Urban Topics

1. New data & sensors for urban area remote sensing

   SAR, InSAR, Airborne and terrestrial LiDAR, UAV, VHR optical orbital and airborne sensors and data, Hyperspectral sensors and data
2. Structure detection and characterization in urban areas

   Change detection, Classification, Multitemporal analysis, Feature extraction methods, Calibration and correction approaches
3. Algorithms and techniques for remotely sensed data interpretation in urban areas

   Building extraction and reconstruction, Road and road network extraction, Vehicle detection and traffic monitoring, Urban area extraction, Land use and land cover mapping, Data mining
4. Algorithms and techniques for urban area applications

   Urban modeling, Urban area trend monitoring, Urban heat island monitoring, Urban atmosphere monitoring, GIS & remote sensing data fusion

URS Topics

1. Urban climatology, geology, and geohazards

   Urban heat island effects, Air quality assessment, Subsidence, Hydrology, Earthquake/Volcanic falling, landslide and debris flow geological hazards, Coastal hazards, Environmental monitoring (soil, groundwater contaminant studies)
2. RS applications to social science

   Applications to vital statistics, RS and health, RS and GIS applications to social science, Applications to security and emergency, Applications to “World Expo” and “Olympic Games”, RS and GIS applications in archaeology
3. RS applications to urban planning and conservation

   Urban planning, Transportation planning, Digital city, Urban conservation, Urban simulation based on RS, Cultural heritage
4. Urban development and growth pattern

   Urban development modeling, Contributions to urban trajectory theory, Detailed structure change, Smart growth
5. Urban and peri-urban ecology

   Urban and peri-urban landscape ecology, Urban and peri-urban ecological process modeling, Comparative studies