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I. Space-borne Missions for Earth Observation

1. Definition/Standardization of Sensor-related Parameters
2. New Missions for Earth Observation
3. Constellations and Satellite Networks
4. Advances in Launch Vehicles
5. Navigational and Attitude Orientation Control/Measurement
6. Stability and Maintenance of Orbital Definition
7. Design and Construction of Spaceborne Sensing Systems
8. Hyperspectral, Radar, and other Sensing Technologies
9. Stereoscopic, High Resolution Scanners
10. In-flight Sensor Calibration
11. Integration of Imaging and Other Systems
12. On-board Pre-processing
13. Others

II. Ground Operations

1. Receiving Stations
2. Pre-processing
3. Geometric Correction
4. Radiometric Calibration
5. Metadata Protocols
6. Archiving, Storage, and Dissemination
7. Geographic Coverage
8. Quality Control and Quality Management
9. Others

III. Exploitation Technologies

1. New Paradigms in Image Exploitation
2. Hyperspectral Image Analysis
3. High-Level Classification
4. Expert Systems
5. Image Intelligence
6. Parallel Processing and Mass Computing
7. Novel Visualization Techniques
8. Surface Model Generation
9. Automated/Autonomous Photogrammetric Production
10. Geographic Information Analysis Techniques
11. GIS
12. Data Mining
13. Others

IV. Applications

1. Agricultural Yield and Crop Assessment
2. Plant Health and Disease Control
3. Forestry and Timber Yield
4. Water Resources and Irrigation
5. Environmental Impact
6. Natural Resource Management
7. Desertification Assessment
8. Real-time Disaster and Flood Monitoring
9. Geological Mapping
10. Mineral and Petroleum Explorations
11. Historical and Archeological Excavation
12. Mapping from Space
13. Transportation and Traffic Planning
14. International Treaty Verification
15. Others

V. Supporting Technologies

1. Global Positioning System
2. Inertial Navigation Technologies
3. Satellite Communications
4. Data Transmission
5. Compression Techniques
6. Encryption
7. Archiving and Storage Technologies
8. Dissemination and Transfer Media
9. Network Security
10. Web-based Applications
11. Others

VI. Economics and Feasibility

1. Commercialization of Remote Sensing
2. Economics of Mission Design
3. Business Aspects of Space Ventures
4. Return on Investment
5. Cost and Benefit Analysis
6. Tangible and Intangible Cost and Benefits
7. Optimization of Cost
8. Cost-Effective Small Satellites
9. Recovery from Failure

VII. Policy Issues and International Cooperation.