[OSGeo Africa] FW: Hyper@SADC: Hyperteach@SADC Imaging Spectroscopy TrainingCourse and Hyperspectral Workshop

[Gavin Fleming]

Hi all

See announcement of free hyperspectral course below.

For the osgeo list, this is not really about FOSS GIS, but perhaps
someone has some input on FOSS tools for hyperspectral analysis?

Gavin


-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Van Aardt [mailto:jvaardt at csir.co.za] 
Sent: 07 September 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: Hyper at SADC: Hyperteach at SADC Imaging Spectroscopy TrainingCourse
and Hyperspectral Workshop

Dear SADC remote sensing scientists, specialists, and practitioners,

I would like to announce a very exciting event in imaging spectroscopy
(hyperspectral) training and research: Hyper at SADC. 

HYPER at SADC is a joint initiative of UNESCO, IOC/UNESCO, VITO, CSIR,
SunSpace and the University of Stellenbosch and will be implemented in
the framework of the FET-REMSENS project funded by the Flanders-UNESCO
trust fund. The FET-REMSENS project is developed in the framework of the
Global Ocean Observing System in Africa (GOOS-AFRICA) and the UNESCO
Crosscutting Project on the Applications of Remote Sensing for
Integrated Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa
(ARSIMEWA) and the FET-WATER program.This event will constitute two
components:

1. All policy-makers, researchers and potential users of airborne and
spaceborne data who want to become acquainted with Imaging Spectroscopy
are invited to participate in the HyperTeach at SADC Training course in
Imaging Spectroscopy* (19-22 November, 2007) and the Hyperspectral
Research Strategy Workshop (23 November, 2007) to be held at the
premises of the University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
There will be an equal focus on theory and practical hands-on exercises
during the HyperTeach at SADC course. After two days of theoretical
introduction, the participants can decide which of the two applications
(water and aquatic ecosystems or biodiversity) they prefer to follow
during a two-day parallel session with hands-on exercises. Please visit
www.hyperteach.co.za for more information.

2. Workshop and Strategy Session (November 23, 2007): The workshop and
strategy session will serve as follow-up to HyperTeach at SADC to highlight
current SADC hyperspectral research, while also providing an opportunity
for stakeholders (e.g., private public, research, educational, etc.) to
discuss SADC hyperspectral remote sensing strategy. It will consist of
research presentations (morning) and strategy discussion (afternoon).
Please visit www.hyperteach.co.za for more details on the program and
the planning committee.

Participation is free (no spelling mistake!) thanks to the kind support
of our sponsors (UNESCO, IOC/UNESCO, BELSPO, and EWI-Vlaanderen).
Participants will have access to experts in imaging spectroscopy at both
the training course and workshop. UNESCO will inform participants of
possible contributions to the travel, accommodation, and S&T (sustenance
and travel) of participants from SADC countries.

Please see the attached call for further information or visit our
website: www.hyperteach.co.za . NOTE: It will be appreciated if you
could distribute this call to your networks in all SADC countries.

Warm regards,





Dr. Jan van Aardt
CSIR - NRE
Research Group Leader: Earth Observation
Building 33 / P.O. Box 395
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

Tel.: +27 (0) 12 841-2790
Cell: +27 (0) 72 118 5349
Fax: +27 (0) 12 841-3909
jvaardt at csir.co.za
http://www.csir.co.za/nre/coupled_land_water_and_marine_ecosystems/eo.ht
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