International GEO Workshop on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to Support Agricultural Monitoring Workshop

The Workshop will explore how information from SAR and SAR/optical sensors can be used to map agricultural land cover/land use and monitor changes, identify crops and estimate crop area, qualitatively and quantitatively assess crop condition and estimate soil properties such as soil moisture. Optical sensors on satellites provide essential observations for agriculture and thus the integration of SAR data with optical data is of particular interest.
2 – 4 November 2009 in Kananaskis (near Calgary), Alberta, CANADA Additional training session (by invitation): 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2009 www.cgeo.gc.ca