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In article <Bx4ynB.BCI@newcastle.ac.uk> D.J.Hutt@newcastle.ac.uk (D.J. Hutt) writes:
>
DUNCAN>Yes,
DUNCAN>I thought that sci.image.processing was going to be relavent but 
DUNCAN>until this article I havn't understood a word of it for months! 
DUNCAN>However, I believe this newsgroup was set up to deal with 
DUNCAN>'Image processing techniques relating to
DUNCAN>remote sensing applications' so it really depends on what you mean be 
DUNCAN>remote sensing. I want a group to discuss SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING 
DUNCAN>(and I suppose similar sensors on aircraft etc), with relavence 
DUNCAN>to environmental processes (weather, geology, land use, etc) on the 
DUNCAN>Earth and indeed other planets. This presently crossesgeology and 
DUNCAN>meterology newsgroups but isn't really the place to dicsuss 
DUNCAN>Radar vs IR, AVHRR vs Landsat vs Spot vs etc.
DUNCAN>Overall I would consider a newsgroup sci.geo.remote.sensing or some such
DUNCAN>group to be useful........

I agree with this. 

Also, as a request, I am looking for satellite image data with 
associated ground truth. Does anyone know of an archive site
with such data? Or, does anyone on this net  have such data that
they will be willing to share? I'm working on neural nets and
satellite image classification and would be willing to pass on
results, experiences etc.

I'l be also willing to open up  some kind of archive site if there is 
sufficient satellite data available.

Samir

chettri@huey.udel.edu (Expressio Veri) writes:

>DUNCAN>group to be useful........

>I agree with this. 

>Also, as a request, I am looking for satellite image data with 
>associated ground truth. Does anyone know of an archive site
>with such data? Or, does anyone on this net  have such data that
>they will be willing to share? I'm working on neural nets and
>satellite image classification and would be willing to pass on
>results, experiences etc.

>I'l be also willing to open up  some kind of archive site if there is 
>sufficient satellite data available.

>Samir

Sufficient!
What sort of disk space do you have?  Surely anyone doing serious satellite
remote sensing has many GBytes of data, and they keep most of it off line.

I could send you some data, it would be Meteosat Thermal Infra Red.  The ground
truth is all rainfall data as we use statistical relationships to estimate rainfall
for parts of Africa.  A bit unfair on the network though sending satellite data
from the UK.

As for this idea of a new remote sensing group.  What is it that you want to discuss
which is part of remote sensing but not image processing, geography, agriculture,
meteorology?   I think the 'remote sensors' should stay here, sure not everyone
understands everything, thats why this whole news thing is here.  Then again if
you want to talk about methods for collecting ground truth for crop yields,
perhaps this isn't the best place.

Michael Saunby.  Reading University Meteorology Dept.  M.Saunby@reading.ac.uk
/ I'm not a meteorologist so no weather questions please! /

-- 
	Michael Saunby

In <1992Nov4.160507.10306@udel.edu> chettri@huey.udel.edu (Expressio Veri) writes:

>In article <Bx4ynB.BCI@newcastle.ac.uk> D.J.Hutt@newcastle.ac.uk (D.J. Hutt) writes:
>>
	[... discussion about satellite images etc. ...]

	I would recommend that any one who is interested in remote
	sensing, satellite images, application of RS to geo.. meteoro.. etc.
	(and doesn't alraedy know this) have a look at
	comp.infosystems.gis
	Sorry I haven't got the charter of c.i.g handy, but things like 
	this frequently crop up there (whether they belong there or not
	might be a matter for discussion ...)

	Martin
--
Martin Ameskamp, Kiel University, Germany
Fax: ++49 431 8804054, Voice: ++49 431 8804474, 
email: ma@informatik.uni-kiel.dbp.de

D.J.Hutt@newcastle.ac.uk (D.J. Hutt) writes:

>In article <1992Nov2.153838.29874@news.nd.edu> env@pa.itd.com (8224) writes:
>>
>>Wouldn't it be nice to have access to a newsgroup where topics were more
>>related to the science of remote sensing?  I think there is a real need for
>>a newsgroup which talks about image processing techniques that relate 
>>specifically to remote sensing applications.  Does anyone else out there feel
>>the same way?......(stuff deleted).....

>Yes,
>I thought that sci.image.processing was going to be relavent but until this
>article I havn't understood a word of it for months! However, I believe this
>newsgroup was set up to deal with 'Image processing techniques relating to
>remote sensing applications' so it really depends on what you mean be 
>remote sensing. I want a group to discuss SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING (and I
>suppose similar sensors on aircraft etc), with relavence to environmental
>processes (weather, geology, land use, etc) on the Earth and indeed other
>planets.....(stuff deleted)....

There are two places on the network that I have found useful for GENERAL
discussion on "satellite remote sensing".

1.	An occasional source (and a good place to ask questions) is the
	newsgroup COMP.INFOSYSTEMS.GIS

	Obviously the main focus is GIS (Geographic Information Systems),
	but many Remote Sensers are closely "linked" to GIS, and
	many GISers consider remote sensing to be a subset of GIS.

2.	A specific remote sensing DICUSSION GROUP exists called IMAGRS-L.
	To access this you must MAIL a subscription to

		LISTSERV@CSEARN.BITNET
	
	with the following message:

		subscribe IMAGRS-L "your name"

	The down-side of this is that it is not used very much (and when it
	is, it may "clog up" your mail reader).

My general "Aussie" perspective is that a lot of remote sensing people, even
in universities, are not using the network. Specifically in Australia, two
of our MAJOR centres for remote sensing (and land information) have not       
bothered to access the network (even though our Federal Govt has made access
to this network FREE to all research scientists in the public sector).

Fortunately, the CSIRO (Australia's public sector research organisation,
very active in remote sensing) and the RMIT Centre for Remote Sensing ARE
on the network.

Cheers

Andrew


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