A workshop at GEOINFORMATIK 2011 – GEOCHANGE conference, 16th June 2011, 14:30 – 16:00 in Muenster, Germany.

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The workshop is over and we received good feedback. For interested folks we provide the Slides (as PDF) of the four presenters for download:

Arnold (BLOM) – Kleine Flugzeuge – Große Wirkung
Bachmann (HU Berlin) – A visual remote sensing MAV for agriculture
Brink (IRTG) – Adaptive route planning for UAVs
Fritze (IfGI) – ifgicopter as a new mobile sensor platform

Description: This workshop will cover the use and benefits of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for geoinformation applications and research. Current UAVs available in the civilian domain can be extended with various kinds of sensors ranging from digital cameras to gas detectors. In combination with built-in GPS modules these sensor platforms are versatile for many geoinformation scenarios enabling real-time observation and tracking of many divers phenomena.
The main focus of this workshop will be on remote sensing methods (used sensors, image data, software and workflow), real-time phenomena measurements and its integration into Sensor Web services, current positioning technologies and the enhancement of it (Differential GPS, GNSS, INS), projects and deployed applications of UAVs in geosciences, swarm behavior and artificial intelligence in combination with flight-route trajectory planning.
The goal of this workshop is to identify state-of-the-art technology in the field of UAVs as well as to create new ideas for future research and technology. Moreover, the workshop will provide a platform to establish future collaborations on a national level. To attract an international audience, the workshop will be held in English. This workshop aims at the following joined aspects:

• Current available UAV platforms
• Applications in Geoinformation Science and neighbouring fields
• UAVs as mobile sensor platforms
• Remote sensing methods
• Positioning and tracking methods
• Current legal situation
• Future technologies
• Demonstrations of UAVs

Format of the workshop: The UAV workshop will be held as a short event lasting 1 1/2 hours. Participants are asked to submit short abstracts (approx. 300-400 words) in advance, which will be reviewed and selected based on the relevance regarding the topic of the workshop by the workshop committee.

Questions & submissions are sent to: uav.workshop.2011@uni-muenster.de.

Organizing committee: Matthes Rieke (ifgi, Germany), Theodor Foerster (ifgi, Germany), Torsten Prinz (ifgi, Germany), Holger Fritze (ifgi, Germany).