Agenda

Tap a day listed below to see planned presentations and/or activities. This agenda will be updated as needed and as quickly as possible. (View main JACIE 2025 Workshop webpage)
 

• Monday April 7

• Tuesday April 8

• Wednesday April 9

• Thursday April 10

• Friday April 11

Monday, April 7, 2025

1:00 pm-1:15 pm 
JACIE 2025 Welcome Address
Cody Anderson, USGS

Monday
1:15 pm-3:15 pm 
Agency 1 Session 
Chairs: Cody Anderson; Dan Opstal, USGS

1:15 pm -1:35 pm
NASA Agency Update: Melissa Martin, NASA

1:35 pm-1:55 pm    
NGA Agency Update:  Jeffrey “JT” Thomas, NGA

1:55 pm-2:15 pm
USGS Agency Update:  Tim Newman, USGS for Jennifer Lacey, USGS

2:15 pm-2:35 pm 
NRO Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO) 2025 Update: Mark Bowman & Andrew Gizinski, NRO/CSPO

2:35 pm-2:55 pm
NOAA Agency Update: Natalie Laudier, NOAA

2:55 pm-3:15 pm    
ECCOE and CEOS WGCV Update: Cody Anderson, USGS

3:00 pm-3:15pm 
BREAK

Monday
3:15pm-5:00 pm 
Agency 2 Session 
Chairs: Melissa Martin, NASA; Mark Bowman, NRO/CSPO

3:15 pm-3:30 pm 
CAC Update: Dan Opstal, USGS

3:30 pm-3:45 pm 
Pecora XXIII and USGS Partnerships: Tim Glynn, USGS

3:45 pm-4:00 pm 
ESA Update: Valentina Boccia, ESA

4:00 pm-4:15 pm
VH-RODA Summary: Leonardo de Laurentiis, ESA

4:15 pm-4:30 pm 
Joint ESA/USGS Talk: Valentina Boccia, ESA, & Jim Vrabel, USGS-EROS ITC

4:30 pm-5:00 pm 
Agency 1 & Agency 2 Panel

5:30 pm-5:45 pm 
Group Picture - Dallas Peck Auditorium

5:45 pm-7:45 pm 
Networking Event - Art Hallway

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Exhibit/Poster Setup - Art Hallway (Exhibitors can store items in Room IC113 each evening)

Tuesday
8:30 am-10:00 am
New & Future Systems1 Session
Chairs: Sarah Brothers, NOAA & Jim Vrabel, USGS-EROS ITC

8:30 am - 8:45 am
Shallow Water Bathymetry Using the High-Resolution Dragonette Satellite Constellation: Ellie Jones, Wyvern Inc.

8:45 am - 9:00 am
Case Study on the Influence of Pavement Areas and Riverside Walkaways on Heat: Srini Dharmapuri, Sanborn

9:00 am - 9:15 am
Hyperspectral OSK GHOSt Sensor Calibration Methodology and Refinements Using RadCalNet Data: Lee Sanders, Orbital Sidekick Inc.

9:15 am - 9:30 am
Developments in the Umbra SAR constellation: Paul Woodford, Umbra

9:30 am - 9:45 am
ESA’s Engagement with 3rd Party Missions: Sebastien Saunier, ESA

9:45 am - 10:00 am
ESA’s Engagement with Copernicus Contributing Missions: Simon Rommelaere, ESA

10:00 - 10:15 am
BREAK

Tuesday
10:15 am-12:30 pm
AI & Automation Session
Chairs:  Katie Ruslander, KBR & Cody Anderson, USGS

10:15 am - 10:45 am
Keynote: AI Transformers: transforming how we think about data integration Pete Doucette, USGS

10:45 am - 11:00 am
Accuracy Testing of High-Resolution Orthoimagery using 3D Surface Models and Open-Source Software: Mark Abrams, Exquisite Geolocation Systems

11:00 am - 11:15 am
Understanding the Challenges of 3D Mesh Generation from Satellite: Brian Connolly, ESRI

11:15 am - 11:30 am
From Pixels to Marine Mammals: Enhancing animal detection by applying open source processes to basic satellite imagery: John Wall, NOAA

11:30 am - 11:45 am
Analysis of African Elephants Using Commercial Remote Sensing Data: Thomas Schill, MITRE

11:45 am - 12:00 pm
High Density Remote Sensing Data for People and Artificial Intelligence: Thomas Chrien, Matter Intelligence, Inc

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
AI & Automation Panel

12:30 pm  - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Poster/Vendor Viewing

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
NOAA Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) Side Meeting (Room 1B215)

Tuesday
2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Standards, Formats & Specifications Session
Chairs: Jeff Clauson, USGS & Dave Case, NGA

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Enabling USGS System Characterization and EDAP+ Validation Interoperability: Jeff Clauson, USGS

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Satellite Data Quality Initiatives Coordinated by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites: Medhavy Thankappan, Geoscience Australia

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Future Advances in Commercial Imagery Products: Barbara Eckstein, L3Harris and Jeff Snyder, NGA

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
A holistic approach to ensuring quality and consistency in CEOS-ARD surface reflectance products: Medhavy Thankappan, Geoscience Australia

3:00 pm - 3:15pm
BREAK

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
NGA Spectral National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) Implementation Profile (SNIP) Side Meeting (Room 1B215)

Tuesday
3:15 pm- 5:00 pm
Thermal Session
Chairs: Valentina Boccia, ESA & Esad Micijevic, USGS

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Advances in Thermal Infrared Earth Observation: The FOREST-2 and OTC-P1 Missions' Contributions to Wildfire Detection and Surface Temperature Monitoring: Julia Gottfriedsen, OroraTech GmbH

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
HotSat radiance estimates using cross calibration with VIIRS and atmospheric forecasts from GEOS: James O'Connor, SatVu

3:45 pm- 4:00 pm
The constellr HiVE constellation: Commissioning and planned CAL/VAL activities towards a 2 Kelvin accuracy Surface Temperature (ST) Product: Andreas Brunn, Constellr

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
constellr HiVE high resolution thermal data for urban and agricultural monitoring: Andreas Brunn, Constellr

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
RIT's open-source platform to provide near real-time validation of the Thermal Infrared Sensors (TIRS) onboard Landsat-8 and Landsat-9: Rehman Eon, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Thermal Panel

5:30 pm-7:30 pm
No-Host Dinner at Sully's Pour House - 754 Elden St STE 102, Herndon, VA 20170

Wednesday April 9, 2025

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Resources for Data Quality Session
Chairs: Dana Ostrenga, NASA & Gerry Peltzer, NOAA

8:30 am - 8:45 am 
Leveraging the DIRSIG model to simulate proxy data for LandIS instrument and science studies: Aaron Gerace, Rochester Institute of Technology

8:45 am - 9:00 am    
Optimal Estimation for Retrievals and Uncertainty Quantification in Remote Sensing: Nimrod Carmon, JPL

9:00 am - 9:15 am    
Updated Absolute Radiometric Calibration for the Maxar Earth-Observing Fleet: Tina Ochoa, Maxar

9:15 am - 9:30 am    
Radiometric Calibration and Surface Reflectance Validation using RadCaTS: Jeffrey Czapla-Myers, University of Arizona

9:30 am - 9:45 am 
BREAK

Wednesday
9:45 am - 12:00 pm
Active Sensors (SAR, LiDAR)
Chairs: Nimrod Carmon, JPL & Dana Ostrenga, NASA

9:45 am - 10:00 am
ICESat-2 Mission Status and Overview: Nathan Kurtz, NASA

10:00 am - 10:15 am
Capella Space 2025: Tom Repetti, Capella Space

10:15 am  - 10:30 am
ICEYE's Ground Track Repeat (GTR) Orbits for Coherent Change Detection (CCD): Alvah Bickner, ICEYE

10:30 am - 10:45 am
 

10:45 am - 11:00 am
Airbus Space Reference Points (SRPs) - Precise 3D information over any location on Earth: Michael Tonon, Airbus & Mathilde Jaussaud, IGN

11:00 am - 11:15 am
Methods for evaluating the utility of 3D data from satellite images: Christina Selby, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

11:15 am - 11: 30 am 
An open-source radargrammetry pipeline for 3D terrain reconstruction using commercial SAR images: David Shean, University of Washington

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Active Sensors Panel

12:00 pm  - 1:00 pm
Lunch & Poster/Vendor Viewing

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm 
NASA Data Quality Framework, Guidelines, and Best Practices Side Meeting (Room 1B215)

Wednesday
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm 
Lightning Talks Session
Chairs: Leonardo De Laurentiis, ESA & Cody Anderson, USGS

1:30 pm  - 1:35 pm    
Advancing GEOINT with the EarthDaily Constellation: KC Kroll, Descartes Labs Government

1:35 pm - 1:40 pm    
A technical dive into India's first commercial edge computing mission: Arya Pratap Singh, Kaleideo Space Systems

1:40 pm - 1:45 pm    
CSDA Analysis for Characterizing Canopy Chlorophyll and Photosynthetic Productivity for Agricultural and Forest Monitoring: Petya Campbell, GSFC & UMBC

1:45 pm - 1:50 pm   
DEM Creation from Enhanced Resolution Sentinel 1 SLC Products: Jeff Pennings, Wolverine Radar

1:50 pm - 1:55 pm    
Advancement in Field UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy of Soil and Clay Minerals: McKenzie Woodman, Spectral Evolution

1:55 pm - 2:00 pm    
AI-Powered Global-Scale Monitoring: Sandy Brusiloff, Impact Observatory

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Break & 1-on-1 Lightning Talk Q&A (in auditorium or hallway)

Wednesday
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm 
New & Future Systems 2 Session
Chairs: Mark Bowman, NRO/CSPO & Dave Case, NGA

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm    
The Dragonette Constellation: Calibration and Validation: Chad Bryant, Wyvern Inc

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm    
Onboard Computing to Enable Orbital Detection of Hazards: Douglas Franz, MyRadar

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm    
SpaceEye-T 1: Launch of Satrec Initiative's 30 cm Native Resolution Optical Satellite: Byung Joon (Bryan) Ahn, Satrec Initiative

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm    
Commercial Remote Sensing Global Rankings - a study: Nadine Alameh, Taylor Geospatial Institute

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm    
Lunar calibration of Earth observation thermal infrared imagers using cross-calibration and thermo-physical models: Christian Mollière, OroraTech

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm  
New & Future Systems 2 Panel

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Happy Hour at Jackson's Mighty Fine Food and Lucky Lounge
11927 Democracy Dr, Reston, VA 20190

Thursday April 10, 2025

8:30 am - 9:45 am 
Environmental Commercial Data and Atmospherics Session
Chairs: Sarah Brothers, NOAA & Dan Opstal, USGS

8:30 am - 8:45 am 
Keynote: Gerry Peltzer, NOAA

8:45 am - 9:00 am    
Presentation by Jerome Fisher from NOAA Satellite Analysis Branch

9:00 am - 9:15 am   
Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Development and Roadmap: Mo Belal, Spire*

9:15 am - 9:30 am    
The GHGSat constellation: Land and offshore methane detection and quantification: Jean-Philippe MacLean, GHGSat

9:30 am - 9:45 am    
The FireSat constellation: a new window into wildfire detection and characterization: Kyle Story, MUON

Thursday
9:45 am - 10:30 am 
ARD & Interoperability Session
Chairs: Sarah Brothers, NOAA & Dan Opstal, USGS

9:45 am - 10:00 am  
Potential improvements on sensor geometric performance by image processing: Guoqing (Gary) Lin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

10:00 am - 10:15 am    
Spatio-Temporal Validation of Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Surface Reflectance Data: Jessica Bobeck, Planet Labs PBC

10:15 am - 10:30 am    
Automated routines for the validation of CEOS ARD compliance: Wolfgang Lueck, EOIntelligence

10:30 am - 10:45 am 
BREAK

Thursday
10:45 am - 12:30 pm 
Hyperspectral Session
Chairs: Medhavy Thankappan, Geoscience Australia & Leonardo de Laurentiis, ESA

10:45 am - 11:00 am    
Cal/Val and Early Results from Planet's Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Mission: Geert Barentsen, Planet

11:00 am - 11:15 am    
Data Fusion of VSWIR Hyperspectral (EMIT) and TIR (ECOSTRESS) for Enhanced TES (Temperature Emissivity Separation): Nimrod Carmon, JPL

11:15 am - 11:30 am    
Comparing Night Imaging Capabilities: Moderate-Resolution VNIR Hyperspectral Data, Landsat 8/9, and Landsat Next for Global Systematic Nighttime Observations: Bob Ryan, I2R

11:30 am - 11:45 am   
Characterizing Hyperspectral Sensors for SI Calibration and Cross-Calibration of Satellites: Bob Ryan, I2R

11:45 am - 12:00 pm  
Validation and initial processing results for Surface Reflectance Products from Planet's Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Mission: Christina Henze, Planet Labs

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm 
Hyperspectral Panel

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm 
Lunch & Poster/Vendor Viewing

Thursday
1:30 pm - 3:45 pm 
Topography, Geolocation, DEMs Session
Chairs: Paul Bresnahan, USGS-EROS KBR & Esad Micijevic, USGS

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm     
Option for a Change in Projection System for Landsat Collection 3: Tom Maiersperger, USGS*

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm     
 Reconstructing Pushbroom Metadata Via Registration To A Truth Ortho: Byron Smiley, Pixxel

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm     
Geolocation Accuracy Assessments of National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) Orthoimages as a Reference Imagery Base​: Paul Bresnahan, USGS-EROS KBR

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm    
Emerging 3D Terrain Awareness Techniques Using UAV and Satellite Data in Polar Regions: Nancy K. O'Hare, University of Georgia

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm      
Advancing Planet's High-Resolution Satellite Imagery:  Recent Progress and Future Directions: Duy Nguyen, Planet

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm     
Qualification of 3D Drone Imagery for Satellite Geolocation Testing: Mark Abrams, Exquisite Geolocation Systems

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm     
Automation Advancements for Ground Control Points through Multimodal Collection Methods: Shawana Johnson, Global Marketing Insights, Inc. & Hayden Howard, CompassData, Inc.

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm     
Landsat 8/9 Cal/Val: 3D Control Network and Product Validation: Jie Shan, Purdue University

3:30 pm  - 3:45 pm    
 

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm 
BREAK

Thursday
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm 
Techniques & Tools/Software to Measure Quality 1 Session
Chairs: Valentina Boccia, ESA & Jeff Clauson, USGS

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm    
Monitoring Natural Capital from Space: A Framework for Determining Remote Sensing Capabilities and Uncertainties for ecosystem services valuation: Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm    
Planet's cross-sensor sharpness assessment tool: Venkataraman Krishnaswami, Planet Labs

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm  
ROCX 2025: An Open Community Remote Sensing Collection: John Kerekes, Rochester Institute of Technology

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm    
Bridge Modeling and Application for Determining In-Flight Sensor Spatial Resolution: Alana Semple, NASA/SSAI

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm     
 

5:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Techniques & Tools/Software to Measure Quality 1 & 2 Panel

NOTE: Speakers from Friday's Techniques section are invited to join this group to discuss their presentation and provide input on any questions asked.

Friday April 11, 2025

8:30 am - 9:45 am
Characterization Results Session
Chairs: Gerry Peltzer, NOAA & Melissa Martin, NASA

8:30 am - 8:45 am    
System Characterization and Evaluation of Remote Sensing Imagery: Ajit Sampath, USGS-EROS KBR*

8:45 am - 9:00 am   
Geometric & Registration Accuracy Assessment of Multi-Date Deep Stacks of Maxar Imagery: Andrew Bower, Maxar Intelligence

9:00 am - 9:15 am    
Landsat 8/9 L1T Product Radiometric Pixel Uncertainty: Bob Ryan, I2R

9:15 am - 9:30 am   
Generating decimeter precision DEMs from commercial VHR stereo imagery using a novel jitter correction framework: Shashank Bhushan, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Maryland

9:30 am - 9:45 am    
Radiometric Performance of Maxar Legion Earth-Observing Sensors: Michele Kuester, Maxar 

9:45 am - 10:00 am 
BREAK

Friday
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Techniques & Tools/Software to Measure Quality 2 Session
Chairs: Dath Mita, USDA & Paul Bresnahan, USGS-EROS KBR

10:00 am - 10:15 am    
CIDR Tool Update: Peter Rinkleff, USGS*

10:15 am - 10:30 am    
Physics-Based Satellite Derived Bathymetry (PBSDB) using Landsat OLI coastal images: Minsu Kim, USGS-EROS KBR*

10:30 am - 10:45 am    
Quantifying Scene Complexity for ML Models: Samuel Vilt, MITRE*

10:45 am - 11:00 am    
Empirical Approach to Normalize Landsat Reflectance to Nadir BRDF Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR): Mahesh Shrestha, USGS-EROS KBR

11:00 am - 11:15 am    
 

11:15 am - 11:30 am    
Hyperspectral imaging is the future, yet surface reflectance and validation lag behind: Edward (Ned) Bair, Leidos.

NOTE: Speakers from this session are invited to sit on the Thursday afternoon Techniques panel to discuss their presentation and provide input on any questions asked.

Friday
11:45 am - 12:00 pm 
JACIE 2025 closing remarks
Cody Anderson, USGS