The UK National Earth Observation Conference 2018

 

Birmingham, 4-7 September 2018

The UK National Earth Observation Conference 2018 – hosted by the Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society; the National Centre for Earth Observation and the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation – took place in Birmingham Edgbaston from 4th – 7th September.
The conference was focused around Earth Observation science, technology and applications Into the Future. The programme included exhibitions and poster sessions, a school conference (7th September), plus plenary and parallel sessions.
The NCEO, CEOI and RSPSoc hosted the UK National Earth Observation Conference from 4-7 September at Birmingham University, with the topic “Earth Observation into the future”. The declared aim has been to deliver a conference which attracts a significant gathering of the UK EO community across research, government and industry. It is clear the involvement of the Earth Observation community in planning the content of the conference, and designed sessions to encompass all aspects of Earth Observation – science, technology, and applications.
Some ECOPOTENTIAL project poster were presented; they coverered the project background and structure, and included three case studies, around seasonal wetlands, nitrogen deposition and freshwater catchments.