FYI - http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/
I will forward the announcement onto the department there - this was a great tool in grad school. Freeware not open source thought. Nif On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:03 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Open Source Remote Sensing and Geospatial Colleagues, > > Please consider submitting an abstract for this open source remote sensing > session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting December 15-19, 2008 > in San Francisco. It will be a great opportunity to promote and learn about > open source remote sensing in a vibrant international earth science > community (estimated 15,000 attendees). > Session Name: IN24: *Open Source Remote Sensing for Environmental Mapping > and Analysis* > Session URL: > *http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=586 > *<http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=586> > > > AGU Abstract Submission URL: *http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/ > *<http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/> > > (Please reference session IN24, and note the abstract submission deadline: > September 10, 2008) > Session Abstract: > > Anthropogenic and natural pressures on ecosystems and environments threaten > human and ecological health at many levels. Remote sensing analysis of > aerial photography and satellite imagery provides views of the environment > necessary for sound environmental stewardship. Unprecedented amounts of > earth imagery are now available on our desktops through data portals and > virtual earths, and many open source geographic information system (GIS) > applications are available. However, there is a great need for free or low > cost, easy to use remote sensing software tools to help > non-geospatial-experts make better use of these image resources to enhance > environmental mapping and analysis. > > The goal of this session is to highlight open source remote sensing tools > and applications in environmental analysis. How are open source remote > sensing tools being used in environmental analysis (e.g., land cover > mapping; change detection; disaster recovery; habitat analysis; impervious > surface mapping)? Are remote sensing mapping algorithms incorporated in > virtual earths to expand their analytical capability? Can we develop easy to > use open source decision support tools to help guide environmental decision > making at the national, regional, local and citizen levels? How can we > better harness the observations of citizens informed about their local > environments in a geospatially-enabled manner? > > Thank you for your kind attention, and please forward this announcement to > any interested colleagues. > > Sincerely, > > Drew Pilant, Ph.D. > US Environmental Protection Agency > Office of Research and Development > Landscape Characterization Branch > tel: 919.541.0648 > fax: 919.541.9420 * > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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