MIGARS 2024

The International Conference on Machine Intelligence for GeoAnalytics and Remote Sensing (MIGARS) will be in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand from 8-10 April 2024.

MIGARS is a technically co-sponsored conference by IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and IEEE-Computational Intelligence Society (CIS).

MIGARS aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, and students from around the world to share and showcase recent developments at the interface of machine learning, computational science, and remote sensing, and their implementations in agriculture, forestry, geosciences, and land and water monitoring from space.

Australian Marine Sciences Association - New Zealand Marine Sciences Society 2024

Please join us for the joint AMSA & NZMSS 2024 Conference, where marine scientists and managers from across Australia, New Zealand, and the Indo-Pacific will come together to advance our understanding of the region’s unique marine environment during a period of uncertainty.

The ‘Navigating Uncertainty for a Future Sustainable Ocean’ theme is aimed at bringing scientists and managers together to discuss the latest research that can guide society towards a future sustainable ocean. The next 12 months are predicted to be the warmest on record and with so many climate records being broken, there is significant uncertainty in what this means for the environment, economy, culture, and society. As a scientific community we can help managers, policy makers, and politicians by providing high quality science and advice on what needs to be done.

The 58th annual AMSA conference, combined with the NZMSS conference, will be held from September 15-20, 2024, in Nipaluna, Hobart, Tasmania.

Hobart is the capital of marine science and home to CSIRO, Australian Antarctic Division, University of Tasmania, the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, and the Centre for Marine Socioecology. There are more marine scientists per capita in Hobart than anywhere else in Australia. This makes Hobart the perfect destination to bring together scientists and managers from across Australia and New Zealand to discuss and learn how we as a community can navigate the uncertain future ahead, and ensure we are working towards a future sustainable ocean.

Abstract submissions deadline Friday 15 March 2024.

Applications now open for Queensland EO Hub Funding Programs

The Queensland Earth Observation Hub is committed to unlocking EO’s potential for Queensland.

Our funding programs focus on creating Queensland based opportunities through industry led research partnerships. We invite you to create the partnerships that will realise these opportunities, and to submit applications for the funding program.

There are three programs available to apply for:

  • EO Hub Partnering Program - support industry-led projects with a commercial or potential commercial application

  • EO Hub Mobility Scheme - supports collaborative initiatives between universities and industry to complete projects or facilitate staff development

  • EO Hub Calibration and Validation Projects - supports industry-led projects relevant to calibration and validation of Earth observation data, projects, applications, services

Applications close 5pm Friday, 19 April 2024.

NASA PACE Launch Successful

NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission (PACE) will extend and improve NASA's over 20-year record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols, and clouds.

PACE will make climate-quality global measurements that are essential for understanding ocean biology, biogeochemistry, ecology, aerosols, and cloud properties. Its data will be used to determine the role of the ocean and atmosphere in global biogeochemical cycling, ocean ecology, and how perturbations to Earth's energy balance affect – and are affected by – climate change.

With advanced global remote sensing capabilities PACE is expected to provide high-quality observations that will contribute substantially to basic research and applications and extend the current time series of climate-relevant data to enable detection of long-term trends.

Check out the Applications Capability Matrix to learn about the questions being addressed by PACE Early Adopters.

Young and Emerging Professionals (YEP) Grants available for Locate24

The Geospatial Council of Australia are excited to announce that YEP Grant Submissions are now open for the Locate24 conference.

Locate24 will once again offer support for young and emerging professionals, students and early career researchers to attend the event.

Locate24 has already secured a number of grants from sponsoring companies, meaning there are even more opportunities available to the YEPs of the geospatial industry.

Recipients will receive full registration to the conference, including a ticket to the Welcome Reception, a ticket to the awards dinner and attendance to the dedicated networking session. YEPs will also receive up to $500 in funding for travel/accommodation support.