MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER 01610 Visiting Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Science at Clark University

Clark University seeks to fill a one-year position at the assistant professor level in Geographic Information Science (GIS) to begin August 2011. Particular interest is focused on individuals with a specialization in one or more of the following GIS application areas: land change science, earth systems science, climate change,  and food security. The major responsibility will be to teach core GIS courses including Intro to GIS  and advanced vector GIS as well as a graduate seminar in the candidate’s field of expertise, and to serve undergraduate and graduate programs in Clark’s School of Geography (www.clarku.edu/departments/geography) and the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) (www.clarku.edu/departments/idce). Knowledge of ArcMap 10 and Idrisi software is required; knowledge of programming languages used in GIS and experience with online mapping applications are also desirable. PhD in Geography or related discipline is required by August 2011. 

This position will be based in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark (www.clarku.edu/departments/geography). Applicants must show a commitment to teaching and working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary program. A detailed statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and a list of references should be sent via email attachment to gisciencesearch@clarku.edu or via postal mail to John Rogan, GIScience Search Committee, Clark Graduate School of Geography Clark Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610. Review of applications will begin April 1st and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE. Minorities and Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

ESA Bulletin 145 (February 2011)

In this issue of ESA's flagship magazine, we feature the latest 'flagship' of ESA's space fleet, ATV Johannes Kepler. Read the Bulletin and other publications online, with our visualiser tool.

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMGEOHSBKG_index_0.html

ESA

QGIS Hackfest in Lisbon 2011 - Quantum GIS Wiki - April 2011

QGIS Hackfest in Lisbon 2011
http://www.qgis.org/wiki/5._QGIS_Hackfest_in_Lisbon_2011#Dates

US National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2006) is now publicly available

The latest edition of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2006) is now publicly available. This massive database updates our knowledge of the Nations land cover and documents precisely where land cover change has occurred between 2001 and 2006. NLCD is used for thousands of applications in such diverse investigations as ecosystem
status and health, spatial patterns of biodiversity, indications of climate change, and best practices in land management.

Periodic updating of the NLCD can be compared to taking a new census of the state of our land cover, said U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director Marcia McNutt. Just as repeating the census reveals demographic trends that provide a wealth of information for social science research, monitoring land cover change can similarly serve many purposes in natural science and land management.

Based on Landsat satellite imagery taken in 2006, the broad, yet meticulous database was constructed in a five-year collaborative effort by the 11-member federal interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC).

The long-term collaboration that the MRLC demonstrates is a model of cooperation among government entities, Director McNutt continued. Their teamwork in producing the multi-purpose NLCD helps accelerate science and it saves taxpayer money. Thats a synergy everyone can applaud.

The carefully calibrated data describes the land surface condition of each 30-meter cell of land in the conterminous United States and identifies which ones have changed since the year 2001. Nearly six such cells  each 98 feet long and wide would fit on a football field. This release of NLCD marks the first time land cover change has been captured for the Nation in such a detailed way, requiring several years of new methodological research to accomplish this goal.

The range and authoritative accuracy of this information will enable managers of public and private lands, urban planners, agricultural experts, and scientists with many different interests (for instance, invasive species or hydrogeography) to identify critical characteristics of the land and patterns of land cover change, informing a variety of investigations from monitoring forests to modeling runoff in urban areas.

Land cover is broadly defined as the biophysical pattern of natural vegetation, agriculture, and urban areas. It is shaped by both natural processes and human influences. NLCD 2006 data portrays 16 classes of land cover in the lower 48 states and the degree of surface imperviousness in urban areas. The density of non-transpiring, impervious surfaces usually composed of concrete, asphalt, stone, and metal  is widely recognized as a key indicator of environmental quality in urban areas.

For more information and to download NLCD data, visit the National Land Cover

Database website at http://www.mrlc.gov/

Assistant Researcher: Amazon Environmental Research Institute

Assistant Researcher - Amazon Environmental Research Institute

Location: Brazil and USA
Deadline for Applications: Feb 28th
Contact Person: Anaiza Portilho
Special Requirements: PhD (or equivalent), conversational English and
Portuguese
Salary and benefits: to be agreed but based on experience

Responsibilities:
- Build research program on the effects of climate change and land-use on
native forest and savanna/woodland ecosystems, with initial focus on Brazil.
- Contribute to an inter-disciplinary research program designed to provide
input to land-use and climate change policies in Brazil and other tropical
nations.
- Assemble and manage spatial data sets on landcover, soils, climate,
socio-economic information.
- Contribute to the development of REDD+ programs at national and
state/province levels in Brazil and other tropical nations.

Qualifications/Experience:
- Demonstrated capacity for teamwork, inter-disciplinary research,
policy-relevant research
- Demonstrated capacity to carry out and publish in peer-review literature
scientific articles on remote sensing and/or modeling of land use change,
fire, and/or impacts of climate change on terrestrial vegetation.
- Technical skills in managing and using diverse spatial datasets to
creatively address issues of land use and climate change.
- Experience in working outside of home country
- Conversational English and Portuguese (required); conversational Spanish
and French (desirable)
- PhD (or equivalent)

Please send a 2 page resume and cover letter to:
Anaiza Portilho
anaiza [at] ipam.org.br

2011 International Conference on Mathematics and Geosciences (ICMG 2011)

2011 International Conference on Mathematics and
Geosciences (ICMG 2011)
3 to 5 June 2011
Iasi, Romania

All accepted papers of ICMG 2011 will also be
published in the conference proceeding, and
will be included in the ASME Digital Library,
and indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceeding.

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 1 March
2011.

Enquiries: icmg@iacsit.org
Web address: http://www.icfcc.org/icmg/
Sponsored by: ASME

Special Issue on GIS for Environmental Assessment - Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

A Special Issue for the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM) Editor: Ainhoa González (Centre for Environment, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Submission deadline of full paper: Thursday, 31st March 2011 But please send intention to submit paper by Friday, 21st January 2011 to agonzal@tcd.ie - specifying author(s), affiliation, email, draft title and brief (two hundred word) summary of the paper. Papers are sought for a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management focusing on spatial data and geographic information systems (GIS) as support tools for environmental assessment. GIS are increasingly used to support spatial planning and associated environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) processes. They also applied in other environmental studies (such as sustainability assessment or appropriate assessment) and in environmental management (such as IPPC).

GIS are considered to augment conventional techniques by providing spatial evidence. However, institutional arrangements and data access, quality and scale issues often constrain their full potential. Papers can be based on policy analysis, desk-top or practical case studies, drawing on experience and reflecting on these issues. They should critically examine the advantages and disadvantages of using spatial data and applying GIS-based approaches. A variety of aspects can be addressed and discussed, including:
  
1. What do spatial data policies (such as the INSPIRE Directive) intend to achieve? How are these implemented in Europe and internationally? Are legal frameworks affecting GIS applicability? Why and in which sectors? Can spatial data become a legal requisite? Which are the consequent implications for future assessment and management methodologies?

2. How can spatial data and GIS best support impact assessment? What is the contribution of spatial data to environmental assessment, planning and management? What are the optimum conditions for GIS effectiveness and why? What are the best technologies, techniques and methods available for all or any of the EIA/SEA stages?

3. What are the constraints to GIS-based environmental assessment and management? Do institutional arrangements, human resources and skills affect GIS uptake? How does data availability and quality affect the end results? How do spatial and temporal scales affect GIS outcomes? How are uncertainties being addressed? When and how is manipulation tackled?

4. Do spatial data and GIS have an impact on decision-making? Are GIS changing the way decisions are made? Can graphic representations raise awareness and promote environmental integration? What can public participation GIS do in this regard? Who should it target and engage? How can public opinion be integrated into final decisions?

5. What is the future of GIS in environmental assessment? Will they advance interdisciplinary applications? Will they be more widely applied and by whom? How are ethical considerations (such as copyright and privacy) being dealt with? Can they provide a framework for cooperation? What are the social implications?

Guidance for contributors:

1. All papers should comply with the formatting of the papers published in the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM). Please take into account the guidance for authors of this journal - see http://www.worldscinet.com/jeapm/mkt/guidelines.shtml(although in this case papers should be submitted to agonzal@tcd.ie and not to JEAPM).

2. Papers should normally be 10 to 15 pages long (excluding list of references).

3. Please use the Harvard System for referencing - see for example http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/harvard_referencing.htm

4. Please ensure that all references listed at the end are mentioned in the text and vice versa.

5. Please divide your article into clearly defined sections, all with headings.
  
6. All submitted papers should include an introduction. The introduction should explain what the paper is about and should explicitly say how the paper relates to the topic of spatial data and GIS as support tools for impact assessment. The introduction section must be written so that the reader who has not read the paper title would understand what the paper contained. Therefore the introduction section it must paraphrase the title of the paper.

7. The introduction should include relevant academic context (i.e. please make sure you include relevant links to academic literature) - unless there is a second section on context/background/literature review.

8. The introduction should end with an explanation of how the paper is structured (mentioning just the main sections, i.e. the first-level headings).

9. The last section of the paper should have the title "Conclusion and Future Developments". As the name says, this should contain both a summary of what was discussed in the paper, and suggestions for future research and/or recommendations for future practice.

The timetable for the editing of this special issue is as follows:

   * 21 January 2011 - Authors to send intention to submit paper to agonzal@tcd.ie
   * 31 March 2011 - Deadline for authors to submit full paper to agonzal@tcd.ie
   * 4-8 April 2011 - Editor to send papers to referees.
   * 11 April-6 May 2011 - Referees to comment on papers.
   * 23-27 May 2011 - Based on referees' comments, papers are selected and authors contacted asking them to re-submit taking into account comments from referees and editors.
   * 24 June 2011 - Deadline for authors to re-submit papers to agonzal@tcd.ie, based on the comments of the referees and editors.
   * 27 June-29 July 2011 - Final editing.
   * 1 September 2011 - Manuscript sent to JEAPM.

http://www.worldscinet.com/jeapm/mkt/callforpapers_details.shtml

GEOG-AN-MOD 11, Santander (Spain)

GEOG-AN-MOD 11 (ICCSA) Submission deadline is approaching: 10 days left

Sixth International Workshop on "Geographical Analysis, 
Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics" 
GEOG-AN-MOD 11

http://www.unibas.it/utenti/murgante/geog_an_mod_11/index.html 

in conjunction with

The 2011 International Conference on Computational
Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2011)

June 20th - June 23th, 2011

University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
http://www.iccsa.org/ 



Authors Guideline 
Please adhere strictly to the formatting provided in the template to prepare your paper and refrain from modifying it.

The submitted paper must be camera-ready and formatted according to the rules of LNCS. For formatting information, see the publisher's web site

( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 ).

Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper.

Submission 
papers should be submitted at:
http://ess.iccsa.org/ 
please don't forget to select " Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics GEOG-AN-MOD 11" workshop from the drop-down list of all workshops.

Proceedings
Papers accepted to " Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics GEOG-AN-MOD 11" will be published in the ICCSA Conference proceedings, in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. 

Extended version of previous GEOG-AN-MOD papers have been included in five special issues:
• Transactions on Computational Science Journal.
• Murgante B., Borruso G., Lapucci A. (2009) "Geocomputation and Urban Planning" Studies in Computational Intelligence , Vol. 176. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
• Murgante B., Borruso G., Lapucci A. (2011) "Environmental geocomputation for sustainable development" Studies in Computational Intelligence. Springer-Verlag, Berlin
• International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (IJAEIS), Special Issue On: "Analysing, Modelling and Visualizing Spatial Environmental Data" Guest Editors: Beniamino Murgante, University of Basilicata, Italy - Mikhail Kanevski, University of Lausanne, Switzerland - Antonino Marvuglia, University College Cork, Ireland - Maurizio Cellura, University of Palermo, Italy 
• Borruso G., Bertazzon S., Favretto A. Murgante B., Torre C. (2011) “Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies” IGI Global

Important dates

28 February 2011, 2011: Deadline for full paper submission
18 March 2011: Notification of acceptance
15 April 2011: Deadline for Camera Ready Papers
June 20-23, 2011: ICCSA 2011 Conference

Paris, France: 2-year postdoctoral position using remote sensing data and modelling for the monitoring of land carbon fluxes

2-year postdoctoral position using remote sensing data and modelling for the monitoring of land carbon fluxes

Grade : PhD
Nature du contrat : Temporary
Laboratoire d'accueil : LSCE 

  Lieu de travail : Saclay 

 
Employeur : CEA or CNRS

Date limite de dépôt des dossiers : 08/04/2011

Domaine scientifique : Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces / Land Surface Modelling

Lire la suite

 

GIS coordinator, ETC/SIA - Málaga (Spain)

Vacancy: GIS Coordinator

The European Topic Centre for Spatial Information Analysis (ETC/SIA) is an international consortium assisting the European Environment Agency (EEA) in its mission to deliver information on the state and trends of the environment. The lead is the University of Malaga, Spain (UMA).

ETC/SIA is organizing a competition to recruit a highly motivated and well qualified candidate to work as a GIS coordinator. This position seeks to reinforce ETC´s support to the EEA by coordinating the data management within the core team and the consortium partners. 

The GIS coordinator will be motivated, professional team player who can demonstrate excellence in data management for environmental assessments, ability to innovate and have the potential to take increasing responsibilities.

The place of work is Malaga, Spain. 

Main Functions & Requirements:

·         Being the EEA interlocutor to contribute defining spatial analysis solutions to needs expressing in the Annual Implementation Plan (IP), adjusting methodologies to data availability

·         Coordination of the ETC/SIA GIS core team to implement EEA requirements as well as to provide the expertise required at internal level.

·         Conducting complex and heavy spatial analyses for Europe. Proficiency in ESRI GIS (ArcGIS / ArcInfo / ArcView and its extensions / modules, especially GRID / Spatial Analyst, ArcSDE) software and relational DB management (i.e.PostGreSQL, mySQL)  is a key requirement 

Formal requirements: Candidates applying must satisfy the following general requirements on the closing date for the submission of applications:

·         Citizenship of one of the Member Countries of the EEA;

·         Enjoy full rights as a citizen;

·         Have fulfilled any obligation imposed by law concerning military service;

·         Meet the educational requirements 

Education certificates and diplomas:

·         A university degree relevant to the field concerned attested by a diploma or an official Master 

Range of professional experience and skills:

·         A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in an international environment, in particular in the area of data management for environmental information

·         Knowledge and understanding of the European environmental and regional  policies, as well as the European data policy such us INSPIRE and SEIS 

GIS/DB/system management

·         Responsible for server hardware and software licenses maintenance

·         Server software administration and maintenance of the data (i.e. SQLServer, ArcSDE) through backups, query optimisation, development of procedures and triggers (i.e. T-SQL in SQLServer), DB configuration, or security administration

Data management

·         Knowledge of working with spatial databases (ArcSDE for SQLserver)

·         Knowledge of setting up quality control procedures and workflows for spatial data

·         Ability to design and implement spatial relational data models

·         Ability to combine license and open source technology

·         Thematic knowledge of environmental data, especially land use and land cover

·         Hands-on knowledge on GIS and river systems (hydro systems, i.e. ArcHydro would be an asset

Analytical work

·         Familiar with the techniques of modelling. Modelling is understood as the construction of analytical workflows

·         Experience with commercial software such us ESRI (i.e. ArcGIS) and open-source software (i.e. Grass, GvSIG, Kosmo, QGIS, etc)

·         Able to apply and research new methodologies to the data analysis and spatial data processing as well as developed new custom analytical tools using any programming language (Java, VB, ArcObjects, Python, etc)

 

Visualisation and dissemination work

·         Ability to design and implement shared environment information system (SDIs / Geonodes)based on license-commercial solutions and open source technology

Coordination work

·         Team-orientated and exhibit strong oral and written communications skills.

·         Ability to lead multi-cultural team within a complex, decentralized organization,

·         Ability to communicate and present the ETC’s position in international workshops and conferences

·         Good organizational skills and highly developed interpersonal skills.

·         Ability to guide and train other analysts in the use of advanced spatial analysis techniques would be an asset.

·         Good command of English. Good command of Spanish would be an asset. 

Characteristics of the contract:

·         Contract start: 1 April 2011 (probation period 6 months).

·         Foreseen Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension till the end of the project.

·         Working period and place: 35 hours a week, from Monday to Friday (9h-17h). Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (PTA), Málaga, Spain.

Benefits and Compensation
Compensation and benefits are determined by the rules of the UMA. The starting salary will be 43.257,96 € and depends on experiences. It is a full time position.
We value and support diversity and equal opportunities for employment.

Necessary application materials:
in English:

• Application
• Euro CV
• References, Publications
• 2 referees
• Scans of university degrees  
•  
• The application has to be provided before February 22nd 2011 to:

Andreas Littkopf, Manager of the ETC/SIA

E-mail: andreas.littkopf@uma.es and Cc: jrosillo@uma.es

Enc: International Congress Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of the Modern Civilization GEOCATACLYSM - 2011

International Congress Natural Cataclysms and

Global Problems of the Modern Civilization
GEOCATACLYSM-2011
19 to 21 September 2011
Istanbul, Turkey

Our mission is to bring together leading
scientists, experts, representatives of
international organizations and governments to
develop a plan of joint actions for reducing risks
and mitigating negative consequences of natural
cataclysms.

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 31 May 2011.

Enquiries: admin@geo-change.org
Web address: http://2011.geocataclysm.org
Sponsored by: International Committee on issues of
Global Changes of the Geological Environment
“GEOCHANGE”

 

Job Opening: Visiting Assistant/Associate Professor in GIScience, CORVALLIS, OREGON (USA)

VISITING ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in GISCIENCE, CORVALLIS, OREGON
http://bit.ly/h9NfP7

The Oregon State University Department of Geosciences seeks candidates 
for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 9-month, fixed-term (non-tenure-track) 
position, to begin September 16, 2011. This is a two-year visiting 
(temporary) position with the possibility of renewal.

The successful candidate will have a strong emphasis in geographic 
information systems (GIS), and will be expected to teach up to 4 
courses per year, advise graduate students in Geography, and engage in 
scholarly research and publication/presentation. The candidate will be 
encouraged to develop new GIS courses according to interest/expertise, 
actively contribute to the current certificate programs, and to 
develop a new certificate program as appropriate. Interest and 
expertise in marine resource management and/or geospatial intelligence/
environmental security, as well as GIS programming are a big plus. The 
successful applicant must also show a commitment to advancing the 
participation of diverse groups and supporting diverse perspectives.

Candidates must have a PhD in Geography or related field at the time 
of appointment. To review posting and apply, go to
http://oregonstate.edu/jobs
, and search for Posting #0006888. We also encourage prospective 
candidates to review our GIScience web sites at
http://geo.oregonstate.edu/ucgis
  , http://geo.oregonstate.edu/gcert, and http://bit.ly/h9NfP7 *prior* 
to applying. Closing date is March 25, 2011. OSU strongly values 
diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Hence, 
women, men and members of all racial and ethnic groups are encouraged 
to apply. For additional information, contact Dr. Dawn Wright at dawn-
at-dusk.geo.orst.edu.

Dawn Wright | Professor | Department of Geosciences
Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331-5506
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu | 541-737-1229 phone | 541-737-1200 fax | 
Twitter @deepseadawn

 

Society of Cartographers' 47th Annual Summer School

EVENT: SoC2011: Society of Cartographers' 47th Annual Summer School
Event type: mapping, cartography, geographic information

WHEN: 5 - 7 September 2011
WHERE: University of Plymouth, PLYMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM

LINK: http://soc2011.soc.org.uk/
CONTACTS: E: SoC2011@soc.org.uk | Phone: 0845 224 8053 | Fax: 0872 110 4531

Research Associate in Urban Systems Simulation, Newcastle University

Job Title: Research Associate in Urban Systems Simulation

Job Description: Ref D839R
Faculty/Services Science, Agriculture & Engineering 
Department School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences 
Job Type Research 
Hours of Work Full time 
 
Salary: Up to £28,983, rising to £35,646

Closing date: 4 March 2011

Based in the School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, you will develop and demonstrate new approaches to urban systems simulation, with a ...

Organisation: Newcastle University
Location: Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM
Job Ref. No.: J7942

Enter the International Conservation Mapping Competition

Sponsored by Esri and the Society for Conservation GIS

 

Send us an innovative map using Esri’s GIS software that focuses on an existing conservation project or ongoing program for the chance to win one of six cash prizes. Entries will be judged on design, impact, and creativity. Submit your entry before midnight (PST), March 15, 2011. 

$10,000 in Cash Prizes

$5,000 - Grand Prize (Best Exemplifies Conservation Mapping)
$1,000 - Best Traditional Cartography
$1,000 - Best Interactive Web Map
$1,000 - Best Use of Science
$1,000 - Best Innovation
$1,000 - Best Societal Impact

Satellites locate seized Italian oil tanker

11 February 2011

The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

Read more at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMZA4MTRJG_index_0.html

Special Issue of Advances in Space Research - call for papers

Special Issue of Advances in Space Research - call for papers
31 January 2011 

Announcement of a Special Issue of Advances in Space Research on Oceanography, Cryosphere and Freshwater Flux to the Ocean

This special issue is open to all scientists who may have an appropriate scientific paper related to the global and accurate monitoring of the state of the physical and biogeochemical ocean and of the cryosphere from space-borne observations. This includes papers on space-borne observations and their applications in the following fields of study: Coastal Zone (currents, algal blooms, freshwater inflows); the Cryosphere (including IPY results); Ocean and Sea-ice Modelling and Assimilation; Operational Oceanography and Forecasting (including joint use of in situ data, and wind and wave forecasting); Air-Sea Interactions; Ocean Mesoscale Processes (including eddies and planetary waves); calculating the Absolute Dynamic Topography; understanding the Oceanic Response to Climate Change; Ocean Salinity, Esturaries and River Flux Monitoring; Data Access, Tools and Toolboxes; New Sensors and Future Missions. A major focus should be in preparing for the integration of the above topics into the future global ocean and cryosphere observation systems for monitoring ocean dynamics, the carbon cycle in the ocean, biological processes and their impact on climate, biogeochemical cycles and productivity, as well as the evolution of the cryosphere.

Papers must be submitted electronically to http://ees.elsevier.com/asr. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue, authors must select "S.I.: Oceanography & Cryosphere" when they reach the "Article Type" step in the submission process.

Submitted papers must be written in English and should include full affiliation addresses for all authors. Only full-length papers will be considered for publication, subject to peer review by two reviewers. There are no page limits although the length of the paper should be appropriate for the material being presented. While the deadline for submissions is 15 March 2011, papers will be published electronically as soon as they are accepted. The printed issue will be assembled within a reasonable time with late papers being printed in regular issues of ASR. Contributors to this issue will have an opportunity to purchase individual issues at 40 Euro per issue. All articles will be typeset at no cost to the author; there is a nominal charge for printing color figures although there is no charge for color figures on the electronic version.

Dr. Jérôme Benveniste (Jerome.Benveniste@esa.int) is the Guest Editor for this special issue. Questions can be directed to Dr. Benveniste or to the Co-Editor for Special Issues, Peggy Ann Shea (sssrc@msn.com).

The general format for submission of papers is on the ASR Elsevier website.

http://ees.elsevier.com/asr/

PE&RS Special Issue August 2012: "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century”

PE&RS Special Issue August 2012: "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century”
http://www.asprs.org/publications/pers/August2012specialCall.pdf

Earth from Space: Image of the week

11 February 2011

The small heart-shaped island of Gale¨njak is featured in this image acquired by ALOS – Japan's four-tonne Earth observation satellite. The 500 m-wide island is situated off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

More at:
http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMG50MTRJG_index_0.html

14 fully funded PhD (early-stage researcher) positions in Earth Observation in the GIONET project

14 early-stage researchers to the seven GIONET full partner organisations.

GIONET will create a European Centre of Excellence for Earth Observation research training. The University of Leicester is coordinating GIONET, which is funded by the European Framework Programme 7 People Programme. It will provide skilled personnel for the emerging GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) land monitoring and emergency monitoring core services during the GMES Initial Operations period (2011-2013) and beyond. The rationale of GIONET is to train a community of early-stage researchers in the areas of optical and radar remote sensing, including (i) modelling fundamental radiative processes determining the satellite signal, (ii) atmospheric correction and calibration, (iii) processing higher-order data products, (iii) developing information products from satellite data to meet user requirements, and (iv) statistical methods for assessing the quality and accuracy of data products. This training will be delivered through individually supervised research, four international summer schools and local training. Communication skills and effective engagement with stakeholders and the public will form an integral part of the training. The full partner institutions in GIONET are the University of Leicester (Department of Geography), Astrium GEO-Information Services; Gamma Remote Sensing AG, Switzerland; the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in Warsaw, Poland; the Department for Earth Observation of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany; the Balaton Limnological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. Two research posts are available at each partner organisation. All researchers will have the opportunity to register for a PhD regardless whether they are employed in a private sector partner or a University partner organisation.

For details please see http://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/proof/EA/leicester/acf900.phtml.

ESA's sharp eyes on coastal waters

9 February 2011

Our growing reliance on coastal waters for food, trade and tourism means that these delicate ecosystems need to be more closely monitored to guarantee their future sustainability.

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMXTLLTRJG_Protecting_0.html

ESA

 

Junior research scientist position in the areas of spatial data warehouse and data mining

http://www.peer.eu/opportunities/vacancies/details/job/junior_research_scientist_position_in_the_areas_of_spatial_datawarehouse_and_datamining/?tx_list_pi1[mode]=5&cHash=21088620b98436790daf80b226a1c661

SPRING is now an Open Source GIS/RS software

SPRING is now an Open Source GIS/RS software:
http://www.spring-gis.org/

SPRING official website:
http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/

European Commissioner: Space is a must to tackle climate change

At a Hearing held this week at the European Parliament, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for DG Climate Action, stated that observations from space are absolutely essential on the road to monitoring, combating and adapting to climate change.

Read more at:
http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMXURY1LJG_index_0.html

ESA

International ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2011 - III ECCOMAS THEMATIC

CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING

12-14th October 2011, Olhão, Algarve, Portugal

www.fe.up.pt/~vipimage

CALL for PAPERS AND THEMATIC SESSIONS

International Conference VipIMAGE 2011 - III ECCOMAS THEMATIC CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING that will be held in Real Marina Hotel & Spa, Olhão, Algarve, Portugal, on October 12-14, 2011.

Possible Topics (not limited to)

- Signal and Image Processing

- Computational Vision

- Medical Imaging

- Physics of Medical Imaging

- Tracking and Analysis of Movement

- Simulation and Modeling

- Image Acquisition

- Shape Reconstruction

- Objects Segmentation, Matching, Simulation

- Data Interpolation, Registration, Acquisition and Compression

- 3D Vision

- Virtual Reality

- Software Development for Image Processing and Analysis

- Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy, and Treatment

- Computational Bioimaging and Visualization

- Telemedicine Systems and their Applications

Invited Lecturers

- Armando J. Pinho - University of Aveiro, Portugal

- Irene M. Gamba - The University of Texas at Austin, USA

- Marc Pollefeys - ETH Zurich, Switzerland

- Marc Thiriet - Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France

- Xavier Roca Marvà - Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

- Stan Sclaroff - Boston University, USA

Thematic Sessions

Proposals to organize Thematic Session within VipIMAGE 2011 are mostly welcome.

Proposals for Thematic Sessions should be submitted by email to the conference co-chairs (tavares@fe.up.pt, rnatal@fe.up.pt)

Thematic Sessions Confirmed

- Simultaneous MR-PET imaging

- Satellite image analysis for environmental risk assessment

- Dental Imaging and Processing Techniques

- Digital Mammography

- Imaging of Biological Flows: trends and challenges

Publications

The proceedings book will be published by the Taylor & Francis Group and indexed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, IET Inspect and Elsevier Scopus.

A book with 20 invited works from the best ones presented in VipIMAGE2011 (extended versions) will be published by Springer.

The organizers will encourage the submission of extended versions of the accepted papers to related International Journals; in particular, for special issues dedicated to the conference.

Important dates

- Deadline for Thematic Sessions proposals: 28th February 2011 (postponed)

- Deadline for Extended Abstracts: 15th March 2011

- Authors Notification: 15th April 2011

- Deadline for Full Papers: 15th June 2011

Awards

"best paper award" and "best student paper award" are going to be given to the author(s) of two papers presented at the conference, selected by the Organizing Committee based on the best combined marks from the Scientific Committee and Session Chairs.