Workshop 2026

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  • CEOS-WGCV - SAR Subgroup
  • The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
  • Working Group on Calibration and Validation
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar Subgroup
Workshop Announcement - from Nov. 30th to Dec. 4th, 2026

Dear CEOS SAR Cal & Val Members,

The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) SAR Calibration and Validation Workshop 2026 (CEOS SAR Cal & Val 2026) will be hosted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) and Geoscience Australia. and Geoscience Australia.

The Workshop will be held at the Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC), CSIRO Kensington Site, located at the National Resource Sciences Precinct, from 30 November to 4 December 2026 in Perth, Australia.

The workshop’s objective is to provide an open forum for the presentations and discussions related to the following topics:  

  • Calibration of Running SAR Missions
  • Calibration of Future SAR Missions
  • Calibration of Airborne/UAV/Drone SAR Systems
  • Calibration Methodology and Techniques
  • Calibration/Validation Targets and Sites
  • Calibration Requirements and Definitions
  • Innovative SAR Instrument Concepts
  • Processing Algorithms (SAR, InSAR, Polarimetry, Tomography)
  • InSAR Calibration and Verification
  • InSAR Altimetry Calibration and Validation
  • Polarimetry/Compact Polarimetry Calibration
  • Calibration of Multi-channel and DBF Systems
  • Cross-Calibration and Verification
  • Space-based and Ground-based RFIs
  • Use of AI for Cal/Val and SAR System Monitoring
  • SARCalNet
  • AIS-based Validation of SAR-based Vessel Detection and Velocity Estimation
  • Calibration of SAR System Parameters for Geophysical Applications (e.g. sea surface height, radial ocean current velocity, terrain surface deformation, biomass/forest structure, soil moisture etc)
  • Analysis Ready Data Products

The workshop is planned to be conducted in-person.

 

Please note that we are planning a visit to the ESA BIOMASS Calibration Transponder, located in New Norcia, Australia, during the week of the workshop.

Additional information on the abstract submission guidelines and meeting registration (links), as well as the venue, accommodation options, and visa support letters will be coming soon (via email), and will also be posted on our website: CEOS-WGCV SAR Subgroup - Cal/Val Portal

Looking forward to welcoming you to Perth

Kind Regards,

The CEOS SAR Cal & Val Workshop Organizing Committee

  • Dirk Geudtner
  • Stephane Cote
  • Matt Garthwaite
  • Medhavy Thankappan
Our mission. The mission of the Synthetic Aperture Radar subgroup is to foster high-quality synthetic aperture radar data from airborne and spaceborne systems through precision calibration in radiometry, phase and geometry, and validation of higher level products. (More...)