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Xiaojun Yang
2000-2010


News and Events

The International Geographical Union 2010 Regional Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12-16, 2010

December 1, 2009, AAG-NSF Travel Grant Application Due

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Washington DC, April 14-18, 2010. A seperate site has been created for special paper session information.

The Third International Symposium on Ecohydrological Processes and Environmental Development in Arid Areas in Mulumuqi, Xinjiang, October 10-15, 2009

My Coastal Remote Sensing book has just been published by the Springer (2009)

Yang, X. ed., 2009. Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management. Springer, 561 p.

This edited volume features a collection of coastal remote sensing research contributed by 44 scholars predominately from USA. This book is available in early 2009, and those who are interested in purchasing a copy of this book should visit this site from the Springer.
I edited a theme issue 'Remote Sensing of the Coastal Ecosystems', which has been published by the ISPRS Journal (2008)

Yang, X. ed., 2008. Theme Issue: Remote Sensing of the Coastal Ecosystems, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,63(5): 485-590

This is a theme volume with papers selected from the submissions after an open Call-For-Papers. A copy of my editorial can be accessed here.
The 24th International Cartographic Conference in Santiago, Chile, November 15-21, 2009

• January 16, 2009: Abstract submissions
• April 30, 2009: Notification of acceptance
• July 10, 2009: Full papers due
The Second International Conference on Earth Observation for Global Changes (EOGC 2009) in Chengdu, China, May 25-29, 2009

• December 31, 2008: Abstract submissions
• January 31, 2009: Full paper submissions
• March 1, 2009: Notification of acceptance
The 2009 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (URBAN2009) in Shanghai, China, May 20-22, 2009

• November 15, 2008: Abstract submissions
• December 31, 2008: Notification of acceptance
• February 28, 2009: Full paper submissions
The 31st International Geographical Congress in Tunis, August 12-15, 2008

AAG IGU-NSF Travel Grant application due on February 23, 2008.
The XXI Congress of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Beijing, China, July 3-11, 2008

Abstract submissions due on November 5, 2007.
The 2008 Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Boston, MA, April 15-19, 2008

• Special Paper Session: Remote Sensing and GIS for Coastal and Watershed Studies
• Special Paper Session: Remote Sensing and GIS for Urban Analysis
• Special Panel Session in Memory of Dr. C. P. Lo
My new appointment in the Commission on Mapping from Satellite Imagery of the International Cartographic Association:2008-2011

At the 13rd General Assembly of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) in Moscow, Russia, August, 2007, I was elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission for Mapping from Satellite Imagery of the ICA for the term of 2007-2011. Following Professor Graciela Metternicht's recent resignation, I become Chair of this Commission for 2008-2011. My involvement in ICA started from 1997 when I submitted a research paper to the 18th International Cartographic Conference (ICC) in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2001, I was appointed as the US Representative for the Commission on Mapping from Satellite Imagery, International Cartographic Association.
The 23rd International Cartographic Conference in Moscow, Russia, August 4-10, 2007

I presented a paper highlighting my recent research on the topographic and hydrographic mapping over coastal lowlands.
ISPRS Journal:Call For Papers (Theme Issue: Remote Sensing of the Coastal Ecosystems)

ISPRS Journal of Phtogrammetry and Remote Sensing Special Issue "Remote Sensing and Spatial Information for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management". The due for paper submission has passed. This theme issue was published in August 2008.
The 2007 Nordic Summer School in Geographic Information Science

The year of 2007's Summer school (NordGISci'07) included a set of theme workshops on "GIS for cities". The instructors for this year were Xiaojun Yang, Juergen Doellner, David Martin, Lars Bodum, and Yifang Ban.
Florida State University Society for Geospatial Sciences (SGS)

SGS is the FSU student chapter of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. I am the founding faculty advisor for SGS.
Last update: Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:16 PM