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2013 Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
"Overcoming the Hardships: Responding to Disasters with SAR" |
Over the last decade, we have experienced the phenomenal power of Mother Nature through a number of catastrophes that have struck the Asia-Pacific region. After such events, we rebuild lives and infrastructure, and pose questions of how we could have been better prepared for them and how we might better respond as they unfold. Radar is known for its utility in situations where darkness, clouds, or smoke would obscure the view of optical sensors, so it is natural to ask how best to utilize SAR and other radar technologies in preparing and responding to disasters. The answers involve scientific and technical innovations in information extraction from radar data, new imaging techniques, research on observing modalities and strategies, and constellation coordination for pre- and post-event acquisition and analysis of data. To meaningfully address these issues, SAR/radar scientists and engineers in this region need to strengthen partnerships with first responders and other agencies responsible for safety and security, and work together in these development efforts.
Hence the theme for APSAR 2013 is "Disaster monitoring." Papers relating to the uses of SAR for disaster monitoring are especially encouraged for submission to APSAR 2013. In addition to the regular sessions, APSAR 2013 offers a special session on this issue. We hope APSAR 2013 will provide attendees with an opportunity to think about how each of us can contribute through SAR technology to "overcome the hardships" after natural disasters.
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General Chair
Akira Hirose
(Univ. Tokyo) |
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General Vice-Chair
Tetsuo Kirimoto
(Univ. Electro-Commun.) |
APSAR (The Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar) is an international conference devoted to SAR and radar technology development and applications. With the dramatic increase of the number of operational SAR systems in recent years, there is now a strong demand for more gatherings where the regional SAR and radar communities can share their technical expertise. APSAR provides an opportunity for presenting the latest research and development by experts of SAR and related fields, and is a forum for discussion with colleagues from many countries, from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. APSAR covers a wide variety of SAR and radar related topics including SAR applications, analysis techniques, signal processing, SAR system design and concepts, and more.
| 1st APSAR (APSAR 2007) |
Nov. 5 - 9, |
2007 |
Huangshan City, Anhui, China |
| 2nd APSAR (APSAR 2009) |
Oct. 26 - 30, |
2009 |
Xi'an, China |
| 3rd APSAR (APSAR 2011) |
Sept. 26 - 30, |
2011 |
Seoul, Korea |
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