ICERS 2026, 1st - 3rd July 2026, Zagreb, Croatia

Following the successful and inspiring International Conference of Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS held in 2024, we are proud to invite you to join us at the second ICERS Conference in 2026. Having set high standards in knowledge exchange, we will once again bring together a global community of experts, academics, and enthusiasts in July 2026. ICERS serves as a unique meeting point for sharing the latest advancements and applied solutions in the fields of remote sensing and GIS, offering fresh perspectives on addressing complex environmental challenges. Special emphasis will be placed on geospatial solutions for climate change, sustainable development, and effective resource management. We invite you to engage in dynamic discussions shaping the future of our planet, with a particular focus on the transformative power of geospatial data. This conference provides an ideal platform for collaboration, strengthening partnerships, and presenting your latest research activities and projects at the global level. Announcement and call document.

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Conference topics:

  • Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring
  • GIS for Sustainable Development
  • Disaster Management and Response
  • Conservation and Biodiversity
  • Innovations in spatial data-acquiring technologies
  • Multicriteria decision-making and GIS
  • Climate Change mitigation politics
  • Data interoperability
  • Artificial intelligence and big data

Conference date: 1st - 3rd July 2026

Conference venue: National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb, Croatia (45°47'48.2"N 15°58'39.1"E)

Organizer: University of Zagreb Faculty of Geodesy

Language: English

Conference fee:

Regular € 275,00 (VAT included)*
Student € 185,00 (VAT included)*
Online € 155,00 (VAT included)

*The fee includes access to all sessions, access to the exhibition hall, daily b2b networking, lunch, coffee and a certificate of attendance.

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For any other questions and information contact us via mail: icers@geof.unizg.hr

 

Conference venue: National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb, Croatia.

The conference program is presented below. The estimated time of each lecture is 12 minutes + Q&A.

1st day – 1st July 2026

Time Title and authors
8:15-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Opening ceremony
9:45-10:30 Keynote speaker Full. Prof. Claudia Kuenzer, Germany: The Potential of Earth Observation Time Series for the Analyses of Land Surface Dynamics
10:30-11:15 Keynote speaker dr. sc. Tomislav Hengl, Netherlands: Future of Open Earth Observation and Geospatial Technologies in the Time of AI and Intelligent Machines
11:15-11:30 Joint photography
11:30-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-13:00 1st session – Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

  • The Influence of Weediness on Vegetation Seasonality Indicators: Examples from Romania (Geoffrey Henebry, Monika Tomaszewska, Igor Sîrodoev, Andrei Schvab)
  • Multi-source Time Series of Canopy Chlorophyll for Crops – Corn and Soybean Rotation (Petya K. E. Campbell, William Wagner, Christopher S. R. Neigh, K. Fred Huemmrich, Margaret Wooten, Jana Albrechtova, Andrew L. Russ, Michael H. Cosh)
  • Efficient Crop Mapping via Temporal Transfer under Data Constraints (Miloš Pandžić, Dejan Pavlović, Sanja Brdar, Jelena Pandžić, Oskar Marko, Milan Kilibarda)
  • Detecting Agro-Pastoral Abandonment: A Sentinel-2 Multi-Temporal Phenology Approach for Sub-Mediterranean Landscapes (Gabriele Pizzi)
  • Investigating Floodplain Forest Phenology Using Dense Satellite Time Series along the Drava River, Croatia (Katarina Pavlek, Filip Radić, Mateo Gašparović)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 2nd session – Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

  • Assessment of Salt Marsh Above-Ground Biomass Using UAV Multispectral Imagery and Open-Access Canopy Height Models (Manuel Meyer, José Alberto Gonçalves, Ana Bio)
  • Exploring the Impacts of Experimental Floods on Riparian Vegetation in the Lower Spöl River (Swiss Alps): Insights from Remote Sensing- and Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle- (UAV-) Based Monitoring (Marc O'Callaghan, Javier del Hoyo Gibaja, Samuel Wiesmann, Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva)
  • Multi-Sensor UAV Validation of Sentinel-2 NDVI as an Operational Tool for Environmental Monitoring and Situational Awareness in a Heterogeneous Riparian System (Fusaro Lake, Italy) (Mohammed Ajaoud, Muhammad Zaid Qamar, Cristiano Ciccarelli, Massimiliano Lega)
  • Scalable Wetland Condition Monitoring with Harmonized Sentinel-2-Based Inundation Regime Indicators across Europe (Sebastiaan Verbesselt, Stien Heremans, Tytti Jussila, Vít Ježek, Maria Šibíková, Risto K. Heikkinen)
  • Evaluating Classification Accuracy, Area Estimation, and Area Deviations of Five Algorithms in Google Earth Engine: Policy Implications (Lewis Mjomba Ndungu, László Zentai)
  • Testing Usability of Sentinel-2 Seasonal Variations for Non-Forest Plant Cover Mapping – Small-Scale Study in NW Croatia (Damjana Levačić, Sven Jelaska)
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-17:00 3rd session – Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

  • Machine Learning Based Prediction of Munsell Soil Color Components Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data (Batuhan Kartal, Namık Kemal Sönmez)
  • Comparison of Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Algorithms across Optical, Thermal and Radar Classes (Tin Batur, Marko Reljić, Lucas de Carvalho Gomes, Vinko Lešić, Marina Bubalo Kovačić, Monika Zovko)
  • Random Forest-Based Soil Moisture Downscaling in Southeastern Hungary (Mahrokh Shafiei, István Waltner, Györgyi Gelybó)
  • Synthetic Dataset Generation for Change Detection in Mining Areas Using Image Inpainting (Álvaro Navarro-Álvarez, Sergio Gracia-Borobia, Rafael del Hoyo-Alonso, Francisco José Lacueva-Pérez)
  • Spectral Evidence of Spatial Context Variation Surrounding NBS Interventions in Diverse Urban Environments (Andrew Ikingura, Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Dagmara Kociuba)

2nd day – 2nd July 2026

Time Title and authors
8:15-8:30 Registration
8:30-10:30 4th session – Innovations in Spatial Data-Acquiring Technologies

  • Geodesy for Climate Change Research Using the Laser Ranging Interferometer (Pallavi Bekal, Vitali Müller, Gerhard Heinzel)
  • Extraction of Tree Level Forest Structure from Aerial Imagery and Photogrammetry Digital Surface Models (Jiaojiao Tian, Wen Fan, Daniel Panangian, Mareike Weishaupt)
  • Earth Observation Data for Seafloor Mapping: A Case Study of Croatia (Ljerka Vrdoljak, Jelena Kilić Pamuković, Majda Ćesić, Goran Gion)
  • Physics-Informed Multi-Scale Deep Learning Framework for Natural Hydrocarbon Seep Detection in SAR Imagery: A Methodological Proposal (Fatih Özkan, Ş. Hakan Kutoğlu, Aliihsan Şekertekin)
  • Global Digital Elevation Models in Coastal Area Analyses (Frane Gilić, Samanta Bačić, Martina Baučić, Nikša Jajac, Katerina Tzavella)
  • Fractal Dimension of Linear Network Segments: Experiments on Hiking Trails (Klemen Prah, Ashton M. Shortridge)
  • The Potential of LiDAR Technology in Assessing the Technical Condition of Building Structures and the Natural Environment (Czesław Suchocki)
  • YOLOv8-Based Detection of Swimming Pools in the City of Zagreb (Dino Dobrinić, Mario Miler, Damir Medak)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:30 Keynote speaker Full. Prof. Wolfgang Wagner, Austria: Analysing Sentinel-1 Data with AI Models: What Can Go Wrong?
11:30-13:00 5th session – Disaster Management and Response

  • High-Resolution real-Time Diagnostic Platform (realTPA) for Forest Fire and Landslide Early Warning (Woo-Kyun Lee, Minwoo Roh, Sujong Lee, Sunwoo Kim, Uichan Kim, Heunwoo Cho, Jihun Kang)
  • Real-Time Computer Vision Based Flood and Puddle Detection in Urban Areas (Shahbaz Baig, Osman Torunoglu, Paola Rosales Suazo de Kontro)
  • Linking Earth Observation and Precipitation In-Situ Data in the Sirba River Basin in West Africa (Muhammad Abraiz, Gerbrand Koren, Elena Belcore, Marco Piras)
  • The Project "Earthquake Risk Assessment of the City of Zagreb" (Marta Šavor Novak, Mario Uroš, Maja Baniček, Marija Demšić, Josip Atalić)
  • A GIS-Based Fuzzy AHP Approach for Seismic Network Station Placement (Antonio Brcković, Goran Čorak, Vedran Damjanović, Valentina Gašo, Stijepo Grljević, Viktorija Milec, Bruno Mravlja, Marko Kapelj, Iva Kostanjšek, Marko Pervan, Anamarija Tremljan Milun, Tomislav Fiket)
  • A Methodological Framework for Flood Susceptibility Assessment Based on GIS, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Artificial Intelligence – Case Study Kosovo (Amir Rexha, Sonila Sinjari Xhafa, Ferim Gashi, Merita Dollma)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Sponsor presentations

  • Oikon Ltd. – Institute of Applied Ecology
  • Planet Labs Germany GmbH
14:00-15:00 Poster session

  • Overcoming Parcel Delineation Constraints in Georgia Using Multi-Source Satellite Imagery (Avtandil Tsitsagi, Lia Matchavariani, Mariam Tsitsagi)
  • Application of the Red Relief Image Map (RRIM) in Geomorphological Analyses: Examples from Croatia (Marin Mićunović, Sanja Faivre)
  • Comparative Evaluation of Reference Data Sources for Land-Cover Classification: Insta360 Panoramas vs. Orthophotos and Satellite Imagery (Damir Klobučar)
  • Balancing Conservation and Sustainable Development through Spatial Planning Zoning: Evidence from Sharri National Park, Kosovo (Riza Murseli, Fadil Bajraktari, Romeo Hanxhari, Sonila Papathimiu)
  • Geostructural Investigation of the Lugiin Gol Area Using Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing (Damdinsuren Amarsaikhan, Sereenen Jargalan, Erdene-Ochir Gurbadam, Egshiglen Enkhjargal)
  • Estimation of Pastureland Biomass in the Steppe and Gobi Regions of Mongolia Using Remote Sensing (Damdinsuren Amarsaikhan, Batdorj Byambadolgor, Damdin Enkhjargal)
  • Transferable Near-Real-Time Crop Mapping for Drought-Responsive Water Management using Machine Learning (Romina Diaz Gomez, Charles Young, Marina Mautner, Laura Forni)
  • GIS-Based Analysis and Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) in Shkodra Region (Sonila Sinjari, Esmeralda Hena, Ervis Krymbi, Ferim Gashi)
  • Multi-Scale Remote Sensing of Wildfire Impact and Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery in the Cross-Border Karst Landscape (Mateja Breg Valjavec, Matjaž Geršič, Rok Ciglič, Lenart Štaut, Aljaž Jakob)
  • Environmental Situational Awareness for Ground-Level NO₂ Estimation Using Sentinel-5P TROPOMI and ERA5 Reanalysis Data: A Machine Learning Approach for Napoli Province, Italy (Muhammad Zaid Qamar, Mohammed Ajaoud, Cristiano Ciccarelli, Massimiliano Lega)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-17:00 6th session – GIS for Sustainable Development

  • Land Cover Changes Based on Maps and Satellite Images along the Croatian–Hungarian Section of the Drava River’s Active Floodplain (Gergő Németh, Dénes Lóczy, Ákos Halmai, Ervin Pirkhoffer, Péter Gyenizse)
  • Is There Room for Floodplain and River Restoration? Example: Sava River Basin in Croatia (Mladen Plantak)
  • What Does the Forest Want to Be When It Grows Up? A Forest Use Suitability Framework in Catalonia (Goran Krsnik, José Ramón González Olabarria, Philip Murphy, Keith Reynolds)
  • Integration of Optical and Microwave Data for Forest Mapping in Mongolia (Damdinsuren Amarsaikhan, Avirmed Dashtseren, Khurelbaatar Temuujin)
  • Applying Integration Analysis for Typological Identification of Urban Forests in Zagreb (Klara Kranjčec, Perina Žanetić, Tamara Zaninović)
  • GIS Application in Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Urban Riverfront Redevelopment (Dora Ivančan, Sanja Gašparović, Ana Mrđa, Marija Premužić Ančić)
  • Web-based Visualisation Service for Copernicus Satellite Measurements and Automatic Measurement Stations at the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Damir Ivanković, Stipe Kurir, Maja Štula)

3rd day – 3rd July 2026

Time Title and authors
8:15-8:30 Registration
8:30-10:30 7th session – Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

  • Agentic Workflow Architecture for Environmental Remote Sensing Analytics (Evgenij Shapovalov, Artiom Hovhannisyan, Valentas Gruzauskas)
  • Evaluation of Earth Observation Embeddings for Aboveground Biomass Mapping across European Forests (Yu-Feng Ho, Leandro Parente, Qian Song, Lea Enguehard, Madlene Nussbaum, Derek Karssenberg)
  • Comparing Rule-Based and Data-Driven Ensemble Land Cover Maps across Europe (Mateo Moreno, Tomislav Hengl)
  • From Pixels to Semantics: Benchmarking Geospatial Foundation Model Embeddings for Vegetation Frost Damage Detection (Martin Kučera, Ondřej Lhotka)
  • Preliminary Evaluation of Bespoke Spatiotemporal Embeddings for Sub-Pixel Landscape Feature Detection (Luka Antonić, Josip Križan, Barbara Štimac Tumara, Andreja Radović, Ivan Pilaš)
  • Geospatial Modeling of Soil Properties Using Satellite Embeddings and Machine Learning (Andrej Slapničar, Marina Bagić Babac, Vedran Mornar)
  • Decoding Multidimensional Embedding Spaces: Text-Conditioned Zero-Shot Crop Mapping (Bende Barcza, Kálmán Kovács)
  • Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for a Queryable Earth: The Future of Global Earth Observation (Joost Beckers, Ash Hoover, Mikhail Klassen, Luke Davis, Leela Prabhu, Megan Van Welie, Shreelekha Revankar, Creon Levit)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:15 Invite speaker Karol Brzostowski, Nizozemska: ESA–Croatia Cooperation: Summary and Success Stories
11:15-13:00 8th session – Climate Change Mitigation Politics

  • Climate Change Drives Irrigation Expansion and Water Stress in the Serbian Danube (Sean Woznicki, Jamshid Jalali, Molly Sears, Noormah Rizwan, Tao Liu, Judy Long, Oskar Marko, Mirjana Radulović, Miljana Marković, Nishan Bhattarai)
  • Integrating GIS, Earth Observation, UAV Imagery, and AI for Precision Fertigation with Reclaimed Water in Apricot Orchards (Marta Otero Nalbán, Álex Josep Pujol García)
  • Lessons Learned from Vegetation Stability Indicators Applied to Individual Vegetation Types (Adrienn Gyalus, Ákos Bede-Fazekas, Zsolt Molnár, Imelda Somodi)
  • Linking Soil Sealing and Urban Thermal Patterns through Earth Observation and Climate Modelling: A Spatiotemporal Analysis in Murcia, Spain (Emilio José Illán-Fernández, Alfredo Pérez-Morales)
  • Urban Heat Exposure Interactions with Environmental Drivers at the Neighborhood Scale: The Case of Bağcılar and Esenler Districts, Istanbul (Elnaz Tajer, Beyza Şat)
  • Urbanisation Impact and Detection of Urban Heat Island in Rome (Matej Hanžek)
  • From Eligibility Rules to Earth Observation Indicators: Assessing the Monitorability of Crop Eco-Schemes in Romania (Nataša Luketić, Bernadett Csonka, Gabor Gulyas, Csaba Wirnhardt, Emanuel Azzopardi, Liviu Toma, Marian Dumitrescu, Silvia Barsasteanu)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Sponsor presentations

  • UniqTek Co. Ltd.
14:00-15:00 Poster session

  • Integrated Analysis on Trends in Urban Green Areas, Using Data from Copernicus Land Monitoring Service and Local/In Situ Data (Kristian Milenov, Viktor Milenov)
  • Evapotranspiration and Transpiration Dynamics on Pedunculate Oak Stands in Spačva Forest Using MODIS Evapotranspiration (Nela Jantol, Tonko Megyery, Ana Đanić, Zrinka Mesić, Hrvoje Kutnjak, Ivana Lampek Pavčnik)
  • Introduction of the Forest Regulation Index (FRI) as a Valuable Tool for Framing and Enhancing Forestry and Agriculture Development Policies (Konrad Kiš)
  • Analysis of the Vegetation Monitoring Research from the Aspect of Anthropogenic and Climate Influences by Remote Sensing Methods (Dario Kopić, Ivan Racetin)
  • Preliminary Mapping of Phytocoenological Communities of Forests in the Republic of Croatia Using Remote Sensing Methods (Filip Radić, Mateo Gašparović, Ivan Pilaš, Damir Klobučar)
  • Integrating Field Ecology and Sentinel-2-Compatible Remote Sensing for Monitoring Vegetation Succession in Natura 2000 Dry Grasslands (Tonko Megyery, Hrvoje Kutnjak, Nela Jantol, Zrinka Mesić)
  • Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Key Soil Properties (Marin Avirović, Andrej Slapničar, Marina Bagić Babac, Vedran Mornar)
  • Socialism, Green Socialism: Evaluating the Impact of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Regulation (Goran Krsnik, Neven Tandarić)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:45 9th session – Conservation and Biodiversity

  • Assessing the Persistence of Permanent Grassland in Slovenia Using Sentinel-2 and Landsat 5/8 Time Series (Tatjana Veljanovski, Matic Lubej, Ana Potočnik Buhvald, Krištof Oštir and Grega Milčinski)
  • Sentinel-2 and Machine Learning Approaches for Early Detection of Forest Pest Outbreaks in Croatia (Luka Raspović, Branimir Radun, Ivan Tekić, Iva Odak, Ivan Tomljenović)
  • Examining Vegetation Deterioration in the Carpathian Mountains Using Survival Analysis (Melinda Manczinger, Tibor Kovács)
  • Disentangling Causes of Canopy Discoloration Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Forest Management Data: The Case of 2024 Heat- and Drought-Induced Premature Leaf Senescence Versus Oak Lace Bug Damage (Anikó Kern, Petra Mendaš, Hrvoje Marjanović)
  • Northern Mongolian Forest Dynamics Monitoring Using Copernicus Satellite (Erdenetuya Boldbaatar, Piotr Wężyk, Wojciech Krawczyk)
  • Background Data Preparation for Spatially Explicit Potential Vegetation Modelling in the CLIMANATRES Project to Support Sustainable Ecological Restorations in the Face of Climate Change (Imelda Somodi, Paulina Anastasiu, Nadejda Apostolova, Gicu-Gabriel Arsene, Réka Aszalós, Katarina Barnjak, Mirjana Bartula, Luka Basrek, János Bölöni, Petronela Camen-Comănescu, Andraž Čarni, Alina Georgiana Cîșlariu, Mirjana Ćuk, Gábor Endresz, Zoran Galić, Mateo Gašparović, Irina Gerasimova, Adrienn Gyalus, Alen Kiš, Krisztina Dóra Konrád, Georgi Kunev, Miran Lanšćak, Siniša Ozimec, Salza Palpurina, Ranko Perić, Ivan Pilaš, Margit Pitter, Vida Posavec Vukelić, Dragan Prlić, Tamás Rédei, Ioana-Minodora Sîrbu, Željko Škvorc, Klára Szabados, Rossen Tzonev, Mariana Mihaela Urziceanu, Mateja Breg Valjavec, Miha Varga, Rossen Vassilev, Tamás Vinkó, Ivana Vitasović-Kosić, Ákos Bede-Fazekas)
16:45-17:00 Closing ceremony

Online session

Time Title and authors
During the entire event on the ICERS webpage and ICERS YouTube channel
  • Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Temperature Anomalies in Pakistan (Muhammad Abu Bakar, Ghani Rahman)
  • Spatio-Temporal Behaviour of Vegetation Dynamics over the Betwa Basin (2018–2023), India (Rupendra Prakash Singh, Sudhir Kumar Singh)
  • Fire Disasters and Land Change in the Akfadou Forest (Northeastern Algeria) (Siham Zerrouk)
  • Preliminary Detection of Potential Ground Subsidence Zones Using a Local Relief Model (LRM) (Nikola Gizdavec, Erli Kovačević Galović)

Lunch and coffee breaks are included for all participants.

Conference date: 1st - 3rd July 2026

Conference venue: National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb, Croatia (45°47'48.2"N 15°58'39.1"E)

Organizer: University of Zagreb Faculty of Geodesy

Venue location map:

Keynote lecture: Dr. Tomislav Hengl

Technical Director, OpenGeoHub foundation / Envirometrix Ltd, Doorwerth, Netherlands
Dr. Tomislav Hengl is the Technical Director at OpenGeoHub foundation and EnvirometriX Ltd with over 25 years of work experience in predictive soil mapping, geostatistics, GIS and remote sensing. He continuously runs hands-on-R training courses to promote use of Open Source software for spatial analysis / spatial modeling purposes. Current special interests are developing Machine Learning methods for spatial and spatiotemporal data primarily for the purpose of automated mapping / interpolation.

Keynote lecture title: "Future of Open Earth Observation and geospatial technologies in the time of AI and intelligent machines"

 


Keynote lecture: Prof. Wolfgang Wagner

Wolfgang Wagner, Professor of Remote Sensing at TU Wien and dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation, is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in physical modelling and geophysical parameter retrieval from remote sensing data, particularly using microwave scatterometers, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and lidar. After earning degrees in physics and remote sensing at TU Wien, he conducted research at institutions including NASA, ESA, and the European Commission before joining the German Aerospace Agency in 1999 and TU Wien in 2001. Co-founder of the EODC Earth Observation Data Centre, Wagner’s research has enabled operational soil moisture and flood monitoring services for EUMETSAT and Copernicus. He has held leadership roles in ISPRS and the GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate, and currently chairs the Aerospace Advisory Council of Austria’s Space Promotion Agency. His contributions have earned him the ISPRS Frederick J. Doyle Award and recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher in Geosciences (2018–2025).

Keynote lecture title: "Analysing Sentinel-1 data with AI models: What can go wrong?"

 


Keynote lecture: Prof. Dr. Claudia Kuenzer

Claudia Kuenzer is Professor of Remote Sensing at the Earth Observation Center, EOC, of the German Aerospace Center, DLR and at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany. Since 2015 she is head of the Department “Land Surface Dynamics” at EOC of DLR. Claudia is internationally recognized for her work on time-series driven parameter retrieval from remote sensing data, employing multispectral-, thermal- and SAR data. After earning degrees in Physical Geography at the University of Trier, Germany (Diploma), Western Washington University, USA (Graduate Studies), and Remote Sensing at TU Vienna, Austria (PhD), she conducted research at institutions including DFD of DLR, TU Vienna, Beijing Normal University, and the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of CAS. Prof. Kuenzer received her habilitation from the University of Wuerzburg in 2016, and was founding member of the international Master Programme EAGLE (Earth Observation and Geoinformation for the Living Environment). She has acted in numerous committees, conference boards, summer schools, and review panels. Prof. Kuenzer currently supervises 15 PhD students and two habilitation candidates.

Keynote lecture title: "The Potential of Earth Observation Time Series for the Analyses of Land Surface Dynamics"

 


Invite lecture: MSc Karol Brzostowski

MSc engineer in Satellite Geodesy and Navigation (GNSS) and post-graduate diploma in Management of Space Business. He is also certified Project Manager. Karol Brzostowski has 18 years of professional experience in space business development. He is currently working in European Space Agency (ESA) in the Capability and Country Support Division as a Country Desk Officer (responsible for Croatia, Latvia and Slovenia) and support engineer. He is responsible for supporting entities in the space business development and for supporting delegations in integration process with ESA. Previously, he was working in space industry in Poland at the position of Head of Space Applications and Services Division in Astri Polska (JV Airbus Defence & Space and Space Research Centre).

Invite lecture title: “ESA–Croatia Cooperation: Summary and Success Stories”

Scientific committee:

  • Assoc. Prof. Mateo Gašparović (president), Croatia
  • Prof. Geoffrey Henebry, USA
  • Prof. Xinlian Liang, China
  • Prof. Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, Switzerland
  • Assoc. Prof. Sudhir Kumar Singh, India
  • Assoc. Prof. Gordana Kaplan, Turkey
  • Dino Dobrinić, PhD, Croatia
  • Iva Gašparović, PhD, Croatia
  • Valentas Gružauskas, PhD, Lithuania
  • Txomin Hermosilla, PhD, Canada
  • Damir Klobučar, PhD, Croatia
  • Katarina Pavlek, Ph.D, Croatia
  • Ivan Pilaš, PhD, Croatia
  • Ronald Pöppl, PhD, Austria
  • Dorijan Radočaj, PhD, Croatia
  • Imelda Somodi, PhD, Hungary
  • Yongze Song, PhD, Australia

Organizing committee:

  • Assoc. Prof. Mateo Gašparović (president)
  • Prof. Mladen Zrinjski
  • Assist. Prof. Sergej Baričević
  • Dino Dobrinić, PhD
  • Katarina Pavlek, PhD
  • Ivana Jarak, MSc
  • Klara Pejnović, MSc
  • Filip Radić, MSc
  • Katarina Barnjak, MSc
  • Marijo Seničić, MSc

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The conference is organized as part of the project Assessment of the Long-term Climatic and Anthropogenic Effects on the Spatio-temporal Vegetated Land Surface Dynamics in Croatia using Earth Observation Data (ALCAR) funded by the Croatian Science Foundation.

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★★★★		 € 95/100 32 min Tram
Orient
★★★		 € 75/95 +more 12 min Tram
Garden
★★★★		 € 98/105 20 min Tram
Central
★★★		 € 85/105 12 min Tram
Fala
★★		 € 75/90 +more 6 min Pjesak

*breakfast is included in all listed prices

*all prices are quoted per night

*tourist tax is not included in the quoted prices

 

To enable students and PhD students to participate in the conference under financially affordable conditions, we have secured a limited number of accommodation places in student dormitories in Zagreb (approximately 30 places). An overview of the available student dormitories and nightly rates is provided in the table below.

Detailed information regarding the reservation procedure will be provided after the conference registration fee has been confirmed.

Student dormitory Distance
Cvjetno naselje € 15 32 min Tram
Stjepan Radić € 15 29 min Tram

- single room

-  double room

Tram - tram distance

Pjesak- walking distance

Travel Grant Announcement

We are pleased to announce that a limited number of travel grants will be available to support PhD students and young scientists attending the conference. Travel grants are intended to encourage the participation of PhD students and young scientists by reducing the financial barriers associated with attending the event.

Application Details:

Travel grants are available exclusively to PhD students and young scientists (under 35 years old) whose full paper has been accepted. Travel grants cover the registration fee and accomodation costs for 4 nights in Hotel International Zagreb (30 June - 4 July, breakfast included).

Eligible authors can apply for a travel grant via the online form until 1 April 2026. Applicants must have:
1. received a positive decision on the acceptance of their abstract, and
2. submitted their full paper to ICERS 2026.

The documents required in the form are a cover letter, a letter of institutional support, CV and a document verifying student status or date of birth.

Applications for travel grants submitted without the full paper will not be considered.

The decision on travel grant awards will be announced on 1 May 2026.

We encourage all PhD students and young scientists who submitted abstracts to consider applying for the travel grant.

Please complete the Travel Grant Submission to be considered.

Travel Grant document.

The grants have been awarded and all recipients have been notified by e‑mail.

Gold sponsors:

Silver sponsors

Bronze sponzors:

 

We invite you to support the organization of the ICERS conference as a sponsor and choose one of the offered sponsorship packages.

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