Earth Observation 2.0 – how satellite data reveal our Blue Planet

The conference provides the opportunity to become familiar with the world's most important Earth observation programmes and to talk to experts. How can Earth observation satellites support agriculture and contribute to food security? How can they be used to find underexploited energy potential? How does remote sensing help in dealing with disasters and catastrophes, and protect and manage scarce environmental resources such as fresh water supplies? What answers and applications do satellites offer to challenges such as global urbanisation and changes to Earth's ecosystem? In addition to the substantive aspects, ISRSE offers the opportunity to find out about and exchange information on new key technologies in Earth observation and data management. 'Big Data' is also finding its way into Earth observation.

Collaborative partners in the 36th ISRSE conference are the International Center for Remote Sensing of the Environment (ICRSE) in Tucson, Arizona and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). The conference is being held at the Berlin Congress Center (bcc). Besides DLR, the main sponsors are the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and the US space agency NASA.

Keynote speakers include the DLR Executive Board Chairman, Johann-Dietrich Wörner; Gerd Gruppe, DLR Executive Board Member responsible for the Space Administration, the Director of NASA's Earth Science Division, Michael Freilich; EUMETSAT Director General, Alain Ratier; ESA Director of Earth Observation, Volker Liebig and Deputy Director General of Research and Innovation at the European Commission, Rudolf Strohmeier.