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Programme

Please note: Times are shown in New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

This programme is subject to change.

 

This is an interactive programme - click on the session titles to see further details about each session.

 


Monday, September 9, 2024

Bay Trust Forum
Skellerup & WSP Rooms
Downer & Sigma Rooms
SCION
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker
Bay Trust Forum
Skellerup & WSP Rooms
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker

Downer & Sigma Rooms
SCION
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker

Bay Trust Forum
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker

Skellerup & WSP Rooms
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker

Downer & Sigma Rooms
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker

SCION
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eagle Technology Workshop
Google Earth Engine Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM FAO Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ice Breaker


Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Bay Trust Forum
Skellerup Room
WSP Room
Downer Room
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration - Tuesday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony and Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Professor Emeritus Crystal Schaaf
Global Forest Monitoring with Continuity MODIS and VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Products
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM A decade of Global Forest Watch - results and way forward Characterizing uncertainty in remote sensing-assisted forest carbon mapping and accounting Remote sensing of nutrient dynamics and below ground attributes of forests Forest management and policy
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Remotely sensed data products in support of carbon monitoring and other land management decisions - Session 1 Advancing forest assessment with radar sensors Precision forestry - Session 1 Connecting science with decision-making: Lessons learned from stakeholder engagement efforts in the use of remote sensing data to address forestry & land management needs
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Remotely sensed data products in support of carbon monitoring and other land management decisions - Session 2 Innovative uses of multisource remote sensing data in forest biodiversity conservation and restoration Precision forestry - Session 2 Monitoring of protected forests, biodiversity and forest services
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Poster session
Food and drink will be provided


Bay Trust Forum
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration - Tuesday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony and Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Professor Emeritus Crystal Schaaf
Global Forest Monitoring with Continuity MODIS and VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Products
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM A decade of Global Forest Watch - results and way forward
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Remotely sensed data products in support of carbon monitoring and other land management decisions - Session 1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Remotely sensed data products in support of carbon monitoring and other land management decisions - Session 2
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Poster session
Food and drink will be provided

Skellerup Room
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration - Tuesday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony and Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Professor Emeritus Crystal Schaaf
Global Forest Monitoring with Continuity MODIS and VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Products
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Characterizing uncertainty in remote sensing-assisted forest carbon mapping and accounting
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Advancing forest assessment with radar sensors
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Innovative uses of multisource remote sensing data in forest biodiversity conservation and restoration
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Poster session
Food and drink will be provided

WSP Room
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration - Tuesday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony and Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Professor Emeritus Crystal Schaaf
Global Forest Monitoring with Continuity MODIS and VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Products
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Remote sensing of nutrient dynamics and below ground attributes of forests
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Precision forestry - Session 1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Precision forestry - Session 2
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Poster session
Food and drink will be provided

Downer Room
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration - Tuesday
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony and Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: Professor Emeritus Crystal Schaaf
Global Forest Monitoring with Continuity MODIS and VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Products
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Forest management and policy
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Tuesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Connecting science with decision-making: Lessons learned from stakeholder engagement efforts in the use of remote sensing data to address forestry & land management needs
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Tuesday
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Monitoring of protected forests, biodiversity and forest services
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Poster session
Food and drink will be provided


Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Bay Trust Forum
Skellerup Room
WSP Room
Downer Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Hyperspectral and thermal imaging for forest health monitoring: 25 years of progress
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Remote sensing-assisted, model-based inference for forest inventory and climate change applications Forest big data, deep learning- Session 1 Short-range remote sensing in precision forestry Multi-source RS data integration / fusion - Session 1
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning tea - Wednesday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Monitoring that informs emerging regulations on forest degradation and deforestation Forest big data, deep learning - Session 2 Detection of drought and water stress Airborne laser scanning in precision forestry
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Remote sensing in urban forests Continuous forest inventory Time series for Forest Disturbances: Unraveling spatio-temporal dynamics to improve their detection and management Planted forests and forest plantations under fire
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM New advancements in remote sensing science: opportunities for capacity building in forest monitoring Applications of remote sensing for mangrove conservation and blue carbon assessment Forest and vegetation spectroscopy Advancing MRV Systems: Development, implementation, and it’s crucial role in addressing climate change
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner


Bay Trust Forum
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Hyperspectral and thermal imaging for forest health monitoring: 25 years of progress
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Remote sensing-assisted, model-based inference for forest inventory and climate change applications
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning tea - Wednesday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Monitoring that informs emerging regulations on forest degradation and deforestation
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Remote sensing in urban forests
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM New advancements in remote sensing science: opportunities for capacity building in forest monitoring
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner

Skellerup Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Hyperspectral and thermal imaging for forest health monitoring: 25 years of progress
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Forest big data, deep learning- Session 1
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning tea - Wednesday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Forest big data, deep learning - Session 2
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Continuous forest inventory
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Applications of remote sensing for mangrove conservation and blue carbon assessment
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner

WSP Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Hyperspectral and thermal imaging for forest health monitoring: 25 years of progress
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Short-range remote sensing in precision forestry
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning tea - Wednesday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Detection of drought and water stress
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Time series for Forest Disturbances: Unraveling spatio-temporal dynamics to improve their detection and management
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Forest and vegetation spectroscopy
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner

Downer Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada
Hyperspectral and thermal imaging for forest health monitoring: 25 years of progress
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Multi-source RS data integration / fusion - Session 1
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning tea - Wednesday
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Airborne laser scanning in precision forestry
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Planted forests and forest plantations under fire
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea - Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Advancing MRV Systems: Development, implementation, and it’s crucial role in addressing climate change
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Dinner


Thursday, September 12, 2024

Bay Trust Forum
Skellerup Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission: Science, applications, and future directions Forest Monitoring - Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Beyond Ice: NASA’s ICESat-2 spaceborne lidar mission for land and vegetation applications Forest Monitoring - Session 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Global forest observation Forest Monitoring - Session 3
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Monitoring ecosystem change from dense time series Challenges and new developments in the use of remote sensing for plant phenology monitoring
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony

WSP Room
Downer Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Scaling up LiDAR assessments of forest structure - Session 1 Forest health
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Scaling up LiDAR assessments of forest structure - Session 2 Monitoring forest degradation and mortality
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Terrestrial laser scanning Forest resilience monitoring
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Virtual and augmented reality technologies in forestry Multi-source RS data integration / fusion - Session 2
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony

Bay Trust Forum
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission: Science, applications, and future directions
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Beyond Ice: NASA’s ICESat-2 spaceborne lidar mission for land and vegetation applications
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Global forest observation
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Monitoring ecosystem change from dense time series
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony

Skellerup Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Forest Monitoring - Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Forest Monitoring - Session 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Forest Monitoring - Session 3
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Challenges and new developments in the use of remote sensing for plant phenology monitoring
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony

WSP Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Scaling up LiDAR assessments of forest structure - Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Scaling up LiDAR assessments of forest structure - Session 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Terrestrial laser scanning
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Virtual and augmented reality technologies in forestry
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony

Downer Room
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival Tea and Coffee - Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Forest health
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea - Thursday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Monitoring forest degradation and mortality
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Thursday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Forest resilience monitoring
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea - Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Multi-source RS data integration / fusion - Session 2
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony


Friday, September 13, 2024

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
Stream 4
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon
Stream 1
Stream 2
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon

Stream 3
Stream 4
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon

Stream 1
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon

Stream 2
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon

Stream 3
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon

Stream 4
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Trip - Morning
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Friday
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Field Trip - Afternoon


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