46th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
June 16 - 19, 2025 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Symposium Program
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Preliminary Program of the Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing |
| Date: Monday, 16/June/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
Workshops: Morning Workshop Location: Cedar Ballroom Proposal Writing Workshop |
| 9:00am - 4:30pm |
Full Day Workshops - Google Earth Engine Location: Birch Ballroom Google Earth Engine |
| 1:00pm - 4:30pm |
Workshop PM: Afternoon Workshop Location: Cedar Ballroom Combining Deep Learning with Editing Tools for 3D Individual-Tree Analysis |
| 3:00pm - 7:30pm |
Registration Location: Sandman Lobby |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Ice Breaker Location: Galt Museum |
| Date: Tuesday, 17/June/2025 | ||||
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Symposium Welcome and Opening Remarks Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 9:00am - 9:50am |
Keynote 1: Dr. Leroy Little Bear Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 9:50am - 10:40am |
Keynote 2: Isabelle Tremblay Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 10:40am - 11:00am |
Health Break Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Panel 1:Pilot mentorship initiative Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 1:00pm - 2:20pm |
Active Snow & WR: Active remote sensing of the snowpack for water resources Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Dr. Brandi Newton Chair: Dr. Celeste Barnes A Lidar-based assessment of the representativeness of in-situ snow monitoring stations in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta 1:20pm - 1:40pm Evaluating Remote Sensing Lidar-based Snow Water Equivalent with Raven-based Snow Water Equivalent hydrologic modelled outputs in a Mountainous Watershed 1:40pm - 2:00pm Quantifying Changes in Hypsometric Snowpack Distribution in a Recovering Post-Fire Mountain Headwater Environment using Airborne Lidar 2:00pm - 2:20pm Understanding errors in lidar- based snow water equivalent modelling for snowpack monitoring in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains |
Agriculture 1: Agriculture Location: Cedar Ballroom Chair: Dr. Angela Kross Assessing Crop Development at Different Scales: Implications for Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring of LAI and Yield in Corn and Soybean Fields 1:20pm - 1:40pm Unlocking the Potential of PRISMA Hyperspectral Imagery for Precision Agriculture Mapping 1:40pm - 2:00pm Edge AI for Real-time Detection of the Currant-lettuce Aphid (Nasonovia Ribisnigri) in Lettuce Crops 2:00pm - 2:20pm Enhancing Spring Wheat Forecasting in Western Canada using Data-Driven Methods |
Ecosystem: Ecosystem Location: Antons Ballroom Chair: Dr. Xulin Guo Early Detection of Woody Plant Expansion in Canadian Prairie Based on Drone Imagery and Deep Learning 1:20pm - 1:40pm Multi-Source Earth Observation Analysis in Canadian Grasslands: Enhancing Woody Plant Encroachment Detection & Benefits to the Environment and Economy 1:40pm - 2:00pm Remote Sensing-Based Quantification and Mapping of Native Tree Cover in Saskatchewan’s Prairie Landscape 2:00pm - 2:20pm Multi-Year Multitemporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Imagery for Native Grassland and Seeded Forage Identification Across a Gradient of Southern Alberta Prairie Ecoregions |
RS human Disturbance: Learnings and practical applications of remote sensing for mapping and recovery characterization of human disturbance features Location: Poplar III Chair: Jennifer Nicole Hird Chair: Dr. Greg McDermid Geospatial Tools for Seismic-line Restoration Planning: Cost Projections and Restoration Targets 1:20pm - 1:40pm Using High-Resolution Imagery to Enhance Human Footprint Mapping across British Columbia 1:40pm - 2:00pm Deconstructing Errors: 3D Deep Learning for UAV Vegetation Monitoring on Reclaimed Wellsites 2:00pm - 2:20pm Mapping undesired Vegetation on Oil and Gas Reclamation Sites using a multi-sensor Approach |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm |
Health Break Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 2:40pm - 4:20pm |
3-Minute Thesis Competition Organized by IEEE GRSS IDEA Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Hamid Jafarzadeh 3D Building Model Generation with Different Levels-of-Detail using Multi-Source LiDAR Point Cloud Data for Digital Twins Development Semantic Modelling of an Indoor Parking Garage Using Hand-held GeoSLAM LiDAR Point Clouds From Factory Floors to Vanishing Caribou: How Industrial AI Guards an Arctic Icon Laser Beamin’ the Burns: How the Past Informs the Future of Forest Fire Event-Based Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Application of Remote Sensing for Wetland Monitoring and Climate Change Mitigation Advancing Urban Heat Loss Mitigation with Smart Digital Twin Technology Monitoring Tailings Dams Through the Eyes of Satellites and AI Can Big Brother Save the Climate? |
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| 4:20pm - 5:40pm |
Poster Session 1: Location: Aspen Ballroom Effective Mamba via Structure-Aware State Fusion for Hyperspectral Image Classification Applications of Fine-Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar for Crop Yield Prediction National-scale validation of SWOT over Canadian waters using an adapted tool for automated datum conversion: Preliminary Results Characterizing landslide-induced Floods using SWOT: A Case Study on the Chilcotin River Investigating Microwave Backscatter Response to Induced Flooding on Snow-covered Sea Ice: Preliminary Findings from Churchill Marine Observatory Mapping Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) in Ontario Forest Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery and Time Series Analysis The University Consortium for the Canadian Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission (TSMM): first milestones and extensive field work collaboration Compact-Polarimetric Decomposition Framework for Enhanced Wetland Discrimination Using RADARSAT Constellation Mission Reconstructing Land Use Changes in Southern Ontario: A Paleoecological Analysis of the Lake Simcoe Watershed Since the Late XIX Century Mapping Tree Genera/Species, Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Outbreak Phases, and Woody Debris in Pine Beetle-Affected Forests Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Multispectral Imagery and Object-Based Image Analysis Quantifying Vegetation Structures and Tree Fire Fuels in Montane Pine Forests Impacted by Mountain Pine Beetle Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Photogrammetric and Lidar Point Clouds UAV-Based Multi-Sensor Data Fusion For Indoor 3D Point Cloud Segmentation Hyperspectral and LiDAR monitoring of tree health for breeding climate resilient forests Geotagging UAV Video Frames for Enhanced 3D Reconstruction: A DJI Flight Log Integration Approach An Approach to Design Validation and Spectral Unmixing for FINCH - a Hyperspectral Nano-Satellite for Crop Residue Mapping UAV-Based Multispectral Imaging for Estimating Dry Bean Crop Maturity The Prairie Landscape Inventory: A Wall-to-Wall Native Prairie Model for Saskatchewan Applying Machine Learning Algorithms for Spatial Modelling of Flood Susceptibility Prediction over São Paulo Sub-region. Assessment of ALOS-2 L-Band Polarimetric SAR for Fire Danger Monitoring in Mountainous Forests of British Columbia Improving Monitoring for an Underground Crop Pest using Overhead Imagery Spatial variability of passive L-band surface state retrievals in the High Arctic |
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| Date: Wednesday, 18/June/2025 | ||||
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Keynote 3: Dr. Catherine Champagne Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Panel 2: Agriculture Technology Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms Chair: Dr. Késhav Singh Chair: Prof. Derek R. Peddle |
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| 10:30am - 10:50am |
Health Break |
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| 10:50am - 11:50am |
Industry Discussion Session: Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms Chair: Prof. Derek R. Peddle Industry Discussion Session |
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| 11:50am - 1:00pm |
Lunch Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 1:00pm - 2:40pm |
Agriculture: Crop growth and soil moisture monitoring using microwave and optical remote sensing. Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Dr. Hongquan Wang Chair: Dr. Amir Chegoonian Aerial Insights: Advancing Nitrogen Estimation in Field Crops using Multispectral Imaging 1:20pm - 1:40pm Evaluation of a High-resolution L-band RPAS-mounted Sensor for Soil Moisture Estimation 1:40pm - 2:00pm Potential of RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetric Data for Soil Moisture Estimation in Agriculture 2:00pm - 2:20pm A Deep Learning-Based Approach for High-Resolution Surface Soil Moisture Estimation: Feature Selection Using SAR and Optical Satellite Data 2:20pm - 2:40pm High-Throughput Imaging System for Early Detection of Root Rot Disease in Field Peas (Pisum sativum L.) |
Natural Resources: Natural Resources Location: Cedar Ballroom Chair: Subir Chowdhury Thermal Remote Sensing for Urban Energy Efficiency: A Pilot Project in the City of Medicine Hat, Canada 1:20pm - 1:40pm Integrating Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning for Oil and Gas Well Pad Reclamation Assessments in Alberta’s Forested Ecosystems 1:40pm - 2:00pm Development of Analytical Tools for Lunar Mineralogy Using Multi-Source In Situ Remote Sensing Data 2:00pm - 2:20pm Multispectral and field-spectroscopy-based Mapping of metamorphic and Alteration Minerals in the Andrew Lake Region, northeastern Alberta |
Wildfire: Wildfire Location: Antons Ballroom Chair: Dr. Laura Chasmer Chair: Dr. Linda Flade Remote Sensing Model to Forecast Wildfire Danger in the Northwest Territories 1:20pm - 1:40pm Quantifying Belowground Carbon Loss in Managed Peatlands: Burn Depth, Drivers, and Climate Implications 1:40pm - 2:00pm A Remote Sensing Approach to Detecting Forest to Heathland State Shifts in Post Fire Boreal Forest, Newfoundland 2:00pm - 2:20pm The Chetamon Fire in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada: Burn Severity in Relation to Fire History |
Digital Twins - Urban: Advancing Digital Twins for Urban Environments: Approaches to Mapping, Monitoring, and Management Location: Poplar III Chair: Prof. Shabnam Jabari Digital Twin for Road Surface Condition Monitoring and Assessment using Multi-Sensor Data 1:20pm - 1:40pm Indoor Digital Twins: Evaluating Smartphone Models Oriented with Ultrasonic Positioning Against TLS 1:40pm - 2:00pm Improving DMSA-SLAM accuracy through GNSS integration for geospatial mapping 2:00pm - 2:20pm A comprehensive framework for 3D building model generation with different Levels-of-Detail using multi-source LiDAR point cloud data for Digital Twins development 2:20pm - 2:40pm Advancing Urban Heat Loss Mitigation with Smart Digital Twin Technology |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm |
Health Break Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 3:00pm - 4:40pm |
RS Human - Beyond Maps: Learnings and practical applications of remote sensing in human disturbance mapping: going beyond map product development Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Jennifer Nicole Hird Chair: Dr. Mir Mustafizur Rahman The BERA Framework: An Accurate and Efficient Workflow for Performing Reconnaissance Establishment Surveys of Legacy Seismic Lines 3:20pm - 3:40pm Operationalizing Seismic Line Delineation at Scale: A Comparison of Machine Learning Approaches 3:40pm - 4:00pm Human Footprint of Alberta: Integrating Optical Interpretation, High Value Reference Datasets and Composite Rasters to Create Provincial Scale Geospatial Products 4:00pm - 4:20pm Geospatial Tools for Seismic Line Restoration: Deep Learning-based Seedling Detection 4:20pm - 4:40pm Multitemporal mapping of groundwater ecosystem services: Impacts of land use and climate change |
Forestry: Forestry Location: Cedar Ballroom Chair: Prof. Richard Fournier Mapping Vancouver Island’s Big Trees Using Lidar, Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, and Deep Learning 3:20pm - 3:40pm Unveiling Forest Vertical Structure Using Mobile LiDAR 3:40pm - 4:00pm Variation in the Estimation of Above Ground Biomass from Empirical Models in the Brazilian Caatinga Biome 4:00pm - 4:20pm Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Individual Tree Crown Detection and Delineation in Mixed-Wood Forests Using High-Resolution LiDAR Data 4:20pm - 4:40pm Using Bitemporal RPAS Point Clouds to Evaluate Changes in Standing Tree Stem Count, Canopy Height and Coverage due to the Jasper Wildland Fire |
Water: Water Location: Antons Ballroom Chair: Dr. Ben DeVries Tracking complex surface water dynamics in Arctic and Boreal regions using multi-source satellite imagery and time series decomposition 3:20pm - 3:40pm Identifying Dynamic Water/Wetland Using Seasonal SAR Time Series in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada: Application of Functional Data Analysis 3:40pm - 4:00pm Comparative Analysis of UAVSAR Polarimetric Decompositions for Wetland Aboveground Biomass Mapping Using Machine Learning Models 4:00pm - 4:20pm Climate and human impact shape long-term phytoplankton dynamics in the Lake Winnipeg watershed |
Radar: Radar Location: Poplar III Chair: Prof. Kalifa Goïta Uncertainty Quantification of Deep Learning based Pan-Arctic Sea Ice Concentration Estimation from Sentinel-1, RCM and AMSR2 Data 3:20pm - 3:40pm Generating a Deep Learning Dataset From 2D Simulations of C-Band Soil Dielectric Constants under Different Soil Surface Parameter Conditions 3:40pm - 4:00pm Comparing Continuous and Yearly PSInSAR Monitoring of Ground Deformation Using SRTM and LiDAR DEMs 4:00pm - 4:20pm A Semi-Supervised Teacher-Student Framework for Soil Moisture Estimation by Combining L-Band Radar and Optical Data Over Forests |
| 4:40pm - 5:40pm |
Poster Session 2: Location: Aspen Ballroom Wetland Modelling in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basins: Leveraging Multi-Frequency SAR, Geomorphometry, and National Inventory Datasets Assessing Urban Plant Biodiversity Using RGB Drone Remote Sensing: The Trade-Offs of Spatial Resolution Assessing the Potential of Large Language Models for Complex Time-Series Change Detection: A Reasoning-Based Approach Mapping the formation and drainage of Thermokarst Lakes in North America using Landsat time series Analysis of the Attractiveness of Cycling Infrastructures in Sherbrooke using Image Segmentation The National Burned Area Composite (NBAC) of Canada’s Wildfires Spectral Diversity as a Predictor of Tree Diversity: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Across Forest Ecosystems Optimizing Vegetation Indices to Estimate Grasslands Productivity Using Principal Component Analysis Based on Hyperspectral Imaging 3D Reconstruction of GHG Emissions using Infrared Depth Sensors for Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Monitoring Water Levels in Canadian Lakes and Reservoirs using the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission Spatial Assessment of Population Vulnerability to Urban Heat in 14 Major French Cities Advancing Weed Management: Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning for Herbicide-resistant Weed Detection Real-time estimation of tree stem volume in a harvester Analysis of surface water bodies using Sentinel-2 images and water indices Monitoring and Forecasting Dam Deformation using InSAR: A Case Study of Oldman River Dam, Alberta Comparison of Mask R-CNN Performance for Tree Detection on UAV Imagery Deep Learning Subpixel Change Detection from MODIS 250m Imagery in Canada with Geographically Dependent Transition Matrices Evaluating Optimal Pixel Size for Accurate Tree Height Estimation from LiDAR-Derived Canopy Height Models Integrating satellite and LiDAR data to model landscape forest productivity in uneven-aged and managed forests in central B.C. Modelling Vegetation Regeneration of Seismic Lines in Boreal Caribou Ranges Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mensuration of Range Landscape Foliar, Root and Soil Carbon Storage Monitoring Post-wildfire Vegetation Regeneration in Waterton Lakes National Park using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems |
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| 6:30pm - 10:00pm |
CRSS-SCT Awards Ceremony and Banquet Location: Aspen, Birch, Cedar |
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| Date: Thursday, 19/June/2025 | ||||
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Keynote 4: Dr. Alain Pietroniro Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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| 9:30am - 10:30am |
ISPRS Panel: Panel 3: ISPRS Discussion Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms Chair: Dr. Derek Lichti |
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| 10:30am - 10:50am |
Health Break Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 10:50am - 12:30pm |
EO Water: Earth observation and mapping of lakes, wetlands, and aquatic ecosystems Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Dr. Mina Nasr Chair: Prof. Chris Hopkinson Toward Province-Wide Information on Lentic Open Surface Water Spatio-Temporal Dynamics with Open-Access Sentinel Imagery 11:10am - 11:30am An Adaptive Remote Sensing-Based Regional and Temporal Assessment of Alberta’s Lake Water Resources 11:30am - 11:50am Reconstructing whole-lake harmful algal bloom trends on selected Alberta lakes: Leveraging the Landsat archive to answer important questions about historical dynamics 11:50am - 12:10pm Deep Learning for Surface Water Mapping in the Canadian Arctic with Very-High Resolution SAR 12:10pm - 12:30pm Aquatic and riparian land cover trends across mountainous headwater basins in Alberta, Canada |
Applications: Applications Location: Cedar Ballroom Chair: Prof. Derek R. Peddle Drone-Based Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Water-Surface Microplastic Pollution 11:10am - 11:30am Enhancing Seal Detection in Arctic Regions through Fine-Tuning of FasterRCNN: A Case Study Using NOAA and DFO Datasets 11:30am - 11:50am Unsupervised Anomaly Detection for Caribou Monitoring: A Novel Approach to Wildlife Monitoring Without Extensive Labeling 11:50am - 12:10pm Remote Sensing as a Tool for Defining Seasons in the Semiarid Under Caatinga Biome Conditions |
Large Area: Large Area Mapping Location: Antons Ballroom Chair: Dr. Brigitte B. Leblon Reconstructing Historical Landsat Time Series Using a Transformer-Based Deep Learning Approach in the Canadian Prairies Region 11:10am - 11:30am Integrating Earth Observation Data into Impact Assessment Frameworks 11:30am - 11:50am Multi-Headed Late Fusion Networks for Land Cover Classification Using Multi-Temporal and Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data 11:50am - 12:10pm Detecting Crested Wheatgrass Using Remote Sensing 12:10pm - 12:30pm Investigating GNSS-Based Terrestrial Water Storage Changes Across North America |
RS-Engineering/Sensors: RS-Engineering/Sensors Location: Poplar III Chair: Prof. Craig Coburn Advancing Earth Observation with Wyvern’s Dragonette Hyperspectral Satellite Constellation 11:10am - 11:30am Understanding Terrestrial Water Storage Changes derived from GRACE/GRACE-FO and GLDAS model in the Inner Niger Delta in West Africa 11:30am - 11:50am Enhancing Unsupervised Monocular Depth Estimation for Zero-Shot Domain Adaptation Across Smartphone Cameras 11:50am - 12:10pm State Covariance based Spatio-Temporal Trajectory Alignment for VIO Systems 12:10pm - 12:30pm Multi-Object Tracking in UAV Videos: A YOLOv11 Fusion Method for Detection and Segmentation Optimization |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 1:30pm - 3:10pm |
Wildland Fire: Remote Sensing Tools, Technologies, and Applications in Wildland Fire Location: Birch Ballroom Chair: Dr. Laura Chasmer Chair: Dr. Linda Flade Assessing post-fire tree regeneration in short interval reburns using airborne lidar 1:50pm - 2:10pm Monitoring Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Rates and Patterns in a Mountain Park Environment using Field, RPAS, and Airborne Multispectral Lidar 2:10pm - 2:30pm Leveraging Remote Sensing for High-Resolution Fuel Mapping: Advancing Wildfire Risk and Behaviour Analysis 2:30pm - 2:50pm New Open-source Software and Automated Classifier for Analysing Historical and Modern Oblique Images for Landcover Assessment and Fire Management 2:50pm - 3:10pm Using in situ NG-CFFDRS plots and airborne lidar to model fire fuels in the Northwest Territories |
AG-2: Agriculture-2 Location: Cedar Ballroom Chair: Dr. Bing Lu Mapping Blueberry Traits using High-Spatial Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Images 1:50pm - 2:10pm Crop Identification Using High-resolution SAR Image Time Series 2:10pm - 2:30pm Spectral Variability in Potato Tubers: Implications for Sugar Content and Processing Quality Prediction 2:30pm - 2:50pm The Analysis of the Agricultural Crop Water Productivity Behaviour in Humid climate Region for Irrigated and Rainfed Areas, Case Study Rwanda |
Arctic: Arctic Location: Antons Ballroom Chair: Dr. HPeter White Pan-Arctic Wetland Mapping: A New Tool for Monitoring Natural Methane Emissions and Enhancing Global Methane Budget Estimates 1:50pm - 2:10pm Regional Fugitive Dust Monitoring, preliminary snow melt characterization on Northern Baffin Island 2:10pm - 2:30pm Remote Sensing Reveals Complex Water Colour Dynamics in Arctic Lakes 2:30pm - 2:50pm Lakes as Sentinels of Permafrost Thaw: Investigating Thermokarst Evolution near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut |
Urban: Urban Location: Poplar III Chair: Prof. Shabnam Jabari Urban Vegetation Cover Mapping via a Semantic Adaptive Model Across Multiple Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery 1:50pm - 2:10pm Urban Flood Detection Using Spaceborne SAR Imagery 2:10pm - 2:30pm UAV-Based LiDAR System for Urban Mapping and Modelling Applications 2:30pm - 2:50pm Space-Time Pattern Mining for Urban Microclimate Analysis in Compact Cities: A Remote Sensing Approach 2:50pm - 3:10pm UAV-Based Multi-Sensor Data Fusion for Urban Feature Segmentation |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm |
Health Break Location: Aspen Ballroom |
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Closing Session, Society Members Meeting and Symposium Awards Location: Birch and Cedar Ballrooms |
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