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Conference CommitteeConference Chairs Andreas Christofe, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Silas Chr. Michaelides, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Chris Danezis, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Kyriacos Themistocleous, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Nicholas Kyriakides, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Gunter Schreier, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany)
Conference Review Committee Lena Halounova, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic) Miro Govedarica, University of Novi Sad (Serbia) Fabio Del Frate, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” (Italy) Alexandra Chudnovsky, Tel Aviv University (Isreal) Athanassios Ganas, National Observatory of Athens (Greece) Raffaella Brumana, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Eufemia Tarantino, Politecnico di Bari (Italy) Chariton Kalaitzidis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Greece) Sorin Hermon, The Cyprus Institute (Cyprus) Branka Cuca, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Shimrit Maman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) Marios Tzouvaras, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Evagoras Evagorou, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Constantinos F. Panagiotou, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Konstantinos Fragkos, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Dragos Ene, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Marinos Eliades, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Zambella Pittaki-Chrysodonta, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Christodoulos Mettas, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Christiana Papoutsa, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Argyro Nisantzi, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Michalis Mavrovouniotis, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus)
Dante Abate, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Ioannis Varvaris, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Gregory Giuliani, Université de Genève (Switzerland) Maria Anastasiadou, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Konstantinos Roussos, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Sofoclis Zambirinis, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) George Kotsias, ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (Cyprus) Ioannis Z. Gitas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (Greece) Dimitrios D. Alexakis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (Greece) Athanasios G. Loukas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Georgios Zalides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Scientific Committee Vincent Ambrosia, NASA (United States) Hesham El-Askary, Chapman University (United States) Lena Halounova, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic) Miro Govedarica, University of Novi Sad (Serbia) Vassilia Karathanassi, National Technical University of Athens (Greece) Charalabos Ioannides, National Technical University of Athens (Greece) Ioannis Gitas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Dn G. Blumberg, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) Fabio Del Frate, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” (Italy) George Zalides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Gunter Schreier, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany) Thomas Krauss, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany) Felix Bachofer, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany) Albert Ansmann, Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (Germany) Patric Seifert, Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (Germany) Charalampos Kontoes, National Observatory of Athens (Greece) Rosa Lasaponara, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy) Alexandra Chudnovsky, Tel Aviv University (Isreal) Maria Zoran, National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics (Romania) Nectarios Chrysoulakis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (Greece) Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, University of Patras (Greece) Adrianos Retalis, National Observatory of Athens (Greece) Gregory Giuliani, Université de Genève (Switzerland) Athanassios Ganas, National Observatory of Athens (Greece) Marcello Maranesi, Independent Consultant (Italy) Raffaella Brumana, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Eufemia Tarantino, Politecnico di Bari (Italy) Haris Zacharatos, CELLOCK, Ltd. (Cyprus) Thomas Hasiotis, University of the Aegean (Greece) Peter Zeil, Senior Consultant & Co-founder Spatial Services (Switzerland) Petros Patias, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Maria Antonia Brovelli, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Chariton Kalaitzidis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Greece) Vasiliki (Betty) Charalampopoulou, Geosystems Hellas S.A. (Greece) Sorin Hermon, The Cyprus Institute (Cyprus) Branka Cuca, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Shimrit Maman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) Dimitrios Alexakis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (Greece)
Keynote Speakers Gunter Schreier, German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany) Vasilis Kalogirou, EUSPA (Czech Republic) Evdokimos Konstantinides, ENoLL (Belgium) El Hadi Gashut, Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States, (CRTEAN, Tunisia)
Session Chairs 1 Remote Sensing Silas Michaelides, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) George Leventis, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 2 Environment Christiana Papoutsa, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Eleni Loulli, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 3 Hazards Rani Hellerman, RBC Signals (Israel) Marios Tzouvaras, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 4 Fires & Forests Ioannis Gitas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Christodoulos Mettas, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 5 Agriculture Georgios Kountios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) Marinos Eliades, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 6 Maritime / Coastal Chris Danezis, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) George Melillos, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 7 SAR Athanasios Ganas, National Observatory of Athens (Greece) Chris Danezis, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus) Marios Tzouvaras, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 8 Cultural Heritage Kyriacos Themistocleous, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, (Cyprus) Dante Abate, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 9 Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Meteorology Silas Michaelides, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Rodanthi Mamouri, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 10 Land Use, Land Cover, Urban Maria Anastasiadou, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Christiana Filippou, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) 11 Water, Hydrology, Water Resources, Floods Constantinos Panagiotou, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Josefina Kountouri, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus)
Workshop Chairs 1 Annual Hybrid Workshop on ‘AI & Big Data: Trends and Challenges’ Michalis Mavrovouniotis, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Maria Anastasiadou, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Stelios Neophytides Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, (Cyprus) 2 ReSENSE Workshop Maria Prodromou, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Ioannis Gitas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) 3 Workshop and round table: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics for the protection of Cultural Heritage Vasiliki (Betty) Charalampopoulou, Geosystems Hellas S.A. (Greece) 4 Beyond the Horizon: The Second Workshop on Maritime Security, Surveillance and Awareness in Cyprus George Melillos, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Egbert Schwarz, German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany) Gunter Schreier, German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany) 5 Workshop: “ERATOSTHENES CoE Living Labs & Opportunities and Challenges in Carbon Farming” Christiana Papoutsa, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Ioannis Varvaris, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus) Marinos Eliades, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (Cyprus)
IntroductionThe Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, and Editors would like to thank the authors and participants who attended the RSCy2024 “Tenth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment” which took place on 8-9 April 2024 at Aliathon Holiday Village, Paphos, Cyprus. The Conference focused on emerging issues in remote sensing and geoinformation of environment. This year’s Conference focused on the thematic areas of Environment and Climate, Resilient Society, and Big Earth Data Analytics. The keynote speakers and thought-provoking technical program encouraged the exchange of ideas and provided the foundation for future collaboration and innovation. The RSCy2024 Conference was organized by the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, the Cyprus Remote Sensing Society, and the EXCELSIOR Project (www.excelsior2020.eu) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857510 (Call: WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019 Teaming Phase 2) and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus). The RSCy2024 was under the auspices of the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. We were honored that so many experts from all over the world specializing in so many diverse areas of remote sensing and geoinformation attended the Conference. The Conference was an excellent opportunity for colleagues to share their knowledge, network, and collaborate on future research. We encouraged the participants to use the opportunity to learn about the latest, most state-of-the-art findings and applications in remote sensing and geoinformation. The papers in these Proceedings were reviewed for presentation and accepted for publication by the Scientific Committee. They represent continued advancements in remote sensing and geoinformation. The program, which included oral and poster presentations, was organized around fifteen major themes: Agriculture, Atmospheric, Cultural Heritage, Earth Observation, Environment, Forest Fires, GIS, Natural Hazards, Remote Sensing, Resilient Society, Satellites, UAV Systems and Water Resources. The abstracts and subsequent papers made important contributions to the open scientific literature on remote sensing and geoinformation. We thank the 356 authors from 19 countries for sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm. At the Conference closing ceremony, awards were given for the best paper and best poster, following peer-review. We thank the organizations who have organized, coorganized, and supported the Conference. Special thanks are due to the Conference chairs, the keynote speakers, the personnel of the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, the members of the Cyprus Remote Sensing Society, and the Conference Secretariat who provided invaluable assistance during the event. We would also like to thank the SPIE staff for following the Proceedings through the publication process.
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