8 th ESA Training Course on Radar and Optical Remote Sensing Detailed Programme Cesis, Latvia September 5 9, 2016 Sunday September 4 Time Activity Place Notes 14:00 16:00 Shuttle from Riga to Cesis 14:00 Departure from Riga International Airport 14:45 Departure from the Latvian National Opera; address: Aspazijas Blvd. 3, Riga Look for the sign of ESA on the bus window. Contact person: Guna Dātava; T: +371 26568947 Monday September 5 08:30 09:00 Registration Vidzeme Regional Concert Hall Cesis,, 2 nd 09:00 09:05 Welcome from Institute for Environmental Solutions Speaker: Inese Suija Markova 09:05 09:15 Welcome from Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia Speaker: Kaspars Karolis 09:15 09:45 Introduction to ESA and Earth Observation Speaker: Francesco Sarti floor - - - Address: Raunas Street 12, please see the map on page 7 1
09:45 10:45 Introduction to SAR 10:45 11:00 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 11:00 12:30 Introduction to SAR 13:30 15:15 SAR forestry 15:15 15:30 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 15:30 17:30 SAR pre-processing practical ; Participants bring their own laptops. 17:30 19:00 Free time 19:00 22:00 Welcome Dinner in Cesis Medieval Castle Cesis Medieval Castle Meeting at 18.50 by Cesis Tourism Information Center; address: Pils laukums 9 The dinner will be provided by the organisers Tuesday September 6 08:30 10:45 SAR forestry Vidzeme Regional Concert Hall Cesis, 10:45 11:00 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber ; Participants bring their own laptops. 2
11:00 12:30 SAR forestry 13:30 15:15 Optical land applications (focus on agriculture) Trainer: Pierre Defourny 15:15 15:30 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 15:30 17:30 Optical land applications (focus on agriculture) Trainer: Pierre Defourny 17:30 Free time - - Wednesday September 7 08:30 10:45 Optical agriculture Trainer: Pierre Defourny Vidzeme Regional Concert Hall Cesis, 10:45 11:00 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 11:00 12:30 Optical agriculture Trainer: Pierre Defourny ; Participants bring their own laptops 3
13:30 15:15 Practical exercises on Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 applications with SNAP toolbox Trainer: Chris Stewart 15:15 15:30 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 15:30 17:30 Practical exercises on Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 applications with SNAP toolbox Trainer: Chris Stewart 17:30 18:00 Free time - - 18:00 21:00 Excursion to the neighbouring town of Sigulda Sigulda bobsleigh track The bus will depart at 18:00 o clock from the Hotel Cesis, address: Vienības laukums 1 Active leisure; participants shall wear comfortable clothes. The dinner will not be included but there will be light snacks served during the excursion Thursday September 8 08:30 10:45 SAR land applications Trainer: Francesco Holecz Vidzeme Regional Concert Hall Cesis, 10:45 11:00 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 4
11:00 12:30 SAR land applications Trainer: Francesco Holecz 13:30 13:50 Earth Observation Research in Tartu Observatory and Tartu University Speaker: Kaupo Voormansik 13:50 15:15 SAR land applications Trainer: Francesco Holecz 15:15 15:30 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 15:30 17:30 SAR land applications Trainer: Francesco Holecz 17:30 18:30 Free time - - 18:30 22:00 Gala dinner and cultural program by Institute for Environmental Solutions Institute for Environmental Solutions, Science and Art Centre Brūzis Friday September 9 08:30 10:45 SAR marine applications Trainer: Martin Gade Vidzeme Regional Concert Hall Cesis, 10:45 11:00 Coffee break Lobby next to the Chamber 11:00 12:30 SAR marine applications Trainer: Martin Gade 5
13:30 15:15 SAR marine applications Trainer: Martin Gade 15:15 15:30 Coffee break Culture center Cesis, lobby 15:30 17:00 SAR marine applications Trainer: Martin Gade 17:00 17:30 Closing ceremony Participants choice Lunch costs shall be covered by 17:30 18:30 Free time - - 19:00 21:00 Shuttle from Cesis to Riga The bus will depart from Hotel Cesis, address: Vienības laukums 1 Look for the sign of ESA on the bus window. Contact person: Guna Dātava; T: +371 26568947 6
Recommended Lunch Places Name Address Prices Café Būvlaukums 2 Pils Square, Cesis 3.50 6.00 Eur Café Priede 3 Rīgas Street, Cesis 4.50 5.50 Eur (Business Lunch) Restaurant Izsalkušais Jānis 1 Valmieras Street, Cesis 5.00 6.00 Eur (Business Lunch) Café 2 Locals 24a Rīgas Street, Cesis 5.00 6.00 Eur Restaurant MoMo 12-1 Raunas Street, Cesis 4.00 5.00 Eur (Business Lunch) Café Province 6 Niniera Street, Cesis 3.50 5.00 Eur (Business Lunch) Café Popular 1 Vienības Square, Cesis 4.00 6.50 Eur 7
Course location: Culture Centre Cēsis Address: 12 Raunas street, Cesis, Latvia 8