 14 h 30 Simoneau-Coulombe and Practical Considerations for Geological Use of RADARSAT Imagery In Cartography Lafrance, University of Sherbrooke; P. Investigations using RADARSAT-1 Stereo Sylvia Sylvander, IGN Espace, France B. Brisco, Noetix Research Inc. Image Pairs In Tropical Environments 14:50 14 h 50 Marc D'lorio, Natural Resources Canada; 11 :40 11 h 40 Topographic Mapping from RADARSAT Paul Budkewitsch, MIR Teledetection inc.; f GEtude des lnondatlons dans le delta du Paul Briand, Photosur Geomat International fleuve Rouge au Viet-Nam a l'alde d'lmages Nik Nasruddin Mahmood, Malaysian Centre for RADARSAT et JERS-1 Remote Sensing, Malaysia Judith Coulombe-Simoneau, Ferdinand Bonn, 13:50 13 h 50 Hugh Gwyn et Pierre Lafrance, Universite de Radar Images as a Source of Geological Sherbrooke; Pham Van Cu, Centre de Information In Northern Barren telectetection et de geomatique, Viet-Nam Environments Paul Budkewitsch, MIR Teledetection inc.; Marc D'lorio, Lori Wilkinson and Jack Henderson, Natural Resources Canada Wednesday May 28 Le rnercredi 28 mol Session D-3 Seance D-3 13:50 13 h 50 Session D-6 Seance D-6 13:30 - 15:30 , 3 h 30 - 15 h 30 Using RADARSAT's Imaging Versatility to 13:30 - 15:10 13h30-15h10 Improve Fine Resolution Mapping Capital Hall 3B Salle Capital 3B Capabilities Salon A Salon A Chairperson/President : Paris Vachon A.P. Luscombe, SPAR Aerospace; DA Furseth Chairperson/President : Bruce Ramsay Natural Resources Canada and W.C. Jefferies, RADARSAT International; S. Environment Canada Ressources naturelles Canada Srivastava, Canadian Space Agency Environnement Canada Oceans 14:10 14 h 10 Ice II Adaptive Compensation of RADARSAT SAR Oceans Glace II Analogue-to-Digital Converter Saturation 13:30 13 h 30 P.W. Vachon, A.L. Gray and C.E. Livingstone, 13:30 13h30 Using RADARSAT-1 SAR Imagery to Monitor Natural Resources Canada; A.P. Luscombe, Evaluation of the RADARSAT Imagery for the the Recovery of the Irving Whale Oil Barge SPAR Aerospace Operational Mapping of Sea Ice Around Dirk Werle and Brian Tittley, AERDE Greenland 14:30 14 h 30 Environmental Research; Eric Theriault, R.S. Gill and H.H. Valeur, Danish Meteorological Radar Image Modeling of Natural Surfaces Environment Canada; Brian Whitehouse, Institute, Denmark with Undulated Topography Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing Fran9ois Meunier, University of Quebec in Trois­ 13:50 13 h 50 13:50 13 h 50 Rivieres Towards an Operational Use of Satellite SAR Ship Detection with RADARSAT SAR for Winter Navigation - Preliminary Results 14:50 14 h 50 Gordon C. Staples and Wayne Stevens, B. Hakansson and M. Moberg, Swedish Algorithms for Processing RADARSAT RADARSAT International Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, ScanSAR Data Sweden 14:10 14 h 10 Ian Cumming and Yi Guo, The University of The Extraction of Ocean Surface British Columbia; Frank Wong, MacDonald 14:10 14 h 10 Information from SAR Imagery Dettwiler and Associates ICEMAP - An Interactive Ice Charting J.W.M. Campbell and P.W. Vachon, Natural Application for Ice Services Resources Canada; F.W. Dobson, Seance D-5 Robin Berglund, Technical Research Centre of Bedford Institute of Oceanography Session D-5 Finland (VTT) - Information Technology, Finland 13:30 - 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 14:30 14 h 30 Capital Hall SB Salle Capital SB 14:30 14h30 The Ocean Feature Workstation: Experience Operational Use of RADARSAT Imagery to Gained with RADARSAT Chairperson/President : Robert A Ryerson Support Polar Shipping Richard B. Olsen and Pat Hoyt, Satlantic Inc.; Terrain Resources Tom Zagon, ENFOTEC Technical Services Inc.; Paris Vachon, Natural Resources Canada Gordon Staples and Dennis Nazarenko, Urban Regional Planning RADARSAT International Inc.; Captain David 14:50 14 h 50 Planification urbaine regionale Millar, Canarctic Shipping Company Limited Wind, Wave, and Current Signatures in RADARSAT 13:30 13 h 30 14:50 14 h 50 R.C. Beal, D.R. Thompson, F.M. Monaldo and Settlement Detection and Urban Land Use Ocean and Ice Feature Detection Using the S.M. Babin, The Johns Hopkins University, Mapping from RADARSAT Imagery ERS SAR Browse Images U.S.A. Zong-Guo Xia, University of Massachusetts at Henri Laur and Sverre Dokken, ESNESRIN Boston, U.S.A.; Floyd M. Henderson, State 15:10 15 h 10 University of New York at Albany, U.S.A. Mode Selection and Image Optimization for Session D-7 Seance D-7 Coastal, Ocean and Ice Appllcatlons of 13:50 13 h 50 13:30-15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 Effects of Imaging Geometry on Settlement RADARSAT Imagery Salon E Salon E A.L. Gray, P.W. Vachon, CA Bjerkelund and Detection and Urban Land Use Mapping M. Manore, Natural Resources Canada Zong-Guo Xia, University of Massachusetts at Chairperson/President : Terry J. Pultz Boston, U.S.A.; Feng Gao, Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Canada Sciences, People's Republic of China Session D-4 Seance D-4 Ressources naturelles Canada 1 13:30 - 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 14:10 14 h 0 Flood Monitoring II Department of National Defence Military Surveillance des inondations II Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 48 Utllity Evaluation of RADARSAT Data Chairperson/President : Chuck Livingston Captain S. Richard, Lieutenant-Commander 13:30 13 h 30 Natural Resources Canada J. Day and Captain M. Dumont, National Defence; Construction d'un modele de terrain pour la Ressources naturelles Canada M. Rey, Defence Research Establishment Ottawa; simulation hydrodynamlque de crues J. Buckley, Royal Military College of Canada; majeures : Integration de donnees de Radar Methods II Major K. Chadder, Defence Geomatics sources et de dates multiples Yves Gauthier, Paul Boudreau, Sophie Duchesne, Methodes radar II 14:30 14 h 30 Steve Driscol, Michel Lapointe, Yves Secretan et 13:30 13 h 30 RADARSAT andTM Data Fusion for Urban Michel Leclerc, lnstitut national de la recherche On the Use of the Wavelet Transform for Structure Analysis scientifique (INRS-Eau) Sensitivity Analysis of ERS-1 SAR Data S. Tanaka, K. Takasaki and T. Yamanokuchi, Applled to Multlscale Structures In the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, 13:50 13 h 50 Tropical Forest Japan; K. Kameda, Nihon University, Japan Recent-Flood Mapping In the Peace­ M. Simard, G. DeGrandl, K.P.B. Thomson and Athabasca Delta Using Multi-Source Data 14:50 14 h 50 M. Leysen, Space Application Institute, Italy Steve Adam and Michael Collins, The University Risk Management: The Prediction Imperative of Calgary; Alain Pietronlro, National Hydrology Major Michael McKean, Canadian Space Research Institute Agency Wedn• .day. May 28 "' c 'rea ,o JI 14:10 14 h 10 Poster Session 2 Quality Control and Refinement of the Using RADARSAT Data to Monitor Flood Positional Accuracy of Records In Ontario's Conditions in Bangladesh - An Assessment Seance d'affichage 2 Water Well Data Base Using Automated GIS of Early Results 15:30-18:00 15h30 - 18h00 Techniques Timothy Martin, Environmental GIS, Exhibit Hall Salle d' exposition F.M. Kenny, Ontario Ministry of Natural Bangladesh; Dirk Werle, AERDE Environmental Resources; G. Hunter, Hunter GIS; P. Chan, Research; Abdul Musawwir Choudhury, Space Human Activity and Environmental Change Metropolitan Toronto Transportation Authority Research & Remote Sensing Organization, Modelling within the Lake Malawi Biodiversity Bangladesh Conservation Project (LMBCP) Mesur~ d'erreurs d'un reseau de drainage Greg Kaletzke and Bill Norton, University of genere dans un systeme d'lnformatlon 14:30 14 h 30 Manitoba geographlque en mode matrlciel Flood Extent Monitoring with RADARSAT: E. Quentin, G.B. Benie et D. Clu1s, Universite de Experience with the California Flood of 1997 Time Serles Analysis of Riparian Habitat: Sherbrooke R.H. Saper, Vantage Point International Inc.; A Fractal Texture Analysis P.E. Bryant, US Federal Emergency W. Douglas Hamilton and Mary Benbow, Presentation du projet PPUR : SYGET Martin Ouellet et Louis Lamarre LBGI ; Management Agency, U.S.A.; T.J. Pultz, Natural University of Manitoba Resources Canada; D.M. Nazarenko, Marc D'lorio, Ressources naturelles Canada Eastern Antarctic as a Test Site for Evaluation RADARSAT International Inc. of Relief Measurements from RADARSAT Study of Landscape Changes In the Areas of 14:50 14 h 50 SAR Repeated Orbits lnteferometry Intensive Petroleum Exploitation Using Remotely Sensed Data Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment A.I. Zakharov, Russian Academy of Sciences, In Bangladesh Using RADARSAT Data Russia Alexandra Rusanova and Irina Smirnova Anwar Ali, Abdus Shahid, Dewan Abdul Quadir, Institute of Remote Sensing Methods tor' Mapping Rainfall Distribution Using Radarsat Geology, Russia Hazifur Rahman, Abdul Mannan Sardar and Data A.Z.MD. Zahedul Islam, Bangladesh Space R.J. Brown, D. Wood and B. Brisco, Crop Identification Using Multi-polarization Research and Remote Sensing Organization, Noetix Research Inc. SAR Data Bangladesh D. Wood, C. Livingston, R. Brown and B. Brisco, Evaluation de la constante dlelectrlque et de Noetix Research Inc. l'lndlce follalre pour caracterlser le Session D-8 Seance D-8 coefficient de retrodiffuslon des cultures de Synergistic Use of Multlspectral Spaceborne 13:30 - 14:50 13 h 30 - 14 h so ma"is, bande C Passive Microwave Data for Monitoring Sea Glassroom Salle vitree Fran9ois Charbonneau, Universite de Ice Cover Sherbrooke Irene Goldbar Rubinstein, Institute for Space and Chairperson/President : Doug O'Brien Terrestrial Science Natural Resources Canada Semi-Automated Oil Spill Detection Ressources naturelles Canada Catherine Harrison, Gordon Bowman and Etude des georisques par teledetectlon radar : Stephen Taylor, Atlantis Scientific Systems Exemple du karst de l'ile d'Anticosti (Quebec) Data Warehousing Group Inc.; Cathryn Bjerkelund, Natural Guillaume Pare, Q.H.J. Gwyn et J.-M. Dubois, Stockage des donnees Resources Canada Universite de Sherbrooke

13:30 13 h 30 Fisheries Habitat Assessment Using Airborne Land Cover of Canada: A New Nationally Analyse du potentlel de l'approche Imaging Spectrometry Co~slstent Satellite-Derived Product <> pour !'Integration de Cathy Wrightson and Glen Farrington, Integrated J. C1hlar, J. Chen and J. Beaubien, Natural metadonnees provenant de dlfferents Terrestrial Systems Inc.; Colin Levings and Resources Canada; Q. Xiao, lntermap georepertolres sur Internet Sarah North, Fisheries and Oceans Technologies; P. Hurlburt, Manitoba Remote Fran9ois Letourneau, Universite Laval Sensing Centre The Use of NOAA-AVHRR Data as an Input 13:50 13 h 50 Database for Mesoscale Compressible Multldata Integration Using RADARSAT Data Warehousing for Spatial Data: Community Model (MC2) Images: Studies of Geological, Research Issues Wen Lei and Alain A. Viau, Universite Laval Geomorphological, Land Use, Urban L'archltecture «Data warehouse» pour les Occupation and Remote Sensing Data Sets donnees spatlales : Defis de recherche Evaluation du radar pour le sulvi des teneurs from Manaus Region, Amazonas, Brazil Yvan Bedard, Marie-Josee Proulx, Fran9ois en eau et des cultures en sols organlques A.S. Carvalho, R.C. Haddad, and C.A. Milliotti, Letourneau and Pierre-Yves Caron, Laval Q.P. Xu, J.B. Boisvert, N. Tremblay et F. Bonn, Universidade do Amazonas. Brazil University; Sylvia Lam, National Defence Centre de recherche sur les sols et les grandes cultures Sulvl du cycle salsonnler de gel et degel de 14:10 14 h 10 lacs thermokarstlques de la region d'Old Crow, The Canadian Hydrographlc Service A Case of Education and Training for Remote nord-ouest du Yukon, par lmagerle radar Bathymetrlc Data Warehouse Sensing Application with Personal Computer Bruno Theriault et Claude R. Duguay, Universite In Japan R. Burke, C. Day, S. Forbes and H. Varma, Laval Fisheries and Oceans J. Oshima and K. Kameda, Nihon University, Japan; Y. Suga, Hiroshima Institute of Evaluating Glacier-Related Hazards on an 14:30 14 h 30 Technology, Japan; S. Tanaka, Remote Sensing Active Volcano: Popocatepetl Volcano, Geospatlal Data Warehousing: an Center of Japan. Japan Mexico City Architecture Melinda Brugman, Columbia Mountains Institute; Louiselle St-Laurent, Natural Resources Using RADARSAT to Map Tillage and Residue Hugo Delgado-Granados, Geophysics Institute, Canada; Henry A. Kucera, Mercator Systems on Agricultural Fields Mexico ltd. H. McNairn, Q.H.J. Gwyn, R.J. Brown and D. Wood, NOETIX Research Inc. An Investigation of the Spatial Modes of Snow Water Equivalent Over Central North Diurnal Effects on Rice Paddy Backscattering America Using Passive Microwave Data J> Coffee Break Pause-cote S. Ross, R.J. Brown, Shao Yun and B. Brisco, C.P. Derksen and E.F. LeDrew, University of ~ 15:30 - 16:00 15 h 30- 16 h 00 NOETIX Research Inc. Waterloo; B.E. Goodison, Environment Canada :ml. Exhibit Hall Salle d'exposition Wednesday I JV 28 Le "'"I red1 28 mo1 Analyse prellmlnalre de !'emission de la Apport des Imageries LANDSAT· TM & I~ Seasonal Dynamics of the Amazon nelge a l'alde de donnees de mlcro-ondes RADARSAT·1 a !'analyse morphostructurale : Floodplain through RADAR Eyes: Lago passives SSM/I : Le cas du bassln versant Cas de la zone de Manzla (Rlf occidental, Grande de Monte Alegre Case Study de la rlvlere La Grande (Quebec) Maroc) Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa and Danielle De Save, Monique Bernier et B. Abdellaoui, A. Merzouk et R. Houssa, lnstitut Evlyn Marcia Leao de Moraes Novo, lnstiMo Jean-Pierre Fortin, Universite du Quebec; Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan ii, Maroc; Nacional de Pesqu1SaS Espacia1s, Brazil; Anne Walker, Environment Canada M. Aberkan, Faculte des Sciences de Rabat, Frank Ahem, Natural Resources Canada; Maroc Ron W. Pietsch, Dendron Resource Surveys Inc. A GIS Methodology for Geologic Characterization of a Canadian Shield Terrain Integration des donnees radar a un SIG de Cartographle des ressources forestleres par 21 Robert G. McGregor, Whiteshell Laboratories; sulvl de la dynamlque d 'occupation des z..., Interpretation vlsuelle d'lmages RSO Vern Singhroy and Peter Bruton, Natural s ols irrigues : Appllcatlon au perlmetre Khemaies Salmi, ministere de !'Agriculture, Resources Canada lrrlgue du Loukkos Tunisie 0 . Zine El Abidine et A. Merzouk, lnstitut Application of High Resolution Optical Contribution de l'lmagerie radar-aeroporte Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II , Maroc; a 2. ~ Imagery to Precision Agriculture l'etude de la desertification et de M. Achkar, Office Regionale de Mise en Valeur R.J. Brown. K. Staenz, H. McNairn, B. Hopp !'occupation des sols en Tunlsle du sud-est: Agricole du Loukkos, Maroc and A. van Acker, Natural Resources Canada Cas du " Site Mareth" Management of Sustainable Coastal Aquifer Mohamed Taibi, lnslltut des regions arides, An Hybrid Approach for Forest System of a Watershed, Tamilnadu, India Turnsie Regeneration Assessments from High John Moses Edwin, Anna University, India Resolution Aerial Images Determination of Repopulatlon Zone of Franyois A. Gougeon, Natural Resources Soll Surface Stoniness Assessment for Benthlc Resources In Central Chile, Canada Agricultural Uses Through SPOT, ERS, NOAA and Field Data Tharwat K. Ghabour, National Authority tor Maria Angela Barbieri B. and Claudio Silva G .. Mapping Areas of Coastal Erosion in the Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt Universidad Catolica e Valparaiso and lnstituto State of Paralba Brazil from Radarsat Data de Fomento Pesquero, Chile Marx P. Barbosa, Federal University of Applications of Remote Sensing to Volcanlc Paraiba, Brazil; Vernon H. Singhroy, Natural Phenomena In the Syrian Arab Republic Resources Canada Moutaz Dalati, General Organization of GlobeSAR 1 and GlobeSAR 2 - Remote Sensing, Syrian Arab Republic Enhancement of the Geologic Mapping of Forum I GlobeSAR 1 et Anticosti Island Using SAR Data Potential of Radarsat Data for Geological GlobeSAR 2 - Forum Andre Desrochers. University of Ottawa; Applications In the Tropical Rain Forest 16:00-18:00 16h00 - 18h00 Marc D'lorio, Natural Resources Canada Environments: First Results from Carajas Mineral Province, Brazilian Amazon Region Colonel By Room Salle Colonel By Sea Surface Evaluation by Using Radarsat Waldir A. Paradella, Paulo Veneziani, Imagery Relating to Meteorological and Chan C. Liu, Athos R. dos Santos and PCI Geomatics Group Morphological Conditions over Ambon Pedro A. Bignelll, National Institute for Space and Jakarta Bay, Indonesia Research, Brazil; Ron W. Pietsch, Dendron Groupe de geomatique de PCI Mr. lzzat and Mrs. Adi, BAKOSURTANAL, Resource Surveys Inc.; Richardo R. Dias, State 16:00 - 18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 Indonesia System of Planning and General Coordination, Capital Hall 1B Salle Capital 1B Optimal Path Dellneation to Multiple Brazil From Sky to Map • Total Solution Seminar Targets Incorporating Analysis of Fixed Experimental Design for RADARSAT End to end process flow; airphoto Cost Distance Ground Data Acquisition In Tucurul orthorectificallon • satellite image processing - David Mcllhagga, Carleton University Reservoir and Lago Grande Floodplain, spatial analysis and interpolation - cartographic \,S AlrSAR Data Use and Limitations: A Case Brazilian Amazon editing and output. Jose Eduardo Mantovani, Evlyn Marcia Leao Study of a Mountainous District of Uganda 16:00 Charles Sebukeera, National Environment de Moraes Novo and Maycira Pereira de Farias OrthoEngine: Desktop Software that Costa, lnstituto Nacionai de Pesquisas Management Authority, Uganda Generates Precision Orthophotos Fast Espaciais, Brazil; Victoria Ballester, Centro de • Build map-accurate orthos from scanned air The Appllcatlon of SAR Data for Land Energia Nuclear para a Agricultura, Brazil; photos Cover Change In North Tibet Tacachii, ELETRONORTE, Brazil Ding Shubai, Zhang Zhaogui and Export precision orthos in ready-to-use Zhang Tong, Lansat Corporation, China Pre-Processing of RADARSAT Images of formats Tucurui Reservoir and Lago Grande Use mosaicked orthos to fit under GIS and Resolving Projection Issues Using Floodplain, Amazon CAD vector data Canadian NTS Dlgltal Data Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa and R. Alex Harrington, A.A. Harrington and Evlyn Marcia Leao de Moraes Novo, lnstituto 16:30 Associates Lid. Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil; lmageWorks: Leading Image Interpretation Software for GIS and Mapping Ron W. Pietsch, Dendron Resource Surveys Delivering Geomatlcs Technology to Extract land cover thematic maps Inc.; Frank Ahern, Natural Resources Canada Russia Maintain and update GIS/CAD data Clark Beattie, Linnet Geomatics International RADARSAT Relative Backscatter and Detect changes in land condition with Monitoring Mangrove Resources with Macrophyte Canopy Variables: Prellmlnary image information Results for the Tucurui Reservoir and Lago Radarsat Imagery 17:00 Grande Floodplain Sites of the Brazilian Nathalie Beaulieu, CIAT, Columbia; Christian SPANS: Powerful Spatial Analysis with Amazon Asch Quiros, IGN, Costa Rica; Dirk Werle and Desktop Simplicity Brian Trttley, AERDE Environmental Evlyn Marcia Leao de Moraes Novo, Maycira Pereira de Fanas Costa and Jose Eduardo Simplify you decision-making with easy Research; Daniel Marmillod, CATIE, Costa querying and reporting Mantovani, lnstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Rica Enhance your strategic planning Espaciais, Brazil; Victoria Ballester, Centro de Energia Nuclear para a Agricultura, Brazil capabilities with elegant spatial analysis Uncover trends in your data by interpolating between samples Wednesday. May 28 Le mercredi 28 mai 17:30 GPS•C, National Real-time GPS Northway Map Technology ACE: The Accessible Digital Cartographic Correction Service - Information Limited/ERDAS - Radar Solution Session Increase map production efficiency Geodetic Survey Division, Geomatics Canada Imaging Seminar Enhance quality control with map templates 16:00- 18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h ()() and style tables Seance d'information sur le GPS • C, Integrate vectors with raster for professional un service national de correction Salon A Salon A cartographic output GPS en temps reel ERDAS IMAGINE Radar Imaging: An Division des leves geodesiques, Geomatique Integrated Approach to Radar Remote Sensing Your Total Mapping Solution! Canada The seminar duration is two hours. Today's remote sensing applications are 16:00 - 18:00 16h00-18h00 increasingly dependent upon Synthetic Aperture Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 4B Radar (SAR) imagery as an indispensable data PCI Geomatics Group* source. Applications such as ice monitoring, rain forest mapping, and wetlands management Groupe de geomatique de PCI The Geodetic Survey Division will highlight have come to rely on SAR imagery because of 18:00- 20:30 18 h 00 - 20 h 30 GPS•C, a new service based on the Canadian its all-weather/day-or-night capability, and for its Active Control System (CACS), along with other Salon E Salon E unique imaging properties. Whether it is used options for relating GPS positioning to the on its own, or in combination with other sensors, 15th anniversary Celebration Canadian Spatial Reference System, including SAR imagery has become an indispensable Celebration du l 5e anniversaire CACS products made available through the remote sensing data source. Canadian Geodetic Bulletin Board Service. A Corporate Address and Reflection on the This short session will provide a forum for Using SAR imagery effectively requires past 15 years and a shared vision of the future. potential users and value-added distributors to specialized data handling and analysis tools. In * Visit the PCI Geomatics Group booth for details. learn about this national infrastructure and the order to meet the needs of today's remote opportunities available to them for improved sensing professionals and researchers, ERDAS GPS accuracy, reliable service and potential IMAGINE is developing advanced radar imaging Northwood Geoscience reduction in associated operational costs. tools. These tools will enable users to bring 16:00- 18:00 16 h 00- 18 h 00 SAR imagery into the IMAGINE environment Capital Hall 2B Salle Capital 2B La Division des leves geodesiques presentera and to combine it with other data sources such le GPS•C, un nouveau service fonde sur le as optical and infrared. IMAGINE's enhanced Product Demonstration: Vertical Mapper™ Systeme canadien de controle actif (CACS), visualization, model making, and classification Contour, Modeling and Display Software for ainsi que d'autres moyens permettant d'obtenir tools allow users to quickly develop powerful Maplnfo Professional™ des positions GPS integrees au Systeme custom algorithms for their specific remote James Harvie, Northwood Geoscience Ltd. canadien de reference spatiale, tels que les sensing problems such as: Vertical Mapper is a powerful new application produits CACS diffuses par le Service telematique de la Division des leves • Arctic and Antarctic sea ice classification that implements Raster GIS technology • Soil type and moisture classification seamlessly within Maplnfo Professional desktop geodesiques. Cette courte seance permettra aux utilisateurs potentials et aux distributeurs • Seasonal change monitoring mapping software. Vertical Mapper is • Pine forest growth pattern maps designed to generate grid files from point data de produits a valeur ajoutee de mieux connaitre cette nouvelle infrastructure nationale et de • Forest fire history maps using several interpolation techniques and data • Wet lands monitoring modeling algorithms. Grid files can be displayed decouvrir ce qu'elle peut offrir aux plans de la precision du positionnement GPS, de la fiabilite • Rain forest mapping as Raster images using thematic coloring, hill • Imaging of moving targets and ocean waves shading and 3D surface rendering techniques du service et de la reduction des coots d'exploitation. while grid math operations allow users to IMAGINE's fully integrated environment offers combine and compare multiple grid layers. The remote sensing professionals a powerful application supports slope and aspect mapping, Demonstration I Demonstration approach for exploiting SAR imagery to meet intervisibility calculation, viewshed mapping, RADARSAT International the needs of today's remote sensing statistical data aggregation techniques and a applications. number of grid translators for such formats as 16:00- 18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 USGS DEM. A contour generator threads Salon E Salon E isolines through any grid map to produce attribute coded polylines or complex Maplnfo RADARSAT International, together with regions. Check out the Vertical Mapper web representatives of the worldwide RADARSAT site at http://www.northwoodgeo.com Distribution Network and Resource Centres, will present examples of RADARSAT applications ESRI Demo I Demonstration ESRI and case study projects, and will provide a look at the new and innovative tools available for 16:00- 18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 learning more about RADARSAT. Capital Hall 5B Salle Capital 5B A Comparison of ERS-1, JERS-1 and Land Resource Information: Application of 2..3 Thursday, May 29 RADARSAT Modes S-7 and S-2 for Radar Data Lineament Analysis for Central Nova Scotia S.K. Koimett and M.O. Nyabenge, Ministry of Le jeudi 29 mai Tim Webster, Don Raymond and M.S. Akhavi, Planning and National Development, Kenya College of Geographic Sciences Use of RADARSAT Data In the Design and Plenary Session II The Radar Based Earth Resource Implementation of Sustainable Development Seance pleniere II Information System: A Tool for Mineral In the Kayap6 Indigenous Area, Para, Brazil 08:30 - 09:30 8h30 - 9h30 Exploration and Resource Management J.R. Malcolm and B.L. Zimmerman, University Salons A & E Salons A et E Wi lliam P. Jones, Gerard D. Eddy and of Toronto; R.B. Cavalcanti, Universidade de Leonard M. MacKenzie, Synmap Information Brasilia, Brasil; F.J. Ahern, Natural Resources Chairperson/President : Hassan Karimi Technologies Limited Canada; R.W. Pietsch, Dendron Resource North Carolina Supercomputing Center, U.S.A. Surveys, Ltd. North Carolina Supercomputing Center, E-U. RADARSAT Imagery of Oceanographic Features During the Coastal Mixing and Initial Evaluation of Multitemporal RADARSAT Integrating GIS, Satellite Digital Optics Experiment Data for General Forest Cover Mapping Imagery and GPS· Issues and Trends Donald R. Thompson and David L. Porter, A. Banner, Dendron Resource Surveys, Ltd.; The Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A. F.J. Ahern, Natural Resources Canada Integration des SIG, de l'imagerie satellite numerique et du GPS : Classification and Monitoring the Tapaj6s RADARSAT SAR Investigations of South National Forest Region Using SAR Coast of Korea for Coastal Management: Questions importantes et tendances (RADARSAT - Standard Mode and SAREX - Preliminary Results Ed Shaw, Director General, Canada Centre for Wide Swath Mode) and Landsat Thematic Joong-Sun Won, Kim Sang-Wan and Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada Mapper Data Ryu Joo-Hyung, Yonsei University, Korea Directeur general, Centre canadien de Yosio E. Shimabukuro and Silvana Amaral, Interpretation and Preliminary Texture Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, teledetection, Ressources naturelles Canada Analysis for RADARSAT Imagery of the Brazil; Frank J. Ahern, Natural Resources Barnes Ice Cap Margin Brian Brisco, Noetix Research Inc. Canada; Aon W. Pietsch, Dendron Resource N.H. Short, E.L. Simms and J.D. Jacobs, Doug Richardson, President, GeoResearch Inc. Surveys, Ltd. Memorial University of Newfoundland President, GeoAesearch Inc. Landscape Analyses of Representativeness WWW Distance Learning As a Tool to in the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Michael Chapman, The University of Calgary Support Sustainable RADARSAT Reservoir, Brazil Technology Transfer Richard Nasmlth, LSC 2 + 1 Roberto B. Cavalcanti and Paulo A. Meneses, David Davidson, Geomatics International; Universidade de Brasflia, Brasil; Frank J. Ahern, Bill Bruce, Natural Resources Canada; Coffee Break Pause-cafe Natural Resources Canada Wendy Branson, Aadarsat International 09:50 - 10:20 9h50-10h20 Evaluation of RADARSAT Data for Phyto­ ga Exhibit Hall Salle d ' exposition Estimation of Applications of Microwave 2 lj ecological Mapping at Medium Scale in the Remote Sensing in Forestry: A Case Study Test Area of ltacoatlara, Amazonas, Brazil of Halong Area-Vietnam Eduardo da Silva Santos, SUDAM, Brazil; Poster Session 3 Vu Anh Tuan, Chu Xuan Huy, Nguyen Tien Vincente Raimundo Correa Gama de Azevedo, Cong and Nguyen Trung Thunh, Center for Seance d 'affichage 3 IBAMA, Brazil 09:30 - 12:00 9 h 30 - 12 h 00 Remote Sensing and Geomatics, Vietnam; Exhibit Hall Salle d 'exposition Analysis of RADARSAT Fine Mode Images Lai Huy Phuong, Forestry Investigation and for Forest Application: Tapaj6s National Planning Institute, Vietnam; Brian Brisco, Identification of Agro-Ecosystem Indicators Forest, Brazilian Amazon Noetix Research Inc. Using Optical and SAR Remote Sensing Data Silvana Amaral and Yosio E. Shimabukuro, Residential Mapping with RADARSAT: 2.. S- J.L. Sugden and J.P. Howarth, University of Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, A Case Study In Tienbai, Red River Delta, Waterloo Brazil; Frank J. Ahern and Josee Valiquet, Vietnam Natural Resources Canada Classification of Reservoir Habitats in the Pham Thank Hai, Pham Van Cu, Pham Quang Brazilian Amazon Using RADARSAT Multi­ Utilization of RADARSAT Images In the Son and Nguyen Tien Cong, National Center Incidence Data Evaluation and Monitoring of the Amazonian for Natural Sciences and Technology of Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa, Evlyn Marcia Environment Vietnam, Vietnam; B. Brisco. Noetix Research Leao de Moraes Novo and Jose Eduardo Myriam Ardila Torres and Hernando Melo Inc.; P. Lafrance and I. Trepanier, University of Mantovani, Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Wilches, Institute Geografico Agustin Codazzi, Sherbrooke Espaciais, Brasil; Victoria Ballester, Centro de Colombia Seasonal Peatland Monitoring Using Energia Nuclear para a Agricultura, Brasil Joint and Lineament Patterns In South RADARSAT C Data Multifrequency Versus Multiangle Radar Data Central Ontario Revealed by RADARSAT and M.A. Murphy, 1.P. Martini and M.D. Wood, for Ground Target Discrimination: Tucurui LANDSAT TM Imagery University of Guelph Reservoir, Amazon Dragan Andjelkovic and Alexander Cruden, Comparison of Electromagnetic Sea Ice Evlyn Marcia Leao de Moraes Novo and University of Toronto Thickness Measurements with RADARSAT Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa, Institute Imagery Off the Canadian East Coast Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brasil Structural Study and Geological Reinterpretation Project, SW Grenville 1.K. Peterson, S.J. Prinsenberg and Can RADARSAT Improve Methane Emission Province In Quebec J.S. Holladay, Fisheries and Oceans Estimations In Tropical Floodplains and K.N.M. Sharma and M. Hinse, ministers des Ecological Land Classification Using Reservoirs: Tucurul Reservoir and Lago Ressources naturelles du Quebec; J. Levesque, RADARSAT Data In a Mountainous Arctic Grande, Amazon? MIA Teledetection Inc.; V.H. Singhroy, Natural Environment: Preliminary Results Victoria Ballester, Centro de Energia Nuclear Resources Canada Elizabeth L. Simms and Trevor Bell, Memorial para a Agricultura, Brasil; Evlyn Marcia Leao de University of Newfoundland Moraes Novo, Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa and Jose Eduardo Mantovani, Institute Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brasil .. Thursday Moy '- 9 Le 1eudl .£ ) r 11 First Cut Results on RADARSAT Data Creative Uses of the Third Dimension in GIS Multisource and Multidate Satellite Data for Analysis for Monitoring and Evaluation of Analysis Crop Discrimination and Early Acreage Irrigation Projects in Monsoon Andrew J. Moore, Jules Paquette and Estimation S. Jonna, P.V.N. Rao and S. Thiruvengadachari, Andre Pregent, Natural Resources Canada P. Mercuri, C. Rebella and F. Damiano, National National Remote Sensing Agency. India Institute for Agricultural Technology, Argentina; L. Temporal Soll Moisture Monitoring with Frulla and A. Gagliardini, Satellite Radiometry Remote Sensing Studies of Dykes and Multi-Incidence Angle RADARSAT Data Group, Argentina Faults Related to Groundwater T.J. Pultz, Natural Resources Canada; M.E. Bailey and H.C. Halls, University of Toronto Q.H.J. Gwyn, University of Sherbrooke Applications of the RADARSAT Image to Evaluate and Monitoring Agricultural Using RADARSAT Data to Detect Land Use Analysis of RADARSAT Images with Different Resources and Flooded Areas and Land Cover in Doi Tung, Chiang Rai Incidence Angles and. Modes Recorded Over A. Jaureguiberry and A. Lombardo, Direccion de Wirat Thongma, Land Development an Agricultural Test Site, Southern Ontario, Planemiento, Argentina; M. Presutti, Direccion Department, Thailand; Ramping Simking, Canada de Des Arrolo Foresta!, Argentina National Research Council of Thailand, Philip Howarth, Joni Sugden, Valdis Kalnins and Thailand Joe Piwowar, University of Waterloo Polymetallic Mineral Deposits Prospection in Lago Fontana Area, Chubut Province, Suivl du couvert de glace a l'aide de L'acquisition des donnees terrain en regard Argentina - RADARSAT/SAR Images as a l'imagerie satellitaire RADARSAT-1 avec !'analyse des Images RADARSAT Tool for Lithological and Structural Analyses Diane Thibault, PAGANEL lmagerie Inc.; Jean Belanger, Laurent-Philippe Giugni, James Daniela Marchionni, Mabel Lanfranchini and Laurent Bilodeau et Marie-Helene Briand, T. Gray et Franyois Cavayas, Universite de Isidoro Schalamuk, Institute de Recursos Hydro-Quebec; Robert Leconte, Ecole de Montreal Minerales, Argentina; Raul de Barrio, UNLP, technologie superieure; Isabelle Ouellet, Understanding Multi-Dimensional False Argentina MIR Teledetection Inc. Color Radar Imagery Land Use and Land Cover Monitoring in the Evaluation of the SAR Data for Agricultural Anthony J. Lewis, Louisiana State University, Agriculture Lujan River Basin Area by Means Land Use U.S.A. Radar Data C. Mongkolsawat, Chokchsi Rodprom and Definition of the Drainage Network In Wet Maria Cristina Serafini, Mirta Aida Raed, Adrian P. Thirangoon, Thailand and Dry Seasons in the Plain (Penlllanura) of Edmundo Benitez and Alfredo Rafael Cuello, z..$ Evaluation of SAR Data for Land Use and the Casiqulare River, In the State of Universidad Nacional de Lujan, Argentina Forestry In Nakhon SI Thammarat Amazonas, Venezuela The Cenozoic Volcanism of the Puna Region Damrong Buapradabkul, Land Development Carmen Meneses and Roberto Rivera, Ministry (Argentina) and Its Related Mineral Potential Department, Thailand; Adisak Phetcharas, of Environment and Renewable Natural E. Zappettini, H. Martinez and N. Alsina, Resources, Venezuela National Research Council of Thailand, Servicio Geologico Minero Agentino - Segemar, Thailand Evolution de !'occupation du sol et son J -~ Argentina Application of Radar Images to Study on impact sur la production en sediments : Land Use and Land Cover Mapping of the Geology and Archaelogy in Thailand Application au bassin versant de Telata, Artificial Irrigated Zones Cultivated in the S. Sarapirome, Department of Mineral Tangerois Provinces of San Juan and Mendoza in Resources, Thailand; T. Supajanya and A. Merzouk, H. Ohman et A. Boukil, lnstitut Argentina K. Vichapan, Chulalongkorn University, Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II , Maroc Graciela Salinas de Samuni and Jose Maraz, Thailand; R. Suwanwerakamtorn and Evolution morphologique du littoral de ~ 'I University of San Juan, Argentina; Guillermo J. Phonprasoetchai, National Research Tettouan : Apport de l'imagerle radar et lbafiez, CONAE, Argentina; Luis Kulichevschi, Council of Thailand, Thailand optlque INTA, Argentina Towards A Neotectonic and Hazards H. Arid, Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale, Contribution of Low Resolution SAR Images Evaluation of the Israel-Jordan Arava Valley Maroc; I. lbrahimi et M. Labraimi, Universite to Study the Ocean Dynamics In the South Using RADARSAT Remote Sensing Mohammed V, Maroc Tropical Convergence Region Yaacov Arkin, Geological Survey of Israel, Change Monitoring for Ontario - A State of the Domingo A. Gagliardini and Laura Frulla, Israel; Amon Karnieli and Charles lchoku, Resources Reporting Methodology - Earth CONICET, Argentina; Eduardo Colombo, Ben Gurion University, Israel Observation Data Sets Program Project CONAE, Argentina Hydrological Mapping of Wadi Araba from Richard Mussakowski and Bruce Pond, Ontario Satellite Observations of the Delta of Parana RADARSAT Images Ministry of Natural Resources River in Argentina - Possible Contributions 0. Radwan, M. Hamza, I. Waynakh, Flood Hazard Mapping in Del Plata of Radarsat Images S. Rawashdeh and J. Halasa, Royal Jordanian Watershed and Its Incorporation In the H. Karszenbaum and L. Frulla, CONICET, Geographic Centre, Jordan National Hydrological Warning & Forecast Argentina; Patricia Kandus, J. Jacobo Bartles Managing Desertification of Amman Region System and M. Mejail, University of Buenos Aires, (Madaba) from RADARSAT Imagery Miguel Angel Giraut, Ministerio de Economia y Argentina; Celina Montenegro, Secretaria de 0 . Radwan. M. Hamza, I. Waynakh, Obras y Servicos Publicos, Argentina; Rubeu Recursos Naturales y Ambiente Humano, S. Rawashdeh and J. Halasa, Royal Jordanian Luis Aguglino, Ministerio de Obras Publicas de Argentina Geographic Centre, Jordan la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Contribution of Satellite Data to the Study of The Use of RADARSAT Imagery for Mapping Urban and Agricultural Analysis with the Rio Dorado Basin in the Province of Ground-Water Recharge Zone in the Madaba RADARSAT Fine Resolution Images In the Salta, Argentina Area City of Rosario-Argentina, and Surrounding Celina Montenegro, Direccion de Recurses I. Waynakh, Royal Jordanian Geographic Agricultural Areas Forestales Nativos, Argentina Centre, Jordan Carlos Collier, Mirtha A. Fuentes, Nestor Mori Geomorphology and Late Cenozoic Geology and Alejandro Ravenna, Argentina Geological Interpretation of East Central of the Northern Side of Tandilia Range, Jordan from RADARSAT Images Monitoring of Fields with Hydrlc Erosion Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Maha A. Tarawneh, Natural Resources Control Structures Gustovao A. Martinez, Centro de Geologia de Authority, Jordan Hector Salgado, Buenos Aires University, Costas y del Cuaternario, Argentina Capital Federal Argentina

------Thursday. May 29 Le ieudi 29 moi RADARSAT Validation Activities for Ocean Session E-2 Seance E-2 10:40 10 h 40 Applications 10:20 - 12:00 l 0 h 20 - 12 h 00 A Methodology for Plantations Monitoring S. Thomas, Noetlx Research Inc.; using Thematic Mapper Data Capital Hall 2B Salle Capital 2B C. Bjerkelund and P.W. Vachon, Natural Djafar Oladi and Eugene Derenyi, University of Resources Canada; J. Campbell, lntermap Chairperson/President : Daniel Jobin New Brunswick Technologies Ltd. J.F. Sabourin et associes inc. 11 :00 11 h 00 Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture and Soil Moisture Developpement d'un systeme a base de Texture: Mapping with Airborne C-Band Humidite du sol connalssances pour la mlse a jour des Radar cartes forestleres a partlr des Images de Q. Hugh J. Gwyn, Yves Moisan and 10:20 10 h 20 teledetection Pierre Vincent, Universite de Sherbrooke; Estimating Soil Moisture Profile in Root Franyois Leduc et Franyois Cavayas, Universite Sherif Fahmy, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Zone from Intermittent Remotely Sensed de Montreal; Ying Li, Centre de recherche Terry Pultz, Natural Resources Canada Surface Moisture Contents informatique de Montreal K.Y. Li, R. de Jong and J.B. Boisvert, 11 :20 11 h 20 Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Session E-1 Seance E-1 Remote Sensing - GIS Integration: Defining 10:20-12:00 10 h 20 - 12 h 00 10:40 10 h 40 a Conifer Understorey Classification System Reponse electromagnetlque des sols Salle Capital 1B for use with Landsat TM Data Capilal Hall 1B organlques au printemps dans Jes R.J. Hall, Natural Resources Canada Chairperson/President : Salvatore Carboni hyperfrequences, le visible et le proche 11 :40 11 h 40 Canadian Space Agency infrarouge The Use of Remote Sensing Data from Agence spatiale canadienne Electromagnetic Signal of Organic Solis In NOAA Satellites to Detect Forest Fires Spring In the Microwave, Visible and Near N.A. Abushenko, G.A. Zherebstov, Radar Geology Ill Infrared Regions V.V. Koshelev, N.P. Minke, S.M. Semenov Geologie radar Ill Q.P. Xu, J.B. Boisvert. F. Bonn, I. Rubinstein, R. and S.A. Tashilin, Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Protz, N. Tremblay et C. Hersom, Centre de 10 h 20 Physics, Russia 10:20 recherche sur les sols et Jes grandes cultures Evaluation of RADARSAT Data for Geological Exploration 11 :00 11 h 00 Z. Berger and R.E.L.I. Cartwright The Research on the Method of Monitoring Session E-4 Seance E-4 the Soil Moisture of North China Plain 10:20 - 12:00 10 h 20 - 12 h 00 10:40 10 h 40 Based on NOAA-AVHRR Data Capita l Hall 4B Salle Capita l 4B Analyse de la texture d 'une Image Yu Tao and Tian Guoliang RADARSAT pour la mlse a jour de la Chairperson/Presidente : Heather McNairn cartographle geologlque dans la foret 11 :20 11 h 20 Noetix Research Inc. equatoriale de Ngoutou, Est du Gabon Apport des donnees RADARSAT a l'etude G.A. Azzibrouck et R. St-Jean des proprietes hydrologlques des sols -S and-Cover Mapping d 'une zone semi-aride : Cas du bassin Cartographie de la couverture 11 :00 11 h 00 versant de Telata (nord du Maroc) terrestre Prodults valeur ajoutee et premieres a R. Houssa et A. Merzouk, lnstitut Agronomique analyses des donnees de RADARSAT en et Veterinaire Hassan II , Maroc; H. Ohman, 10:20 10 h 20 matiere de geomorphologie structurale : Le L'apport de la geomatlque et des methodes Direction des eaux et fon~ t s , Maroc cas de la region de Charlevoix, Quebec d'alde a la decision dans la gestlon des Robert Desjardins et Steve Iris, Universite du 11 :40 11 h 40 paysages forestlers Quebec a Montreal; Thierry Toutin, Ressources Initial Observations on the Characterization Jean-Jacques Chevallier, Stephane Daudelin et naturelles Canada; D.W. Roy et G. Lemieux, of Soil Moisture Conditions Along the Oak Yves van Chestein, Universite Laval Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi Ridge Moraine Using RADARSAT Data and Field Measurements 10:40 10h40 11 :20 11 h 20 Dale A. Dempsey, Laurentian University; Land Cover Information Content of Comparison of Geomorphological Features Peter J. Barnett, Ontario Geological Survey; Polarimetrlc SAR Data of a Boreal Forest, In the Canadian Shield as Obtained from Frank Kenny and Carey Gibson, Ontario Central Yukon Territory RADARSAT FINE Mode Beams 1, 3 and 5 Ministry of Natural Resources Claude R. Duguay, Universite Laval; Robert Saint-Jean, MIR Teledetection Inc.; David W. Leverington, University of Manitoba; Vern Singhroy, Natural Resources Canada Heather McNalrn, NOETIX Research Inc. Session E-3 Seance E-3 11 :40 11 h 40 11:00 11 h 00 RADARSAT SAR Data Assessment of Oil l 0:20 - 12:00 10 h 20 - l 2 h 00 An Evaluation and Demonstration of Lakes In the Greater Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait Capital Hall 3B Salle Capital 3B Mapping Africa Using RADARSAT for the Andy Y. Kwarteng and Dhari Al-Ajmi, Kuwait UN-FAQ AFRICOVER Project Chairperson/President : Ron Hall Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait; David Davidson, Robert van Wyngaarden, Natural Resources Canada Vern Singhroy and Robert Saint-Jean, Natural Heather Gordon, Mark Menhennet, Sandra Ressources naturelles Canada Resources Canada Trampe and Beth van Wyngaarden, Geomatics Forestry Data Integration I International; Dominique Lantieri, John Latham Integration des donnees sur les forets I and Antonio di Gregoria, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Italy; 10:20 10 h 20 Ron Brown, Natural Resources Canada Une strategle multl-echelle pour mesurer l'indice de surface follaire dans ECOLEAP 11 :20 11 h 20 R.A. Fournier, C-H. Ung, C. Delisle, Prairie Ground Cover Classification: G. Robitaille et G. Simard, Ressources Techniques and Practices naturelles Canada P. MacTavish, H. Pokrant and I. Radchenko, Saskatchewan Research Council Thursday, May 29 Le ;eudi ';Jn a, 11 :40 11 h 40 11 :00 11 h 00 13:30 13 h 30 Landsat TM and Topographic Map Data in a GlobeSAR-11 Program and RADARSAT Analyse de l'apport de l'lndlce de vegetation Stratified Approach for Vegetation Mapping Applications Review a la classification dans les milieux in Sweden B. Brisco, Noetix Research Inc.; M.J. Manore, Mterogenes Laine Boresjo Bronge, Stockholm University, R.J. Brown, M.A. D'lorio and F.H.A. Campbell, A. Bannari, H. Anys, D-C He et D. Morin, Sweden Natural Resources Canada Universite de Sherbrooke 13:50 13 h 50 11 :20 11 h 20 ,(. SAR Image for Rice Monitoring 7 Session E-5 Seance E-5 Land Cover Database and Map of Africa Shao Yun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, .,.. 10:20 - 11 :40 10 h 20 - l l h 40 (Afrlcover) China Capital Hall 58 Salle Capital 58 Zdenek Denny Kalensky, Natural Resources Canada 14:10 14 h 10 Chairperson/President : Doug Scott Multltemporal Spaceborne SAR Data for Natural Resources Canada Crop Classification: A Sequential-Masking Ressources naturelles Canada Session E-7 Seance E-7 Approach l 0:20 - 12:00 10h20 - 12h00 Yifang Ban, Royal Institute of Technology, GIS/GPS Salon E Salon E Sweden; Philip J. Howarth, University of SIG/GPS Waterloo Chairperson/President : Jing Chen 10:20 1O h 20 Natural Resources Canada 14:30 14 h 30 Integration of Neighbourhood Context to a Ressources naturelles Canada Information Processing of Multlpolarlzation Weighting Problem Using Voronoi Diagrams Airborne SAR Data for Early Season Crop H. Chakroun, G.B. Benie et N.T. O'Neill, Image Processing - Optical Discrimination Universite de Sherbrooke; J. Desilets, Traitement des images - Optique Paul M. Treitz, York University; Le Goupe S.M. Inc. Philip J. Howarth and Eric D. Soulis, 10:20 10 h 20 University of Waterl oo; Otto C. Rotunno Filho, 10:40 10 h 40 Hierarchical Alberta Vegetation Inventory Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Conception d'un outil d'aide a la decision (AVI) Classification Using Aerial Digital utillsant les technologies GIS et GPS pour Frame Camera Data les missions de recherche et de sauvetage G. Gerylo and S.E. Franklin, The University of Session F-2 Seance F-2 aeriens (SAR) Calgary; A. Roberts, Simon Fraser University; 13:30 - 15:10 13 h 30 - 15 h 10 Laurent Geuzaine, Jean-Jacques Chevallier et E.J. Milton, University of Southampton, United Capital Hall 28 Salle Capital 28 Rock Santerre, Universite Laval Kingdom; R.J. Hall, Natural Resources Canada Chairperson/President : Ted Huffman 11: 00 11 h 00 10:40 10 h 40 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Utility Mapping with GPS Object-Oriented Analysis/Design System for Agriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada Mike Strutt and Lovett Lewis, Cansel Survey Satellite Image Processing and Management Equipment Z.L. Wang, M.M. Gupta and P.N. Nikiforuk, Soil Conservation University of Saskatchewan 11 :20 11 h 20 Conservation du sol Using Global Positioning Systems to Verify 11 :00 11h00 13:30 13 h 30 the Location of Ground Control Points Used Fuzzy Neural Networks Applied to Mineral Investigating the Relationship Between Crop in Satellite Remote Sensing Data Classification Residue Cover and Radar Backscatter Pier Franco Pellegrini, Enrico Piazza and Z.L. Wang, M.M. Gupta and P.N. Nikiforuk, Etude de la relation entre le couvert de ionut Coman, University of Florence, Italy University of Saskatchewan resldus vegetaux et le coefficient de 11 :20 11 h 20 retrodlffuslon radar Session E-6 Seance E-6 Semlvariance Moment Texture In the H. McNairn, J. Boisvert, C. Duguay, E. Huffman l 0:20 - ll :40 10 h 20 - l l h 40 Assessment of Forest Structure and R.J. Brown, NOETI X Research Inc. Salon A Salon A M.A. Wulder and E.F. LeDrew, University of 13:50 13 h 50 Waterloo; M.B. Lavigne, Natural Resources Objective Training Site Selection for Chairperson/President : Suvit Vibulsresth Canada; S.E. Franklin, The University of Regional Scale Satelllte Data Validation National Research Council of Thailand Calgary Bart Hulshof, Richard Protz and Brian Allen, Conseil national de recherches de la Tha"iiande 11:40 11 h 40 University of Guelph International Programs I Classification or Enhancement: A New 14:10 14 h 10 Programmes internationaux I Method for Digital Analysis of Multichannel Shortwave Infrared Contribution to the Raster Data Detection of Crop Residues and Dry 10:20 10 h 20 J. Cihlar, J. Beaubien and J. Chen, Natural The RADARSAT User Development Program: Vegetation over Different Soil Backgrounds Resources Canada; Q. Xiao, lntermap D. Haboudane. F. Bonn and P. Cliche, Universite The First Two Years Technologies Donald Ball, GeoServices; Jacques Bruneau de Sherbrooke; F. Biard, GEOSYS, France; A. and Claude Rousseau, Canadian Space Banneri, SPAR Mrospaliale Agency; Ronald Brown, Natural Resou rces Session F-1 Seance F-1 14:30 14 h 30 Canada 13:30 - 14:50 13 h 30 - 14 h 50 Contributions envisageables en matlere de 10:40 10 h 40 Capital Hall l 8 Salle Capital l 8 technologies geomatiques et de The Use of Remote Sensing and methodologies d'alde a la decision au service Chairperson/President : Ron Brown de la conservation des eaux et du sol Geographical Information Systems in Natural Resources Canada Jean-Jacques Chevallier et Stephane Daudelin, Analyzing Landscape Changes of the Ressources naturelles Canada Northwestern Arid Coast of Egypt Universite Laval Yasser Ayad, Michel Guenet and Crop Classification 14:50 14 h 50 Gerald Dornon, Universite de Montreal Classification des cultures Evaluation of Land Degradation In Semiarid lntermountain Valleys with Radar Data Stella M. Navone, Alejandro E. Maggi and Eduardo A. Rienzi, INTA, Argentina Thursday Moy " ~e 1eud1 29 1"1101 Session F-3 Seance F-3 14:30 14 h 30 Production for RECTAS Vicarious Calibration of NOAA 12's AVHRR J.A. Ogunlami. Regional Centre for Training In 13:30 - 14:50 13h30 - 14h50 Channel 1 and Channel 2 Using Snow­ Aerospace Surveys, Nigeria Capital Hall 3B Salle Capital 3B Covered Sea Ice 13:50 13 h 50 Roger De Abreu. Natural Resources Canada; Chairperson/President : Michael Collins La teledetection et la cartographle Ellsworth LeDrew, University of Waterloo University of Calgary appliquees au sulvl envlronnemental et de Universite de Calgary 14:50 14 h 50 la crolssance urbalne au Zaire : Le cas de la The AEROCAN Sunphotometer Network: region mlniere de Mbuji-Mayi Forestry Data Integration II A Component of a CAL/VAL Strategy for Michel Guenet et Henri Moanda Nakatanda, Integration des donnees sur le~ forets II Consistent Image Correction Universite de Montreal 13:30 13 h 30 N.T. O'Neill. A. Royer and P. Romanov, 14:10 14 h 10 Use of Optical and Thermal Infrared NOAA­ Universite de Sherbrooke; P.M. Te1llet and RADARSAT Applications Research in AVHRR Data as Inputs In the Canadian G. Fedosejevs, Natural Resources Canada Central America: The Globesar Program In Forest Fire Danger Rating System Costa Rica Brigitte Leblon and Lisa Gallant, University of Session F-5 Seance F-5 Carlos L. Elizondo and Luis B. Zamora, lnstituto New Brunswick; Jin Chen and Marty Alexander, Geografico Nacional, Costa Rica Natural Resources Canada; Hardy Granberg, 13:30 - lS:lO l 3 h 30 - l S h l 0 Universite de Sherbrooke Capital Hall SB Salle Capital SB 14:30 14 h 30 The Role of Geomatlcs Technologies in the 13:50 13 h 50 Chairperson/President : Jeff Labonte Lake Malawi Biodiversity Conservation Mapping Forest Clearcuts Using Optical and Natural Resources Canada Project (LMBCP) Radar Digital Remote Sensing: The Ressources naturelies Canada David Barber, University of Manitoba; Anthony Canadian Experience GIS Data Integration Ribbink, SADC/GEF Lake Malawi Biodiversity Brigitte Leblon, Nor Akhi Mahmud and Conservation Project. Malawi; Robert Hecky, Glen Jordan, University of New Brunswick Integration des donnees SIG Environment Canada 13:30 13 h 30 14:10 14 h 10 Fire Monitoring in Boreal Forest Region City of Edinburgh Council, Juggling Multlple 14:50 14 h 50 Zhanqlng Li, Josef Cihlar and Bryan Lee, GIS International Earth Remote Sensing Project Natural Resources Canada; Louis Moreau and Simon Ellis. Scotland PRIRODA - Scientific Program of Land Fengting Huang, lntermap Information 13:50 13 h 50 Surface Exploration Technologies Design and Implementation of Algorithms N.A. Armand, B.G. Kutuza, A.S. Shmalenyuk and Yu. G. Tishchenko, Institute of 14:30 14 h 30 for ARC/INFO to Delta-X Conversion K.M. Badarinath. Otoo Ekow and Zhou Fuqun, Radioengineering and Electronics, Russia Cartographle du couvert forestler en lnterobjects Spatial Research; Chaiy Che rian, Gaspesie 8 l'aide des images de tel&detection des satellites Landsat-5 et Natural Resources Canada Session F-7 Seance F-7 RADARSAT-1 14:10 14 h 10 13:30 - 14:50 13h30-14h50 Patrick Busque, Franvois Cavayas et Salon E Salon E James T. Gray, Universite de Montreal Le systeme MIG, un systeme assiste de transfert et de traitement de donnees Chairperson/President : Bert Guindon graphiques pour la creation, la diffusion et Session F-4 Seance F-4 Natural Resources Canada l'utllisatlon de bases de donnees spatiales Ressources naturelles Canada 13:30- lS:lO l 3 h 30 - l s h 10 Alain Mignot, Mignot lnform atique Graphlque Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 4B inc. Image Processing - Radar Traitement des images - Radar Chairperson/President : Phil Tei/let 14:30 14 h 30 Natural Resources Canada Research and Development Issues Related 13:30 13 h 30 Ressources naturelles Canada to lnteroperablllty Among Spatial Datasets Land-Cover Classification In SAR Images by D.E. Richardson, Natural Resources Canada Means of a Backpropagation Neural CAL/VAL - Optical Network Classifier and the Fuzzy c-Means ETALNAL - Optique 14:50 14 h 50 Clustering Algorithm 13:30 13 h 30, Mapping of Radionuclide Data Fields using GIS Andre Ndi Nyoungui, Emmanuel Tonye and CallbratlonNalldation, Stabllity Monitoring, L. Tabachny, Ministry of Emergencies. Ukraine; Alain Akono. Universite de Yaounde I, and Quality Assurance in Remote Sensing: L.P. Khomenko, Intelligent Systems Geo. Ltd., Cameroun A New Paradigm Ukraine: A. Dyshlyk, Kievgeoinforma!lka, 13:50 13 h 50 P.M. Teillet, Natural Resources Canada; Ukraine Neuro-Vlslon System for RADARSAT: Image D.N.H. Horler, Horler Information Inc.; Clustering and Recognition N.T. O'Neill, Univers1te de Shert>rooke Session F-6 Seance F-6 Z.L. Wang, M.M. Gupta and P.N. Nikiforuk, 13:50 13 h 50 13:30-15:10 l 3 h 30 - l s h 10 University of Saskatchewan An Accuracy Study of a Low-Cost Dlgital Salon A Salon A 14:10 14 h 10 Camera Cartographle du parceilaire a l'alde Wolfgang Faig and Xiaopeng LI. University of Chairperson/President : David L. G/ackm The Aerospace Corporation d'images RADARSAT : Essai d'algorlthmes New Brunswick de classlflcation spectrale et contextuelle 14:10 14h10 International Programs II G.B. Benie, R. Rollet, J. Boisvert et S. Wang, Estimation de caracteristiques de surface Programmes internatlonaux II Unlversite de Sherbrooke au nlveau sous-pixel 8 partir de donnees 13:30 13 h 30 14:30 14h 30 slmulees des futurs capteurs Vegetation et Sustainable Cities Programme for UNCHS RADARSAT Reception and Processing at 3-f HAVIR du satellite SPOT-4 (Habitat 11) - Urban Management Programme RSSGS In China Jean-Pierre Fortin, Monique Bernier, - The Case of Sustainable Ibadan Project C. Li, Y. Xu, Y. Xiao, A. Li, R. Yang and Danielle DeSeve et Stephane Lapointe, (SIP) in Nigeria - Revised Base Map W. Wong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Universite du Quebec Thursday Moy 29 Le jeudi 29 mm

Coffee Break Pause-cafe 16:10 16h10 Session G-4 Seance G-4 Identification and Monitoring of Shifting 1S:OO - 1S:30 1Sh00-1Sh30 Cultivation In the Rio Padamo, Amazonas 15:30 - 16:50 l S h 30 - 16 h 50 • Exhibit Hall Salle d'exposition State, Venezuela Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 4B Ramiro Salcedo, Jose Rafael Prieto and Chairperson/President : Phil Tei/let Session G-1 Seance G-1 Jose A. Arismendi, lnstiMo de lngenieria, Venezuela Natural Resources Canada 15:30- 17:10 l S h 30 - 17 h 10 16:30 16 h 30 Ressources naturelles Canada Capital Hall 1B Salle Capital 1B Assimilating Optical Reflectance Data to BRDF Correct a Coupled Crop Growth and Chairperson/President : Gordon Plunkett Reflectance Model for Sugar Beet Yield Fonction de reflectance Natural Resources Canada Estimation bidirectionnelle (BRDF) Ressources naturelles Canada Ch ris Duke and Martine Guerif, lnstitut National 15:30 15 h 30 de la Recherche Agronomique, France Geospatial Data Infrastructure Using a Calibrated Digital Camera to Infrastructure de donnees 16:50 16 h 50 Investigate Directional Effects of Vegetation Canopies geospatiales Preliminary Results of Analysis of RADARSAT Standard Mode Beam 7 Data for John Dymond, Landcare Research - Manaaki 15:30 15h30 Agricultural Crop Identification In India Whenua, New Zealand Open Geospatlal Datastore Interface (OGDI) M. Chakraborty, S. Panigrahy, M.P. Oza and J.S. 15:50 15 h 50 Gilles Clement and Christian Larouche, Parihar, Space Applications Centre, India; A.N. Sensitivity Analysis of Forest Reflectance using Logiciels et Applications Scientifiques (L.A.S.) Singh, Remote Sensing Applications Centre­ the Modified Forest Light Interaction Model Inc.; Denis Gouin, Defence Research UP, India Fraser Gemmell, University of Leicester, United Establishment Valcartier; Paul Morin, National Kingdom; Andries Rosema, EARS, The Defence Session G-3 Seance G-3 Netherlands 15:50 15 h 50 1S:30 - 16:50 15h30-16h50 16:10 16 h 10 Operational Concept Modeling of Command Knowledge-Based Inversion for Multlangular and Control Spatial-Based Decision-Aids Capital Hall 3B Salle Capital 3B Remote Sensing Denis Gouin, Defence Research Establishment Chairperson/President: Tom Lukowski Feng Gao and Zong-Guo Xia, University of Valcartier Natural Resources Canada Massachusetts at Boston, U.S.A.; Qijiang Zhu, 16:10 16 h 10 Ressources naturelles Canada Beijing Normal University, People's Republic of Data Discovery and Access in the Canadian Radar Processing China Spatial Data Infrastructure 16:30 16 h 30 A.A. O'Neil, T. Fisher, D. O'Brien and Traitement radar On the Performance of Hybrid BRDF Models B. Mcleod, Natural Resources Canada 15:30 15 h 30 over Boreal Forest Stands Improvement of RADARSAT Image 16:30 16 h 30 Zhanqing Li, Natural Resources Canada; Louis Localization Networks and Roadmaps: Agency Issues of Moreau. Quebec City H. Rufenacht, Spar Aerospace Limited; A. Proulx the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure and P. Cefola, Draper Laboratory, U.S.A. Mark Corey, Natural Resources Canada Session G-5 15:50 15 h 50 Seance G-5 16:50 16 h 50 A Common Evaluation Approach of 15:30 - 17:10 15h30- 17h10 Building Bridges to Global Geospatlal Smoothing and Feature Preserving for SAR Capital Hall SB Salle Capital SB Information Infrastructure: Mercator Image Filtering Chairperson/President : Karl Staenz Alliance, OGDI and Standards Maher Najeh et Jean-Marie Beaulieu, Natural Resources Canada David McKellar, Paul Morin and Jeff Labonte, Universite Laval Ressources naturelles Canada National Defence 16:10 16 h 10 A New Method for Extracting Linear Hyperspectral Data Session G-2 Seance G-2 Features from SAR Images Donnees en hyperespace spectral 1S:30 - 17:10 15 h 30 - 17 h 10 C.P. Vencatasawmy, C.D. Clark and 15:30 15 h 30 Capital Hall 2B Salle Capital 2B R.J. Martin, The University of Sheffield, UK; Supervised Classification Techniques for J.T. Gray and F. Cavayas, Universite de Montreal Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Chairperson/President : Ferdinand Bonn 16:30 16 h 30 Luis 0. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, University of Sherbrooke Image Geo-Referenciatlon without Terrestrial Puerto Rico Universite de Sherbrooke Control Points 15:50 15 h 50 Crop Monitoring II Alberto E. Giraldez, Comision Nacional de Detection de la teneur en oxyde de fer et en Surveillance des cultures II Actividades Espaciales, Argentina carbonate des sols a l'aide de la haute resolution spectrale et d'une simulation 15:30 15 h 30 spectrale TM, pour l'evaluation de la Relationship Between RadarSat Fine Mode degradation des sols en milieu Data and Wheat Crop Parameters medlterraneen A. Toure, Devel-Tech Inc. Caroline Forest et Ferdinand Bonn, Universite 15:50 15 h 50 de Sherbrooke; Stefan Sommer, EMAP, ltalie Preliminary Investigation of High Resolution, 16:10 16 h 10 Late Season NOVI and Implications for Site New Software Technology tor Repeat Pass Specific Crop Management (SSCM) Spaceborne Interferometric SAR (lnSAR) M.D. Wood, S. Van Osch, P. vonBertoldi and Processing A. Protz, University of Guelph; P. Shepherd, Bernard Armour, Jim Ehrismann, Marco van der York University; D. Aspinall, Ontario Ministry of Kooij, Peter Farris-Manning and Shinya Sato, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Atlantis Scientific Systems Group Inc. Th Jr~da}". Moy 29 le 1eud 29 mo1 16:30 16 h 30 15:50 15 h 50 Hyperspectral Information Extraction A Comparison Study of Data from Techniques Applied to Agriculture Cssl Data RADARSAT, Landsat, A Multlspectral for Detection of Within-Field Variations Camera, A Field Portable Spectrometer and K. Staenz and R.J. Brown, Natural Resources A High Resolution UV-VIS-NIA Spectrometer Canada; T. Szeredi, McDonald Dettwiler and. K.A.M. Greber. A.A. Green, E.A. Ough and Associates; H. McNairn, Noetix Research Inc.; V. Singh, Royal Military College of Canada R. Van Acker, University of Manitoba 16:10 16 h 10 16:50 16 h 50 The Local Environmental Applications Site Characterization of Mine Tailings at the Program at the Canada Centre for Remote INCO Copper Cliff Mine using Casi Imagery Sensing J. Levesque, MIR Teledetection Inc.; Ko B. Fung, Robert Gauthier and Josef Cihlar, V. Singhroy and K. Staenz, Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada Canada; D. Bolton, INCO limited

Session G-6 Seance G-6 15:30- 17:10 15 h 30 - 17 h 10 Salon A Salon A Chairperson/President : Leo Sayn-Wittgenstein l. Sayn-Wittgenstein Consultants Inc. International Programs Ill This event promises to be the culmination of Programmes internationaux Ill the most exciting and vibrant Geomatics Conference to date. In the comfortable setting 15:30 15 h 30 of the Colonel By Room, the evening's Support to Defence and Humanitarian festivities will begin with before-dinner drinks - Operations: The RADARSAT User cash bar at 17:00. Dinner will be served at Awareness and Training Dimension 18:00. Following dinner, a number of speakers, Terry J. Thomson, Imagery Exploitation including one of our Canadian astronauts, Services; Major Michael McKean and D. Ball. Marc Garneau, will provide us with their views Canadian Space Agency; M. Rey and on the road ahead. Awards of Excellence in a D. Christie, National Defence; B. Bruce, Natural variety of categories within the field of Resources Canada geomatics and remote sensing will be presented by the participating Associations. 15:50 15 h 50 Remote Sensing Program in Thailand This gala event is included with full Suvit Vibulsresth, National Research Council of registration or, tickets can be purchased. Thailand All tickets for the Gala must be picked up in 16:10 16 h 10 person at the Information desk. International Remote Sensing Overview: 1980-2007 Be sure to attend this important function! David l. Glackin, The Aerospace Corporation, U.S.A. 16:50 16 h 50 Potentials for SAR Applications In landcover and Geological Mapping in Malaysia N. N. Mahmood, K.F. Loh and S. Ahmad, Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing, Malaysia

Get evenement promet d'6tre le point culminant Session G-7 Seance G-7 de la Conference de cette annee, elle-meme la 15:30 - 16:30 15 h 30 - 16 h 30 plus animee a ce jour. Dans le contort de la Salon E Salon E salle Colonel By, on entamera la soiree avec l'apero - le bar payant ouvrlra a 17 h. le Chairperson/President : David Goodenough diner sera servi a 18 h. Par la suite, des Natural Resources Canada conferenciers, don! Marc Garneau l'un de nos Ressources naturelles Canada astronautes canadlens, partageront avec nous leur vision de l'avenir. Les associations Image Processing participantes remettront des prix d'excellence Traitement d'images dans diverses categories en geomatique et en 15:30 15 h 30 teledetection. Automated Edge Detection In RADARSAT Images L'lnvitation au gala est comprise dans Robert Klepko, Defence Research !'Inscription, mais des billets peuvent aussl Establishment Ottawa etre achetes. Vous devez prendre possession de vos billets en personne au bureau d'information.

Soyez des notres! The 1O 'h International Geomatics Conference SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRacraRES Geospatial Data on the Information Highway

An international conference to examine the policies, initiatives technologies and applications leading to national and international spatial data infrastructures:

• standards, formats and protocols • system architectures and core services • data holdings and supplier interfaces • client requirements and user interfaces • value-added services • copyright and other legal issues • applications and demonstrations

10° Conference internationale sur la geomatique I INFRASTRUCTURES DE DONNEES SPATIAlES Les donnees geospatiales sur l'autoroute de ['information

Une conference internationale au cours de laquelle on se penchera sur les politiques, Jes initiatives, les technologies et les applications associees aux infrastructures nationales et internationales de donnees spatiales : • normes, formats et protocoles • architectures des systemes et services principaux • archives de donnees et interfaces avec Jes fournisseurs • besoins des clients et interfaces avec les utilisateurs • services a valeur ajoutee • droit d'auteur et autres questions juridiques • applications et demonstrations

Conference Director, Spatial Data Infrastructures Directeur de la Conference, Infrastructures de donnees spatiales, c/o GeoAccess Division a/s de Division GeoAcces Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Centre canadien de teledetection Geomatics Canada, Natural Resources Canada Geomatique Canada, Ressources naturelles Canada Room 650, 615 Booth Street 615, rue Booth, piece 650, Ottawa, Ontario K1 A OE9 Canada Ottawa (Ontario) K1 A OE9 Canada

Phone: Fax: e-mail: Tel.: 1-613-947-1244 Telec.: 1-613-947-2410 C. E.: [email protected] International Symposium: Symposium international: , ' GEOMATICS IN THE LA GEOMATIQUE A ERA OF RADARSAT L'ERE' DE RADARSAT May 27 - 29, 1997 Du 27 au 29 mai 1997 Ottawa Congress Centre Centre des congres d'Ottawa Opening Hours Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception Tuesday, May 27 11 :00 - 20:00 hrs 18:00-20:00 Wednesday, May 28 09:00 - 17:00 hrs Exhibit Hall (main ftoor) Thursday, May 29 09:00 - 15:30 hrs An invitation is extended to all registered delegates to attend the Exhibitors' Icebreaker Reception. This is an opportunity to take time out from the Conference Open to the general public, Wednesday sessions to enjoy a relaxed and informal get-together. and Thursday. Admission fee $20.00 Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. (please check your registration form; extra tickets will be sold ($20) at the registration desk if you wish to bring a guest) Heu res d 'ouverture Reception cordiale des exposants Mardi 27 mai 11 h 00 - 20 h 00 18h00 - 20h00 Mercredi 28 mai 9 h 00 - 17 h 00 Salle d 'exposition (rez-de-chaussee) Jeudi 29 mai 9 h 00 - 15 h 30 Tous les delegues inscrits sont invites a la Reception cordiale des exposants. Les gens auront alors !'occasion de faire connaissance et de jaser dans une atmosphere Exposition ouverte au public les mercredi de detente. II y aura un bar payant et quelque chose a et jeudi, droit d 'en tree 20 $. se mettre sous la dent. (Veuillez consulter le formulaire d'inscription; des billets supplementaires (20 $) seront en vente au bureau d'inscription).

Exhibit Director I Directeur de !'exposition Gala Closing Ceremony 17:30-21 :00 Doug Baker Colonel By Room Conference Manager I Gestionnaire de la Conference This event promises to be the culmination of the most Rose Barthe exciting and vibrant Geomatics Conference to date. In the comfortable setting of the Colonel By Room, the During the Conference we can be reach at: evening's festivities will begin with before-dinner drinks - Tel.: 613-230-1997 cash bar at 17:00. Dinner will be served at 18:00. Fax: 613-947-7059 Following dinner, a number of speakers, including one of Pendant la Conference, vous pouvez nous joindre our Canadian astronauts, Marc Garneau, will provide us with their views on the road ahead. Awards of aux numeros suivants : Excellence in a variety of categories within the field of Telephone : 613-230-1997 geomatics and remote sensing will be presented by the Telecopieur : 613-947-7059 participating Associations. This gala event is included with full registration or, tickets can be purchased (SSO). All tickets for the Gala must be picked up In person at the information desk. Organized by I Organisee par : Be sure to attend this important function!

T11E CANADIAN ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE 0~ -~0 CANAOIENNE OF %D oB DES SCIENCES Gala de cloture GEOMATICS ~'\7~ GEOMATIOUES 17 h 30 - 21 h 00 Salle Colonel By Natural Resources Ressources naturelles Cet evenement promet d'etre le point culminant de la l+I Canada Canada Conference de cette annee, elle-meme la plus animee a Geomatics Canada Geomatique Canada ce jour. Dans le contort de la salle Colonel By, on entamera la soiree avec l'apero - le bar payant ouvrira a 17 h. Le diner sera servi a 18 h. Par la suite, des oonferenciers, dont Marc Garneau l'un de nos astronautes canadiens, partageront avec nous leur vision de l'avenir. Les associations participantes remettront des prix d'excellenoe dans diverses categories en geomatique et en teledetection. L'invitation au gala est comprise dans l'inscrlption, Canadian Space Agence spatiale l+I Agency canadienne mais des billets peuvent aussi etre achetes (50 $). Vo us devez prendre possession de vos billets en This Conference is co-sponsored by CCRS, personne au bureau d'informatlon. CIDA, IDRC, NASA and RSI. Soyez des notres! Cette conference est coparralnee par le CCT, l'ACDI. le CRDI, la NASA et RSI. Booth No. Booth No. N de stand N de stand

10 Alliance For Marine Remote Sensing (AMAS) 69 Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science (ISTS) lnstitut de science terrestre et spatiale (ISTS) 6 Array Systems Computing Inc. 44 Leica Inc. 3~38 Atlantis Scientific Systems Group Inc. 3 MacDonald Dettwiler and Assoc. Ltd. 65 Autodesk Canada Inc. 30 Noetix Research Inc. 20 Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute lnstitut aeronautique et spatial du Canada 19 Northway Map Technology Ltd. Canadian Remote Sensing Society Societe canadienne de teledetection 5 Northwood Geoscience Ltd.

27 Canadian Ice Service 4 Pacific International Inc.

Service canadien des glaces 3~38 PCI Enterprises Inc. Atlantis Scientific Systems Group Inc. 1 Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) Tydac Inc Association canadienne des sciences PCI Pacific geomatiques (ACSG) Pentax Canada Inc. 60 Canadian Space Agency 33 Agence spatiale canadienne 64 Radarsat International

15 Cansel Survey Equipment 45 Research Systems Inc.

23 Carl Zeiss Inc. 34 Spar Aerospace Ltd.

22 Compusult Limited 50-57 SSIG Group Inc. - Groupe SSIG Inc. 17 Dendron Resource Surveys Inc. BCGT Inc. Geomatics International ltd. 16 Dessauer and Company/ 1.E.S. Imagery Explotation Services Inc. Leipziger Messe GmbH lmagetech Resource Laboratories Inc. IOSAT Inc. 39 ONO Geomatics/GIS Lab Photosur Geomat International Inc. Geomatique MON/Lab SIG Satlantic Inc.

18 Earth Observation Magazine 48 Synmap Information Technologies Ltd. 70 Earth Sciences Sector/NRCan 49 Terrain Resources Ltd. Secteur des sciences de la Terre/RNCan 9 Triathlon Mapping Corporation 14 Enfotec Technical Services 26 Universal Systems Ltd. (CARIS) 67 ESRI Canada ltd. 8 Universite Laval 43 Formatek Inc. Centre de recherche en geomatique 47 Gemini Positioning Systems Ltd. 32 Vantage Point International Inc. 28 Geneq Inc. 42 Vexcel Corporation 68 Geodimeter of Canada Ltd. 21 VIASAT Geo-Technologie Inc. 24 GEOIMAGE (France)

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Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing Array Systems Computing Inc. Booth 10 Booth 6 Array Systems Computing Inc. , a Canadian software The Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing (AMAS) is an development company, designs leading-edge remote international, not-for-profit association of marine remote sensing products including the following: sensing professionals. With members in 29 countries, AMAS provides a rapidly growing network that links FASTSCAN, a real-time Radarsat processor, features regional, national and international members to the automatic data quality reports and catalogues, a real­ international marketplace. time moving window display, raw data interface transcription to tape and a browse capability. AMAS is working to make the marine remote sensing PrecisionScan, a high precision, full resolution Radarsat community an effective and productive sector with long­ and ERS processor, features precision and ScanSAR term growth potential. To achieve that goal, AMAS processing, survey processing, extensive image analysis creates partnerships with other remote sensing functions, and format conversions. organizations and corporations, facilitates research initiatives, promotes education and training, and Satellite Groundstations, which can be interfaced to an collects and distributes relevant and timely information existing antenna system or be configured to provide a to its members through its quarterly magazine, fixed or transportable station, feature a generic data path backscatter, its website, (www.acrso.ns.ca) and other switch, direct data capture, a comprehensive catalogue media. and archive and precision processing.

Atlantis Scientific Inc. AUTODESK CANADA Inc. Booths 35-38 Booth 65 Tel: 905-946-0928; Fax: 905-946-0926 Nature of Business Atlantis Scientific Inc. specializes in providing products Autodesk, the world leader in PC-based mapping and and services involving data acquisition, image analysis, GIS, provides interactive GIS software solutions for and advanced signal processing applications. The core delivering richly detailed maps and geographic data. technologies include: radar simulation and analysis; MapGuide™, Autodesk's solution for lntranets and the microwave and electronic hardware and data Internet, is the only vector-based Internet mapping acquisition; image and remote sensing. solution available today. AutoCAD® Map is the premier AutoCAD-based mapping software solution for creating, Company Profile maintaining, analyzing, presenting and exchanging Atlantis Scientific Inc. is a provincially incorporated, mapping and GIS information in a CAD environment. privately owned company. Founded in 1981 , Atlantis Both products will be highlighted at the booth. employs approximately thirty (30) full time staff members, as well as engineering and science students Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC-design in conjunction with an extensive network of dealers and software and PC multimedia tools. The fourth largest PC subcontractors. All Atlantis technical and research staff software company in the world, Autodesk has over three possess physics, engineering or mathematics degrees. million customers in nearly 140 countries.

Business Description Atlantis has been actively involved in the leading edge FORMATEK of developing innovative software and services for the Stand 43 international Geomatics market through the development and global distribution of its EarthViewrM Creee en 1986, FORMATEK se specialise dans la remote sensing software products. With a network of conception et la realisation de systemes de gestion de over one hundred dealers worldwide and an extensive donnees reference spatiale associes aux technologies network of technical support personnel, based in a du CD-ROM. ~equipe de FORMATEK est formee de Canada, Atlantis continues to dominate a competitive professionnels et de techniciens ayant une experience software market in many remote sensing software etendue en geomatique, en informatique et en packages including SAR processing, Image Analysis conception de logiciels. Les cadres de la compagnie disciplines, and application-specific software such as possedent une experience de travail dans plus de vingt automated interferometric product generation. pays. Malgre une presence preponderante sur le marche canad!en, FORMATEK a effectue plusieurs mandats aux Etats-Unis, au Venezuela, en Espagne et en France. ILE FILS Canadian Aeronautics and CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF Space Institute GEOMATICS (CIG) Canadian Remote Sensing Society Booth 1 Booth 20 The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) is devoted CASI was created to advance the art, science, to promoting the interests of everyone involved in the engineering and application of aeronautics and space in field of geomatics across the country. Its main goals Canada. It is a not-for-profit organization for individuals are to: interested in any aspect of aerospace. The Canadian • Support the development of geomatics in Canada; Remote Sensing Society is a constituent society of • Promote and demonstrate the benefits of geomatics; CASI. Publications include the Canadian Aeronautics • Increase professional training for its members; and Space Journal, Canadian Remote Sensing Journal, • Promote cooperation between Canadian geomatics and the CASI Log. CASI and its constituent societies organizations as well as foster common goals and organize conferences on various topics every year, and practices; also host gatherings in many larger centres on a • Represent and advance Canada's international monthly basis. interests in geomatics.

Professionals in the mapping and surveying sciences Cansel Survey Equipment have met together at CIG meetings for over a century. The Institute is dedicated to promoting geomatic Booth 15 sciences and welcomes as members anyone wishing to contribute to the success of geomatics, be they Cansel Survey Equipment is the largest independent managers, producers, users or distributors of supplier of surveying and associated equipment in geographic data, members of professional orders or North America. Since 1996, Cansel Survey has served associations, teachers and students or goods and a growing market. With eight locations in North services providers. America, Cansel has become the recognized leader in sales, rental, training, and servicing of Surveying L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES Equipment, Global Positioning Systems, Construction Layout Products, and associated products and SCIENCES GEOMATIQUES (ACSG) services. Cansel offers the largest Global Positioning Stand 1 System (GPS) rental inventory in North America. Headquartered in Toronto, with GPS product specialists !.:Association canadienne des sciences geomatiques in each division office, our GPS division is designed to (ACSG) se consacre a promouvoir les interets de offer optimum support to the growing GPS and GIS celles et ceux qui oeuvrent dans le domaine de la industries. We are the Canadian distributor for Trimble geomatique au pays. Elle vise notamment : GPS survey and mapping product. • a soutenir le developpement des sciences geomatiques; • a mettre en valeur et a demontrer l'utilite de la CARIS (Universal Systems Ltd.) geomatique; Booth 26 • a parfaire la formation professionnelle de ses membres; • a promouvoir la collaboration entre les organisations Since 1979, Universal Systems has dedicated itself to liees la geomatique et favoriser l'unite de leurs continuing development of innovative digital mapping, a a buts et de leurs actions; charting, and GIS solutions. By drawing on the • a representer et a promouvoir les interets du pays a experience of its customers worldwide, the Computer l'echelle internationale en matiere de geomatique. Aided Resource Information System (CARIS) was designed. CARIS™ has since evolved into a powerful Les professionnels des sciences des leves et de la tool for database creation, maintenance, and cartographie sont regroupes depuis plus d'un siecle au management of geographic data. sein de l'ACSG. t.:Association se consacre a promouvoir les sciences geomatiques et accueille dans For organizations looking for a flexible and capable GIS ses rangs toutes les personnes qui desirent contribuer to manage their geographic data, CARIS is a powerful au succes de la geomatique : gestionnaires, tool for helping people cope with the endless flux of producteurs, utilisateurs ou diffuseurs de donnees spatial information. Unlike other GIS vendors, which geographiques, membres de corporations offer only closed, proprietary systems, CARIS has professionnelles ou d'associations, enseignants et evolved into an open but stable solution - derived from etudiants, fournisseurs de biens et de services. nearly 20 years of development experience. PROFILES PRO FILS Compusult Limited Le Centre de recherche en Booth 22 geomatique de l'Universite Laval Sta nd 8 Compusult Limited, one of the participants i~ the http://www.crg.ulaval.ca CEONet initiative for CCRS, has been carrying out systems integration and engineering proje~~~ ov~r Le Centre de recherche en geomatique (CRG) de the past 12 years. We combine our capab~ht 1 es in l'Universite Laval a Quebec a pour mission la software design and development, geomat1cs, data recherche de pointe et la formation de haut niveau en communications and networking. Internet services geomatique. Cree en mars 1989, le CRG est reconnu and commercial software and hardware procurement pour son equipe de recherche multidiscip l !nair~ , I~ and integration for a variety of operational and qualite de ses recherches et de sa formation ains1 que production environments. son leadership dans le domaine. Une centaine de personnes participent aux activites du Centre dont Compusult Limited has significantly invested in 25 chercheurs. Ces activites se regroupent autour de research and development in computer software, quatre axes de recherche faisant appel ~u x d'.ffe r?~tes geographic information systems, expert systems and disciplines de la geomatique (cartograph1e, geodes1e, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, database legislation fonciere, photogrammetrie, systemes design and applications, computer communications d'information a reference spatiale, teledetection). Plus and networks, physical environmental studies and particulierement, ces axes sont : la geomatisation d~s research on iceberg drift and decay, ice and wind organisations, !'acquisition et !'integration des donnees loading on structures, and other meteorological and a reference spatiale, les systemes dynamiques pour physical environmental applications. !'acquisition et la gestion des donnees spatio­ temporelles et la geomatique forestiere. Le budget de The company specializes in integrating the best recherche s'eleve a pres de 2 millions de dollars par features of a number of applications to provide end annee et provient de subventions et contrats des users with the optimal cost-effective and innovative organismes subventionnaires, de l'industrie privee, des solution to their needs. ministeres federaux et provinciaux et de l'Universite Laval. Dendron Resource Surveys Inc. Booth 17 The Centre for Research in Geomatics of Laval University Dendron Resource Surveys Inc., in association with Booth 8 PCI Enterprises, ESRI Canada Limited and other http://www.crg.ulaval.ca government and industry partners, has develop~d and is undertaking the RADARSAT Forestry Proiect The Centre for Research in Geomatics (CRG) of Laval - funded by the Canadian Space Agency and the University in Quebec City was created in 1989 for the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. The goal of development of highly qualified personnel and high the project is to develop, test and commercialize an calibre research in Geomatics. The CRG is recognized approach, tool and training package for addressing for its multidisciplinary team, the quality of its research specific forest monitoring tasks, which will be and education as well as for its leadership in cheaper and/or better than current means. The Geomatics. A research team of approximately 100 product will enable ready access to, and analysis of, members participate in the Centre's activities. These required data, including RADARSAT and other . activities focus upon four central themes that require imagery, by operational personnel. The product will knowledge of the various disciplines of Geomatics be developed for and tested on operational forestry (cartography, cadastral studies, geodesy, GIS, sites across Canada and in Ecuador. photogrammetry, remote sensing). Specifically,. the. four central themes of the CRG are the geomat1sat1on Dendron Resource Surveys Inc. is an Ottawa-based of organizations, the acquisition and integration of company that provides a variety of technical support spatially referenced data, dynamic systems for the services in the field of forest resources acquisition and management of spatio-tempral data, management and appraisal. The company also and Geomatics in Forestry. The funding level specializes in digital cartographic services to the approaches $2 million annually. All research activities forestry and other sectors. are financed by grants and contracts which are given principally by granting agencies, private industry, the government and Laval University. ednesday, May 28 Le mercredi 28 mai

I Geomatics Group Vertical Mapper is a powerful new application Demonstration I Demonstration roupe de geomatique de PCI that implements Raster GIS technology RADARSAT International :00 - 18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 seamlessly within Maplnfo Professional 16:00-18:00 16h00-18h00 apital Hall 1B Salle Capital 1B desktop mapping software. Vertical Mapper is Salon E Salon E designed to generate grid files from point data om Sky to Map - Total Solution Seminar using several interpolation techniques and data RADARSAT International, together with nd to end process flow; airphoto modeling algorithms. Grid files can be representatives of the worldwide RADARSAT thorectification - satellite image processing - displayed as Raster images using thematic Distribution Network and Resource Centres, will atial analysis and interpolation - cartographic coloring, hill shading and 3D surface rendering present examples of RADARSAT applications diting and output. techniques while grid math operations allow ! and case study projects, and will provide a look users to combine and compare multiple grid p:OO at the new and innovative tools available for lrthoEngine: Desktop Software that Generates layers. The application supports slope and learning more about RADARSAT. ,recision Orthophotos Fast aspect mapping, intervisibility calculation, Build map-accurate orthos from scanned air viewshed mapping, statistical data aggregation Northway Map Technology Limited/ERDAS photos techniques and a number of grid translators for - Radar Imaging Seminar Export precision orthos in ready-to-use such formats as USGS DEM. A contour generator threads isolines through any grid 16:00-18:00 16h00-18h00 ' formats Salon A Salon A Use mosaicked orthos to fit under GIS and map to produce attribute coded polylines or CAD vector data complex Maplnfo regions. Check out the ERDAS IMAGINE Radar Imaging: An Integrated Vertical Mapper web site at Approach to Radar Remote Sensing 6:30 http://www.northwoodgeo.com nageWorks: Leading Image Interpretation Today's remote sensing applications are increasingly dependent upon Synthetic Aperture oftware for GIS and Mapping ESRI Demo I Demonstration ESRI Extract land cover thematic maps Radar (SAR) imagery as an indispensable data 16:00-18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 Maintain and update GIS/CAD data source. Applications such as ice monitoring, rain Detect changes in land condition with Capital Hall 5B Salle Capital 5B forest mapping, and wetlands management have image information come to rely on SAR imagery because of its all­ GPS•C, National Real-time GPS weather/day-or-night capability, and for its 7:00 Correction Service - Information Session unique imaging properties. Whether it is used PANS: Powerful Spatial Analysis with Desktop Geodetic Survey Division, Geomatics Canada on its own, or in combination with other sensors, implicity Seance d'information sur le GPS • C, un SAR imagery has become an indispensable Simplify you decision-making with easy remote sensing data source. querying and reporting service national de correction GPS en Enhance your strategic planning temps reel Using SAR imagery effectively requires capabilities with elegant spatial analysis Division des leves geodesiques, Geomatique specialized data handling and analysis tools. In Uncover trends in your data by interpolating Canada order to meet the needs of today's remote between samples sensing professionals and researchers, ERDAS 16:00-18:00 16h00-18h00 7:30 IMAGINE is developing advanced radar imaging CE: The Accessible Digital Cartographic Capital Hall 4B Salle Capital 4B tools. These tools will enable users to bring elution SAR imagery into the IMAGINE environment Increase map production efficiency The Geodetic Survey Division will highlight and to combine it with other data sources such Enhance quality control with map templates GPS•C, a new service based on the Canadian as optical and infrared. IMAGINE's enhanced and style tables Active Control System (CACS), along with visualization, model making, and classification other options for relating GPS positioning to the Integrate vectors with raster for professional tools allow users to quickly develop powerful cartographic output Canadian Spatial Reference System, including custom algorithms for their specific remote CACS products made available through the sensing problems such as: )Ur Total Mapping Solution! Canadian Geodetic Bulletin Board Service. This short session will provide a forum for • Arctic and Antarctic sea ice classification he seminar duration is two hours. potential users and value-added distributors to • Soil type and moisture classification learn about this national infrastructure and the • Seasonal change monitoring Cl Geomatics Group• opportunities available to them for improved • Pine forest growth pattern maps ;roupe de geomatique de PCI GPS accuracy, reliable service and potential • Forest fire history maps g:oo- 20:30 18 h oo- 20 h 30 reduction in associated operational costs. • Wet lands monitoring Jlon E Salon E • Rain forest mapping La Division des !eves geodesiques presentera • Imaging of moving targets and ocean waves 5th anniversary Celebration le GPS•C, un nouveau service fonde sur le :elebration du 15e anniversaire Systeme canadien de controle actif (CACS), IMAGINE's fully integrated environment offers remote sensing professionals a powerful Corporate Address and Reflection on the past ainsi que d'autres moyens permettant d'obtenir approach for exploiting SAR imagery to meet the 5 years and a shared vision of the future. des positions GPS integrees au Systeme canadien de reference spatiale, tels que les needs of today's remote sensing applications. Visit the PCI Geomatics Group booth for produits CACS diffuses par le Service ~tails. telematique de la Division des leves geodesiques. Cette courte seance permettra orthwood Geoscience aux utilisateurs potentials et aux distributeurs ~:00-18:00 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 de produits a valeur ajoutee de mieux :apital Hall 2B Salle Capital 2B connaltre cette nouvelle infrastructure nationale et de decouvrir ce qu'elle peut offrir aux plans roduct Demonstration: Vertical Mapper™ de la precision du positionnement GPS, de la ontour, Modeling and Display Software for fiabilite du service et de la reduction des coOts laplnfo Professional™ d'exploitation. limes Harvie, Northwood Geoscience Ltd. -·-I - •

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ENFOTEC is an experienced provider of information Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc. products and services for navigation, surveillance and was founded in 1969 as a research organization monitoring of marine and coastal environments. The devoted to developing new techniques for managing information products may be processed and delivered geographic information. Since then, ESRI, Inc. has in near-real time, on-line, directly to become the leading vendor of GIS software and has managers/planners at shore based centers and/or to been providing software development, data vessel operators at sea. We specialize in satellite automation, and consulting services to a wide variety image acquisition, analysis, integration and of clients around the world. ESRI, Inc. continues to distribution, although we also provide, and can develop new techniques and tools based on the ideas integrate, airborne remote sensing data. Our core and experience of both outside and in-house users. near-real time satellite-based services are ICENAV, an ice information/navigation system and TRIDENT, a ESRI Canada Limited was founded in 1984 as the Coastal Zone Management service. ENFOTEC also Canadian member of the ESRI family, with majority offers multi-spectral airborne surveys and information Canadian ownership. ESRI Canada provides, for products using a casi sensor. Canadian users, the complete range of ESRI services. In addition, ESRI Canada carries on independent The TRIDENT and ICENAV services are specifically development efforts aimed at providing ARC/INFO designed to meet the opportunities available from the solutions for ESRl's users worldwide. Products new capabilities provided by the RADARSAT satellite. developed by ESRI Canada included ARC SI F - a For example, using data derived from RADARSAT, Canadian SIF translator, PC TIN - for creating TRIDENT information products can map and monitor Triangulated Irregular Networks and ArcForest - an oceanographic processes, environmental features, ARC/INFO application for forest management. vessel activities or features such as oil spills. All The ESRI® family of GIS software features a powerful information products are systematically geo­ set of tools for supporting all types of spatial referenced such that real world positions can be easily applications. The ESRI family includes: established and the information can be used ·ARC/INFO operationally. Corresponding raster and vector · ArcView® weather and sea state data may also be delivered to · ArcCAD® the TRIDENT PC station and integrated with the image products. · INTERNET-INTRANET MapObjects™, ArcView® ESRI Canada is headquartered in North York, Ontario Located in Ottawa, Canada, ENFOTEC has ready and has branch offices in Ottawa, Victoria, Vancouver, access to near-real time RADARSAT imagery Montreal, Edmonton and Halifax. worldwide from the Canadian Space Agency's Gatineau ground station. ENFOTEC has been able to deliver RADARSAT imagery products to decision­ Canadian Ice Service makers in the field , internationally, within three hours of acquisition. Booth 27 Canadian Ice Service is a unique branch of Environment Canada which provides reliable and GEOIMAGE timely information about ice conditions in Canadian Stand 24 and International waters. Our clients are diverse and include the Canadian Coast Guard, shipping companies, oil and gas companies, marine La societe GEOIMAGE est une societe specialisee construction projects, and environmental consulting dans le traitement d'images d'observation de la Terre firms to name just a few. applique a la production de donnees geographiques. Dans ce domaine d'application, nous avons deux Our products and services include analyses of data types d'activites : from RADARSAT, ice modeling and forecasting, iceberg tracking and iceberg hazard bulletins, ice - une activite de service (realisation de projets reconnaissance Dash-7 charters and, consultation thematiques, production de donnees standard), and special products upon request. - une activite logicielle (developpement d'un logiciel For more information please contact Client Services at de traitement d'images et de cartographie : le logiciel (6 13) 996-1550 or toll-free GEOimage). within North America, 1-800-767-2885. PAC> FILES PRC>FILS Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Secteur des sciences de la Terre, Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada Booth 70 Stand 70

With the amalgamation of Geomatics Canada and Regroupant dans une meme entite Geomatique Canada the Geological Survey of Canada, et la Commission geologique du Canada, le Secteur des the Earth Sciences Sector provides a knowledge sciences de la Terre fournit une infrastructure de infrastructure that is fundamental to the economic connaissances essentielle au developpement economique and sustainable development of Canada's rich et durable des abondantes richesses naturelles du pays. natural resources. Exciting new changes in remote Les secteurs de la teledetection, des leves et de la sensing and in surveying and mapping continue to cartographie connaissent des percees des plus evolve, and Geomatics Canada is at the forefront prometteuses, et Geomatique Canada est dans le peloton of these activities. de tete a cet egard. The diversity of initiatives reflects the Sector's La diversite de nos activites tient a l'etendue de notre depth of expertise: from the ongoing production of expertise. Nous continuons de produire des cartes our traditional topographic and thematic map topographiques et thematiques traditionnelles, mais nous products to the new range of value-added offrons aussi toute une gamme de nouveaux services a services, legal and geodetic survey outputs for valeur ajoutee, des leves officiels et geodesiques pour des GIS applications, to improved systems for satellite applications SIG et des systemes ameliores pour data archiving and the continuing validation of new l'archivage de donnees satellites, en plus de valider de RADARSAT applications. Focusing on an effective nouvelles applications RADARSAT. Fort de partenariats partnership approach with federal and provincial fructueux avec le gouvernement federal, les provinces et governments and private industry, the Sector is l'industrie, le Secteur des sciences de la Terre met au developing specialized software needed to handle point des logiciels specialises pouvant traiter divers different formats of geospatial data for the formats de donnees geospatiales, en vue de establishment of distribution networks such as the l'etablissement de reseaux comme !'Infrastructure Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) canadienne de donnees geospatiales (ICDG) et le Reseau and the Canadian Earth Obsevation Network canadien d'observation de la Terre (CEONet). CEONet (CEONet). CEONet is an initiative by the Canadian est un projet du gouvernement canadien qui vise a creer government to create a national infrastructure to une infrastructure nationale donnant acces a des archives provide access to earth observation archives and d'observation de la Terre et a des bases de donnees other complementary spatial databases. spatiales complementaires. The Sector's research and development benefits a Les travaux de recherche-developpement du Secteur diverse range of clients on the national and profitent a une multitude de clients, au pays comme a international front: from those who depend on l'etranger : ii y a ceux qui doivent pouvoir compter sur des ISO-standard mapping products, GIS specialists, produits cartographiques de qualite ISO, les specialistes users of earth observation data for resource des SIG et ceux qui se servent de donnees d'observation management, to the ever increasing number of de la Terre pour la gestion des ressources, sans compter visitors to our highly acclaimed Internet sites. le nombre sans cesse croissant de visiteurs de nos sites Internet, dont la reputation n'est plus faire. World Wide Web address: a http://www.NRCan.gc.ca/ess/ Adresse Internet : http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/ess/

The Canadian Space Agency Booth 60 The Canadian Space Agency, in recognition of the growing worldwide thrust toward global environmental monitoring and protection, has established Earth observation as a key priority of the Canadian Space program, RADARSAT-1 , launched and operated by the CSA, is a keystone in developing a niche for the Canadian satellite-based Earth observation industry. Come and visit our CSA exhibit (Booth #60) to find out more about RADARSAT operations, the many benefits associated with the latest RADARSAT images, and the commercial opportunities for remote-sensing value-added companies. (www.space.gc.ca & www.radarsat.space.gc.ca) RO FILES PROFI

GEMINI POSITIONING SYSTEMS LTD. Geomatics International Inc. Booth 47 Booth 50-57

Gemini Positioning Systems Ltd. was formed in 1992 as the Geomatics International Inc. is a Canadian company Canadian distributor for Ashtech Inc. of Sunnyvale CA., the with its headquarters in Burlington, Ontario. world leader in advanced precision solutions for the Global Specializing in the use, development and Positioning System (GPS) market. applications of, and training in, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing Gemini Positioning Systems Ltd. offers our client base over technologies, Geomatics International provides 40 years in satellite positioning expertise. This expertise worldwide consulting services to the private sector, and experience has made Gemini Positioning Systems Ltd. institutions and all levels of government using the leading Canadian organization exclusively geared leading-edge technology. Geomatics International towards the promotion, integration and support of GPS offers a complete range of services from data technology and related sub-systems. collection and analysis through to systems development, integration and management. Staff Services offered through our two Canadian facilities include: expertise is available in the sectors of geography, ·· Sales/Leasing of Ashtech GPS Products geology, forestry, environmental management, ·· Complete GPS Training and Seminar Facilities resource management, municipal affairs, ·· Service/Maintenance of Ashtech and related products telecommunications, business geographies, ·· Custom product development/engineering services information management, systems design and ··Systems integration of GPS with related sub-systems technology transfer and training. ·· Machine Controlled Integration Services ·· OEM products and services IMAGETECH RESOURCE LABORATORIES INC. Lei ca Booth 50-57 Booth 44 TEL: (514) 397-9866 - FAX: (514) 397-9860 Leica produces and distributes the broadest range of Contact: Ms. Ursula Kobel, Vice-president precision equipment available in the areas of surveying and photogrammetry. Our current product offerings reflect our IMAGETECH incorporated since 1986, is a full commitment, together with technology partners, to provide service professional imaging lab specializing in innovative and productive solutions based on digital remote sensing. Dedicated to research and photogrammetry. We are showing the latest version of the development in the photo/digital imaging sector, DPW770 Digital Photogrammetric Workstations running the IMAGETECH has developed technologies which latest in Helava's SOCET SET™ software. Other newly result in improved-quality hard-copy prints on introduced products include the top performance DSW 300 photographic paper. IMAGETECH's ultra-high Scanning Workstation. resolution continuous-tone Col/ochrome prints (patented in the USA, patent pending in Canada) are particularly suited to remote sensing defense, and medical-related imagery because of their LINNET GEOMATICS precision and the high degree of detail discernible in Booth 46 the prints.

LINNET GEOMATICS is an information technology lncorporee depuis 1986, IMAGETECH est un company with proven expertise developing business laboratoire photographique et numerique specialise applications that incorporate GIS functionality. We dans la teledetection. Grace a un effort soutenu implement solutions that are designed to meet specific dans la recherche et le developpement, IMAGETECH a reussi a ameliorer la qualite des business requirements. Often this means building simple­ to-use spatial query and reporting capability alongside impressions photographiques. Les impressions existing mainframe legacy systems, corporate RDBMS, Collochrome, qui sont des tirages de tres haute financial and accounting packages and other corporate resolution en tons-continus (brevete aux Etats-Unis et demande-de-brevet au Canada) sont information technology. Our strength rests on our ability to particulierement interessantes pour les domaines de deliver cost effective solutions to the users' desktop teledetection, de la defense, et de la recherche bringing GIS out of the back room. This application benefit focus sets us apart from the GIS industry. medicale dO a la precision des details discernables dans les images. PRC> FILES PAC> FILS INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES IOSAT INC. Booth 2 Booth 50-57 lntermap Technologies provides digital mapping products IOSAT is a remote sensing company focused on and services to major oil companies, governments and providing operational solutions for rapid assessment development agencies around the world. Clients are applications of satellite and data. assisted in managing their planning and development activities on national, regional and local scales. lntermap IOSAT's flagship product is the SENTRY, a multi­ produces ortho-rectified images, digital elevation models, satellite receiving and processing system, designed topographic maps and thematic information from remote specifically for the requirements of tactical, sensing sources which include STAR-31 (airborne surveillance and environmental monitoring interferometric radar), RADARSAT and other satellites and applications. SENTRY provides rapid assessment air photo surveys. Processing technologies used include and direct user control over data reception and digital mapping, orthophotography and GIS software. analysis. The system is fully self-contained for lntermap also provides consulting and value-added services demanding operational scenarios. and training in data interpretation. Company headquarters are in Calgary, with offices in Ottawa, Denver, and Houston. The SENTRY provides solutions for many applications in the areas of agriculture, atmospheric sciences, energy response, forestry, geology, ice monitoring, meteorology, military reconnaissance, PCI Pacific GeoSolutions Inc. oceanography, pollution monitoring, sovereignty and Booths 35-38 surveillance. I t utilizes data from RADARSAT, SPOT, ERS, LANDSAT and can easily integrate future earth Developed by PCI Pacific GeoSolutions Inc. of Victoria, observation satellites. British Columbia, PAMAP GIS™ was designed for use in the forestry and land use management industries by both technical and operational users. Our dedication and understanding of these markets is evident in the functionality PAMAP provides to its users.

PAMAP can be easily customized and modified to suit all THE INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AND levels of users, from operational foresters in the field to land use planners demanding intricate analysis capability. TERRESTRIAL SCIENCE PAMAP offers a powerful solution on the PC platform and BOOTH 69 provides analysis and modeling capabilities of a workstation product. The Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science (ISTS) is an academic and business consortium focused on PCI Pacific is a member of the PCI Geomatics Group Inc.­ space-oriented research. The ISTS consortium the world leader in image analysis and GIS software. includes 11 educational institutions and more than 60 industrial partners. Research conducted at ISTS is focused on both space and Earth. Science conducted in space, on space and Terrain Resources Ltd. from space can make significant contributions to the Booth 49 quality of life on Earth. For example, satellite-based remote sensing instruments can supply immense Terrain Resources Ltd. is a fast-growing Canadian company quantities of data about weather conditions around the with offices in Canada, the United States and New Zealand. globe, about natural resources and crop conditions, It applies advanced GIS and remote sensing tools for about ice, snow and water conditions and about ship natural resources management in North America, the Asia­ movement. The primary goal of the Institute is to Pacific region and South America. The company has transfer the benefits of the world-class research worked for industry and government clients on forestry, generated to industry and business. agriculture, mining, oil and gas, environment, and coastal The Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science is one zone management problems. The work has been as diverse of seven Ontario Centres of Excellence funded by the as timber stand assessment and harvest planning, crop provincial Ministry of Economic Development, Trade mapping, watershed analysis, viewshed analysis, land-use change assessment, making image maps, pipeline routing and Tourism. and constraint analysis as well as environmental monitoring. PRC> FILES PRC> FILS

Northway Map Technology Limited NOETIX RESEARCH INC. Booth 19 Booth 30 Northway Map Technology Limited is currently one of the Noetix Research Inc. is a Canadian company that largest mapping and data conversion companies in specialises in remote sensing and geographic information Canada with a staff of over 50 technicians and systems for marine and land applications using a full professionals. complement of experts in project management, software and systems engineering, and applications personnel. Northway Map Technology Limited is a privately owned Knowledge of our client requirements and systems corporation providing a full range of services in the field engineering expertise are combined to provide winning of Geomatics. Our highly trained staff together with solutions for operational problems. hardware and software resources - softcopy photogrammetric systems, SUN, Silicon Graphics, DEC Norland Science and Engineering Limited is a division and PR IME computers, flatbed and colour electrostatic within Noetix which specialises in sea ice engineering, plotters, ten digitizing tables and a fully equipped marine navigation, and remote sensing. The company photolab - allow Northway to undertake projects strength is in their experience in marine and involving image processing and analysis using satellite environmental operations within sea ice. and radar data, building geographic databases of above Services include: ground and underground services to support municipal, • Project Management resource and airport facilities management, data loading • Information Management Systems for Remote in support of forest resource management, digital terrain Sensing Applications analysis, photogrammetric mapping, digital • Advanced Software for Information Extraction orthophotography, control surveys and computer/data • Subscription to Crop Condition Reports throughout processing services. the Growing Season • Support for Precision Farming Northway Map Technology Limited is the Canadian • Operational Ship Navigation Support distributor for ERDAS IMAGINE products and a beta test • Training in Agriculture, Sea Ice, Oceans, and site for ARC/Info geographic information systems. Our Hydrology Remote Sensing firm also uses other geographic information systems and automated drafting products which include Intergraph Software products available include: MGE and AutoCAD. • RADARSAT Mission Planning and Scheduling • Sea Ice Tracking and Classification Northway is a ISO 9001-Registered company providing • lceXpert (Sea Ice Computer-based Training Package) design and production services in the field of Geomatics. For further information contact: Tom Hirose, President, Noetix Research Inc. 978 Merivale Road Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 6A4 Canada RADARSAT International Tel: (613) 729-4899 Booth 64 Fax: (613) 722-3798 email: Tom. [email protected] RADARSAT International (RSI) is a world leader in providing information solutions from space. In addition to distributing satellite imagery from the ERS satellite in North America as well as SPOT, LANDSAT and JERS Research Systems Inc. imagery in Canada, RSI is the exclusive worldwide Booth 45 distributor of data products from Canada's first Earth observation satellite, RADARSAT. Professionals around Efficiently access and analyze any type of remote sensing the world are discovering the benefits of using data with ENVI®, the most interactive, powerful and easy­ RADARSAT data for environmental monitoring and to use image processing package available. Discover natural resource management applications. As radar more information and improve identification with ENVl's imagery is a relatively new data source, RSI is advanced hyperspectral and radar toolsets. Also, developing new and innovative tools for learning more immediately gain insight from your data with IDL® , about RADARSAT. For local support to users, RSI is advanced software for visualization, data analysis and establishing a worldwide network of RADARSAT application development. If you analyze data from Resource Centres, Distributors, and Receiving Stations. images, experiments or tests or, write applications for others to use, IDL® will give you clear results faster. PRC> FILES PRC> FILS

PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL MAPPING CORP. Booth 4

Pacific International Mapping is a Victoria, BC-based professional service company specializing in digital mapping and GIS for the forest sector.

In business since 1984, we operate in three interrelated modes:

• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Our MAPS 3D digital mapping toolbox is - modular and works with MicroStation on PC, WIN'95 and NT platforms. Our MARS (Map Access and Review System) provides stand-alone viewing and 'red-lining' tools for spatial datasets.

• GEOSPATIAL PROJECTS We undertake projects to create, expand and - topologically prepare complex datasets for GIS analysis.

• CONSULTING SERVICES We provide specialist expertise in geospatial data and digital mapping applied to forestry.

Synmap Information Technologies VIASAT Geo-Technologie Inc. Limited Stand 21 Booth 48 VIASAT Geo-Technologie Inc. est une entreprise de Synmap Information Technologies and Synmap services-conseil et de genie-logiciel oeuvrant dans le International are privately owned, limited Atlantic domaine de la geomatique. Canada-based information technologies companies. VIASAT est fiere de vous presenter ses produits Synmap provides consulting services, products, and combinant le positionnement GPS et les systemes support for Earth Resource and Environmental d'information a reference spatiale (GPS/GIS). Grace a Applications - specifically the management, GISMO™ (GPS/GIS Mobile), realisez en toute simplicite processing, and analysis of map and map-related des projets de releve terrain fiable sans perdre une geoscience data. Synmap develops cost-effective seconde. Le nouveau systeme OUTRIDER™, pour sa Information Technology Solutions, specializing in the part, permet d'effectuer des releves de precision utilization of computerized data processing centimetrique avec rapidite (OTF, temps reel et post­ technologies such as Image Processing and Analysis, traitement). Les domaines du genie, de l'arpentage, de Relational Database Management, and Geographic l'hydrographie et des leves cadastraux sont sur le point Information Systems. de vivre un tournant favorable avec OUTRIDER™.

En plus de ses produits de haute performance, VIASAT offre une gamme de services diversifies. Services en Vantage Point International Inc. positionnement GPS, teledetection, service mobile de localisation, editique cartographique, renovation Booth 32 cadastrale et cartographie numerique.

Vantage Point International Inc. is an engineering consulting firm dedicated to helping customers use advanced radar technology and data to solve real world problems. We express this through our motto: RADAR expertise you can count on. This means we provide reliable and correct recommendations and results within the timeframe we promise. Our areas of expertise are flood monitoring and mineral exploration using RADARSAT, electronic counter-measures, radar system studies, data exploitation, and key enabling technologies. "Insightful, interesting and up to date news iL the remote sensing and GIS industries. If I want to find out about new applications in remote sensing, I turn to EOM for the latest! Great publication!" Douglas A. Howard, geology research associate, Tempe, AZ

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