BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ESGRS - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ESGRS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.esgrs.ae X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ESGRS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dubai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0400 TZNAME:+04 DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210615T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210615T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T052427Z CREATED:20210615T092011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T052427Z UID:3467-1623751200-1623754800@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Earth Observation in the New Space Age DESCRIPTION:The “NewSpace” age has been a great disruptor of the earth observation industry ecosystem over the last few years\, more so in the last three years with several new startups announcing plans to develop constellations of microsatellites with the ability to provide very high spatial resolution data. This competition is significantly accelerating innovation in both hardware and software\, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the quality of data. The amount of high-resolution data is significantly increasing both from optical and radar satellites. Along with the spatial resolution\, the concept of constellations has greatly improved the temporal resolution of the data and this is expected to get better with the launch of new constellations and adding more satellites to the existing constellations such as Planet\, ICEYE\, Satellogic\, etc. In parallel to the data explosion\, the field of machine learning has gone through a significant disruption due to the improving hardware capabilities and the exponential growth of deep learning architectures. This is greatly supporting the processing of the large amount of data becoming available from the satellites. In line with these developments\, this talk explores how data and the corresponding processing architectures are expected to be handled in the future with an outlook on opportunities that can be created.\n \nView Recording\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n DR. PRASHANTH MARPUTECH LEAD OF SPACE PROGRAM AT GROUP 42Dr. Prashanth Marpu is the Tech Lead of Space Program at Group 42\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining G42\, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Manager of YahSat Space Lab at Khalifa University of Science and Technology\, Abu Dhabi\, UAE. His specialization is in small satellites\, image processing\, machine learning\, remote sensing and internet of things. Before coming to the UAE\, Dr. Marpu worked as a researcher at the University of Iceland and at the University of Pavia\, Italy\, where he was a Marie Curie Fellow working on developing advanced methods for earth observation data analysis. He holds a PhD in Remote Sensing from TU Freiberg\, Germany\, and MSc in Wireless Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. He was involved in designing and building small satellites as a project manager of four satellite programs MYSat-1\, DhabiSat\, MeznSat and Light-1 while participating as an advisor and reviewer for several other satellite programs. He has also actively contributed to the development of novel approaches for processing remote sensing data for a wide range of applications. Dr. Marpu has been a Council member of the International Society of Digital Earth since 2020 and has been part of several international committees related to Earth Observation technologies. He has contributed to more than 150 publications in various journals and conferences and has been actively involved in the space and remote sensing educational activities. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/earth-observation-in-the-new-space-age/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210601T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T051033Z CREATED:20210601T095518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T051033Z UID:3465-1622541600-1622545200@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Contribution of GIS and remote sensing technologies to an integrated coastal and marine environmental management framework DESCRIPTION:The coasts and islands that flank the United Arab Emirates (UAE)\, host an important number of benthic habitats; seagrass beds and coral reefs that should be the focus of conservation actions. Well-designed conservation and management plans require efficient monitoring systems that include mapping the extent and location of the major habitats and also understanding their status and trends over time. The coastal waters of the UAE are optically complex and heterogeneous\, thus providing a challenging environment for mapping and monitoring seagrass beds and coral reefs. This is due to the similarity in reflectance characteristics of benthic features such as seagrass\, corals and macroalgae. The mapping limitations are mainly faced by broadband multispectral sensors usually advantageous for their affordability. These challenges are taken on by providing more accurate knowledge on the UAE benthic habitats’ spatial distribution and more insights into their temporal variations. Advances in GIS\, remote sensing instrumentation\, data availability\, and processing methods are presented and discussed. Additional tools to better evaluate and monitor the conditions of the UAE’s marine environment are presented. An integrated framework for future investigations that are at the forefront of contemporary marine environment science and management issues is suggested.\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n DR. HAIFA BEN-ROMDHANEVISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSORHaïfa Ben-Romdhane is presently a visiting assistant professor to the department of Geography and Planning\, and the Environment: Dynamics of Territories and Societies programme at the Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Dr. Ben-Romdhane received her PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering (2016) from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She conducted her master’s studies at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo\, Japan\, and received her MSc degree in Aquatic Biosciences – Ecology\, Behaviour and Observation Systems (2009). Before that\, she received her BEng degree in Marine Environmental Engineering (2005) from the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia. Before joining Sorbonne University\, she was a researcher at the Research Centre for Renewable Energy Mapping and Assessment (ReCREMA)\, Khalifa University\, Masdar Campus. Before joining Khalifa University\, she worked as a project manager\, data processing and data quality specialist at the Military Survey Department – Bayanat for Mapping and Surveying Services\, Abu Dhabi\, UAE. Her expertise falls in the fields of statistical methods and image processing with applications in the general fields of environmental data analysis\, land use\, land cover\, change detection and analysis\, time series analysis of environmental and climatic variables\, water resources monitoring\, etc. Her aspirations are to help protect the ocean and marine environments through the establishment of adaptive management plans\, highlighting the role of science to provide a basis for robust decision-making against urgent problems and long-term management outcomes. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/contribution-of-gis-and-remote-sensing-technologies-to-an-integrated-coastal-and-marine-environmental-management-framework/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/maritimeoge.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210520T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210520T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T050345Z CREATED:20210520T095530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T050345Z UID:3463-1621504800-1621508400@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Protecting Satellite Images Against Attacks using AI and Image Processing Techniques DESCRIPTION:Satellite imagery is a pivotal source of valuable information for monitoring our planet along with natural resources. However\, these images have an extreme acquisition cost. Nowadays\, with the widespread of the advanced technology\, unauthorized ordinary people can access these data\, modify their content and utilize them illegally. Therefore\, there is a massive demand for providing secure storage and transmission of such data. Hence\, digital watermarking has been introduced for overcoming this illegitimate practice.\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n DR. ALAVIKUNHU PANTHAKKANASSISTANT PROFESSORDr. Alavikunhu Panthakkan is a dynamic research scientist in electronics engineering and image signal processing. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education\, copyright protection\, authentication\, medical image processing\, video signal processing and artificial neural network. He received bachelor degree (B.Tech) in electronics and communication engineering\, master degree (M.Tech) in electronics engineering and Ph.D. in electronics engineering. He has 4 years industrial experience and 7 years of teaching/research experience. He has published 20 papers in international conferences and journals. He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)\, member of Institution of Engineers (India) (MIE)\, member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)\, member of International Association of Computer and Information Technology (IACSIT) and member of Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (IRED). \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/protecting-satellite-images-against-attacks-using-ai-and-image-processing-techniques/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/watermarking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210504T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210504T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T045026Z CREATED:20210504T095538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T045026Z UID:3460-1620122400-1620126000@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Semantic Segmentation of Roads in Satellite Imagery DESCRIPTION:Remote sensing is a field that is constantly growing due to its importance in applications related to urban planning\, risk assessment\, resource exploration\, and disaster management. Some of the most highly researched topics in the area of remote sensing include Land Cover Land Use (LCLU)\, object detection\, scene classification\, and semantic segmentation. Nowadays\, researchers are looking into automating these tasks\, as performing them manually is time and cost inefficient. Therefore\, Deep Learning (DL) algorithms have been utilized for remote sensing and image processing tasks in the recent years. Many studies proved efficiency of DL algorithms\, however\, several challenges remain unsolved. In particular\, semantic segmentation is one of the challenging tasks that is under heavy demand in the field of remote sensing. For this research study\, semantic segmentation is applied to extract roads from satellite images. Road mapping is an essential first step in several applications that include transportation\, traffic management\, and city planning. Extracting roads efficiently and accurately will in turn boost the overall outcome of the aforementioned applications. U-Net is the state-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) that perform semantic segmentation. This network will be trained using publically available Massachusetts dataset. The accuracy and loss of all experiments will be reported and sample results from the dataset will be demonstrated.\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ENG. MINA AL-SAADRESEARCH ASSISTANT @MBRSC LAB - UNIVERSITY OF DUBAIMina Al-Saad is a Research Assistant at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) Lab at university of Dubai. She received her BSc in Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering from Al-Nahrain University\, Iraq in 2009 and received her MSc in Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering from Al-Nahrain University\, Iraq (2012). Her research interests include: Geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing\, Autonomous Object Detection\, Semantic Segmentation\, and Satellite Calibration and Validation. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/semantic-segmentation-of-roads-in-satellite-imagery/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210420T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210420T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T041957Z CREATED:20210420T095248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T041957Z UID:3707-1618912800-1618916400@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Satellite Remote Sensing for Maritime\, Urban Planning and Agricultural Applications DESCRIPTION:Satellite remote sensing has emerged as a transformative technology with diverse applications\, notably in maritime monitoring\, urban planning\, and agriculture. In the maritime domain\, satellites with advanced sensors can track vessel movements\, detect oil spills\, and monitor ocean health\, bolstering maritime security and environmental conservation efforts. In urban planning\, satellite data aids in mapping urban growth\, infrastructure development\, and land-use patterns\, enabling informed decision-making for sustainable city planning. Furthermore\, satellites provide invaluable insights into crop health\, yield prediction\, and soil moisture levels in agriculture\, empowering farmers to optimize their practices and enhance food security. With its far-reaching capabilities\, satellite remote sensing continues revolutionizing these critical sectors\, offering a bird’s-eye view of our ever-changing world. \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n DR. ALI AL HAMMADICO-FOUNDER OF FARMINDr. Ali Al Hammadi received his BSc in Chemical Engineering (CE) from the Petroleum Institute\, Abu Dhabi (honors with distinction\, 2011) and received his PhD from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CHBE) at Rice University\, Houston\, TX\, USA (2016). His research is focused mainly on the challenges facing the oil industry as more heavy crude oils are produced; in particular\, the clogging of wellbores\, chocks\, pumps\, and reservoirs caused by the presence of asphaltene. The effect of asphaltene is an example of how both thermodynamics and kinetics can contribute to a problem. On the thermodynamic part\, it mainly concerns with how asphaltene presence in a mixture or crude oil can affect the phase behavior and PVT properties. On the kinetics part\, it mainly emphasizes the precipitation\, aggregation\, and deposition interactions and the prediction of the extent of such deposit. Another main research of Dr. Al Hammadi are nanotubes and fiber-reinforced composites. Experiments are being established to purify nanotubes by removing byproducts that hinder the full capabilities of nanotubes and study their scalability. Such nanotubes composites can be used for better electrical efficiency\, lower densities\, and extreme temperature applications. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n No Results Found URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/satellite-remote-sensing-for-maritime-urban-planning-and-agricultural-applications/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/usgs-35Z2ylLRCO8-unsplash-768x768-2-e1692764595967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210406T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20210406T110000 DTSTAMP:20240513T040824Z CREATED:20210406T095550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T040824Z UID:3461-1617703200-1617706800@www.esgrs.ae SUMMARY:Use Cases of GIS and Remote Sensing Projects: from Concepts to Applications DESCRIPTION:GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and remote sensing technology use various applications\, from conceptualization to practical implementation. These powerful tools have revolutionized the way we interact with spatial data. Starting with concepts\, GIS aids in spatial data collection\, analysis\, and visualization\, facilitating decision-making processes in fields as diverse as urban planning\, natural resource management\, and disaster response. Remote sensing complements GIS by providing real-time and historical Earth observation data\, enabling applications like environmental monitoring\, crop yield prediction\, and disaster risk assessment. Together\, GIS and remote sensing create a dynamic synergy\, transforming abstract ideas into tangible solutions that address complex challenges in our ever-evolving world. URL:https://www.esgrs.ae/event/use-cases-of-gis-and-remote-sensing-projects-from-concepts-to-applications/ CATEGORIES:2021,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.esgrs.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ei71_page-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR