Experts in Remote Sensing
and Agrometeorology

Scientific publications and contributions

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Year 1996

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, F. Zagolski and J. Romier: "A simple anisotropic reflectance model for homogeneous multi-layers canopies", Journal of Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol.57, n°1, pp.22-38, 1996.

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, V. Demarez, V. Pinel and F. Zagolski: "Modeling radiative transfer in heterogeneous 3-D vegetation canopies", Journal of Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol.58, n°2, pp.131-156, 1996.

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, P. Estève, J. Fontès, D. Ducrot-Gambart, V. Trichon, F. Zagolski and S. Laffont: "Retrieving biophysical parameters from POLDER using the DART model: Forests and Savannas", Proceedings of the Second International POLDER Science Working Team, Toulouse (France), March 1996.

J.S. Lee, G. De Grandi, M.R. Grunes and E. Nezry: "Polarimetric signature preservation in SAR speckle filtering", Proceedings of IGARSS'96 Symposium, Vol.3, pp.1574-1576, Lincoln (NA, USA), 27-31 May 1996.

V. Demarez, J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, F. Zagolski, E. Mougin, G. Marty, E. Dufrêne and V. Le Dantec: "Remote sensing spectrometry of a temperate deciduous forest: A modelling approach", Proceedings of IGARSS'96 Symposium, Vol.2, pp.1002-1004, Lincoln (NA, USA), 27-31 May 1996.

F. Zagolski, V. Pinel, J. Romier, D. Alcayde, J. Fontanari, J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, G. Giordano, G. Marty, E. Mougin and R. Joffre: "Forest Canopy Chemistry with High Spectral Resolution", International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.17, n°6, pp.1107-1128, 1996.

G. Genovese, E. Nezry and N. Arcangeli: "Stime precoci di superfici agricole utilizzando i dati radar dei satelliti ERS", Proceedings of the "Giornate di Studio su Problemi Statistici nell'ambitto del Telerilevamento", 8 p., Rome (Italy), 10-11 June 1996.

G. Kattenborn and E. Nezry: "Analysis of an ERS-1 SAR time series and optical satellite data for forestry applications in temperate zones", 18th ISPRS Conference, International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol.31, Part B7, pp.331-339, Vienna (Austria), 09-19 July 1996.

E. Nezry, F. Zagolski, A. Lopès and F. Yakam Simen: "Bayesian filtering of multi-channel SAR images for detection of thin details and data fusion", European Symposium on Aerospace Remote Sensing (EUROPTO III), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.2958, pp.130-139, Taormina (Italy), 23-26 September 1996.

E. Nezry, A. Lopès, D. Ducrot-Gambart, C. Nezry and J.S. Lee: "Supervised classification of K-distributed SAR images of natural targets and probability of error estimation", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.34, n°5, pp.1233-1242, September 1996.

A. Bannari, A.R. Huete, D. Morin and F. Zagolski: "The effect of soil color and brightness on vegetation indices", International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.17, n°10, pp.1885-1906, 1996.

E. Nezry, G. Genovese, S. Rémondière and G.Aa. Solaas: "Early estimation of set-aside and crop surfaces in Europe", in: ERS Spaceborne Radar Imagery, Chapt. Land-Use Applications, ESA SP-1204, ESA publication (CD-ROM), 8 p., December 1996.

H.G. Kohl and E. Nezry: "Crop monitoring using SAR and optical data", in: ERS Spaceborne Radar Imagery, Chapt. Land-Use Applications, ESA SP-1204, ESA publication (CD-ROM), 2 p., December 1996.

Year 1997

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, I. Supit and F. Zagolski: "Retrieval of environmental and geophysical parameters through Bayesian fusion of ERS and RADARSAT data", Proceedings of the Third ERS Symposium, ESA SP-414, Vol.1, pp.119-122, Florence (Italy), 17-21 March 1997.

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, P. Guillevic, F. Zagolski, V. Trichon, D. Deering, S. Lafont and M. Leroy: "Modeling Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) and radiation regime of boreal and tropical forests", Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Physical Measurements & Signatures in Remote Sensing, G. Guyot and T. Phulpin Editors, A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp.259-266, Courchevel (France), 06-11 April 1997.

V. Demarez, J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, F. Zagolski, E. Mougin, E. Dufrêne and V. Le Dantec: "Etude de la dynamique d'une forêt tempérée par télédétection: Approche empirique et modélisation", Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Physical Measurements & Signatures in Remote Sensing, G. Guyot and T. Phulpin Editors, A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp.201-208, Courchevel (France), 06-11 April 1997.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: E. Doherty: "Remote sensing from space: Synthetic Aperture Radar - Applications - Agriculture", ASE 389 Mid-term Project, University of Texas (TX, USA), Spring 1997.

E. Nezry, F. Zagolski, F. Yakam Simen and I. Supit: "Control systems principles applied to speckle filtering and to the retrieval of geophysical parameters through RADARSAT and ERS Bayesian data fusion", Proceedings of the GER'97 Symposium (Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT), 5 p., Ottawa (Ontario, Canada), 26-30 May 1997.

N.T. O'Neill, F. Zagolski, M. Bergeron, A. Royer, J.R. Miller and J. Freemantle: "Atmospheric correction validation of CASI images acquired over the BOREAS southern study area", Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, special issue on Remote Sensing in BOREAS, Vol.23, n°2, pp.143-162, June 1997.

E. Nezry, I. Supit and P. Romeijn: "Using TRMM data to assess environmental monitoring of agriculture and forestry in Surinam", Proceedings of the 1st NASDA TRMM Science Team Meeting, pp.293-294, Tokyo (Japan), 17 June 1997.

C. Gaillard, F. Zagolski and F. Bonn: "Modelling of human dimension on soil erosion processes for remote sensing applications", Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.1, pp.122-124, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

E. Nezry, A. Lopès and F. Yakam Simen: "Prior scene knowledge for the Bayesian restoration of mono- and multi-channel SAR images", Invited communication, Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.2, pp.758-760, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

A. Lopès, J. Bruniquel, F. Séry and E. Nezry: "Optimal Bayesian texture estimators for speckle filtering and classification of polarimetric data", Invited communication, Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.2, pp.1044-1046, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, F. Zagolski and I. Supit: "Control systems principles applied to speckle filtering and geophysical information extraction in multi-channel SAR images", Invited communication, Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.2, pp.1051-1053, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

G. Kattenborn and E. Nezry: "Combined ERS-1 SAR and optical satellite data for the estimation of forest structural attributes", Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.2, pp.1087-1089, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, V. Demarez, V. Trichon, D. Ducrot and F. Zagolski: "BRDF behavior of a tropical forest surveyed from space", Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.4, pp.1566-1568, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

F. Zagolski, P. Guillevic, J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, C. Gaillard, D. Deering and M. Leroy: "A modelling study of BRDF canopy and radiation regime for boreal forests", Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.4, pp.1787-1789, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

E. Nezry: "Early identification and surface estimation of agricultural crops using ERS SAR images", Proceedings of IGARSS'97 Symposium, Vol.4, pp.2035-2037, Singapore, 03-08 August 1997.

C. Gaillard, F. Zagolski and F. Bonn: "Modélisation de l'influence anthropique sur les processus d'érosion des sols en milieux agricoles", Proceedings of the 11th Annual Congress of the 'Association Québécoise des Spécialistes en Science du Sol' (AQSSS), Québec (QC, Canada), 25-28 August 1997.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, I. Supit and F. Zagolski: "Control systems principles applied to speckle filtering and geophysical information extraction in multi-channel SAR images", European Symposium on Aerospace Remote Sensing (EUROPTO IV), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.3217, pp.48-57, London (United Kingdom), 22-26 September 1997.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen and I. Supit: "Using SAR images for early identification and surface estimation of agricultural crops, and to retrieve geophysical information related to crop yield", Proceedings of the International Conference on Earth Observation & Environmental Information (EOEI'97), 9 p., Alexandria (Egypt), 13-16 October 1997.

P. Romeijn: "Using TRMM data to assess environmental monitoring of agriculture and forestry in the Republic of Surinam", Proceedings of the Tropenbos Seminar on Research in Tropical Rain Forests, 2 p., Wageningen (The Netherlands), 25-26 Novembre 1997.

P. Romeijn: "PRIVATEERS N.V. Private Experts in Remote Sensing", BCRS Remote Sensing Nieuwsbrief, Publication of the Netherlands Remote Sensing Board, Delft (The Netherlands), n°77, pp.18-20, December 1997.

Year 1998

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, F. Zagolski and I. Supit: "Control systems principles applied to speckle filtering and to the retrieval of geophysical parameters through RADARSAT and ERS Bayesian data fusion", in: 'Fusion of Earth Data', Thierry Ranchin and Lucien Wald Editors, pp.149-155, Sophia-Antipolis (France), 28-30 January 1998.

F. Zagolski, N.T. O'Neill and A. Royer: "Validation of a DDV-based aerosol retrieval algorithm for atmospheric corrections", CESL Project report: "L2 Evaluation of MERIS atmospheric correction algorithms for land", Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada), April 1998.

E. Nezry: "Advanced remote sensing techniques for forestry applications", Invited communication, Proceedings of the Forestry and GIS Seminar, MoF Indonesia, 7 p., Jakarta (Indonesia), 14 April 1998.

ESA, PRIVATEERS NV and SAI/JRC: Factsheet "Agricultural Monitoring", in: "ERS and its Land Applications", ESA BR-128/II, ESA publication, 12 p., May 1998.

F. Yakam Simen and E. Nezry: "New Bayesian adaptive speckle filters for multi-channel detected SAR images", PIERS Workshop on Advances in Radar Methods, EUR Report N°18662 EN, pp.195-197, Baveno (Italy), 20-22 July 1998.

E. Nezry and L. Demargne: "Using SPOT and radar data to inventory forests in Sarawak, Malaysia", Spot Magazine, n°29, pp.28-31, July 1998.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry, J. Ewing and T. Maschal: "The legendary lost city 'Ciudad Blanca' found under tropical forest in Honduras, using ERS-2 and JERS-1 SAR imagery", European Symposium on Remote Sensing (EUROPTO V), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.3496, pp.21-28, Barcelona (Spain), 21-24 September 1998.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen and F. Zagolski: "Fusion of ERS and RADARSAT SAR data through control systems for land applications", Proceedings of the ADRO Final Symposium, 10 p., Montréal (Québec, Canada), 13-15 October 1998.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and F. Zagolski: "Early estimation of crop surfaces, and agriculture monitoring using RADARSAT data", Proceedings of the ADRO Final Symposium, 9 p., Montréal (Québec, Canada), 13-15 October 1998.

L. Demargne, E. Nabet and E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen: "Use of SPOT and radar data for forestry inventory in Sarawak, Malaysia", Proceedings of the Conference On Data Management And Modelling Using Remote Sensing and GIS For Tropical Forest Land Inventory, 8 p., Jakarta (Indonesia), 26-29 October 1998.

G. De Grandi, M. Leysen, E. Nezry, H. De Groof, J.P. Malingreau, G. Perna and E. Franchino: "TREES Project: ERS-1 SAR Mosaic", in: "CEOS; Resources in Earth Observation", 3rd edition, Published by CNES (Paris, France) on CD-ROM, CNES/CEOS Publication, November 1998.

E. Nezry and L. Demargne: "Using SPOT and radar data to inventory forests in Sarawak", in: "CEOS; Resources in Earth Observation", 3rd edition, Published by CNES (Paris, France) on CD-ROM, CNES/CEOS Publication, November 1998.

C. Gaillard, F. Zagolski and F. Bonn: "Improvement of a watershed erosion model using remote sensing and GIS: Introduction of spatial human influence", Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Remote Sensing in Hydrology, 15 p., Santa-Fé (NM, USA), 04-06 November 1998.

E. Nabet, L. Demargne and E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen: "Use of optical & radar data for forest inventory and timber volume estimation in Sarawak", Proceedings of the Euro-Asian Space Week, ESA SP-430, Singapore, 23-27 November 1998.

C. Gaillard, F. Zagolski and F. Bonn: "Integration of human dimension in a distributed watershed erosion model using remote sensing and GIS", Proceedings of the International Symposium on 'Satellite-based observation - A tool for study of the Mediterranean basin', 15 p., Tunis (Tunisia), 23-27 November 1998.

Year 1999

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and J. Ewing: "The legendary lost city "Ciudad Blanca" found under tropical forest in Honduras, using ERS-2 and JERS-1 SAR imagery", in: "JERS-1 Science Program '99 - Global Forest Monitoring and SAR Interferometry", Earth Observation Research Center, National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA/EORC), pp.139-143, March 1999.

M.N. Nguyen and F. Zagolski, "System study for a hyperspectral imager", BOMEM Project Report: 'Atmospheric correction and simulation algorithms for hyperspectral sensors', Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada), May 1999.

J.P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, P. Guillevic, F. Zagolski, V. Demarez, V. Trichon, D. Deering and M. Leroy: "Modeling BRF and radiation regime of tropical and boreal forests - Part I: BRF", Journal of Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol.68, pp.281-316, June 1999.

P. Romeijn: "Martin Luther, Science and the Internet", FID Review; Information in the Service of Society (International Federation for Information and Documentation), Vol.1, nr.1, pp.9-12, 11 June 1999.

I. Supit and E. van der Goot: "National wheat yield prediction of France as affected by the prediction level", Ecological Modelling, Vol.116, pp.203-223, 1999.

I. Supit and W. Wagner: "Analysis of yield, sowing and flowering dates of barley of field survey results in Spain", Agricultural Systems, Vol.59, pp.107-122, 1999.

F. Zagolski, N.T. O'Neill, A. Royer and J.R. Miller: "A DDV-based aerosol optical depth retrieval algorithm using multi-altitude spectral imagery", Journal of Geophysical Research, special issue on Climate and Physics of the Atmosphere, Vol.104, nr.22, pp.27959-27971, 1999.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and I. Supit: "Early estimation of crop surfaces, and agriculture monitoring using RADARSAT data", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.2, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "New distribution-entropy Maximum A Posteriori speckle filters for detected, complex, and polarimetric SAR data", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.3, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "On the preservation of polarimetric signatures and polarimetric texture signatures by fully polarimetric MAP filters", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.3, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

F. Zagolski and M.N. Nguyen: "Validation of a DDV-based aerosol optical depth retrieval algorithm for atmospheric corrections", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.4, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

F. Zagolski and C. Gaillard: "A modelling study of the human impact on soil erosion processes within an agricultural watershed", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.4, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

S. Foucher, F. Zagolski, C. Gaillard and Y. Voirin: "Influence of speckle filtering on the assessment of agricultural surface parameters", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.4, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and J. Ewing: "A legendary lost city found in the Honduran tropical forest, using ERS-2 and JERS-1 SAR imagery", Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, Vol.5, 3 p., Hamburg (Germany), 28 June - 02 July 1999.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and F. Zagolski: "Multitemporal crop classification", in: "Agricultural Monitoring with RADARSAT-1", p.3, Published by RADARSAT International, Richmond (BC, Canada), July 1999.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and J. Ewing: "The legendary lost city "Ciudad Blanca" found under tropical forest in Honduras, using ERS-2 and JERS-1 SAR imagery". In CD-ROM: "JERS-1, The Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1, JERS-1 Earth View", NASDA CD-ROM nr.EORC-041, PI Paper nr.20, July 1999.

V. Perdigão and I. Supit (Editors): "An early crop yield estimation method for Finnish conditions: the Crop Growth Monitoring System of the Joint Research Centre with and without remotely sensed and other additional input data", Monography, EUR Report nr. 18975 EN, 144 p., Office for Official Publications of the E.C., Luxemburg, August 1999.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "Taking nature's pulse: Europe's ERS satellites", ESA BR-134, ESA publication, 8 p., September 1999.

E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "Five new distribution-entropy MAP speckle filters for polarimetric SAR data, and for single or multi-channel detected and complex SAR images", European Symposium on Remote Sensing (EUROPTO VI), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.3869, pp.100-105, Florence (Italy), 20-24 September 1999.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "European Space Agency: ESA '98 Annual Report", Section "Earth Observation", p.41, Published by the European Space Agency, 27 September 1999.

F. Zagolski, N.T. O'Neill, A. Royer and M.N. Nguyen: "Validation d'un algorithme d'extraction d'épaisseur optique des aérosols à partir de l'imagerie spectrale multi-altitude", Proceedings of the 8th Annual Symposium of the 'Réseau de Télédétection de l'AUPELF-UREF', Lausanne (Switzerland), 11-14 October 1999.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: R. Fjørtoft and A. Lopès: "Filtrage Radar, R&T_CNES_OT/403*03", CD-ROM Publication of the 'Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales' (CNES), 15 October 1999.

E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "A family of distribution-entropy MAP speckle filters for polarimetric SAR data, and for single or multi-channel detected and complex SAR images", Proceedings of the CEOS SAR Workshop, ESA SP-450, pp.219-223, Toulouse (France), 26-29 October 1999.

F. Zagolski, S. Foucher and C. Gaillard: "Sensitivity of SAR speckle filtering on the assessment of surface roughness and soil moisture content", Proceedings of the CEOS SAR Workshop, ESA SP-450, pp.213-218, Toulouse (France), 26-29 October 1999.

F. Zagolski and C. Gaillard: "Assessment of human impact on soil erosion processes within an agricultural watershed: A case study in Springvale, Australia", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE'99), Beijing (China), 29 November - 02 December 1999.

Year 2000

I. Supit: "An exploratory study to improve predictive capacity of the Crop Growth Monitoring System as applied by the European Commission", Ph.D. Dissertation presented at the Agricultural University of Wageningen, Wageningen (The Netherlands), 186 p., ISBN 90-804443-5-9, Treebook 4, Treemail Publishers (Please view our copyright notice), Heelsum, The Netherlands, 07 January 2000.

P. Romeijn, F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and I. Supit: "Evaluation of "Mitch" hurricane damages in Central America using satellite imagery", Risk 2000 Space Techniques for the Management of Major Risks and their Consequences - Prospective 2100, UNESCO, 5 p., Paris (France), 05-07 April 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and L. Demargne: "Advanced remote sensing techniques for forestry applications: A case study in Sarawak (Malaysia)", Invited Communication. Proceedings of the Multi-Conference On Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'2000), Vol.5, 6 p., Orlando (Florida, USA), 23-26 July 2000.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and P. Bally: "Evaluation of hurricane "Mitch" damages in Central America", Invited Communication. Proceedings of the Multi-Conference On Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'2000), Vol.5, 6 p., Orlando (Florida, USA), 23-26 July 2000.

F. Sarti, E. Nezry and F. Adragna: "Complementarity of correlation and interferometry for the analysis of the effects of the Izmit earthquake with radar data", Invited Communication. Proceedings of the Multi-Conference On Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'2000), Vol.5, 6 p., Orlando (Florida, USA), 23-26 July 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen and I. Supit: "Estimation of forest biomass or timber volume using JERS-1 and/or ERS SAR's: A comparative application to the Honduran rainforest", Invited Communication. Proceedings of the IGARSS'2000 Symposium, Vol.1, 3 p., Honolulu (Hawaii, USA), 24-28 July 2000.

C. Gaillard and F. Zagolski: "Impact of spatial variability of surface conditions on soil erosion and surface runoff within an agricultural watershed", Proceedings of the IGARSS'2000 Symposium, Vol.6, 3 p., Honolulu (Hawaii, USA), 24-28 July 2000.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: R. Fjørtoft, A. Lopès and F. Adragna: "Radiometric and spatial aspects of speckle filtering", Proceedings of the IGARSS'2000 Symposium, Vol.4, pp.1660-1662, Honolulu (Hawaii, USA), 24-28 July 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and P. Bally: "Assessment of "Mitch" hurricane damages in Honduras, Nicaragua and El-Salvador using ERS and SPOT images", The EOS/SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing (EUROPTO VII), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4171, pp.185-193, Barcelona (Spain), 25-29 September 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and L. Demargne: "Advanced remote sensing techniques for forestry applications: An application case in Sarawak (Malaysia)", The EOS/SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing (EUROPTO VII), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4169, pp.408-415, Barcelona (Spain), 25-29 September 2000.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: A. Retière (UNOPS Geneva): "Bureau des Nations Unies: une vision terrain à partir de l'ouragan Mitch", CNES Magazine, Publication of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Agency), nr.10, pp.48-49, October 2000.

K. Fellah, E. Nezry, P. Bally, J. Béquignon, A. Herrmann, C. Bestault and P. de Fraipont: "Rapid mapping system for hurricane damage assessment", Proceedings of the ERS-ENVISAT Symposium, ESA SP-461 (CD-ROM), Paper nr. 339, 1 p., Gothenburg (Sweden), 16-20 October 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and P. Bally: "Mapping and evaluation of "Mitch" hurricane damages in Central America using ERS SAR and SPOT images", Proceedings of the ERS-ENVISAT Symposium, ESA SP-461 (CD-ROM), Paper nr. 217, 8 p., Gothenburg (Sweden), 16-20 October 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn, I. Supit and L. Demargne: "Advanced SAR/optical remote sensing techniques for forestry applications: A case study in Sarawak (Malaysia)", Proceedings of the ERS-ENVISAT Symposium, ESA SP-461 (CD-ROM), Paper nr. 412, 7 p., Gothenburg (Sweden), 16-20 October 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Sarti, P. Romeijn, F. Yakam Simen and I. Supit: "The devastation of Venezuela by heavy rains in December 1999: Assessment of the situation using ERS InSAR tandem data and SPOT images", Proceedings of the ERS-ENVISAT Symposium, ESA SP-461 (CD-ROM), Paper nr. 210, 7 p., Gothenburg (Sweden), 16-20 October 2000.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, T. Kippie Kanshie and P. Romeijn: "Gedeo Zone Mapping Project. Phase 2. Final Report", Heelsum (The Netherlands), 15 p., 24 October 2000.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "Natural disasters monitoring: Hurricane Mitch", in: "CEOS; Resources in Earth Observation", 4th edition, Published by CNES (Paris, France) on CD-ROM, CNES/CEOS Publication, November 2000.

E. Nezry and L. Demargne: "Using SPOT and radar data to inventory forests in Sarawak", in: "CEOS; Resources in Earth Observation", 4th edition, Published by CNES (Paris, France) on CD-ROM, CNES/CEOS Publication, November 2000.

G. De Grandi, M. Leysen, E. Nezry, H. De Groof, J.P. Malingreau, G. Perna and E. Franchino: "TREES Project ERS-1 SAR Mosaic", in: "CEOS; Resources in Earth Observation", 4th edition, Published by CNES (Paris, France) on CD-ROM, CNES/CEOS Publication, November 2000.

Year 2001

Spot Image, PRIVATEERS NV and SERTIT: "RMS, Rapid mapping of damages due to natural disasters", Internet site "Rapid Mapping System" of the European Space Agency, January 2001.

F. Ribbes, P. de Fraipont, E. Nezry, K. Fellah and L.F. Guerre: "SPOT and natural disaster management. Case of the RMS project: cyclone event over the Antilles", Proceedings of the French-Japanese Workshop, 4 p., Toulouse (France), 30 January - 1st February 2001.

F. Ribbes, P. de Fraipont, E. Nezry, K. Fellah and L.F. Guerre: "An ESA project: The Rapid Mapping System project", Proceedings of the Workshop "A European Perspective on Disaster Management", ESA/ESRIN, Frascati (Italy), 27 February - 1st March 2001.

I. Supit and E. Van der Goot (Editors): "Updated system description of the WOFOST crop growth simulation model as implemented in the crop growth monitoring system applied by the european commission", Internet On-line Book (Please view our copyright notice), Treemail Publishers, Heelsum (The Netherlands), March 2001.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen and I. Supit: "Accurate techniques to estimate timber volume by remote sensing: A potential tool for carbon sinks verification", Proceedings of the 26th Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, 2 p., Nice (France), 25-30 March 2001.

E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn and I. Supit: "Prevision and prevention of disasters due to climate change: The cases of Honduras (1998) and Venezuela (1999)", Proceedings of the 26th Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, 2 p., Nice (France), 25-30 March 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: S. Parashar: "International charter on space and major disasters - Salvadoran earthquake", U.S. Government Synthetic Aperture Radar Users Symposium, Washington D.C. (USA), p.7, 28-29 March 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: F. Sarti, J. Inglada, R. Landry and T. Pultz: "Risk management using remote sensing data: moving from scientific to operational applications", Proceedings of the 10th Brasilian Symposium of Remote Sensing, 11 p., Foz do Iguazu (Brazil), 23-27 April 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "L'imagerie spatiale au service du El-Salvador", CNES Magazine, Publication of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Agency), nr.12, pp.8, April 2001.

P. Romeijn, F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry and I. Supit: "Evaluation of "Mitch" hurricane damages in Central America using satellite imagery", in: 'Observing our Environment from Space: New Solutions for a New Millennium', Gérard Bégni Editor, A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp.125-132, 21st EARSeL Symposium, Marne-La-Vallée (France), 14-17 May 2001.

E. Nezry, F. Sarti, F. Yakam Simen, P. Romeijn and I. Supit: "The devastation of Venezuela by heavy rains in December 1999: Disaster monitoring and evaluation of damages using ERS SAR and SPOT images", in: 'Observing our Environment from Space: New Solutions for a New Millennium', Gérard Bégni Editor, A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp.153-158, 21st EARSeL Symposium, Marne-La-Vallée (France), 14-17 May 2001.

T. Kippie Kanshie, P. Romeijn, E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "Radargrammetry helps fight hunger in Ethiopia", in: 'Observing our Environment from Space: New Solutions for a New Millennium', Gérard Bégni Editor, A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp.361-368, 21st EARSeL Symposium, Marne-La-Vallée (France), 14-17 May 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: J.F. Hait and A. Khalatbari: "Dossier Catastrophes naturelles", Ciel et Espace, nr. 372, pp.38-47, satellite products on page 41, May 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "Speckle filters comparative tests", CD-ROM Publication of the 'Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales' (CNES, French Space Agency), 2 CD-ROM's prepared by Silogic, Toulouse (France), 08 June 2001.

F. Zagolski, G. Perron, R. Santer, J. Fisher, S. Delwart and J.P. Huot: "Intervalidation of two radiative transfer codes used for MERIS level-2 processing", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research (ISSSR'2001), Québec (QC, Canada), 10-15 June 2001.

E. Nezry, P. Romeijn, F. Sarti, J. Inglada, F. Zagolski, I. Supit and F. Yakam Simen: "Breaking new grounds for remote sensing in support of disaster relief efforts: detecting and pinpointing earthquake damages in near real-time (El-Salvador, January 2001)", 8th SPIE-EUROPTO Symposium on Remote Sensing, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4545, pp.255-263, Toulouse (France), 17-21 September 2001.

T. Kippie Kanshie, P. Romeijn, E. Nezry and F. Yakam Simen: "Radargrammetry helps fight hunger in Ethiopia", 8th SPIE-EUROPTO Symposium on Remote Sensing, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4542, 9 p., Toulouse (France), 17-21 September 2001.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: G. Pauc: "Assuring quality of satellite imagery" CNES Magazine, Publication of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Agency), nr.13, pp.37-38, October 2001.

L. Demargne, E. Nezry, F. Yakam Simen and E. Nabet: "Use of SPOT and radar data for forest inventory in Sarawak, Malaysia", Proceedings of the 22nd Asian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 6 p., Singapore, 05-09 November 2001.

F. Yakam Simen, E. Nezry, P. Romeijn and I. Supit: "Evaluation des dommages causés par l'ouragan Mitch au Honduras, Nicaragua et au El-Salvador à partir des images ERS et SPOT", Proceedings of the 'Journées de Télédétection de l'Agence des Universités Francophones', pp.75-78, Yaoundé (Cameroon), 28 November - 02 December 2001.

Year 2002

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: CNES: "The El Salvador earthquake emergency; implementation of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters", CNES/QTIS report, 46 p., January 2002.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: K.L. Feigl, F. Sarti, H. Vadon, S. McClusky, S. Ermingtav, P. Durand, R. Bürgman, A. Rigo, D. Massonnet and B. Reilinger: "Estimating slip distribution for the Izmit mainshock from coseismic GPS, ERS-1, RADARSAT and SPOT measurements", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol.52, nr.1, pp.138-160, February 2002.

F. Zagolski, E. Dilligeard, R. Santer, G. Perron and J.P. Huot: "Radiative transfer code intercomparison for MERIS vicarious calibration", ABB-BOMEM report (PO-RP-BOM-GS-0031), Québec (Canada), 79 p., February 2002.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "ESA - Satellite Applications - Observing the Earth - Floods", ESA-Envisat Website, 26 February - 05 March 2002.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "Remote Sensing in Operational Support to Disaster Relief Efforts: Not Only Words (1998-2001)", Proceedings of the Space and Geospatial Information Technologies Workshops, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), 18 p., Bangalore and New-Delhi (India), 22-26 April 2002.

E. Nezry, J. Schotanus Sakiman, Soethomo and F. Yakam Simen: "Assessment of JERS-1 data to implement a fire prevention project in Indonesia", Pilot Project J-2RI-008, Interim Report to NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, 29 p., 20 May 2002.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "CNES, Rapport Final 2001, Gestion des catastrophes naturelles", pages 25 and 47, June 2002.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "Remote Sensing in Operational Support to Disaster Relief Efforts", Canadian Exhibition, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg (South Africa), 18 p., 26 August - 04 September 2002.

R. Santer, F. Zagolski, J. Fischer, D. Ramon and P. Dubuisson: "Uncertainties in radiative transfer computations: consequences on the MERIS products over land", 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4891, Hangzhou (China), 23-27 October 2002.

E. Dilligeard, F. Zagolski, J. Fischer and R. Santer: "Uncertainties in radiative transfer computation: consequences on the ocean color products", 3rd International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.4892, Hangzhou (China), 23-27 October 2002.

R. Santer, F. Zagolski and E. Dilligeard: "Radiative Transfer Code Comparison for Meris Vicarious Calibration", Envisat Validation Workshop Proceedings, ESA SP-531, ESRIN Frascati (Italy), 8 p., 9-13 December 2002.

C. Brockmann, U. Krämer, K. Stelzer, V. Fournier-Sicre, J.P. Huot, S. Bélanger, F. Fell, G. Moore, P. Albert, B. Pinty, D. Antoine, D. Ramon, R. Doerffer and F. Zagolski: "Verification of the Meris Level 2 Products", Envisat Validation Workshop Proceedings, ESA SP-531, ESRIN Frascati (Italy), 8 p., 9-13 December 2002.

R. Santer, J. Fischer, F. Zagolski, D. Ramon, E. Dilligeard and P. Dubuisson: "Uncertainties In Radiative Transfer Computations - Consequences On the Meris Level-2 Products", Envisat Validation Workshop Proceedings, ESA SP-531, ESRIN Frascati (Italy), 8 p., 9-13 December 2002.

Year 2003

I. Supit and E. Van der Goot: "Updated system description of the WOFOST crop growth simulation model as implemented in the Crop Growth Monitoring System, CGMS, applied by the European Commission", Treebook 7, ISBN 90-804443-8-3, Treemail Publishers, Heelsum (The Netherlands), 120 p., January 2003.

P. Romeijn, E. Nezry, P. Trahan and I. Supit: "Optical DEM generation: satellites help preserve Przewalski's horse", 11 p., January 2003.

F. Zagolski and R. Santer, "Coupling oxygen absorption at 761 nm with scattering based on the primary scattering approximation", Proceedings of IGARSS'03, Toulouse (France), 3 p., 21-25 July 2003.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: " Identification & evaluation of flood effects in Sudan and Eritrea (Gash river floods)", on-line Publication, 16 p., August 2003.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. contribution to: "Flooding along the River Gash in Sudan", NASA VisibleEarth, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 02 September 2003.

H. Riebeek: "Flooding along the River Gash in Sudan", NASA Earth Observatory (Natural Hazards), NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 03 September 2003.

G. De Grandi, J.S. Lee, D. Schuler and E. Nezry: "Texture and Speckle Statistics in Polarimetric SAR Synthesized Images", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.41, nr.9, pp.2070-2088, September 2003.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "Identification & evaluation of volcanic eruption damage (Mt. Lewotobi, Flores Island)", on-line Publication, 5 p., October 2003.

Year 2004

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "Landslide Assessment & Prevention of Future Risks (Monts Bamboutos, Cameroon)", on-line Publication, 7 p., February 2004.

P. Romeijn and E. Nezry: "Landslide Assessment & Prevention of Future Risks (Monts Bamboutos, Cameroon): New views from space", on-line Publication, 1 p., 28 May 2004.

H. Riebeek: "EO Newsroom: New Images - Landslides in Cameroon", NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 01 June 2004.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. contribution to: "Landslides in Cameroon", NASA VisibleEarth, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, (Greenbelt MD, USA), 1 p., 01 June 2004.

H. Riebeek: "EO Natural Hazards - Landslides in Cameroon", NASA Earth Observatory, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 02 June 2004.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. contribution to: "Landslides in Cameroon", NASA VisibleEarth, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, (Greenbelt MD, USA), 1 p., 02 June 2004.

R. Santer and F. Zagolski: "Coupling Oxygen Absorption at 761.75 NM with scattering based on the primary scattering approximation potential application for cirrus cloud detection over ocean", Proceedings of the ENVISAT & ERS Symposium 2004, paper nr.4P11-07, ESA SP-572, Salzburg (Austria), 6-10 September 2004.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "Haiti : flood effects after the tropical storm 'Jeanne'", on-line Publication, 05-18 October 2004.

ParBleu Technologies Inc. contribution to: "Floods in Gonaives, Haiti", NASA VisibleEarth, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 25 October 2004.

H. Riebeek, 2004 : "Floods in Gonaives, Haiti", NASA Earth Observatory, NASA/GSFC on-line Publication, 25 October 2004.

PRIVATEERS NV contribution to: "Supporting the dialogue on EO-based services for humanitarian response and disaster management", Earth Observation User Liaison Office, V.02, 2 p., UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training And Research), Geneva (Switzerland), November 2004.

Year 2005

ParBleu Technologies Inc. and PRIVATEERS NV: "ParBleu Technologies Inc. monitors the effects of the acridian invasion in the Sahel (2004-2005)", on-line Publication, 40 p., September 2004 - April 2005.

F. Zagolski, R. Santer, J. Vidot and F. Thieuleux: "Validation of the MERIS atmospheric correction over water using ground-based measurements of the solar extinction and of the sky radiances", Proceedings of the MERIS AATSR Workshop, ESA SP-597, Frascati (Italy), 26-30 September 2005.

R. Santer, F. Zagolski, J. Fischer, D. Ramon and P. Dubuisson: "Uncertainties in radiative transfer computations: Consequences on the MERIS products over land", International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.26, nr.20, pp.4597-4626, 2005.

Year 2006

F. Zagolski, R. Santer and O. Aznay: "A new climatology of the aerosols based on their inherent optical properties for the MERIS atmospheric corrections over ocean", Proceedings of the Second Working Meeting on MERIS and AATSR Calibration and Geophysical Validation (MAVT-2006), ESA SP-615, ESRIN, Frascati (Italy), 20-24 March 2006.

R. Santer, O. Aznaz, F. Zagolski, H. Yaha and D. Ramon: "Prediction of particulate matter: a semiparametric approach", Proceedings of the "Air Pollution and Environmental Health" IUAPPA Symposium, Lille (France), 05-08 September 2006.

E. Nezry and M. Nziengui: "Télédétection spatiale et évaluation des ressources forestières", Seminar of the 'Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche et des Parcs Nationaux', Libreville (Gabon), 51 p., 07 November 2006.

Year 2007

E. Nezry and M. Pausader: "Space applications for natural hazards: pre- and post-hazards", Proceedings of the Thai-French Seminar on THEOS Applications: THEOS Pilot Projects and Disaster Management, Bangkok (Thailand), pp.86-98, 20-21 June 2007.

E. Nezry and M. Pausader: "Landslides, mudflows, earthquakes, and tsunamis", Proceedings of the Thai-French Seminar on THEOS Applications: THEOS Pilot Projects and Disaster Management, Bangkok (Thailand), pp.99-112, 20-21 June 2007.

E. Nezry and M. Pausader: "Flood prevention / mitigation, and drought monitoring", Proceedings of the Thai-French Seminar on THEOS Applications: THEOS Pilot Projects and Disaster Management, Bangkok (Thailand), pp.113-129, 20-21 June 2007.

M. Nziengui, C. Lardeux, E. Nezry, P.-L. Frison, J.-P. Rudant and M.-L. Ropivia: "Potentiel de la polarimétrie radar en bande L pour la caractérisation des types de forêt", Séminaire Annuel du Projet FORINFO - 2007, Libreville (Gabon),12 p., 11-13 July 2007.

M. Nziengui, E. Nezry, B. Riera, J.-P. Rudant and M.-L. Ropivia: "Estimation de l'indice foliaire des couverts forestiers du Gabon par télédétection optique", Séminaire Annuel du Projet FORINFO - 2007, Libreville (Gabon), 8 p., 11-13 July 2007.

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