We’re thrilled to announce our return to ESA for our 2024 event and this is the agenda:
- Monday 9th December: Field trip to the Alban Hills Volcano lead by Professor Guido Giordano of Uni of Roma TRE, followed by an icebreaker networking reception in Frascati Town
- Tuesday 10th December: Conference Day 1 and Wine Reception at ESA
- Wednesday 11th December: Conference Day 2 and Gala Dinner at Villa Tuscolana
- Thursday 12th December: Conference Day 3, programme ending at lunchtime
This year our key conference themes will be:
- Mine site closure and rehabilitation
- Climate and environmental monitoring applications
- ESA Special: Geological Remote Sensing using ESA Satellites
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CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Talk Title: Geological Remote Sensing – why are we doing this and where is it going?
Internationally known as a pioneer in the commercial application of satellite image mapping in geoscience, particularly for oil and gas exploration and latterly in geo-hazard investigation. Developed a successful high-tech consulting company over 40 years. Now working pro-bono in the humanitarian sector and also investing in exploration, high-tech and property projects.
Talk Title: Identification and Characterization of a Lunar Cave by using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging
Lorenzo Bruzzone received the Laurea (M.S.) degree in electronic engineering (summa cum laude) and the Ph.D. degree in telecommunications from the University of Genoa, Italy, in 1993 and 1998, respectively. He is currently a Full Professor of telecommunications at the University of Trento, Italy, where he teaches remote sensing, radar, and digital communications.
Talk Title: Identification and Characterization of a Lunar Cave by using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging
Dr Carrer’s research interests include radar sounders system engineering, performance models, and advanced signal processing. He is a Member of the Scientific Team working on the Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument which will be on-board the upcoming European Space Agency (ESA) Mission JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) to the Jupiter system.
Student Travel Bursaries
Every year the GRSG provides Student Travel Bursaries to students to travel to our Annual General Meeting.
The GRSG committee will again offer up to 3 student travel bursaries of £500.00 each, to help more students attend.
To apply for a student travel bursary, you must be a student member of the GRSG at the point of application.
Applicants do not need to submit an abstract to be considered for a travel bursary however those who submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation will be given preference – please apply before Friday 8th November 2024
Conference 2024 Agenda – Online Version
Day One
| Time | Title | Speaker | Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration and Coffee | ||
| 09:00 | Welcome from the GRSG | Dr. Jennifer Scoular | |
| 09:15 | Opening Keynote - Geological Remote Sensing – why are we doing this and where is it going? | Nigel Press, EO Pioneer | |
Session: Geological Mapping. | |||
| 10:00 | Modernizing knowledge of the geologic framework of the US with airborne hyperspectral imaging, geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, and geochemical sampling: The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) | Raymond Kokaly - USGS | Click for the abstract |
| 10:20 | Potential usage of Landsat Next for geological mapping | Bruno Portela - ITC - Univeristy of Twente | Click for the abstract |
| 10:50 | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | ||
Session: Geohazards1 | |||
| 11:10 | Using AI for the automatic interpretation of InSAR data | Alessandro Novellino - British Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 11:30 | Automated landslide identification using machine learning classification of Airborne LiDAR | Jingru Wang - University of Leeds | Click for the abstract |
| 11:50 | Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) Abstract for GRSG – InSAR for Geotechnical Applications and Geohazards | Dyre Dammann - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) | Click for the abstract |
Session: Natural Hydrogen & Emission Monitoring | |||
| 12:10 | Monitoring natural hydrogen at Cross Lanes Farm, Cornwall, using a Sentinel-2 time series | Hugo Heard - Cornish Lithium | |
| 12:30 | Environmental monitoring in the Energy sector: What’s new and what’s coming | Charlotte Bishop - KSAT | Click for the abstract |
| 12:50 | Testing and fine tuning of literature satellite-driven indicators to investigate Iron and Steel Factories | Carlo Robiati - DBX Ltd | Click for the abstract |
| 13:10 | Satellite Methane Monitoring: From Promise to Delivering Results | Jean-François Gauthier - GHGSat | Click for the abstract |
| 13:30 | LUNCH | ||
Session: Hydrogen Exploration | |||
| 14:30 | Hyperspectral Imaging and Predictive Model Evaluation for Total Organic Carbon Content Estimation: Bituminous Shales: A Case Study on Rocks of the Horn River Basin, Canada | Carlos Souza Filho, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) | Click for the abstract |
| 14:50 | Evaluating Machine Learning Algorithms and satellite-based covariates to spatially detect active petroleum seepages | Mohammad Hassan Tayebi - National Karst and Hard Rock Research center | Click for the abstract |
| 15:10 | Characterization of micro seepage-induced diagenetic changes in the Upper-Red Formation, Qom region, Iran. Part III: Using Hyperspectral EnMAP Satellite Data | Yasmin Elhaei - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Click for the abstract |
| 15:30 | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | ||
| 16:00 | GRSG Annual General Meeting | Jennifer Scoular, SkyGeo | |
| 17:15` | Wine Reception at ESA | ||
Day Two
| Time | Title | Speaker | Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome from the GRSG | Dr. Jennifer Scoular | |
Session: Mineral Exploration I | |||
| 09:10 | Multiscale Hyperspectral Imaging of Ree-Bearing Minerals at Mountain Pass, California | Todd Hoefen - USGS | Click for the abstract |
| 09:30 | Rare Earth Element quantification using Random Forest regression and Reflectance Spectroscopy | Susanna Grita - University of Rome "La Sapienza"/Politecnico di Torino | Click for the abstract |
| 09:50 | ESA Satellites and beyond: a multi sensor approach for lithium pegmatite exploration | Olivia Rhind - Viridien Satellite Mapping | Click for the abstract |
| 10:10 | Mapping Hydrothermal Alteration Using Wavelength Mapping and Band Ratios: Insights from EMIT Hyperspectral Data over the Haib Porphyry System, Namibia | Giorgia Carano - Politecnico di Torino | Click for the abstract |
| 10:30 | Hyperspectral Mine Face Monitoring in the Republic of Cyprus – Comparing reflectance data from platforms ground-based, UAV Nadir and Oblique scanning | Justus Constantin Hildebrand - HySpex by NEO (Norsk Elektro Optik) | Click for the abstract |
| 10:50 | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | ||
Session: Geohazards II | |||
| 11:10 | InSAR Monitoring for Mining Applications: Addressing Challenges in Southeast Asia | Fabrizio Novali - TRE ALTAMIRA | Click for the abstract |
| 11:30 | Understanding multi-hazard cascades from the Türkiye 2023 earthquakes | Holly Hourston - British Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 11:50 | The role of Earth Observation in advancing our understanding of high sustained temperature leading to dry condition multihazard compound events | Luke Bateson - British Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 12:10 | Leveraging Remote Sensing for Flood Risk Management in Shell | Emilie Blancart - Shell Global Solutions International B.V | Click for the abstract |
Session: Mine & Environmental Monitoring | |||
| 12:30 | Innovative Machine Learning Approach for Monitoring Acid Mine Drainage in the Rio Tinto Region of Spain Using Sentinel-2 Surface Reflectance Time Series Composites | Veronika Strnadova - Czech Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 12:50 | Drone-based surface water quality monitoring: a case study for the Chalkidiki, Greece | Martin Kýhos - Czech Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 13:10 | Multiscale Mapping of Mineralogy in the Memi Tailing (Cyprus) Using Spectral Remote Sensing Technology | Saeid Asadzadeh - German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) | Click for the abstract |
| 13:30 | LUNCH | ||
Session: The Energy Transition | |||
| 14:30 | Detecting Geothermal Anomalies from Space - What is the current state-of-the-art? | Christoph Hecker - ITC - Univeristy of Twente | Click for the abstract |
| 14:50 | Geothermal field monitoring with satellite radar in New Zealand | Nick Dodds - SatSense | Click for the abstract |
| 15:10 | Nationwide Oman Surface Deformation Assessment for CCUS Site Selection | Mohammed Al Sulaimani - Petroleum Development Oman | |
| 15:30 | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | ||
| 15:50 | Long Term Data Validation of InSAR Based with GNSS Data, Correlation and Integration with Micro Seismic in Oil and Gas Field | Mohammed Al Sulaimani - Sultan Qaboos University | Click for the abstract |
| 16:10 | Searching for Venus in Iceland: linking volcanic surface characteristics with radar signatures to model future measurements by EnVision and VERITAS | Gerard Gallardo i Peres - Imperial Collenge London/isardSAT | Click for the abstract |
| 16:30 | Keynote - Identification and Characterization of a Lunar Cave by using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging | Lorenzo Bruzzone, Leonardo Carrer - University of Trento | |
| 17:15 | Close | ||
| 19:00 | Conference Dinner | ||
Day Three
| Time | Title | Speaker | Abstract Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome from the GRSG | Dr. Jennifer Scoular | |
Session: Coastal Monitoring | |||
| 09:10 | Synthetic Aperture Radar Shoreline processor: methodology and results. | Salvatore Savastano - isardSAT | Click for the abstract |
| 09:30 | Assessment and classification of coastal erosion responsiveness due to extreme storm surges event using earth observation data in sand beaches of Southeast Sicily | Gianfranco Di Pietro - University of Catania | Click for the abstract |
| 09:50 | Monitoring Shoreline Position at a Multi-Scales Using Earth Observations and Cloud Computing: A Case Study of the Portuguese Coast | Andreia Silva - CoLAB +ATLANTIC | Click for the abstract |
| 10:10 | Geospatial Assessment of Sand Dune Dynamics and Coastal 2 Vulnerability: A Case Study of Hobyo District, Somalia | Muhammad Qasim - University of Munster | Click for the abstract |
| 10:30 | Understanding coastal landslide processes using low-cost virtual outcrop models | Ryan Kromer - University of Leeds | Click for the abstract |
| 10:50 | COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | ||
Session: Mine & Environmental Monitoring II | |||
| 11:10 | Exploring Innovative Methods for Air Dust Pollution Monitoring using Satellite Data and Products: A Case Study of Chalidiki (Greece) | Petra Sedláčková - Czech Geological Survey | Click for the abstract |
| 11:30 | Multispectral Imagery for Bathymetric Derivation in Monitoring Sand Mining Activities | Raul Adriaensen - Imperial College London | Click for the abstract |
| 11:50 | Multi-temporal mapping of iron minerals in mining-affected ramblas: A Sentinel-2 analysis of sedimentation dynamics in the Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión | Inés Pereira Rodríguez - University of León | Click for the abstract |
Session: Mineral Exploration II | |||
| 12:10 | Mapping alteration minerals in the Andong serpentine mine, South Korea using drone-based VNIR-SWIR hyperspectral data | Young-Sun Son - Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) | Click for the abstract |
| 12:15 | Integrating Single-Point Spectral And Scattered X-Ray Fluorescence Data To Generate Compositional Maps Of Rock Surfaces: A Machine Learning Approach | Raphael Bianchi Hunger, Souza Filho, CR¹; Miranda, LP¹; Scafutto, RDPM¹; Freitas, BT¹; Ducart, DF¹ - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) | Click for the abstract |
| 12:35 | Hyperspectral field acquisition in low light conditions with the aid of artifical ilumination. | Harald van der Werff - ITC - University of Twente | Click for the abstract |
| 12:55 | Reflectance Spectra In Synthetic Mineral Mixtures: An Implication For The Feasibility Of Remote Detection Of Rare Earth Elements In Hematite Rich Carbonatites | Sachinthani Weeranayake, Arjan H. Dijkstra, Harald van der Werff - ITC - University of Twente | Click for the abstract |
| 13:15 | Satellite-based mapping of silica-rich rock for future cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating in unvisited areas of Antarctica | Jonathan Adams - Imperial College London | Click for the abstract |
| 13:30 | CONFERENCE CLOSE AND LUNCH | ||