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 ====== 3rd ABCC Program Workshop ======
-Held in Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 23-24, 2010
+Held in Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 23-24, 2010.
-Hosted by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and
+Hosted by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and The International Division, both of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS),
-The International Division, both of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS),
+Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
-Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
-===== Minutes of the First Scientific Meeting =====
+=== Check below the presentations: ===
-**September 23rd. 1:30 p.m.**
+[[presentations|Workshop Presentations]]
+===== Minutes of the First Scientific Meeting =====
 This was the first ABCC Scientific Meeting, as the two previous ones were devoted to planning of the program, and outlining the ABCC projects to be conducted by the participating Countries and organizations. (The list of Attendees is given in Annex I)
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 This session provided an overview of the ABCC Program and future directions for each country.  Some selected highlights of the country presentations are as follows:
-Australia:
+**Australia:**
   * plan is to have a National Positioning Infrastructure of Continuous Operating Reference Stations (CORS) that will cover the entire country to give a 2cm horizontal positioning accuracy and 6cm vertical accuracy over the next five years for any real-time stationary or mobile users, using all available GNSS satellites;
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   * hopes to develop its own satellite-based imaging capability within the next few years.
-Brazil:
+**Brazil:**
   * noted that INPE-developed image processing software, available free online, is now in use by more than 130,000 users around the world;
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   * would be pleased to host the 2012 ABCC Meeting.
-Canada:
+**Canada:**
   * proposed a simple four-way agreement among the ABCC members to demonstrate a multi-national commitment.
-China:
+**China:**
   * announced that there are plans in place to launch at least two S-Band radar satellites in 2011 and by 2015, a complete airborne, ground and space-based observation system will be in place.
+**Session 1**
-**Session 1:  Summary**
 This was the first meeting with representatives from all four countries present, and the first with a strong scientific component.  There was a focus on outlining in-country research programs that are being carried out under the general auspices of the ABCC Program.  As the ABCC Program develops, there will be an increased emphasis on contributions to the more Global emphasis of ABCC, as well as multi-national level research and sharing of data sets and methodology.  These points of interest will be addressed and developed for consideration by the Co-Chairs.
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 The ABCC Opening Dinner was hosted by NRCan/CCRS.
-September 24th. 8:30 a.m.
 **Session 2:**
 Session 2 was devoted to scientific presentations by Australian, Brazilian, Canadian and Chinese participants of some of their individual projects as well as  those of others who were not able to attend.
 The Australians covered agriculture and water management in the Murray-Darling Basin (Kim Lowell), minimizing agricultural and environmental impact on the Great Barrier Reef (Bronwyn Harch) and models for carbon accounting (Peter Caccetta, and Liu Liangyun).  Lowell also presented a model (flowchart) for project progress and Harch a set of ideas for considering the success of the ABCC Program and a set of visulaisation depictions on these success factors that could be used for communicating with other stakeholders of ABCC.  The presentation by Caccetta was based on a joint project with collaboration between Australia and China, a good sign for future activities.
-Laercio Namikawa – made all three presentations for Brazil and they covered a natural disaster alert and monitoring program (SISMADEN) in Brazil and two papers related to the human disturbance of the environment in the Amazon Basin.  He also mentioned and provided locational information on free INPE software and remote sensing tutorials.
+Laercio Namikawa made all three presentations for Brazil and they covered a natural disaster alert and monitoring program (SISMADEN) in Brazil and two papers related to the human disturbance of the environment in the Amazon Basin.  He also mentioned and provided locational information on free INPE software and remote sensing tutorials
 The Canadian presentations included snow and ice cover (glaciers) mapping and the mapping of land use and land cover change (LULC) and change for Canada.  Richard Fernandez discussed SMAP (Snow Mapping with Active and Passive) and the use of INSAR for measuring the change in water levels.  Rasim Latifovic looked at regional-scale land cover characteristics and Alexander Chichagov reported on some earlier and more recent work that focused on the flow of ice and changes in the glaciers.
 Four topics were presented by the Chinese participants: Li Xinwu discussed urban land cover characteristics between China (Tianjin) and Canada (Toronto). Liu Guang presented on glacier monitoring on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in western China.  Yubao Qui discussed the use of passive microwave for mapping shallow snow.  Liu Liangyun looked at global scale vegetation phenology in response to climate change.  The focus was on regional/global scale projects and a comparative study of urban areas in two of the ABCC members.
-**Session 2 Summary**
 There was some discussion of scientific techniques and methods following several of the presentations, with some participating scientists agreeing to exchange information in the coming weeks and months, well before the August 2011 meeting in Perth, Australia.
-**Session 3 - Discussion**
+**Session 3 **
 When Session 3 opened, it was suggested that, rather than follow the formal Agenda, a more fruitful approach with the time available would be an open round-table discussion.  This was agreed to by all.
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   - relationships with other institutions (e.g., GEO);
   - process (Secretariat).
-**Summary of Session 3:**
 After some general discussions about what project success should look like, and topics of interest for future discussion, the four ABCC Co-Chairs, their representatives, and several others convened in a break-out room to review some of the issues raised.
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 It was agreed by all that:
   - The ABCC Program would be formally created and given a 10 year life. Canada offered to prepare the draft MOU.  ACTION; Doug Bancroft
   - The Founding Office holders would be Chair: Prof Guo Huadong, Co-Chairs: Peter Woodgate (Australia), Gilberto Camara (Brazil), and Doug Bancroft (Canada) with Dr. Fred Campbell as Executive Director.  It was also agreed that each participant would appoint an Alternate Co-Chair to attend the ABCC Meetings.
+  - It was agreed to establish a Scientific Committee with two representatives from each country. The partial membership comprised: Dr. Peter Caccetta (Australia), and Dr. Brian Brisco (Canada) with others to be determined in the near future.
-  - It was agreed to establish a Scientific Committee with two representatives from each country. The partial membership comprised: Dr. Peter Caccetta (Australia), and Dr. Brian Brisco (Canada) with others to be determined in the near future.
+  - A statement of objectives and a summary of the program would be prepared and the existing brochure updated.  ACTION: Fred Campbell.
+  - The next ABCC face-to-face Scientific Meeting will be held in Perth, Australia in 2011, co-incident with ISDE 7 (22-24 August 2011) and a collection of ABCC related papers would be organised as part of ISDE7.  ACTION: Peter woodgate.
-  - A statement of objectives and a summary of the program would be prepared and the existing brochure updated.  ACTION: Fred Campbell
-  - The next ABCC face-to-face Scientific Meeting will be held in Perth, Australia in 2011, co-incident with ISDE 7 (22-24 August 2011) and a collection of ABCC related papers would be organised as part of ISDE7.  ACTION: Peter Woodgate
   - It was agreed that an ABCC Website would be established and hosted by China in the near future.  ACTION:  Fred Campbell and the Secretariat at CEODE.
   - Other International organizations should be made aware of ABCC and its objectives.  GEO would be approached to determine their interest in ABCC activities.  ACTION:  Ms. Hilcea Ferreira.
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+=== ABCC ATTENDEES ===
-Following the close of Session 3, a reception was hosted by NRCan, and an informal dinner hosted by Fred and Kadri Campbell at their home finalized a productive meeting by all.
-===== ABCC ATTENDEES =====
-AUSTRALIA – CSIRO and CRCSI
+**AUSTRALIA – CSIRO and CRCSI**
-Dr. Peter Woodgate
+  * Dr. Peter Woodgate
-Dr. Kim Lowell
+  * Dr. Kim Lowell
-Dr. Peter Caccetta
+  * Dr. Peter Caccetta
-Dr. Bronwyn Harch
+  * Dr. Bronwyn Harch
-BRAZIL - INPE
+**BRAZIL - INPE**
-Dr. Laercio Namikawa
+  * Dr. Laercio Namikawa
-Ms. Hilcea Ferreira
+  * Ms. Hilcea Ferreira
-CANADA – NRCan: CCRS and International Division
+**CANADA – NRCan: CCRS and International Division**
-Doug Bancroft
+  * Doug Bancroft
-Paola DeRose
+  * Paola DeRose
-Richard Fernandez
+  * Richard Fernandez
-Brian Brisco
+  * Brian Brisco
-Alexander [Sasha] Chichagov
+  * Alexander [Sasha] Chichagov
-Rasim Latifovic
+  * Rasim Latifovic
-Mike Demuth
+  * Mike Demuth
-Ken Ko
+  * Ken Ko
-James Ikkers
+  * James Ikkers
-CHINA - CEODE
+**CHINA - CEODE**
-Prof. Guo Huadong
+  * Prof. Guo Huadong
-Prof. Li Xinwu
+  * Prof. Li Xinwu
-Prof. Li Zhang
+  * Prof. Li Zhang
-Dr. Liu Guang
+  * Dr. Liu Guang
-Ms. Liu Jie
+  * Ms. Liu Jie
-Prof. Liu Liangyun
+  * Prof. Liu Liangyun
-Visiting Professors at CEODE -
+**Visiting Professors at CEODE -**
-Fred Campbell
+  * Fred Campbell
-Tony Lewis
+  * Tony Lewis
-Guest:  John Lewis
+  * Guest:  John Lewis
-Companies
+**Companies**
-Kevin Lim, Lim Geomatics
+  * Kevin Lim, Lim Geomatics
-Gordon Plunkett, ESRI Canada
+  * Gordon Plunkett, ESRI Canada
-Nicholas Chrisman, GEOIDE
+  * Nicholas Chrisman, GEOIDE
-Bonnie Harris, Yubin Xin, PCI Geomatics
+  * Bonnie Harris, Yubin Xin, PCI Geomatics
-Dirk Werle, Aerde Scientific Research
+  * Dirk Werle, Aerde Scientific Research

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