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VH-RODA 2024
02-Dec - 06-Dec 2024
Frascati, Italy
The Very High-resolution Radar & Optical Data Assessment (VH-RODA) 2024 Workshop will be held in ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Italy), from 2-6 December 2024.
The 5th Edition of the VH-RODA Workshop will provide an open forum (for the new space, commercial and institutional space sectors) to present and discuss about the current status and future developments related to Earth Observation (EO) data quality, calibration and validation of space-borne very high-resolution SAR, Optical, and, for the first time, atmospheric constellations, sensors and data products, with a dedicated focus on commercial EO data providers and related Cal/Val activities, synergies between optical, SAR and atmospheric communities, presentation of standards and best practices for data quality.
Workshop Topics
- Calibration Techniques (requirements, definitions, database, methodologies)
- Calibration Sites (cross-cal/val, intercalibration, field campaigns)
- Fiducial Reference Measurements
- Analysis Ready Data, Digital Elevation Models
- Quality Control, Best Practices, Product Validation
- Processing and Algorithms (including Artificial Intelligence for Cal/Val)
- Cal/Val and Data quality for Constellations and Big Data
- Calibration of Future Missions (Innovative instrument concepts)
- Atmospheric composition and reference sites
VH-RODA Community
The VH-RODA community is invited to gather online on the Padlet platform to participate and contribute by sharing ideas, asking questions, providing answers, and exchanging thoughts. This space is designed to foster active engagement and collaboration in support of VH-RODA and the scientific community. Seed questions will be shared by the committee to trigger the discussion and ideas exchanges. The Padlet platform will be accessible before, during, and after the workshop to support ongoing discussions and knowledge sharing.
The Padlet platform will be accessible before, during, and after the workshop to support ongoing discussions and knowledge sharing.
Schedule and Deadlines
| Details | Reference Date(s) |
| Registration and Abstract submission openings (No registration fees) Due to overbooking, in-person registration is now closed. Online registration is only available for remote attendance. | 3 June 2024 |
| Vendors Exhibit submission opening (No registration fees) | 3 June 2024 |
| Vendors Exhibit & Abstract submission deadline |
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| Acceptance notification | 18 October 2024 |
| Registration deadline In-person registration is now closed. Online registration is only available for remote attendance. |
28 November 2024 |
| VH-RODA 2024 Workshop | 2-6 December 2024 |
Agenda (with Abstracts, Presentations and Posters)
View the agenda and material for the workshop.
Venue and Accommodation
ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) will host the conference. It is located in Frascati, a small town 20km south-east of Rome in Italy.
Please click here for information about how to travel to ESRIN.
Location Address:
ESA-ESRINLargo Galileo Galilei, 100044 Frascati (RM), Italy
A shuttle bus will operate between Frascati and ESRIN
Please find here a list of hotels in Frascati centre recommended by ESA:
Hotel Antica Colonia
Hotel Bellavista
Hotel CaccianiHotel Colonna
Hotel Flora
Hotel Villa Mercede
Hotel Villa Tuscolana
Organisation
Scientific Committee
- Philippe Goryl, Valentina Boccia, Clément Albinet and Leonardo De Laurentiis (ESA)
- Fanny Le Mer (CNES)
- Nigel Fox (UKSA)
- Peter Strobl (EC-JRC)
- Patrizia Sacco (ASI)
Workshop Organising Committee
- Philippe Goryl (ESA)
- Leonardo De Laurentiis (ESA)
- Clément Albinet (ESA)
- Sabrina Pinori (Serco)
- Valentina Boccia (ESA)
- Peggy Fischer (ESA)
- Muriel Pinheiro (ESA)
- Antonio Valentino (STARION)
- Rosalia Fonseca (ESA)
- Montserrat Del Riego Gelabert (SOLENIX)
- Chloe Helenè Martella (Serco)
Contact Information
For any information about the VH-RODA Workshop, please email events.organisation@esa.int
Previous Editions
VH-RODA and CEOS SAR workshop 2019