What: Workshop discussing critical topics related to current and planned space lidar missions, techniques, and emerging technologies, hosted by the Montana Photonics and Quantum Alliance (MPQA)
When: Sunday November 2nd - Friday, November 7th
Where: Kimpton Armory Hotel, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman, MT 59715
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE EVENT:
The 4th international Space-based Lidar Remote Sensing (SLRS) workshop offers a platform for scientists and technologists from various countries, government agencies, industry, and universities to meet and discuss critical topics related to current and planned space lidar missions, techniques, and emerging technologies.
Additionally, it will serve as an opportunity to address challenges and common issues while exploring ways to enhance collaboration among space agencies and organizations. This collaboration is essential for improving future active space-based remote sensing measurements and is open to anyone interested in the future of Space Lidar technologies.
Workshop goals:
Evaluate the scientific requirements for space-based lidar measurements, instrument synergies, and the readiness of lidar techniques to fulfill these requirements.
Introduce upcoming space-based lidar missions and present / discuss results from existing and past lidar space-based missions.
Explore the challenges and future directions in research and technology development.
Explore strategies to reduce risks and costs for space-based lidar instruments while enhancing mission longevity.
Identify synergies and ways to enhance space lidar missions through international cooperation among various space agencies and organizations.
Document the results in the completion and update of the white paper from prior workshop.
Keynote Speaker
Clayton Turner, Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
As Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, Clayton oversees executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all technology maturation and demonstration programs executed from the Directorate enabling critical space focused technologies that deliver today and help create tomorrow.
Clayton served as the Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia from 2019-2024. He led a diverse group of civil servant and contractor scientists, researchers, engineers and support staff, who worked to make revolutionary improvements to aviation, expand understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, develop new technologies for space exploration, and contribute to NASA’s broader exploration mission. Learn more.