The 6th International Workshop of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) Special Interest Group "Geological Applications" will take place in Bonn Germany, on June 23-24 2016 in conjunction with the 36th EARSEL Symposium "European remote sensing - Frontiers in Earth Observation" June 20-24-2016.

The 2016 workshop in Bonn is the sixth in a series of workshops organised by the EARSeL SIG during the last years. Previous workshops were held in Warsaw (2006), Bosen (2007), Istanbul (2008) in Mykonos (2012) and Warsaw (2014). More infos on the previous workshops and the proceedings can be found in the activities page of the SIG.

Scope and Topics:

The main subject of the workshop will be the use of Remote Sensing in Geology. Paper contributions are expected to focus on RS and GIS applications on:

• Geological Mapping,
• Tectonic Geology,
• Mine Monitoring,
• Hydrogeology,
• Geomorphology,
• Geohazards (Landslides, Floods, Earthquakes)

The two days of the workshop will be dedicated to scientific presentations (oral and posters).

Full texts of all the presentations oral and posters will be peer reviewed and published in a Special Issue of EARSeL E-Proceedings, the official Journal of the Association.

Selected papers presented during the workshop will be included in special issues of international journals after peer review. More details and the deadlines will be announced soon.

Scientific committee:

Venue:

The Workshop will be hosted at the Gustav-Stresemann-Institut (GSI) in Bonn (Bundesviertel):

Langer Grabenweg 68
53175 Bonn
Germany

Further information about the venue place and Warsaw can be found at the 36th EARSEL Symposium page.

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission Instructions:

Please send your abstract of 500 words (maximum) no later than 20 January 2016 including: Title, author(s) and affiliation.

The abstract should be uploaded to the ConfTool Conference Administration at the following address:

http://www.conferences.earsel.org/.

Registration Fees*:

Special registraion offer! 4 nights fullboard accommodation at conference site including breakfasts, lunches, and dinners only € 240.

The symposium fee includes the abstract book, coffee breaks, and Ice Breaker.

Notice: Lunch Breaks and Symposium Dinner (45/55 euros) are not included in the symposium fees. Lunch tickets can be purchased at the registration desk. Students are warmly invited to join the social events of the EARSeL.

Presenting authors of symposium contributions, oral and poster, are requested to transfer the registration fee before 14 March 2016. Otherwise contributions will be removed from the final programme.

To register, please follow the instructions at the ConfTool Conference Administration web site:

http://www.conferences.earsel.org/

Organizing Committee:

The first circular of the Workshop can be found in pdf here.

For more information please contact:
the SIG Chairmen
knikolakop(at)upatras.gr

rogass(at)gfz-potsdam.de

or the EARSEL Secretariat
secretariat(at)earsel.org