IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

🌎From innovation to impact — IGARSS 2026 looks to the future! IGARSS 2026 centers on The Future of Earth Observations, examining emerging technologies that will define the next era of EO science. It’s about more than new sensors or platforms — it’s about how we use them together. And how collaboration accelerates progress. Expect focus on: 🔹 Advanced EO technologies and data analytics 🔹 Integration of observations across scales and domains 🔹 Collaborative solutions to complex Earth system challenges 🔹 Bonus: A strong blend of technical sessions and social engagement What new technology or approach do you think will reshape EO the most? 👉 Save this post and plan to join IGARSS 2026! 📆IGARSS 2026 || Washington, D.C. || 9 - 14 August 2026 🔗Learn more: loom.ly/jXcnCi0 #IEEEGRSS #IGARSS2026 #FutureOfEO #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #EarthScience

🚶 Make the most of your time in D.C. - beyond the technical program. IGARSS 2026 in Washington, D.C. is your science-packed gateway to a week of exploration in one of the world's most recognizable cities. Why rush home? Extend your stay and dive deep into everything the nation's capital has to offer. With 26+ unique tour options available, you can turn your academic week into an epic adventure. Whether you prefer the comfort of a bus or the proximity of a walking tour, we have an exclusive experience for you with our local tour partner, USA Guided Tours. Check out just some of the ways you can make memories: 🏛️ Tour of the Monuments at Night – See the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, and more bathed in evening light. 🚌 Explore Every Nook and Cranny – Jump on a hop-on-hop-off bus to cover more ground, or take a deep-dive walking tour of historic neighborhoods. 🌟 Expert Guides – Every tour is led by a knowledgeable local guide who brings the city's stories to life. Don't wait to book! Use promo code: IGARSS at checkout to unlock your 15% discount on all public tours! The code is valid through 14 August 2026. 👉 Ready to build your ultimate D.C. experience? 🔗 Scan the QR code for more details and to book: 2026.ieeeigarss.org/tours.php IGARSS 2026 | Washington, D.C. | 9–14 August 2026 #IEEEGRSS #IGARSS2026 #WashingtonDC #ConferenceAndVacation #ExploreTheCity #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #EarthObservation #DCTravel #USA #Tours #TravelPlanning

🌍 Behind the Journal – Meet the Experts! We’re thrilled to introduce Claudia Paris, Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), from University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. 📌 Expertise: Multi-temporal Image Analysis, Explainable AI, Multimodal Learning. How do you think Explainable AI will transform the interpretation of satellite imagery in the coming years? Let us know in the comments, and explore more about the journal here: bit.ly/4tJEaT3 #IEEEGRSS #Research #remotesensing #IEEEXplore #JSTARS

🌍📡 IN FOCUS: The History of IEEE GRSS at 65: (1979–1981) Part V of the #IEEEGRSS 65th anniversary series highlights the transformation of the Society during a pivotal era of growth in remote sensing, satellite observation, and Earth science. 🚀🌎 Led by visionary pioneers such as Fawwaz Ulaby, this period helped shape GRSS into the global community it is today. 🤝📘 🔗 Read the full article: grss-ieee.org/resources/news… ✍️ Written by: Joanne Van Voorhis #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #EarthObservation #history

🚀 Ready to work with experts shaping Earth Observation? The 5th IEEE GRSS IADF School on Computer Vision for Earth Observation returns on 8–11 September 2026 at the Università degli Studi del Sannio-Benevento (Benevento, Italy)! Participants will gain: ✔️ Hands-on experience with EO data and Python tools ✔️ Insights into change detection, SAR analysis, and foundation models ✔️ Direct interaction with leading global experts ✔️ A strong international research network 💡 Speakers include Xiaoxiang Zhu, Jocelyn Chanussot, Begüm Demir, Ronny Hänsch, Clément Mallet, Elliot Vincent, and Sining Chen. 🌐 Participation is fully funded and limited to ~60 participants. ⏳ Applications close 31 May 2026! 👉 Discover more & apply: iadf-school.org #IEEEGRSS #IADF #ComputerVision #EarthObservation #SAR

🌟 Article of the Week 🌟 This week’s featured article from IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (GRSL) presents a compact single-photon underwater LiDAR system for long-range sensing with high spatial–temporal resolution. 🔍 This Week’s Highlight Title: Compact Long-Range Single-Photon Underwater Lidar With High Spatial–Temporal Resolution Authors: Mingjia Shangguan, Zhifeng Yang, Zaifa Lin, Zhongping Lee, Haiyun Xia, Zhenwu Weng 📖 🌊 Underwater LiDAR systems are often limited by large size and high power consumption. This paper presents a compact single-photon underwater LiDAR system capable of long-range detection with low pulse energy while maintaining high spatial and temporal resolution. The system demonstrates underwater detection over tens of meters and supports applications such as marine remote sensing, seabed gas emission monitoring, and underwater imaging. 🔗 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2… Stay tuned for more groundbreaking research every week as we celebrate excellence in geoscience and remote sensing! 🌍📡 #IEEEGRSS #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #LiDAR #UnderwaterLidar #PhotonCounting #GRSL #ieeexplore #AOTW

@IEEE_GRSS Dr. Hong's work shows what happens when research meets application. In France, our academia-industry gap is exactly why we're falling behind in sensor systems.

🌍 IEEE GRSS Professional Member Spotlight: Dr. Yang Eric Hong 🌍 From advancing satellite remote sensing to strengthening global water security, Dr. Yang Hong is transforming science into real-world impact. As Gallogly Chair Professor at University of Oklahoma and Director of the HyDROS Laboratory at the National Weather Center, his work bridges cutting-edge remote sensing technology with critical societal challenges like floods, droughts, and landslides. 🌊 Guided by a powerful “sensor-to-society” approach, Dr. Hong integrates satellite-derived precipitation data with hydrologic modeling to create actionable solutions for disaster preparedness, climate resilience, and sustainable water management. His journey highlights how interdisciplinary innovation within the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society can create meaningful global impact. 🚀📡💧 🔗 Read the full interview: grss-ieee.org/resources/news… ✍️ Written by: Madeleine Dawson #RemoteSensing #ClimateResilience #WaterSecurity #EarthObservation #IEEEGRSS

🌟 Article of the Week 🌟 This week’s featured article from IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine (GRSM) provides a comprehensive overview of artifacts in airborne LiDAR data and their impacts on data quality and analysis. 🔍 This Week’s Highlight Title: Airborne Lidar Data Artifacts: What We Know Thus Far Authors: Wai Yeung Yan 📖 🛰️ Airborne LiDAR point clouds often contain artifacts such as voids, gaps, stripes, speckle noise, and other defects that can degrade data quality and affect downstream applications like DEM generation and feature extraction. This paper provides a unified overview of common airborne LiDAR data artifacts, their causes, and existing solutions, offering practical guidance for diagnosing and mitigating data quality issues in LiDAR processing workflows. 🔗 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1109/MGRS.2… Stay tuned for more groundbreaking research every week as we celebrate excellence in geoscience and remote sensing! 🌍📡 #IEEEGRSS #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #LiDAR #PointCloud #DataQuality #GRSM #ieeexplore #AOTW

🚀🌍 Proud to share that GRSS was part of the 2nd Aerospace Information Technology Conference held in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, China from May 9–10, 2026! The conference brought together over 2000 participants including leading experts, researchers, students and industry innovators to explore the future of aerospace information technology. Topics included microwave imaging, radar detection, optical remote sensing, aerospace communications, navigation, low-altitude information technology, and commercial aerospace applications. ✨🛰️ We were honored to have our #IEEEGRSS President, Saibun Tjuatja, deliver a speech at the conference, highlighting the importance of global collaboration and innovation in aerospace information and remote sensing technologies. A special thank you to our volunteers Meiqi Hu and Xiaolei Qin for representing GRSS at the event. Their participation reflects the growing impact of young professionals and volunteers in shaping the future of the aerospace and remote sensing community.🙌 #GRSS #AerospaceTechnology #RemoteSensing #Innovation

🌟 Article of the Week 🌟 This week’s featured article from IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (J-STARS) presents a deep learning approach for plant organ segmentation and phenotyping using LiDAR point clouds. 🔍 This Week’s Highlight Title: Deep Learning-Based Plant Organ Segmentation and Phenotyping of Sorghum Plants Using LiDAR Point Cloud Authors: Ajay Kumar Patel, Eun-Sung Park, Hongseok Lee, G. G. Lakshmi Priya, Hangi Kim, Rahul Joshi, Muhammad Akbar Andi Arief, Moon S. Kim, Insuck Baek, Byoung-Kwan Cho 📖 🌱 High-throughput plant phenotyping is essential for crop monitoring and precision agriculture. This paper evaluates several deep learning models for segmenting sorghum plant organs from LiDAR point clouds and extracting phenotypic traits such as plant height and crown diameter, demonstrating that PointNet++ achieves the best segmentation accuracy and enables accurate phenotypic trait estimation. 🔗 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS… Stay tuned for more groundbreaking research every week as we celebrate excellence in geoscience and remote sensing! 🌍📡 #IEEEGRSS #RemoteSensing #Geoscience #LiDAR #PointCloud #PlantPhenotyping #DeepLearning #JSTARS #ieeexplore #AOTW

Last chance to meet our amazing volunteers at the GRSS booth at #EGU2026 ✨✨ Come say hi, spin the wheel, and stop by before the conference wraps up 🚀 #IEEEGRSS #egu2026

Tiny scientist, big curiosity 🌎🎡✨ Spinning the IEEE GRSS wheel of gifts at the EGU General Assembly 2026 🚀 #IEEEGRSS #EGU2026

🚀 Elevate Your Career: New Opportunities on the IEEE GRSS Job Board for May 2026 Check out the IEEE GRSS Job Board for a curated, global selection of impactful opportunities for researchers, academics, and specialists in Geoscience and Remote Sensing. These positions represent vital contributions to the field and offer paths for profound career growth. 🌎 May 2026 Featured Global Opportunities: PhD Research: + University of Canterbury New Zealand - PhD on glaciers, remote sensing, and AI + Wageningen University, Netherlands - PhD on foundation models for agricultural sciences Postdoctoral: + ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Postdoc for climate information inference + Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, France - Postdoc for climate modeling, earth observation, and carbon budgeting Others: + University of Guelph, Canada - Professor in GeoAI + Marble Imaging, Germany - Engineer in geospatial machine learning 🔗 Learn and view more opportunities by reading our eNewsletter: us3.campaign-archive.com?

📢Call for Papers – InGARSS 2026! We are excited to announce that submissions are now open for the IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS 2026), to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 01–04 December 2026. 🌎Theme: Digital Earth – Modeling, Mapping, and Monitoring This symposium will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore advancements in: ✨Agriculture, Forest & Environment ✨Digital Mapping & Cartography ✨Disaster Management & Early Warning ✨AI/ML for Geospatial Intelligence ✨Remote Sensing Technologies (SAR, LiDAR, Hyperspectral) ✨Planetary & Space Sciences ✨Special Focus: NISAR Applications 🔗Submission Link:ingarss2026.co.in/submit #InGARSS2026 #CallForPapers #RemoteSensing #Geospatial #DigitalEarth #EarthObservation #AI #NISAR #IEEEGRSS #GRSS #Hyderbad-Section #India

Can you spot the AI-generated image? 🤖🛰️ Two remote sensing visuals. One is real, one is AI-generated. If you’re at #EGU2026, come by the IEEE GRSS booth, share your guess, and win some GRSS swag 🎁 #IEEEGRSS #EGU2026 #GRSSBooth #SpotTheAI #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #AI4EO #Vienna

The IEEE GRSS Austria Chapter is here at the GRSS booth at #EGU2026 in Vienna! 🇦🇹🌍 We have a pop up event tomorrow (May 6, 2026) 12-2 PM!! ✨✨ Stop by to meet us and know more!!

Looking for GRSS at #EGU2026? Follow this video and find your way🚶‍♂️ straight to us at 📍[Booth X219]. Come explore remote sensing, publications, and global opportunities with us. 🌍✨ #EGU2026 #IEEEGRSS #GRSSBooth #FindUs #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #GeoScience #Vienna #Austria #Networking

#IEEEGRSS is at #EGU2026 in Vienna 🇦🇹 Come visit the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society at Booth X219 Say hello, meet the GRSS team, and discover our publications, conferences, technical communities, and opportunities for students, researchers, and professionals in geoscience and remote sensing. 🚀 #EGU26 #IEEEGRSS #GRSSBooth #FindUs #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #GeoScience #Vienna #Austria #Networking