THIRD NOTIFICATION and AGENDA
SPOT will host a conference for raster imagery providers, enablers, and developers on April 1-2, 1996 in Reston, VA (USA). This conference is focused on GeoTIFF and related raster format developments. Other subjects include proposals for metadata, software tools, tiling and compression conventions, and alternative raster file formats. This is a technical working group, dedicated to the development of open data standards. No material of corporate proprietary interest is sought or intended to be a subject of discussion. Please read the agenda and contact information below. This is the third version of the agenda, modified to show some of the session moderators.
(A copy of this agenda is available at
http://www.earthlink.net/~ritter/geotiff/geotiff.html
- the GEOTIFF WWW homepage. Look there for specs, and other info.)
Each topic on Day 1 will begin with a 15 minute presentation by a moderator
followed by open discussion and alternative proposals. Open subjects
will be tabled for further discussion in breakout sessions on Day 2.
MONDAY, APRIL 1
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Welcome/Introduction/Opening Session 8:30
(Mike Ruth, SPOT Image Corp, Reston)
Industry Format Issues 9:00
- Current status of GeoTIFF 1.0 (SEP 95 )and Toolboxes
- Outline of Recommendations for GeoTIFF 2.0
(Niles Ritter, NASA-JPL, Pasadena)
- Direct-Use GeoTIFF Structure for Multi-Gigabyte Images 10:00
(Jon Dykstra, Space Imaging, Denver)
- Geodesy in GeoTIFF (EPSG/POSC Tables) 10:30
- DEMs / vertical datums
(Roger Lott, EPSG, London, U.K.)
Metadata / Electronic Catalog 11:30
- SPOT's GeoTIFF Compatible ASCII Format and Toolboxes
(Christophe Angleraud, SPOT Image, Toulouse, France)
- Other Open Metadata Structures
(Moderator Needed)
- FGDC, SDTS
- SAIF
- HDF, NITF
- ISO Initiatives?
- Etc
- Other Open Image Structures
(Moderator Needed)
- PNG, SPIFF, Etc
- Relationship to embedded metadata
Lunchtime Presentation 12:30
- SPOT 4 Satellite System Capabilities
(Mark Whalley, SPOT Image Corp)
GeoTIFF Working Session / Break-outs 14:00
(Issues as agreed upon for follow-up)
Other Imagery Issues 16:00
(Moderator Needed)
- Tiling
- Compression (conventional/wavelet/fractal)
- Encryption
Daily Summary 17:30
Open Time 18:00
Dinner (SPOT Provided) 19:00
TUESDAY, APRIL 2
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Working Sessions (as priorities agreed upon from day 1) 8:30
Lunch Presentation 12:00
- SPOT presentation regarding LandClass & Radar
(Mark Whalley, SPOT USA)
Working Sessions (derived from day 1) 1:30
Daily Summary 4:00
Meeting Wrapup / Follow-up Plans 4:30
Close 5:00
SPOT Image Corporation will host this conference at the Sheraton Reston
Hotel (703 620-9000) in Reston Virginia.
Reston is ten minutes from Washington Dulles airport and 30 minutes
from Washington National Airport. Reston is home to abundant
hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Taxicabs from Dulles
to the Sheraton Reston Hotel cost around $12.00 USD.
Participants will be responsible for their own airfare, local travel
to and from the airports, and hotel expenses. SPOT will provide
three meals on Monday and breakfast and lunch on Tuesday and meeting
rooms. SPOT requires payment of $95 USD per participant to defray
meals/meeting room costs. Payment must be made by each participant
by credit card or check or cash before or at the beginning of the
conference. Only VISA and MASTERCARD credit cards accepted.
All responders to this message will receive a registration packet
with hotel contact information, reservation info, maps to
Reston and SPOT, and other information.
Please respond to express your interest or confirmation, or
to request a registration packet or any other information
by telephone, email, or fax to:
SPOT Events Administrator
703 715-3129 (voice)
703 648-1813 (fax)
events@spot.com(email)
Thank you for your interest in this event. We look forward to
your participation and ideas.
.. Mike Ruth 5 MAR 96
Mark Whalley [whalley@spot.com]
SPOT Image Corporation
Manager, New Products Marketing and Development
Mike Ruth [ruth@palv.spot.com]
SPOT Image Corporation
Manager, Product Development