The IFT-TC is structured in such a way to encourage active participation of GRSS and other interested IEEE members. The IFT-TC organization comprises two committee Co-Chairs, two Senior Advisors, and five working groups (WGs). These five working groups focus on the following instrument types and remote sensing technology areas:
- Active Microwave – Radars and Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR)
- Microwave Radiometers
- Lidars
- Optical Instruments
- Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Each of these working groups carries out the IFT-TC missions within its technology area.
The following are the core committee officers for the 2009-2010 administrative year:
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Committee Co-Chairs:
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Eastwood Im
Earth Science and Technology Directorate
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
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Martin Suess
On-Board Payload Data Processing Section
European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands
Email: martin.suess (at) esa.int
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Senior Advisors:
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Mark Drinkwater
Mission Science Division
European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands
Email: Mark.Drinkwater (at) esa.int
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George Komar
Earth Science Technology Office,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
Email: george.komar (at) nasa.gov
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Active Microwave – Radar and SAR WG Leads:
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David Long
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Center for Remote Sensing
Brigham Young University, USA
Email: long (at) ee.byu.edu
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Marwan Younis
Microwaves and Radar Institute
German Aerospace Center, Germany
Email: marwan.younis (at) dlr.de
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Microwave Radiometer WG Leads:
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Andreas Colliander
Climate, Oceans and Solid Earth Science Section
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
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Darren McKague
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
University of Michigan, USA
Email: dmckague (at) umich.edu
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Lidar WG Leads:
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James Abshire
Solar System Exploration Division
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
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Kohei Mizutani
Environment Sensing and Network Group
National Institute of Information and
Communications Technology, JapanEmail: mizutani (at) nict.go.jp
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Optical Instrument WG Leads:
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Mark Folkman
Sensors and Phenomenology Division
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, USA
Email: mark.folkman (at) ngc.com
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Luca Maresi
Optics Section
European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands
Email: luca.maresi (at) esa.int
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GNSS WG Leads:
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Christopher Buck
Payload Engineering Section
European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands -
Anthony Mannucci
Tracking Systems and Applications Section
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
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