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The PSIF Remote Sensing Initiative workshop was held at UCAR Center Green on May 11. This was motivated by the Initiative objectives:

• To provide a focal point for all the satellite remote sensing instrumentation, data, science, application and outreach activities that we have across UCAR.

• To develop cross-organization communication, ideas and coordination, and promote the integration of satellite data within our Earth system science activities.

• To allow us to effectively and successfully respond to external remote sensing project opportunities, and by increasing our visibility, to be more often seen and approached as a potential collaborator.

Workshop participants

This first workshop was primarily intended for UCAR staff and in-person participation was encouraged. The large workshop registration of 137 people (119 in-person, 18 virtual and 28 posters) indicates the high level of interest in remote sensing science across UCAR/NCAR/UCP. It was an excellent day, and the organizers received a lot of positive feedback about how useful and interesting the attendees found the workshop. We would like to thank everyone who participated with great presentations and engagement, UCP/CPAESS for excellent organization, CG multimedia for keeping everything smoothly on-track, Event Services for keeping us well-refreshed, and the UCAR President's Office for the support of this Initiative.

Some high-level takeaways from the workshop include:

• It is clearly an exciting time for satellite and ground-based remote sensing technology, missions and experiments, integration of data into Earth system analysis and modeling, and the development of new applications with education and outreach.
• We saw many interesting presentations and posters that demonstrate the breadth and depth of remote sensing expertise within the organization, and our extensive partnerships with other research and operational organizations.
• The workshop illustrated our remote sensing capabilities and strategic goals, and initiated new connections among the Labs and Programs to promote additional collaboration on future proposals and projects.
• Building on the presentations and discussions of the workshop, the next step for the Initiative will be a concept paper to define an organizational framework to continue after this PSIF phase and provide remote sensing coordination across UCAR for the workshop’s four connected themes: (1) Vision for the next generation of remote sensing observations; (2) Cross-organization collaboration in remote sensing; (3) Actionable science; and (4) Education and outreach.
• The concept paper will address where we are now, upcoming opportunities, challenges, ways in which UCAR units could contribute or benefit from an ongoing Remote Sensing Initiative, and where we would like to be in 5-10 years.

If you are not already actively involved in the Initiative and would like to be, please indicate on the workshop feedback form!

Helen Worden (ACOM) presenting and Shima Shams (RAL) chairing the Remote Sensing Activities Summary Talks

 

Poster discussions

 

Mitch Goldberg (NOAA) presenting an agency perspective

 

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Link to workshop full-day recording

PSIF Remote Sensing Workshop, May 11 2023, Agenda

	Time (MT)	Activity	Presenter/Facilitator	Chair	Rapporteurs	Location
0	8:00	Coffee, refreshments				CG1 Lobby
1	8:30	Opening Remarks from UCP and NCAR and Workshop Logistics	Bill Kuo, Pieternel Levelt, David Edwards			CG1 Auditorium Center
2		Remote Sensing Activities Summary Talks		Shima Shams	Mic: Wenfu Tang; Zoom monitor: Rebecca Buchholz	CG1 Auditorium Center
3	8:40	JCSDA	Tom Auligne
4	9:00	COSMIC	Jan-Peter Weiss
5	9:20	ACOM	Helen Worden
6	9:40	CGD	Christina McCluskey
7	10:00	CISL	Jeff Anderson
8	10:20	Break & Refreshments				CG1 Lobby
9		Remote Sensing Activities Summary Talks ... continued		Qian Wu	Mic: Wenfu Tang; Zoom monitor: Rebecca Buchholz	CG1 Auditorium Center
10	10:45	EOL	Carol Ruchti
11	11:05	HAO	Roberto Casini
12	11:25	MMM	Jake Liu
13	11:45	RAL	Shima Shams
14	12:05	Poster Lightning Talks	Poster presenters
15	12:30	Buffet Lunch and Poster Session				CG1 Lobby
16		Agency Perspectives		Pieternel Levelt		CG1 Auditorium Center
17	13:30	NASA	Barry Lefer
18	14:00	NOAA	Mitch Goldberg
19	14:30	Discussion Sections		Holly Gilbert		CG1 Auditorium Center
20		Theme #1 - Vision for the next generation of remote sensing observations: What are the limitations of existing observations and the requirements of the next generation of observations that would help address challenging research questions?	John Braun and Paul Bryans		Hannah Huelsing	CG1 Auditorium Center
21		Theme #2 - Cross-organization collaboration in remote sensing: How can we build closer connections, what are the challenges and the best practices?	Helen Worden and Kevin Raeder		Ivan Ortega	CG1 Auditorium North
22		Theme #3 - Actionable science: How do we take intentional steps toward more actionable science for the next generation of proposal development and research?	Olya Wilhelmi and Rajesh Kumar		Forrest Lacey	CG1 Auditorium South
23		Theme #4 - Education and outreach: How might remote sensing experts expand their network of collaborators to increase diversity and develop meaningful collaborations with various education audiences including minority-serving institutions, K-12 schools, and informal science education organizations?	Becca Hatheway and Grace Crain-Wright		Chris Davis	CG1 2126
24	15:30	Break & Refreshments				CG1 Lobby
25	16:00	Discussion group outbriefs (10 min each); next steps and wrap-up (20 min)	Discussion Section Rapporteurs	David Edwards and Jan-Peter Weiss	Zoom monitor: Shima Shams	CG1 Auditorium Center
26	17:00	Reception and Poster Session				CG1 Lobby
27	18:30	Adjourn