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CSRS 2025 Lethbridge, AB June 16-19 2025 46th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing 46e Symposium canadien de télédétection (SCT)

Call for Extended Abstracts

The 46th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing / 46e Symposium canadien de télédétection will be held June 16-19, 2025 in Lethbridge, AB. The symposium will be in-person only to optimize interactions between delegates. This symposium, with the theme “From Mountains to Kitchens: Remote Sensing Innovations for Water, Food & Security”, will include Invited Sessions, General Sessions, Student Competition Sessions, Keynote Presentations, Workshops, and Discussion Panels.

Submissions of extended abstracts (up to 1000 words (2 pages)) are invited in all areas of remote sensing and related fields, including but not limited to those listed below under the categories of General Applications, Sensors/Technologies, and Models/Methods.

Abstracts must be submitted using the symposium template, which is provided at https://crss-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Extended_Abstract_Template_CSRS_2025.docx . Please make sure to carefully read and follow the instructions provided in the template as there have been a few changes compared to the one for the previous symposium.

Abstract submissions must indicate the preferred topics and the preferred form of presentation (oral or interactive poster presentation). ALL submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee with decisions made by the Technical Program Committee.

To be included in the final programme, authors of an accepted abstract will be required to provide a final revised version of the extended abstract properly formatted and at least one author must be registered by the deadline.

Authors of accepted extended abstracts may optionally wish to submit full papers to:

  • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (ISPRS Archives). Camera-ready papers must be submitted by the due date. They must meet the requirements as given in the guidelines. These submissions will NOT be peer reviewed.
  • The Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (CJRS) Special Issue on the 46th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing. Submitted manuscripts will be subject to the peer review process of CJRS.

Based on the extent of their research, authors with accepted extended abstracts may choose to pursue full paper publication using either one or both options above. In the case that both options are pursued, the two full papers must differ significantly to meet publication standards and requirements for uniqueness of the publications.

Further details on full paper submission will be provided on the symposium website  www.csrs2025.ca , when they are available.

Please select maximum of two topics from the list below:

General Applications

  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Monitoring
  • Cryosphere (Snow, Ice, & Permafrost)
  • Earth Observation Policy & Legislation
  • Earth Observation Programs
  • Ecosystem Monitoring & Modelling
  • Energy, Oil & Gas
  • Environment
  • Forensic Remote Sensing
  • Forestry
  • Geoarchaeology
  • Geophysical Remote Sensing
  • Geospatial Data Infrastructure
  • Hydrology & Freshwater
  • Indigenous Geomatics
  • Land Use / Land Cover
  • Mapping
  • Multitemporal & Time Series
  • Natural Hazards & Disaster Management
  • Oceanography
  • Precision & Smart Agriculture
  • Resource Development & Management
  • Rivers, Lakes & Wetlands
  • Urban / Transportation

Sensors / Technologies

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Geosensor Networks & Sensor Web
  • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
  • Multispectral & Hyperspectral Sensors
  • Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
  • Optical Systems
  • Thermal Imaging
  • Radar (Airborne/Spaceborne/Coastal/Ground Penetrating/Marine)
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Mapping / Monitoring
  • Satellite Missions
  • Sensor & Platform Technology
  • Sonar & Underwater Imaging Systems

Models / Methods

  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Deep Learning
  • Big Data: Management, Cloud Computing, & Predictive Analytics
  • Change Detection
  • Data Assimilation, Validation & Ground Truth
  • Multi-modal Data & Data Fusion
  • Data Processing & Visualization
  • Geospatial Interoperability & Standards
  • Semantic Segmentation, Classification & Object-Oriented Modeling
  • 3D Modelling, Analysis & Visualization
  • High Performance Computing and Modeling

Student Oral/Poster Paper Competitions and Travel Grants

Detailed eligibility criteria and application instructions for the  CRSS-SCT Student Oral/Poster Paper Competitions and Travel Grants are available in the PDF file linked below: https://mcusercontent.com/f1e3a2839fff44b4a30199a1e/files/5e1bb4dd-bf0d-5e48-558c-84b48b00756f/CRSS_Award_Announcement_2025.pdf

Language
All submissions and presentations must be in English or French.

Template
In order to be considered for presentation at CSRS 2025, all submissions must be provided EXACTLY following the symposium template.

List of Authors
Be sure to include the list of authors in your extended abstract. Authors’ names and affiliations appear below the title in upper- and lower-case letters. The list of authors in the document should exactly match, in number and order, the list provided in the online submission form.

File Format
Extended abstracts are to be provided as PDF files.

How to Submit Your Abstract
To submit your extended abstract, please go to https://www.conftool.net/csrs2025 . Note that if you have not yet done so, you will first be required to set up a ConfTool account.

Please do not submit your abstract via email.
We look forward to receiving your submission!

Any questions regarding the online submission process should be addressed to  csrs2025-tpc@crss-sct.ca

 IMPORTANT DATES

February 28, 2025 Abstract Submission Deadline
March 24, 2025 Notification of Accepted Abstracts
July 30, 2025 (OPTIONAL) Full-paper Submission Deadline for Publication in the ISPRS Archive
December 01, 2025 (OPTIONAL) Full-paper Submission Deadline for Publication in the Special Issue on CSRS 2025 of the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing