Envisat Symposium 2007 highlights EO satellite achievements

Several hundred scientists from around the world are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium from 23 to 27 April 2007 in Montreux, Switzerland, to present and review results of ongoing research projects using data from ESA’s Envisat, ERS and Third Party Mission satellites.
 The main objectives of the symposium include providing a forum for scientific researchers and operational users to meet, present results and compare findings. Earth Observation (EO) services and applications, such as the services developed within the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Service Element (GSE) and the use of Earth Observation (EO) in support of international environmental conventions, will also be reviewed and assessed.
Oral presentations, posters and demonstrations will focus on the atmosphere, meteorology and climate, oceanography, the cryosphere, land applications and hazards. Some 600 abstracts have already been received by ESA, but based on requests by several scientists the deadline for the submission of additional abstracts has been extended until 1 October 2006.