IEEE GRSS workshop on Remote Sensing Data Management Technologies in GeoScience 2022 (RSDM-GeoSci 2022)

Aims and Scope

While we are experiencing a rapid increase in Volume, Velocity and Variety of Remote Sensing data, most Remote Sensing platforms and systems are still relying on the traditional data management strategies. These strategies use file management systems or relational data management systems to manage data objects, their catalogs, and the associated metadata. However, with the explosion of data in Remote Sensing, this approach is reaching its limits in both data and metadata management, significantly reducing the performance of application layers on top of those Remote Sensing platforms and systems. The aims of RSDM-GeoSci are to promote the effective uses of appropriate data management technologies and to increase the value of Remote Sensing data. In this inaugural workshop, we focus on bringing together a research community to review the state of art in data management tools and understand the application requirements. Invited talks and submissions to workshops would describe consolidated requirements, novel research topics, use cases of emerging technologies, and application trends. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Spatio-temporal database solutions for Big Remote Sensing Data
• Graph databases, knowledge graph, graph visualization, web semantics tools/technologies for managing and discovering data and metadata in Remote Sensing
• Novel database solutions for Analysis-Ready Data (ARD)
• Using Big Data management and analysis tools for Remote Sensing data management and analysis
• (Near-)Real-time intelligence from Remote Sensing platforms

The workshop also welcomes submissions showcasing use cases that describe adaptations and enhancements of data management technologies for use in real-world remote-sensing applications.

Important Dates

Submissions

• Abstract Submission (No more than 1 page – Abstract does not need to follow a template)
• Submit on Easy Chair: easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rsdmgeosci22

Registration

• All attendants are required to register.
• Registration fee: FREE
• Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1S2P_Hp9LrrALhg3R20rdO9nmnocAqMnW75paMhLfT-w/edit?usp=sh…

Location

Conference room 4078

The National Space Science Technology Center (NSSTC),

University of Alabama in Huntsville,

320 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805

Organizers

• Kesheng Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
• Khalid Belhajjame, Paris-Dauphine University, Paris, France
• Dai-Hai Ton That, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• Priya Deshpande, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA
• Muthukumaran Ramasubramanian, NASA-IMPACT, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• Vishal Perekadan, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• Nishan Pantha, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• Todd Mahood, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA

Sponsors

• The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE GRSS): www.grss-ieee.org/
• The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Earth System Science Center (ESSC): www.uah.edu/essc
• Technically supported by CODATA-Germany: codata-germany.org
  
  
  

Invited Speakers

We are happy to announce our keynote speakers:

Peter Baumann, Prof.: Jacobs University Bremen, Germany Topic: “Serving Earth Datacubes with the rasdaman Array Database System”

Mike Rilee, Ph.D.: Rilee Systems Technologies LLC Topic: “Event-based Analyses and Associations on a Data Diversity Harmonizing Framework”

Manil Maskey, Ph.D.: Manager, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Topic: “Data Systems Evolution”

Katie Baynes, Ph.D.: Deputy Chief Science Data Officer, Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Topic: “Evolving Scientific Data Management Strategies Across NASA”

Aaron S. Kaulfus, Ph.D.: Research Scientist, NASA Topic: “The NASA Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program Cloud Native Data System”

Program

IEEE GRSS Remote Sensing Data Management Technologies in GeoScience 2022 Program

Location: Conference room 4078, Robert “Bud” Cramer Research Hall, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 320 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805

Registration and workshop opening: 8:15am – 9:00pm (CT)

• 8:15 – 8:45: workshop registration
• 8:45 – 9:00: Workshop welcoming and introduction

Keynote (Session 1): 9:00 – 10:30  (CT)
Session chair: Kesheng (John) Wu

• 9:00 – 10:00: Key Note 1 (45 mins + 15 mins) – “in-person”

• • Invited speaker: Peter Baumann – Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

• • Topic:  “Serving Earth Datacubes with the rasdaman Array Database System”

• 10:00 – 10:30: Key Note 2 (25 mins + 5 mins)  – “in-person”

• • Invited speaker: Manil Maskey – Manager, Senior Research Scientist, NASA

• • Topic: “Data Systems Evolution”

Coffee Break: 10:30 – 10-45  (CT)

Workshop (Session 2): 10:45 – 12:25  (CT)
Session chair: Dai-Hai Ton That

 (Workshop presentations: from 10 to maximum 15 mins of presentation + 5 mins of QA)

• 10:45 – 11:05: presentation 1 “in-person”

• • Authors: Peter Baumann

• • Topics: “Pixels in Action: Meet the rasdaman Datacube Engine (system demonstration)”

• 11:05 – 11:25: presentation 2 “in-person”

• • Authors: Aiden Bradley, Todd Mahood and Priya Deshpande

• • Topics: “Data visualization application for unstructured NASA Earth Science data”

• 11:25 – 11:45: presentation 3

• • Authors: Rishabh Singh and Prashant Kumar Srivastava

• • Topics: “Estimating vertical height of cities using remote sensing methods”

• 11:45 – 12:05: presentation 4 “in-person”

• • Authors: Kesheng Wu, Bin Dong and Surendra Byna

• • Topics: “FasTensor: Data-Parallel Analysis for Large Remote Sensing Data”

• 12:05 – 12:25: presentation 5

• • Authors: Alex Meredith, Stephen Leroy and Kerri Cahoy

• • Topics: “Rotation Method for Efficient Collocation-Finding”

Lunch: 12:25pm – 2:00 pm  (CT) 

• At UAH Charger Cafe:
  • Location: uah.sodexomyway.com/dining-near-me/charger-cafe 
• In-person attendances (organizers, presenters or participants): must register for the workshop at the registration link
  • The first 40 in-person attendances will be provided a free cafeteria ticket (register by June 14, 2022)

Keynote (Session 3): 2:00pm – 4:00pm  (CT)
Session Chair: Khalid Belhajjame

• 2:00 – 3:00: Key Note 3 (45 mins + 15 mins) – “virtual”

• • Invited speaker: Mike Rilee – Rilee Systems Technologies LLC

• • Topic: “Event-based Analyses and Associations on a Data Diversity Harmonizing Framework”

• 3:00 – 3:30: Key Note 4 (25 mins + 5 mins) – “virtual”

• • Invited speaker: Katie Baynes – Deputy Chief Science Data Officer, Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters 

• • Topic: “Evolving Scientific Data Management Strategies Across NASA”

• 3:30 – 4:00: Key Note 5 (25 mins + 5 mins) – “in-person”

• • Invited speaker: Aaron S. Kaulfus – Research Scientist, NASA

• • Topic: “The NASA Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program Cloud Native Data System”

Coffee Break: 4:00 – 4:15  (CT)

Workshop (Session 4): 4:15 – 6:15  (CT)
Session chair: Priya Deshpande

(Workshop presentations: from 10 to maximum 15 mins of presentation + 5 mins of QA)

• 4:15 – 4:35: presentation 6 “virtual”

• • Authors: Umberto S. da Costa, Javier A. Espinosa-Oviedo, Martin Musicante, Genoveva Vargas Solar and José Luis Zechinelli Martini

• • Topics: “Exploration of Geophysics Datasets using Provenance Graphs”

• 4:35 – 4:55: presentation 7 “virtual”

• • Authors: Aimee Barciauskas and Manil Maskey

• • Topics: “Survey of Earth Observation Exploitation Platforms”

• 4:55 – 5:15: presentation 8 “virtual”

• • Authors: T.P. Singh, Sandipan Das, Vidya Kumbhar and Mangesh Deshpande

• • Topics: “Satellite based near real-time drought monitoring system for Maharashtra, India”

• 5:15 – 5:35: presentation 9 “in-person”

• • Authors: Todd Mahood, Aiden Bradley and Priya Deshpande

• • Topics: “Exploring Correlations Between Earth Data and COVID-19 Infections”

• 5:35 – 5:55: presentation 10 “virtual”

• • Authors: Fekir Youcef, Djamel Anteur, Mohammed Amine Hamadouche and Mohamed Zaagane

• • Topics: “Contribution of Machine Learning of Google Earth Engine to Land Use Land Cover Mapping in mascara City, Western Algeria”

• 5:55 – 6:15: presentation 11 “virtual”

• • Authors: Sayanta Ghosh, Renu Lata and K. C. Gouda

• • Topics: “Monitoring the Correlation between Temporal Land Cover Changes and Frequency of Extreme Weather Events in Beas Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India”

Workshop closing: 6:15 – 6:30  (CT)

• Best presentation award
• Remark & Call for special issue in IEEE GRSS J-STARS journal
• Closing & Coming event in Paris by the end of year

Challenges

News

• The workshop best presentation award: 
  • Authors: Alex Meredith, Stephen Leroy and Kerri Cahoy
  • Affiliation: MIT
  • Topics: “Rotation Method for Efficient Collocation-Finding”
• Open RSDM-GeoSci Special issue in JSTARS:
  • We are pleased to inform you that the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (IEEE JSTARS) now has an open special issue on “Remote Sensing Data Management Technologies in GeoScience” (RSDM-GeoSci).
    (see the details at: www.grss-ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Call_for_Paper_Remote-Sensing-Data-…). The submission system will open on October 1, 2022.