Plenary Session Semantics-Enabled Knowledge Management for Global Earth Observation System of Systems Roger L. King From Global Earth Observation System of Systems to a Future Intelligent Earth Observing Satellite System Oktay Baysal,Zhou Guoqing From Data to Information,and from Information to Knowledge: An Overview of China State Major Basic Research Project 2001CB309400 Jin Yaqiu Session 1: Architecture,Systems An Objectively Optimized Earth Observing System David John Lary Geo-processing with Icosahedral Snyder Equal Area Aperture 4 Hexagon Discrete Global Grid System Ben Jin,Tong Xiaochong,Jiang Gangwu,and Zhang Heng The Quick Renewal of 1:250,000 Map Database Using Space Remote Sensing Images Jiang Gangwu,Wang Jing,Luo Yiping,and Ben Jin Development of a Marine Ecosystem Health Assessment System Based on ArcObjects Bi Zhe,Ma Yi,Wang Ruifu,Chen Shang,and Zhang Jie GIS Analysis of Rip Current and Spring Layer Chen Jie and Zhang Jie The Inquiry System of Water Quality Monitoring Model by Remote Sensing Technique Based on. NET Technology Lu Wanning and Li Yunmei An On-board Mission Planning Model for Autonomous Spacecraft Zhang Zhengqiang,He Renjie,Tan Yuejin,Chen Yingwu,and Wang Junmin The Architecture of Cooperative Application System for a Future Earth Observing Satellite Network Chen Yingwu,He Renjie,Zhang Zhengqiang,and Tan Yuejin Use Materialized Views of a Database on WebGIS Hu Xiaohui,Zhao Guangtao,and Fu Min Design of the Space System Simulation and Analysis Software Lan Chaozhen,Xu Qin,Yu Junming,and Li Jiansheng …… Session 2: Sensor Atmospheric Correction of Hyperion Data Based on the 6S Model Shen Yan,Niu Zheng,Lin Wenpeng,and Liu Yonghong A Sensor Management Method Based on Discrete Particle Swarm Algorithm Liu YanYan,Wu XiuQing,Tan Yong,and Wang Jin The EADS ASTRIUM ASTROSAT Product Line A New Generation of High-Resolution Small and Micro Satellites Embarking Innovative Technologies Guy Limouzin and Hervé Lambert Research on Imaging Reconnaissance Satellites Scheduling Problem with Uncertainty Wang Junmin,Yao Feng,Tan Yuejin,and Zhang Zhengqiang Microwave Remote Sensing Approach for Soil Moisture Retrieval Using PALS Observations Chen Quan,Li Zhen,Wang Lei,and Wei Xiaolan The Stress Measurement Resolution Based on a Distributed Independent Drive Harmonic Oscillator Network Fu Min and Hu Xiaohui A Method of Remote Sensing Satellites’ Chain Analyzing and Designing Based on HLA Luo Yiping,Jiang Ting,Chen Wenfeng,and Zhang Rui A New Wave-Period Retrieval Model for Satellite Altimeter Wang Xifeng and Zhao Dongliang Future Generation of Inland Water Environmental Monitoring Missions: Taking CHRIS/PROBA as an Example Li Junsheng,Zhang Bing,Shen Qian,Zhang Xia,and Chen Zhengchao Simulation Study of Satellite-borne Three-line CCD images Li Qiaozhi,Zhou Guoqing,Zhang Wuming,and Yan Guangjian Session 3: Data Processing(1) Automatic Construction of Digital Surface Model from 3-Angle Stereo Images Liu Qiang,Yan Guangjian,Zhao Zujun,and Sun Genyun Study on the Design of the Optical Sensor Applying the Image Simulation Method of the High Spectrum Resolution RS Image Chen Fang and Niu Zheng A Method in Remote Sensing Image Simulation Liu Xiaoqing,Wang Jindi,Song Jinling,and Zhang Ge In-flight Calibration and Assessment of Beijing-1 Microsatellite Chen Zhengchao,Zhang Bing,Zhang Liming,Yi Weining,Li Junsheng,Hu Fangchao,and Tong Qingxi Real-Time DSP Implementation of Bias-Adjusted Reordering with Reversible Variable-length Coding for Ultraspectral Sounder Data Compression Alok Ahuja,Huang Bormin,and Mitchell D. Goldberg FPGA-Based On-board Data Reduction for the Future Spaceborne SAR Guo Meng,Zhen Tianyao,Cao Wendong,and Wang Zhensong Coarse-to-Fine and Self-adaptive Remote Sensing Image Subpixel Registration with Multi-constraints Xing Shuai and Xu Qing Atmospheric Correction for CHRIS/PROBA Data of Inland Waters Shen Qian,Zhang Bing,Li Junsheng,Hu Fangchao,and Tong Qingxi Characteristics of Simulation of Hyperspectral Images Based on the Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer Zhang Wenjuan,Zhang Bing,Gao Lianru,Jiao Quanjun,and Liu Xue Calibration for Soil Roughness Parameters with AMSR-E Observations Wang Lei,Li Zhen,and Chen Quan …… Session 4: Data Processing(2) Inversion of the Lunar Regolith Layer Thickness from Microwave Emission Simulation and Optical Data Fa Wenzhe and Jin Yaqiu Algorithm for Road Feature Extraction in Urban Areas Peng Jing and Jin Yaqiu Remote Sensing Image Fusion Based on Bayesian Linear Estimation Ge Zhirong,Wang Bin,and Zhang Liming Onboard Lossy Data Compression of ALOS PRISM Haruhisa Shimoda and Kiyonari Fukue The Integration and Development of Geographic Visualization and Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Wang Jing and Jiang Gangwu Target Identification Based on Corner Character and Self-Adaptive Kernel Clustering Algorithm Wang Pengwei,Wu Xiuqing,and Yu Shan Remote Sensing Image De-noising by Complex Wavelet Transforms and Generalized Cross Validation Ma Jianglin,Zhao Zhongming,Yang Jun,and Wei Yanfeng Ability Comparison of SAR and Optical Remote Sensing in Monitoring an Island and Its Coastal Environments Wang Xiaolong,Ma Yi,and Zhang Jie Multifocus Image Fusion Based on Wavelet Packet Transform Yang Jun,Zhao Zhongming,Yang Jian,Ma Jianglin,and Wang Chengyi Onboard Data Processing for Hazard Detection and Prediction Zhou Guoqing,Alok Verma,Gary Crossman,and Oktay Baysal …… Session 5: Vegetation Remote Sensiug Multi-Parameters Inversion of Vegetation and Underlying Surface from Multi-Polarization Radar Pulse Echoes Xu Feng and Jin Yaqiu A Semi-empirical Backscattering Model for Estimation of Leaf Area Index (LAI) of Rice in Southern China Chen Jinsong,Lin Hui,Shao Yun,Yang Limin Forest Species Classification in Northeast China Based on CHRIS Hyperspectral Data Jiao Quanjun,Zhang Bing,and Zhang Xia Monitoring the Vegetation Cover Pattern in Northwest China Ma Mingguo,Wang Xuemei,and Li Zhencun Extracting Information about Stone Desertization Based on NDVI/Ts Space Luo Chengfeng and Liu Zhengjun Ecological Environment Monitoring in Nanjing City based on CBERS-2 and TM Image Sun Deyong and Li Yunmei Cotton Yield Modeling Based on RS and GIS Techniques Sun Ling and Zhu Zesheng Quantifying the Amount of Information about Biophysical Parameters in Red and NIR Reflectances Jiang Zhangyan,Li Jing,and Chen Yunhao The Study on Vegetation Net Primary Productivity Based on Remote Sensing in the Karst Area of Guizhou Province Wang Bing,Yang Shengtian,Wang Yujuan,Tian Lei,and Wang Xuelei Dynamic Change of Vegetation Cover Fraction and Its Relationship with Rainfall in the Ordos Plateau Sun Rui and Yu Xiaofei …… Session 6: Landuse/Landcover Applications Artificial Neural Networks for Improvement of Classification Accuracy in Landsat ETM+ Images Meysam Argany,Jalal Amini,and M. Reza Sarajian Digital Change Detection and Expansion Monitoring of Urban Areas Using Satellite Images by Means of Classification Methods Meysam Argany and M. Reza Saradjian Applications of RS and GIS Approaches in the Analysis of the Revitalization of Slums in Jinan,Shandong Wang Zhaohai and Sun Xia Object-oriented Fuzzy Classification Approach Based on Texture Segmentation Le Chengfeng and Li Yunmei Changes in Landscape Spatial Pattern Based on Remote Sensing in the Chaoyanggang Lagoonal Wetland of Shandong Peninsula,China Gu Dongqi,Fu Jun,and Zhang Xuliang Feature Selection Integrated Bayesian Network Method for Remote Sensing Image Classification Using Spectral and Textural Information Ouyang Yun and Ma Jianwen Using Tolerant Rough Set for Land Cover Classification Ouyang Yun and Ma Jianwen Construction of a Prior Knowledge Database and the Application in Agriculture Zhang Ge,Wang Jindi,Qu Yonghua,Liu Xiaoqing,and Zhou Hongmin The Analysis of Remote Sensing to Jinma River in Dujiangyan Irrigation Regions Wang Xuelei,Yang Shengtian,Hao Fanghua,and Wang Yujuan Application of Remote Sensing Technique in Classification of Salt Field Water Bodies Liu Yanfen,Ma Yi,and Zhang Jie …… Session 7: SAR and InSAR Study of SAR Blind Image Formation Algorithm Yu Mingcheng,Xu Jia,Peng Yingning,and Wang Xiutan SAR Image Edge Detection on Homogeneity Analysis and Phase Congruency Kang Xin,Han Chongzhao,Yang Yi,and Tao Tangfei The Change Vector Analysis Method for Change Detection of Inundation Extent Using a Multi-temporal,Multipolarized SAR Image Shen Guozhuang and Liao Jingjuan Hidden Markov Chain Model Applied to Unsupervised Polarimetric SAR Image Classification Wang Yinghua,Han Chongzhao,and Kang Xin Fast-Vector Quantization for InSAR Image Compression Based on Wavelet Transformation and Nonlinear-Quantization Xu Jianhang and Yan Jingwen Mine Subsidence Monitoring by JERS-1 SAR Interferometry Dong Yusen,Ge Linlin,and Chang Hsingchung Radar Interferometry for Urban Subsidence Monitoring Chang Hsingchung,Ge Linlin,and Chris Rizos A New Filtering Technique for Interferometric Phase Images Meng Dan,Eliathamby Ambikairajah,and Ge Linlin Characteristics of Atmospheric Artifacts in Repeat-pass Interferometry Liu Guang,Guo Huadong,Yue Huanyin,and Fan Jinghui Research on Settlement Extraction of SAR Images with Geostastical Texture Huang Yuqin,Guo Huadong,and Liao Jingjuan …… Session 8: Ocean Remote Sensing Riverway Evolvement Analysis by Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of the Beijiang River in South China Zhong Kaiwen,Liu Wanxia,Li Xiaojun and Huang Jianming The Application of Two-dimensional EMD to Extracting Wave Information in SAR Images Song Pingjian,Zhang Jie,Jia Yongjun,and Meng Junmin New Deduction Method of Ice Thickness Detection with Air-Borne Microwave Radiometer Ji Yonggang,Zhang Jie,and Meng Junmin Experimental Investigation of Sea Ice Spectral Characteristics in the Bohai Sea of China Cui Tingwei,Zhang Jie,Ma Yi,and Zhang Hande Research on Application of Remote Sensing into Marine Exploitation and Management Bu Zhiguo,Jia Yonggang,and Xu Zijun Decomposition and Encapsulation of Marine Remote Sensing Algorithm Based on Component Technique Li Xiaoming,Song Pingjian,Chen Miao,and Zhang Jie Research on Water Quality Remote Sensing Model by Airborne Hyperspectral Data in the Bohai Sea Ma Yi,Zhang Jie,and Cui Tingwei Comparative Study on the Suspended Matter Concentration Retrieval Algorithm by Landsat TM Data in the Bohai Sea Ma Yi,Zhang Jie,and Cui Tingwei Application of Texture Analysis in Coastal Object Classification Fu Jun,Ma Yi,and Zhang Jie A Shallow Water Depth Extraction Model Based on High-Resolution Multispectral Imagery: A Case Study of Dongsha Islands Fu Jun,Zhang Jie,Yang Liang,and Cao Ruixue Dependence of Underwater Bottom Topography Detection with a SAR Image on Initial Water Depth Yang Jungang,Zhang Jie,and Meng Junmin ……