Symposium Program

Improving the resolution of multispectral satellite imagery using Deep Learning-based Pansharpening

K. Roy, S. Homayouni, Dr. Y. Zhang

Spatially Informed Tabular Deep Learning for Accurate Building Extraction from UAV Imagery: A GEOBIA Approach

M. Hossain, Dr. D. Chen

An Automated Method for Pavement Surface Distress Evaluation

D. Satheesan, M. Talib, Dr. S. Li, Dr. A. X. Yuan

Discrete Wavelet Transformation for De-noising of AI Classified Ground Data

H. Steiner, M. L. Ethier, O. Brown, O. Pylypenko

Estimating Biases in TROPOMI concentration methane product using a machine learning algorithm

M. Marjani, M. Mahdianpari, E. W Gill, F. Mohammadimanesh

Evaluation of Hybrid Satellite On-Board Computer Architectures for Edge-Compute and Machine-Learning Focussed Applications

A. Amellal, J. Langille, M. Seto

Non-Cooperative Vessel Detection using Multispectral Satellite Imaging and Machine Learning Applied towards Onboard Satellite Dark Vessel Detection

K. J. M. Earle, Dr. M. L. Seto

Conifer Tree Classification using Detectron2 and ConvNext from UAV Imagery Data

R. Sharma, K. F. Zhang

Comparison of YOLOv7 and YOLOv8n for Tree Detection on UAV RGB Imagery

M. Kaviani, T. Akilan, B. Leblon, D. Amishev, Dr. A. Haddadi, Dr. A. LaRocque

Evaluation of 1DCNN- LSTM deep learning model for Crop Classification using time series Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 in Google Earth Engine (A case study in Quebec, Canada)

S. Ojaghi, A. Zannou, Dr. Y. Bouroubi, Dr. S. Foucher

Real-time Detection of Currant-lettuce Aphid (Nasonovia Ribisnigri) in Lettuce with the YOLOv8-n Model using an Edge Computing System

E. Dubrûle, M. Germain, M. Bélisle, Y. Bouroubi

Enhancing Surface Soil Moisture Estimation from Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 Observations via Integrating Trapezoidal Models and Random Forest Algorithm

A. Nouraki, M. Golabi, M. Albaji, A. A. Naseri, S. Homayouni

Evaluating the Potential of Temperature/Vegetation Index Space in Crop Evapotranspiration Estimation at Farm Scale

M. Alavi, M. Albaji, M. Golabi, A. A. Naseri, S. Homayouni

Estimation of Canopy Height using Unmanned Ground Vehicle with LiDAR for Wheat Phenotyping

P. Ravichandran, Dr. K. D. Singh, Dr. S. D. Noble, K. Halcro, Dr. R. Soolanayakanahally, Dr. K. Nilsen, Dr. O. Molina, Dr. H. Randhawa, C. Workman, S. Pahari

Mapping Animal and Human Trails in Peatlands with LiDAR and Convolutional Neural Networks

Dr. I. Terentieva, X. Y. Chan, Dr. G. J. McDermid

Predicting Conifer Fraction with Intensity Metrics of Multi-Spectral Lidar in the Taiga Plains

M. Okhrimenko, C. Hopkinson, C. Coburn, Dr. G. Castilla

Lidar based vegetation regeneration mapping on anthropogenic disturbances in caribou range in boreal Alberta, Canada

Dr. B. Hricko, M. Dickie, V. Tran, J. F. Simms, Dr. C. N. McClain

LiDAR change detection along linear disturbances in the boreal forest – a comparison of pixel and point cloud-based approaches

Y. S. Abdullai, Dr. G. McDermid, Dr. J. Linke, C. Shellian, T. Yeomans

Development of Understory Vegetation Characterization Methods from Mobile Laser Scanning

A. Juckler, R. A Fournier, P. Lejeune, O. Valeria

Integrating Airborne LiDAR and, Indigenous knowledge in an archaeo- landscape mapping framework for use in a digital community cultural and environmental stewardship archive

D. King, C. Hopkinson, M. Hogue, N. Plain Eagle

Topobathymetric Lidar Helps Quebec Prepare for Climate-Change Impacts

S. Cowan

SAR glacier zones mapping of Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut

D. Halle, Dr. W. Van Wychen, Dr. R. Kelly, Dr. D. Burgess, Dr. B. Danielson

Identifying Glacial Pulsing Characteristics in the Canadian Arctic

O. Nowitsky, W. Van Wychen

Sea ice mapping in the Resolute Passage: A RADARSAT-2 PolSAR-Based approach

C. Chaabani, C. S. Salvo, S. Homayouni, K. Chokmani, M. Dabboor

Impacts of Permafrost Degradation on the Limnological Properties of a Series of Lakes in the Canadian High Arctic

L. Pascaud, F. Bouchard, M. Rautio

Satellite-Based Method For Mapping Indicators of Dust-On-Snow Around a Mine in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Dr. W. Chen, Dr. H P. White, Dr. S. G. Leblanc

Mapping of the geomorphological expressions of freeze thaw cycles at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

A. Joyeux, F. Bouchard, A. Langlois

Feature Importance Analysis for Automatic Sea Ice Mapping from Multi-Sensor Satellite Data

F. J. Pena Cantu, J. Park, G. Chen, D. Clausi, A. Scott

Machine Learning-Based Detection of Burned Areas and Preliminary Estimation of Carbon Emission in the 2023 Canadian Wildfires

Dr. Z. Zhong, C. Ottah, Dr. J. Bermúdez, Dr. C. Rogers, S. Qin, Dr. D. Han, R. B. Lourenço, K. So, Dr. A. Gonsamo

Rapid Urban Flood Mapping with Low-Cost Annotations Based on Weakly Supervised Learning Method

Dr. Y. He, Dr. J. Wang, Dr. Y. Zhang, Dr. C. Liao

Improving AI Change and Damage Detection in Off-Nadir Imagery through Radiometric Enhancement

S. J. McNally, A. Nielsen, A. Barrieau, Dr. S. Jabari

Spatio-temporal Change Detection of Wetlands in Ramsar Wetland Cities using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study from Colombo Ramsar Wetland City, Sri Lanka (1988-2023)

U. I. Senanayake, D. K Weerakoon, K. Millard, S. Mitchell

Peat Depth and Carbon Storage of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada

Y. Li, Dr. D. Han, Dr. C. Rogers, Dr. S. Finkelstein, Dr. M. Packalen, Dr. X. Geng, Dr. J. McLaughlin, Dr. J. Snider, Dr. A. Gonsamo

Aerobiological and Microclimatic Monitoring Platform for the Preservation of Tangible Values in Museums and Archives

Dr. M. Montuori

Applying Machine Learning and Sentinel-2 Imagery to assessing Woody Plant Encroachment in southern Alberta Rangelands

E. N. Denning, Dr. E. G. Lamb, Dr. X. Guo

Using the Landsat Archive to Evaluate Wetland Extent Trends in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta, Canada

I. Rodrigues, C. Hopkinson, L. Chasmer, Dr. R. MacDonald, S. Bayley

Comparing Satellite NDVI and Bi-Temporal Airborne Lidar Canopy Height to Examine Boreal Wetland Vegetation Changes Within the Peace Athabasca Delta

F. Aslami, Dr. C. Hopkinson, Dr. L. Chasmer, Dr. C. Mahoney, Dr. D. L Peters

Understanding the Contribution of Wetland Types in Atmospheric Methane Concentration using TROPOMI data: A Newfoundland Case Study

M. Hemati, Dr. M. Mahdianpari, Dr. H. Shiri, Dr. F. Mohammadimanesh

Long-Term Monitoring of Chlorophyll-a in Small Inland Waters Using Landsat Heritage and Machine Learning Models

Dr. A. Chegoonian, C. Duguay, P. Leavitt

Evaluation of Sentinel-6A SAR and Low-Resolution Altimetry Models for deriving Water Surface Elevation of Canadian Lakes

C. Fitzpatrick, J. Leach, M. Garner, D. Stiff

Assessment of phytoplankton assemblages from ocean color in the St. Lawrence Lower Estuary and Gulf

A. Boismenu, C. Nozais, M. Gosselin, S. Bélanger

Mapping aquatic vegetation in shallow clear water of Nova Scotia: Is seagrass identification possible?

K. L. Wilson, E. Devred

Multitemporal mapping of groundwater ecosystem services in the context of land use and climate changes.

S. Randrianiaina, R. Fournier, J. Théau, C. Talec

Canadian SWOT Lakes Activities: An Initial Examination of SWOT Data for Lake Athabasca and Mamawi Lake - Implications for Water Resources Monitoring

D. L Peters, P. Matte, M. Dabboor, C. Spence, M. Russell, N. Van Nieuwenhuizen, Y. Secretan, F. Anctils, M. A. Bessar, D. Purnell, M. Trudel, G. Siles, S. Biancamaria

Assessment of L-Band Radar Estimates of LAI and Biomass in Boreal Forests

K. M. Wicks, Dr. J. Thomas Ambadan, A. Berg

Remote Sensing of Vegetation Changes in the Peary Caribou Habitat

E. Hamel Jomphe, Dr C. A. Johnson, E. Lévesque, A. Langlois, A. Roy

Monitoring Vegetation Regeneration: Exploring Multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Sensors and Methodologies

B. Pearse, Dr. C. Hopkinson, Dr. L. Chasmer, Dr. C. Coburn, J. Anderson

Design and Construction of a Goniometer for Laboratory Measurement of the Bidirectional Reflectance of Geological Material

A. Camon, G. Couët, A. Mandeville, P. Ménard, M. Lemelin

Characterizing Spectra of Lunar Minerals by Using Regolith Simulant and Mineral Mixtures to Prepare for Upcoming Lunar Missions.

A. Camon, M. Lemelin

NDVI Trends Across the Peace Athabasca Delta Indicate Vegetation Threshold Response to Hydroclimatic Drivers

F. Aslami, Dr. C. Hopkinson, Dr. L. Chasmer, Dr. D. L Peters, Dr. C. Coburn

A Peatland Sub-class, Vegetation Height and Phenology Map for the Canadian Boreal Forest

N. Pontone, Dr. K. Millard

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Saguenay Area: Integrating PSInSAR to Improve Risk Assessment

M. Mohsenifard, R. Magagi, K. Goita

Validation d’un Modèle de Simulation de la Propagation de la Lumière Artificielle Nocturne pour Accompagner les Municipalités à Réaliser une Transition d’Éclairage Respectueuse de l’Environnement et de la Santé Humaine.

A. Mbengue, M. Aube, Dr H. Linares, O. Brière, E. So, Y. Bouroubi

Spatiotemporal sprawl of urban land use in a Brazilian city in the Atlantic Forest Biome

M. P. Ribeiro, V. S. Viégas, Dr. K. de Mello, Dr. R. A. Valente, Dr. D. Chen

UAS and TLS 3D Data Fusion for Built Cultural Heritage Assessment and the Application for St. Catherine Monastery in Ferrara, Italy

M. Balestrieri, I. Valmori, Dr. M. Montuori

Spatio-temporal Assessment of NO2 Concentration Across Edmonton City Employing Satellite Remote Sensing Data

M. Moniruzzaman, Dr. M. Novak, Dr. K. R. Rahaman

AOD Changes in the Greater Toronto Area under the Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns

J. Yan, D. Chen, S. Gong

Identification and Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Satellite Imagery

O. A. M. S. Abdelrahman, D. E. Almuina Pica, Dr. A. Shaker, Dr. E. Elbeshbishy

Reconstructing existing underground service networks through BIM methodology: A case study

L. Inzerillo, Dr. F. Acuto, A. Pisciotta, Dr. K. Mantalovas, G. Di Mino