IEEE InternationalGeoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
19 – 24 July 2020

Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA

Call for Papers
Hosted by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, the 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and RemoteSensing Symposium (IGARSS 2020) will be held Sunday, 19 July through Friday, 24 July, 2020 at the Hilton
Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. The main theme of the 2020 symposium is “Remote Sensing: Global
Perspectives for Local Solutions”.
On behalf of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society and the IGARSS 2020 Organizing Committee, we
invite you to participate in IGARSS 2020, the world’s premier symposium on geoscience, remote sensing andrelated topics. We look forward to meeting you in Waikoloa during IGARSS 2020.

Important Dates
Invited Session Proposal Deadline

4 October 2019

Invited Session Proposal Results

4 November 2019

Paper Submission System On-Line

11 November 2019

Tutorial Proposal Deadline

11 November 2019

Tutorial Proposal Results

9 December 2019

Paper Submission Deadline

15 January 2020Student Paper Competition Deadline

15 January 2020

Travel Support Application Deadline

15 January 2020

Submission Status Available Online

17 April 2020

Registration Open20 April 2020

Final Submission Deadline

29 May 2020

Early Registration Deadline

29 May 2020

IGARSS 2020

Organizing Committee
General Chair

Bill Emery, University of Colorado

General Co-Chair

Adriano Camps, UPC-BarcelonaTech

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Jasmeet Judge, University of Florida
Paolo Gamba, University of Pavia
Jiancheng Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Finance ChairPaul Rosen, JPL

Publicity Chair

Steve Reising, Colorado State University

Exhibits Chair and Industry Liaison Fabio Pacifici, Digital Globe
Government Liaison

Gail Skofronick Jackson, NASA GSFC

Local Arrangements Chair

Ryan Perroy, University of Hawaii Hilo

https://igarss2020.org/19–24 July 2020

IEEE International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
19 – 24 July 2020

Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA

Technical Program
IGARSS is a premier event in remote sensing and provides an ideal forum for obtaining up-to-date information
about the latest developments, exchanging ideas, identifying future trends and making networking with theinternational geoscience and remote sensing community.
The IGARSS 2020 technical program will include thefollowing general themes:• Data Analysis Methods, Classification, and DataMining• Atmosphere• Cryosphere• Oceans• Land• Missions, Sensors and Calibration• Data Management and Education

Student Paper Competition

In addition, special scientific themes will beaddressed, including:• Monitoring and damage assessment of volcanoes
and other natural disasters• Monitoring and Preservation of Natural Reserves• Coastal environment, its change and the impact ofrising sea levels• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch• NewSpace in Remote Sensing• Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensors• Remote sensing parameters and models forradiation energy budget

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society student members are invited to submit a paper to the IGARSS
Student Paper Competition. The selection of the finalist papers will be done by a committee of experts, and theselected students will present their papers during a special session at the Symposium.

Publication of Proceedings
Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings on IEEE Xplore® only if presented at the Symopsium by oneof the listed authors, duly registered.

Paper Submission
Authors who wish to give a presentation are requested to submit a paper (minimum of 2 pages; maximum of fourpages). A link to submit the paper online will be available at the Symposium website beginning 11 November 2019.

Welcome to Waikoloa, Hawaii!
IGARSS 2020 - Remote Sensing: Global Perspectives for Local Solutions – is to be held on the Big Island of Hawaii.
This island – over 4,000 square miles – has 10 of the world’s 14 climate zones and lends itself to discovery forour diverse global viewpoints and discussions. You will also find the longest running active volcano in the world(continuous since 1983.)
The IGARSS 2020 conference will be held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on 62 oceanfront acres along the Kohala
Coast. It is 20 minutes north of the Kona International Airport. This property offers tropical gardens, wildlife, Asianand Polynesian art, golf courses, tennis courts, shopping, restaurants, snorkeling, a nearby white sand beach(anaeho’omalu bay), salt-water lagoon, fresh water swimming pools, waterfalls and slides, dolphin encounters,
sea turtles, and much more.
IGARSS 2020 is offering unique perspectives, discussions, research, solutions, and an opportunity to network in a
beautiful environment.

https://igarss2020.org/