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B. Microwave technologies for use in remote sensing and space observations

21. Remote sensing observations make use not only of visible light, but also of several other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as the infrared, thermal and microwave regions.

(b) A United Nations Workshop on Microwave Remote Sensing Applications, to be held in the Philippines in April 1996

During the working group sessions, the participants discussed the issues associated with microwave remote sensing.

. The first satellite of the European Remote Sensing Programme (ERS 1), launched in 1991, carried several microwave sensors on board.

The first satellite of the European Remote Sensing Programme (ERS 1) was launched in 1991 and carries several microwave sensors on board.

In the short term, the remote sensing programme will be supplemented with observations in the microwave range by means of radar.

The discussions included references to the experience acquired in satellite microwave remote sensing by the international scientific and user communities.

5. The participants were professionals with several years of experience in the field of remote sensing, the management of natural resources and other related programmes that can benefit from microwave remote sensing applications.

(a) Dissemination of information on fellowships, training and research opportunities in microwave remote sensing should be improved.

Like the ERS SAR wave data, AMI wind vectors are also disseminated operationally through the global telecommunication system.

41. In the Philippines, microwave remote sensing data are widely used by a number of government institutions and organizations, as well as by users in the private sector.

Since the ERS 1 and 2 payloads are composed mostly of active radar instrumentation, the Course emphasized active microwave remote sensing.

Training programmes also helped facilitate the dissemination of information among the participating countries on the capabilities of the relatively new technology of microwave remote sensing.

The Course presented an overall view of remote sensing in various intervals of the electromagnetic spectrum, including the visible, infrared and microwave regions, and highlighted the multidisciplinary nature of the use of the data.

The Course presented an overall view of remote sensing in various intervals of the electromagnetic spectrum, including the visible, infrared and microwave regions, and highlighted the multi disciplinary nature of the use of the data.

Since the ERS 1 and ERS 2 payloads are composed mostly of active radar instrumentation, the Course emphasized active microwave remote sensing.

Remote sensing, in particular microwave radiometry, spectral signatures and image analysis using satellite data or data registered by airborne or landbased sensors.

16. The participants agreed that microwave remote sensing technology had reached a level that could contribute significantly to activities of economic importance.

The Polish contribution in the field of remote sensing includes the following activities

The Workshop noted that remote sensing satellites were used to observe, map and monitor features and phenomena on the Earth apos s surface in the optical, infrared and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Extremely important within this element was the need to promote an awareness among high level decision makers about the potential advantages to be gained from using remote sensing technologies, in particular, microwave applications in support of policy and other vital decisions.

In addition, ERS satellites carry an along track scanning radiometer (ATSR), a dual instrument constituted by an optical and a passive microwave radiometer.

(b) United Nations ESA Workshop on Microwave Remote Sensing Applications, being organized in cooperation with the Government of the Philippines, to be held at Manila, from 22 to 26 April 1996

17. Since remote sensing technology utilizes radiation from the ultraviolet spectrum to microwaves, the potential benefits of the appropriate complementary and additive use of all wavelength data and acquisition techniques were advocated at the Workshop.

It was also noted that combining ERS radar data with optical data would speed up the adoption of microwave technology, by supplementing existing operational methods of optical remote sensing.

At the same time, the working group observed that the issue of data availability and accessibility could be an obstacle to the successful utilization of microwave remote sensing data in developing countries.

(b) Regional training workshops. These were for a period of two weeks each, introducing an audience of 24 researchers to the principles and practice of microwave remote sensing.

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3. The objective of the Workshop was to expose the participants to various aspects of current and future microwave remote sensing systems, as well as to applications of radar data to natural resource exploration and environmental monitoring.

11. The proceedings of the working group sessions focused on the following three major areas of microwave remote sensing data availability and accessibility practical applications of radar data and required education and training.