
IN FOCUS: Profile of 2024 Regional Leader Awardee Avik Bhattacharya
IEEE GRSS is profiling several recent awardees to both highlight their achievements and to encourage nominations for 2026 awards. In this feature, we recognize the work of Prof. Avik Bhattacharya who was honored with the 2024 Regional Leader Award.

IN FOCUS: Prof. Shutao Li Honored with GRSS David Landgrebe Award
The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) has named Prof. Shutao Li the 2025 recipient of the David Landgrebe Award.

Call for IEEE GRSS Young Professionals Funding
The IEEE GRSS Young Professionals program is launching a funding initiative to encourage local chapters to create new activities and events that engage the Young Professionals community. The program offers both financial and technical support for initiatives that align with Young Professionals’ goals, including both technical and non-technical events.

IN FOCUS: InGARSS 2025 Looks to the Future
The 2025 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS) will be held in Bhubaneswar from December 10–13, 2025.
The event, hosted at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, will bring together the Indian remote-sensing community and global partners for a program focused on the rapid changes in earth-observation, including plenaries, technical sessions, tutorials, and panels.

Call for IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Content and Design Team Volunteers
Are you passionate about #Geoscience & #RemoteSensing? Ready to drive our online presence and shape our social media strategy? We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our dynamic content and design team!

Beating Path Loss: Sarabandi’s Radar and his Two Signals that Only Amplify
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi graciously accepted the 2025 IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications, marking another moment of both humility and honor in his career.

Student Member Spotlight: Edwin Valdes
GRSS Student Member Q&A with Edwin Valdes

Student Member Spotlight: Marion Dugué
GRSS Student Member Q&A with Marion Dugué

IN FOCUS: The Global Impact of GRSS REACT
GRSS REACT (Remote sensing Environment, Analysis and Climate Technologies Technical Committee) supports the efforts of geoscientists and engineers around the world who focus on the impact of climate change on our environment.

Call for Proposals – 6th IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge (SGC)
IEEE GRSS invites student teams worldwide to propose, design, and build a payload for a 1P PocketQube (PQ), a 5×5×5 cm3 size pico-satellite dedicated to in-orbit RFI monitoring across priority passive-sensing bands used by current and upcoming microwave radiometry missions.

Student Member Spotlight: Archana Kannan
GRSS Student Member Q&A with Archana Kannan

IN FOCUS: Snapshot of European GRSS Global Activities
GRSS has established a formal global network to support remote sensing communities around the world through a range of initiatives and programs.



