Wrap-up after a successful WGISS working week

WGISS Chair and NOAA representative expressed their acknowledgement to HUNAGI and all the active Hungarian participants who contributed to the WGISS 32 Meeting. The atmosphere of the Danubius Hotel Gellért provided an excellent environment for the effective work and the supportive staff members and catering deserve appreciations as well.

WGISS-32 Visual documentation of the Hungarian Session - A contribution of Kvantitás Ltd

http://www.digitalalbum.hu/CEOS/index.html

WGISS Group photo taken on 28th September

Photo taken by Dr.László Makula for HUNAGI

This evening: WGISS No-host dinner on board of the "Monarchia" Operetta-boat

Screenshot taken at 8:27 PM based on webcam image

Today: Host Session devoted to some Hungarian achievements in EO/SDI

Host Session

13:00      The role of satellite images in the development of the Hungarian cartography and GIS Prof. László Zentai, Dept of Cartography and Geoinformatics, ELTE

13:20      Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Related Developments in Hungary Mária Putsay, Hungarian Meteorological Service

13:40      Monitoring of Western Corn Rootworm Damage in Maize Fields by Using Integrated Radar (ALOS, PALSAR) and Optical (IRS LISS, AWIFS) Satellite Data  György Surek, Gizella Nádor, Diána Fényes, FÖMI, László Vasas,  BMKNTI

14:00      From Data to Decision-Making – Experiences in Integrated EO ESA PECS: EO and Technology Dissemination in Hungary  Györk Fülöp, Péter Hargitai, Ildikó Szigeti, GeoAdat Ltd

14:20      The basis of synthetic aperture radar interferometry in Hungary Gábor Orosz, Péter Braunmüller, FÖMI and BUTE

14:40      The effect of spectral filtering on gravity field determination using GOCE gravity gradient data Zsuzsanna Polgár, Péter Asbóth, Lóránt Földváry, László Sujbert BUTE

15:00      The online TÉKA database as an integrated approach for valuable landscape elements inventorisation László Kollányi, Prof. Attila Csemez BCE

Alternative sites for a light lunch

For those, who didn't registered for Gellért lunch, please be advised, there are many possibilities to have a light lunch in the closest (150 m) vicinity: In house facilities: Hotel Gellért Espresso (salads, sandwiches), Gellért Brasserie (warm foods), Outside: Szeged Restaurant (next corner), Kínai Étterem (Chinese foods), Prima Pék (sandwiches) 100 meters from Szeged Restaurant southward on Bartók Béla street.

 Szeged Restaurant

 Szeged Restaurant next to Hotel Gellért

 Prima Pék sandwich bar

Chinese Restaurant 100 m from Hotel Gellért

Earth Observation Information Systems and Services: WGISS-32 Meeting in Budapest - Participants

WGISS MEMBERS  ATTENDED Name Affilliation Moe, Karen NASA Faundeen, John USGS Dai, Qin CEODE Enloe, Yonsook NASA Kudo, Yoshiyuki JAXA Burnett, Michael NASA Sawyer, Kerry Ann NOAA Apaphant, Pakorn GISTDA Mitchell, Andrew NASA Petiteville, Ivan ESA Lindsay, Francis NASA Killough, Brian NASA Maiden, Martha E NASA Moreno, Richard CNES Bagwell, Ross NASA Falke, Stefan NASA Theophilos, Costas CCRS Evans, John NASA Mandl, Daniel NASA Miura, Satoko JAXA Piepgrass, Michelle GISTDA Maiden, Martha E NASA Ritschel, Bernd GFZ-Postdam Trang, David NOAA Morahan, Michael NASA Kawai, Atsushi JAXA Yapur, Martin NOAA Cudlip, Wyn UKSA Eddy, Andrew  CSA Skakun, Sergii Lola Olsen Loránt Czarán Lucian Plesea NASU-NSAU NASA UN SPIDER JPL/NASA HUNGARIAN PARTICIPANTS Rab, András HUNAGI Remetey, Gábor GSDI/HUNAGI Both, Előd HSO MoND Mihály, Szabolcs INSPIRE NCP MoRD Prof. Zentai László                 ELTE Putsay, Mária OMSZ Nádor, Gizella FÖMI Surek, György FÖMI Fülöp, Györk GEOADAT Hargitai, Péter GEOADAT Braunmüller, Péter BME Orosz, Gábor BME Földváry, Lóránt BUTE DGS Polgár, Zsuzsanna BUTE FCE Asbóth, Péter BUTE FCE Sujbert László BUTE DMIS Kollányi, László Uni-CORVINUS Prof. Csemez, Attila Makula, László Uni-CORVINUS Kvantitás

Please note, some Hungarians will participate the Opening Session only. Other Hungarians will participate the Hungarian EO/GI Session scheduled for Wednesday Afternoon as invited presenters or co-authors. On behalf HUNAGI, András Rab and  Gábor Remetey participate the Working Week in time-sharing providing support from the host HUNAGI.