Developing state-of-the-art remote sensing tools for ecological monitoring in Israel and Italy

Meeting Agenda

8:45-9:00 - Gathering

9:00-9:15 - Greetings (Prof. Marcelo Sternberg TAU + MOST Representative)
Oral Presentations
Session 1: Invasive Species and available Remote Sensing technologies
Chair: Prof. Eyal Ben-Dor

9:20- 9:40: 
Prof. Alicia T. R. Acosta – Department of Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Roma Tre, Italy
Introduction to the invasive species in coastal ecosystems 

9:40-10:00: 
Dr. Sharad Gupta - School of Plant Sciences & Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Comprehensive mapping of the invasive Heterotheca subaxillaris: From drone to 
satellite approaches

10:00-10:20
Prof. Maria Laura Carranza - Department of Bioscience and Territory, Università Degli Studi del Molise, 
Italy – co-authors: Priscila Villalobos Perna, Mirko Di Febbraro, Flavio Marzialetti, Michele Innangi, Alicia 
T.R. Acosta
Remote sensing and invasive plants in coastal ecosystem

10:20-10:40
Daniela Heller Pearlstein - The Remote Sensing Laboratory Porter School of Environmental and Earth 
Sciences, Faculty of Exact Science, Tel Aviv University. 
The calibration validation approach for recent orbital hyperspectral sensors 
using multiple sites in Israel

10:40-11:00
Shay Adar - School of Plant Sciences & Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Remote sensing application for pasture quantity and quality in Mediterranean 
and semiarid grasslands

Coffee break 11:00-11:20 

Session 2: Invasive Species and available Remote Sensing technologies
Chair: Prof. Alicia T. R. Acosta
11:20-11:40
Flavio Marzialetti - Department of Bioscience and Territory, Università Degli Studi del Molise, Italy
Detecting and mapping coastal dune plant invasions using satellite and UAV 
data

11:40-12:00
Bar Efrati, The Remote Sensing Laboratory Porter School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Faculty of 
Exact Science, Tel Aviv University.
Soil mapping in Sele River district using AVIRIS-NG hyperspectral data and the 
Campania soil spectral library

12:00-12:20
Marcelo Sternberg - School of Plant Sciences & Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Disentangling how to become a successful invader in coastal ecosystems –
Heterotheca subaxillaris as a study case

12:20-12:40 
Nicolas Francos, The Remote Sensing Laboratory Porter School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 
Faculty of Exact Science, Tel Aviv University
Mapping of water infiltration rate to the soil using a hyperspectral sensor on the 
drone in Monte Forte Italy

12:40-13:00
General discussion about common patterns and tools for detecting and mapping 
invasive plant species

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
Closed team meeting - Geography Department, Yad Avner Building Room 115

14:30- 16:00 -discussion 
• Common approaches for shared challenges around invasive plant species phenomenon
• Future thoughts and collaboration 
• Mutual publications
• Final report