Abstract :
On behalf of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE GRSS), I warmly welcome you to IGARSS 2011 in Vancouver. Our annual symposium, IGARSS, is recognized today as a premier event in remote sensing and provides an ideal forum for obtaining up-to-date information about the latest developments, exchanging ideas, identifying future trends in your research area, and making contacts with the international remote sensing community.