Author index

A

Abali, H.

• Coastal and erosion risk analysis using remote sensing and GIS: A case study in Sile and Agva towns

Abdul Hamid, J.R.

• Mapping of conifer forest plantations using airborne hyperspectral and Lidar data

Ahmed, G.

• Extraction of land use map under arid and semi-arid conditions using frequency-based classifier

Aiazzi, B.

• Pan-sharpening of QuickBird multi-spectral images with spectral distortion minimisation

Akcay, O.

• Coastal and erosion risk analysis using remote sensing and GIS: A case study in Sile and Agva towns

Alavi Panah, S.K.

• Comparison of information content of TM and ETM+ bands in Playa case study: Damghan Playa, Iran
• The application of field soil salinity map in classifying Landsat imagery

Alberti, G.

• Raw signal simulator for SHARAD

Albuisson, M.

• Developing a database using METEOSAT data for the delivery of solar radiation assessments at ground level
• Fusing ground measurements and satellite-derived products for the construction of climatological maps in atmosphere optics

Alparone, L.

• Pan-sharpening of QuickBird multi-spectral images with spectral distortion minimisation

Anttila, S.

• The operative remote sensing of snow covered area in a service of hydrological modelling in Finland

APEX Team, The

• The airborne imaging spectrometer APEX (Airborne Prism EXperiment): Overview and status questions

Arquero, A.

• Evaluation of a change detection method based on joint spatial-spectral information
• Landsat ETM+ data fusion by genetic algorithm for generating high spatial and spectral resolution images

Askne, J.

• L-band observations of boreal forest stem volume
• Remote sensing using microwaves - Does a web-based collaborative course serve a purpose?

Atzberger, C.

• Spectroradiometric determination of wheat bio-physical variables - Comparison of different empirical-statistical approaches

B

Baghdadi, N.

• Subsurface imaging with low frequency SAR - Field validation in Egypt using a Ground-Penetrating Radar

Balzter, H.

• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation using airborne SAR interferometry (InSAR)

Baronti, S.

• Pan-sharpening of QuickBird multi-spectral images with spectral distortion minimisation

Belhadj-Aissa, A.

• Contextual fusion by genetic approach applied to the classification of satellite images
• Generation of digital elevation model using InSAR

Binard, M.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)
• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas
• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

Bogaert, P.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)
• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

Bonn, F.

• Remote sensing in transition: Trends in integrated observation of terrestrial ecosystems

Borghgraef, A.

• On the use of computer vision for quality assessment of vector data

Boselli, A.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

Braun, M.

• Remote Sensing as a tool to visualize land use/-cover change and to support environmental education - a case study in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in context of the local Agenda 21 process

Brondeel, M.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)

C

Caetano, M.R.

• Fire risk mapping by integration of dynamic and structural variables

Canters, F.

• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas

Carrão, H.

• Fire risk mapping by integration of dynamic and structural variables

Castaldo, F.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

Catalán, M.

• An altimetric and in-situ study of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
• Sea-level variation in the Mediterranean sea as observed by altimeter and in-situ data

Çetin, M.

• Detection of buildings from different satellite images by using image enhancement techniques

Cros, S.

• Developing a database using METEOSAT data for the delivery of solar radiation assessments at ground level
• Survey of the main databases providing solar radiation data at ground level

Csekő, Á.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Csornai, G.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Cuomo, V.

• A review of AVHRR-based fire susceptibility estimation methods
• An environmental change indicator based on satellite time series: NDVI-PV

D

De Genst, W.

• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas

De Maeyer, P.

• Mapping in inaccessible areas by integrating remote sensing data and historic cartographic documents
• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

De Temmerman, L.

• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

De Vliegher, B.M.

• Oblique aerial photography in a GIS environment for geo-archaeological research - A case study: The Potenza Valley survey

De Wulf, R.R.

• Previously trained neural networks as building blocks for a new classifier: improving classification performance by knowledge transfer

Debruyn, W.

• The airborne imaging spectrometer APEX (Airborne Prism EXperiment): Overview and status questions

Dech, S.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications

Deprez, S.

• The Aswan high dam impact on the downstream Wadi Allaqi (Egypt): A multitemporal analysis based on Corona, Landsat ETM+ and Aster images

Deronde, B.

• The airborne imaging spectrometer APEX (Airborne Prism EXperiment): Overview and status questions

Devriendt, D.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)

Dewulf, A.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)

Dierking, W.

• On the improvement of sea ice classification by means of radar polarimetry

Dogan Kantarcı, M.

• The use of different remote sensing imagery to forest lands a case study: Belgrad forest

Domin, D.J.

• Application of cartographic sources, satellite imagery Landsat 7ETM+ and GIS technology to spatial analysis of windthrows in Bory Tucholskie Forest

Drey, T.

• Evaluation of different change detection methods in the semi humid tropics, possibilities and limitations

E

Ehsani, A.H.

• Comparison of information content of TM and ETM+ bands in Playa case study: Damghan Playa, Iran

Ekercin, S.

• A performance analysis of the classification and manual digitising methods for the detection of coastline by using satellite image data

Eriksson, L.

• Seasonal and topographic effects on growing stock volume estimates from JERS-1 backscatter in Siberian forests

F

Freire, S.

• Fire risk mapping by integration of dynamic and structural variables

Fusco, R.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

G

Garzelli, A.

• Pan-sharpening of QuickBird multi-spectral images with spectral distortion minimisation

Gautama, S.

• On the use of computer vision for quality assessment of vector data

Goksel, C.

• Digital Base Map of the Aegean Sea

Gómez-Enri, J.

• An altimetric and in-situ study of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
• Sea-level variation in the Mediterranean sea as observed by altimeter and in-situ data

Gonzalo, C.

• Evaluation of a change detection method based on joint spatial-spectral information
• Landsat ETM+ data fusion by genetic algorithm for generating high spatial and spectral resolution images

Goossens, R.

• An attempt to derive a DEM and ortho-photo map from hyperspectral data in the high resolution mode (Casi/SWIR)
• The Aswan high dam impact on the downstream Wadi Allaqi (Egypt): A multitemporal analysis based on Corona, Landsat ETM+ and Aster images
• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

Grandjean, G.

• Subsurface imaging with low frequency SAR - Field validation in Egypt using a Ground-Penetrating Radar

Gudmandsen, P.

• On the improvement of sea ice classification by means of radar polarimetry

H

Habermeyer, M.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications
• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Halounová, L.

• Textural classification of B&W aerial photos for the forest classification

Haschberger, P.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications

Hausold, A.

• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Hernandez, M.

• Use of satellite imagery to support the World Heritage Convention

Hill, R.A.

• Mapping of conifer forest plantations using airborne hyperspectral and Lidar data

Hoja, D.

• Investigations on extreme sea states and hurricanes using Synthetic Aperture Radar data

Holzwarth, S.

• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Horstmann, J.

• Investigations on extreme sea states and hurricanes using Synthetic Aperture Radar data

Huttunen, M.

• The operative remote sensing of snow covered area in a service of hydrological modelling in Finland

I

Ipbuker, C.

• Digital Base Map of the Aegean Sea

Iwaniak, A.

• Using neural networks for urban area classification in satellite images

J

Jacobsen, K.

• DEM generation from satellite data
• Orthoimages and DEMs by QuickBird and IKONOS

Jarmer, T.

• Spectroradiometric determination of wheat bio-physical variables - Comparison of different empirical-statistical approaches

Jiménez-Garay, R.

• An altimetric and in-situ study of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
• Sea-level variation in the Mediterranean sea as observed by altimeter and in-situ data

K

Kacmaz, S.E.

• Digital Base Map of the Aegean Sea

Kadlubiec, R.

• Detailed mapping of agricultural plots using satellite images and aerial orthophoto maps

Kamaruddin, M.H.

• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation using airborne SAR interferometry (InSAR)

Karvonen, J.

• ICA-based classification of sea ice SAR images

Kaufmann, H.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications

Kempeneers, P.

• The airborne imaging spectrometer APEX (Airborne Prism EXperiment): Overview and status questions

Khedam, R.

• Contextual fusion by genetic approach applied to the classification of satellite images

Kiss, T.

• Possibilities of remote sensing in the investigation of aridification processes - Case study on the Great Plain, Hungary

Kötz, B.

• Spectroradiometric determination of wheat bio-physical variables - Comparison of different empirical-statistical approaches

Kovács, F.

• Possibilities of remote sensing in the investigation of aridification processes - Case study on the Great Plain, Hungary

Kowalik, W.

• Identification of grassland transformations due to water regime changes caused by opencast mining applying remote sensing data

Kozinski, G.

• Application of cartographic sources, satellite imagery Landsat 7ETM+ and GIS technology to spatial analysis of windthrows in Bory Tucholskie Forest

Krowczynska, M.

• Using neural networks for urban area classification in satellite images

Kunz, M.

• Landscape structure characterization with the application of NDVI and fractal dimension of remote sensing imageries in Zabory Landscape Park

L

Lasaponara, R.

• A review of AVHRR-based fire susceptibility estimation methods
• An environmental change indicator based on satellite time series: NDVI-PV

László, I.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Lavreau, J.

• Mapping in inaccessible areas by integrating remote sensing data and historic cartographic documents

Lefèvre, M.

• Developing a database using METEOSAT data for the delivery of solar radiation assessments at ground level
• Fusing ground measurements and satellite-derived products for the construction of climatological maps in atmosphere optics

Lehner, S.

• Investigations on extreme sea states and hurricanes using Synthetic Aperture Radar data

Lewiński, S.

• Identification of grassland transformations due to water regime changes caused by opencast mining applying remote sensing data
• Interpretation of LISS-III images obtained by fusion with panchromatic data

Lillo Saavedra, M.

• Evaluation of a change detection method based on joint spatial-spectral information
• Landsat ETM+ data fusion by genetic algorithm for generating high spatial and spectral resolution images

M

Macchiato, M.

• A review of AVHRR-based fire susceptibility estimation methods
• An environmental change indicator based on satellite time series: NDVI-PV

Mansoura, I.S.

• A study of multitemporal filtering techniques for SAR images speckle reduction

Martinez, E.

• Evaluation of a change detection method based on joint spatial-spectral information
• Landsat ETM+ data fusion by genetic algorithm for generating high spatial and spectral resolution images

Martinovich, L.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Mather, P.M.

• De-noising reflectance spectra: Simulation experiments and applications in land degradation studies
• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation using airborne SAR interferometry (InSAR)
• Mapping of conifer forest plantations using airborne hyperspectral and Lidar data

Mattei, S.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

McFadden, L.

• Developing a database for global vulnerability analysis of coastal zones: The DINAS-COAST project and the DIVA tool

Mehl, H.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications

Menz, G.

• Evaluation of different change detection methods in the semi humid tropics, possibilities and limitations
• Remote Sensing as a tool to visualize land use/-cover change and to support environmental education - a case study in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in context of the local Agenda 21 process

Metsämäki, S.

• The operative remote sensing of snow covered area in a service of hydrological modelling in Finland

Miatkowski, Z.

• Identification of grassland transformations due to water regime changes caused by opencast mining applying remote sensing data

Mróz, M.

• ENVISAT-1 / ASAR polarimetric and interferometric data for land cover mapping

Mueller, A.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications
• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Musaoğlu, N.

• A performance analysis of the classification and manual digitising methods for the detection of coastline by using satellite image data
• Coastal and erosion risk analysis using remote sensing and GIS: A case study in Sile and Agva towns
• Detection of buildings from different satellite images by using image enhancement techniques
• The use of different remote sensing imagery to forest lands a case study: Belgrad forest

N

Nádor, G.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Nicholls, R.

• Developing a database for global vulnerability analysis of coastal zones: The DINAS-COAST project and the DIVA tool

Niedermeier, A.

• Investigations on extreme sea states and hurricanes using Synthetic Aperture Radar data

Nienartowicz, A.

• Application of cartographic sources, satellite imagery Landsat 7ETM+ and GIS technology to spatial analysis of windthrows in Bory Tucholskie Forest
• Landscape structure characterization with the application of NDVI and fractal dimension of remote sensing imageries in Zabory Landscape Park

O

Ouarzeddine, M.

• Generation of digital elevation model using InSAR

Over, M.

• Remote Sensing as a tool to visualize land use/-cover change and to support environmental education - a case study in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in context of the local Agenda 21 process

P

Paillou, Ph.

• Subsurface imaging with low frequency SAR - Field validation in Egypt using a Ground-Penetrating Radar

Paluszynski, W.

• Using neural networks for urban area classification in satellite images

Persico, R.

• Effects of the inaccuracy on the knowledge of some parameters in GPR prospecting

Perski, Z.

• ENVISAT-1 / ASAR polarimetric and interferometric data for land cover mapping

Peter, N.

• Supporting environmental treaties with remote sensing data - An example of the application of a multilateral environmental agreement: The Kyoto Protocol

Péteri, R.

• Multiresolution Snakes for urban road extraction from Ikonos and Quickbird images

Pica, G.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

Poławski, Z.F.

• Interpretation of LISS-III images obtained by fusion with panchromatic data

Pouyafar, A.M.

• The application of field soil salinity map in classifying Landsat imagery

Puissant, A.

• Fusion of Quickbird MS and Pan data for urban studies

R

Rakonczai, J.

• Possibilities of remote sensing in the investigation of aridification processes - Case study on the Great Plain, Hungary

Ranchin, T.

• Fusing ground measurements and satellite-derived products for the construction of climatological maps in atmosphere optics
• Fusion of Quickbird MS and Pan data for urban studies
• Multiresolution Snakes for urban road extraction from Ikonos and Quickbird images

Remund, J.

• Fusing ground measurements and satellite-derived products for the construction of climatological maps in atmosphere optics

Reusen, I.

• The airborne imaging spectrometer APEX (Airborne Prism EXperiment): Overview and status questions

Richter, R.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications
• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Richters, J.

• Automated yearly land cover discrimination using a tree classifier and phenologic metrics approach

Rosaria Santovito, M.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

S

Salah, A.

• Extraction of land use map under arid and semi-arid conditions using frequency-based classifier

Salzillo, G.

• Raw signal simulator for SHARAD

Santoro, M.

• L-band observations of boreal forest stem volume
• Seasonal and topographic effects on growing stock volume estimates from JERS-1 backscatter in Siberian forests

Saroglu, E.

• Coastal and erosion risk analysis using remote sensing and GIS: A case study in Sile and Agva towns

Schlerf, M.

• Spectroradiometric determination of wheat bio-physical variables - Comparison of different empirical-statistical approaches

Schmidt, M.

• Sub-pixel analysis in combination with knowledge based decision rules to optimise a land cover classification

Schmullius, C.

• Seasonal and topographic effects on growing stock volume estimates from JERS-1 backscatter in Siberian forests

Schöttker, B.

• Remote Sensing as a tool to visualize land use/-cover change and to support environmental education - a case study in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in context of the local Agenda 21 process
• Sub-pixel analysis in combination with knowledge based decision rules to optimise a land cover classification

Segl, K.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications

Selva, M.

• Pan-sharpening of QuickBird multi-spectral images with spectral distortion minimisation

Serradj, A.

• Fusion of Quickbird MS and Pan data for urban studies

Shafri, H.Z.M.

• De-noising reflectance spectra: Simulation experiments and applications in land degradation studies

Siegmund, A.

• Remote Sensing as a tool to visualize land use/-cover change and to support environmental education - a case study in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in context of the local Agenda 21 process

Simila, M.

• ICA-based classification of sea ice SAR images

Simoniello, T.

• A review of AVHRR-based fire susceptibility estimation methods
• An environmental change indicator based on satellite time series: NDVI-PV

Skriver, H.

• On the improvement of sea ice classification by means of radar polarimetry

Smara, Y.

• A study of multitemporal filtering techniques for SAR images speckle reduction

Smith, G.

• L-band observations of boreal forest stem volume

Sobczak, M.M.

• Conception of a tourist information system based on GIS and remote sensing techniques - Case study of Dolina Gasienicowa in Tatra National Park

Soldovieri, F.

• Effects of the inaccuracy on the knowledge of some parameters in GPR prospecting

Stephenne, N.

• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas

Strobl, P.

• ARES - A new reflective / emissive imaging spectrometer for terrestrial applications
• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Suárez-Mínguez, J.C.

• Forest classification and height indicators using L-band SAR

Suba, Zs.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

T

Tahmasebi, A.

• The application of field soil salinity map in classifying Landsat imagery

Thamm, H.-P.

• Evaluation of different change detection methods in the semi humid tropics, possibilities and limitations

Thiemann, S.

• HySens - DLR's hyperspectral airborne campaigns 2000 - 2002

Tikász, L.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Tottrup, C.

• Regression tree analysis of medium spatial resolution satellite data for assessing tropical forest cover in the highlands of mainland Southeast Asia

Trojáček, P.

• Detailed mapping of agricultural plots using satellite images and aerial orthophoto maps

U

Ustun, B.

• A performance analysis of the classification and manual digitising methods for the detection of coastline by using satellite image data

V

Vafeidis, A.

• Developing a database for global vulnerability analysis of coastal zones: The DINAS-COAST project and the DIVA tool

Van Coillie, F.M.B.

• Previously trained neural networks as building blocks for a new classifier: improving classification performance by knowledge transfer

Van de Voorde, T.

• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas

Vansteenvoort, L.

• Mapping in inaccessible areas by integrating remote sensing data and historic cartographic documents
• The benefits of remote sensing for conservation and monitoring world heritage sites

Vasiliev, L.N.

• Redistribution of global precipitation observed in the El Niño events by using remote sensing

Verbeke, L.P.C.

• Previously trained neural networks as building blocks for a new classifier: improving classification performance by knowledge transfer

Verhoeven, G.

• Oblique aerial photography in a GIS environment for geo-archaeological research - A case study: The Potenza Valley survey

Villares, P.

• An altimetric and in-situ study of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
• Sea-level variation in the Mediterranean sea as observed by altimeter and in-situ data

W

Wald, L.

• Developing a database using METEOSAT data for the delivery of solar radiation assessments at ground level
• Fusing ground measurements and satellite-derived products for the construction of climatological maps in atmosphere optics
• Survey of the main databases providing solar radiation data at ground level

Wallington, E.D.

• Forest classification and height indicators using L-band SAR

Wang, X.

• New prototype of very compact LIDAR for atmospheric particulate monitoring

Weber, C.

• Fusion of Quickbird MS and Pan data for urban studies

Werner, W.

• Spectroradiometric determination of wheat bio-physical variables - Comparison of different empirical-statistical approaches

Wiesmann, A.

• Seasonal and topographic effects on growing stock volume estimates from JERS-1 backscatter in Siberian forests

Wirnhardt, Cs.

• Application development for the utilisation of ENVISAT data in remote sensing based regional flood/waterlog and drought monitoring

Wolff, E.

• Extraction of land use / land cover - related information from very high resolution data in urban and suburban areas

Woodhouse, I.H.

• Forest classification and height indicators using L-band SAR

Y

Yasa, F.

• Coastal and erosion risk analysis using remote sensing and GIS: A case study in Sile and Agva towns