From: rfeadf@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Andrew Finegan)
Newsgroups: sci.image.processing
Subject: Re: A remote sensing newsgroup?
Date: 6 Nov 1992 03:08:49 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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D.J.Hutt@newcastle.ac.uk (D.J. Hutt) writes:

>In article <1992Nov2.153838.29874@news.nd.edu> env@pa.itd.com (8224) writes:
>>
>>Wouldn't it be nice to have access to a newsgroup where topics were more
>>related to the science of remote sensing?  I think there is a real need for
>>a newsgroup which talks about image processing techniques that relate 
>>specifically to remote sensing applications.  Does anyone else out there feel
>>the same way?......(stuff deleted).....

>Yes,
>I thought that sci.image.processing was going to be relavent but until this
>article I havn't understood a word of it for months! However, I believe this
>newsgroup was set up to deal with 'Image processing techniques relating to
>remote sensing applications' so it really depends on what you mean be 
>remote sensing. I want a group to discuss SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING (and I
>suppose similar sensors on aircraft etc), with relavence to environmental
>processes (weather, geology, land use, etc) on the Earth and indeed other
>planets.....(stuff deleted)....

There are two places on the network that I have found useful for GENERAL
discussion on "satellite remote sensing".

1.	An occasional source (and a good place to ask questions) is the
	newsgroup COMP.INFOSYSTEMS.GIS

	Obviously the main focus is GIS (Geographic Information Systems),
	but many Remote Sensers are closely "linked" to GIS, and
	many GISers consider remote sensing to be a subset of GIS.

2.	A specific remote sensing DICUSSION GROUP exists called IMAGRS-L.
	To access this you must MAIL a subscription to

		LISTSERV@CSEARN.BITNET
	
	with the following message:

		subscribe IMAGRS-L "your name"

	The down-side of this is that it is not used very much (and when it
	is, it may "clog up" your mail reader).

My general "Aussie" perspective is that a lot of remote sensing people, even
in universities, are not using the network. Specifically in Australia, two
of our MAJOR centres for remote sensing (and land information) have not       
bothered to access the network (even though our Federal Govt has made access
to this network FREE to all research scientists in the public sector).

Fortunately, the CSIRO (Australia's public sector research organisation,
very active in remote sensing) and the RMIT Centre for Remote Sensing ARE
on the network.

Cheers

Andrew


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