O R A L   P A P E R S  

Dear authors,

The Third International Remote Sensing of Urban Areas will be held on 11-13 June 2002 in İstanbul, Turkey. On behalf of the
Organizing Committee I am pleased to inform you that following papers were selected for presentation during an ORAL session at this symposium. 

We also would like to have your paper published in the symposium proceedings. To meet the publication deadline, your manuscript
(minimum 6, maximum 8 pages) must be received at the symposium secretariat on or before 26 April 2002 Friday. 

It is strongly recommended that you make early reservations for flights, and advance register for the symposium. Detailed
information will be given in this WEB site.

We are looking forward to your significant contribution to a most successful symposium in  İstanbul.

*Authors wishing to have their paper also peer-reviewed for the Special Issue of International Journal of Remote Sensing should
send the manuscripts to the Symposium Secretariat in the format required for International Journal of Remote Sensing (different than
from that required for the proceedings, you may find required information in Journal's WEB page:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/01431161.html). The manuscripts  will be first reviewed by the International Scientific Committee of the Symposium and then selected papers
will be peer-reviewed by the reviewers. Please send the manuscripts to the Symp. Secretariat before 03 June 2002 Monday.


* All oral papers can also be presented in POSTER form. Please inform the Symposium Secretary if you wish to present your ORAL paper also in POSTER form. Enough space will be available for you. 


LET'S MEET WHERE THE CONTINENTS MEET...



Prof.Dr. Derya Maktav               A.Prof.Carsten Jürgens
İstanbul Technical University         Regensburg University 
(Symposium Chair)                      (Symposium Co-chair)
dmaktav@ins.itu.edu.tr        carsten.juergens@geographie.uni-regensburg.de

^{J-01   Japanese Satellite Programs ALOS and ADEOS-II and Science and Applications Plan for Urban Areas}

      ^{T.Igarashi, National Space Agency of Japan (NASDA), JAPAN}   

^{TR-32   BİLTEN Earth Observation Satellite (BILTENSat): A New Sensor for Urban Studies}

        ^{İ.Polat, E.Tunalı, M.Askar, TÜBİTAK, TURKEY}

 ^{US-07    Global Observation of Urban Areas Based on Nocturnal Lighting}

            ^{C.D.Elvidge1, V.R.Hobson2, I.L.Nelson2, J.Safran2, B.Tuttle2, J.B.Dietz3, 1NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, USA, 2University of Colorado, USA,} 

             ^{3Colorado State University, USA}

US-14 The Spectral Dimension in Urban Land Cover Mapping from High-Resolution Optical Remote Sensing Data 

            M. Herold¹, D. Roberts¹, M. Gardner¹, B. Hadley², ¹University of California, USA, ²University of South Carolina, USA

TR-52   The Value of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for Urban Applications

H.Koyuncu, Space Imaging EURASIA, TURKEY

G-03       The Combination and Improvement of New Remote Sensing Imaging Products for Urban Monitoring

M.Möller, University Vechta, GERMANY

ESA-01 Monitoring Urban Development from Space (The Contribution of the    European Space Agency)

              F.Gampe, J.Lichtenegger, ESA, ITALY

US-09     A Global Analysis of Urban Reflectance

C.Small, Columbia University, USA

TR-51 The Use of High-Resolution Satellite Images for Telecommunication Applications in Saudi Arabia

K.Eren, F.Kartal, A.Çabuk, Geo Tech GIS Co.,TURKEY

G-13     An Internet Based Monitoring System of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

C.Ueffing, C.H.Levy, L.F.Rego, University of Freiburg, GERMANY  

H-02      Extraction of Urban & Rural Features by Using the Image Fusion Techniques and Neural Networks

S.Muhammad, M.Wachowitz, L.M.T. de Carvalho Wageningen UR, Center for Geo-Information, HOLLAND

 G-05     Urban Remote Sensing: New Developments and Challenges

M.Ehlers, J.Schiewe, L.Tufte, University of Vechta, GERMANY

 HO-01   Accuracy Assessment for Different Cases of Ikonos Imagery Using Two Dimensional Models

W.Shi¹, H.Barakat², A.Shaker¹, ¹The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HONG KONG, ²Cairo University, EGYPT

BR-03    Evaluation of High Resolution Satellite Image for Urban Population Estimation

I.M.Souza¹, M.N.Pereira¹, M.L.N.O.Kurkdjian², ¹Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), BRASIL,

²Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP), BRASIL

GR-04   Three-Dimensional Photorealistic Maps from Data Fusion of High Resolution Satellite Images and Photogrammetric Products

M.Chalkidou, K.Banda, Chalkidis, O.Georgoula, A.Koussoulakou, M.Papadopoulou,

M.Tsakiri-Strati, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

IT-06      Merging Remote Sensing, Cartographic and Statistical Data for Urban Analysis

U.Schiavoni, M.Loannilli, B.Barboni, University of Roma, ITALY

G-09      Modelling the Internal Structure of Urban Areas by Remote Sensing Methods

            for a More Effective Urban Environmental Management

M.Netzband, University of Leipzig, GERMANY   

 ESA-04 Space Application Missions for Monitoring and Management of Urban Areas

L.Marelli, ESA, EUROPE

 TW-01 A Study on Identification of Urban Characteristic Using Spatial Arrangement Method

T-Y.Chou, C-Y.Kuo, T-C Lei, Feng-Chia University, TAIWAN

 FR-03     The Utility of Texture Analysis to Improve Per Pixel Classification

             for High Spatial Resolution Imagery

A.Puissant, J.Hirsch, C.Weber, Université Louis Pasteur, FRANCE

 US-03     Enhancement of Ikonos Data of the City of Dubai, UAE

L.W.Fielding¹, F.El-Baz¹, M.Al-Awar², ¹Boston University, Boston, USA, ²Police Headquarters, Dubai, UAE.

 AUT-01 Urban Land Cover Mapping from Panchromatic Images Using an Object-Oriented Classification Approach

F.P.Krressler,  K.T.Steinnocher, ARC Seibersdorf Research, AUSTRIA

 US-15   Estimation of the Spatial Distribution of Urban Population Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery

X.Liu, University of California, USA

 TR-40  Application Development in an Interoperable GIS Environment: A New System for  Real Estate Taxation in Turkey  

Ç.Cömert, H.Akıncı, Karadeniz Technical University, TURKEY

  TR-58   The Usage of Digital Orthophoto Maps in Urban Areas

M.Erdoğan, A.Yılmaz, General Command of Mapping, TURKEY

  TR-31   A GIS Based Real Estate Information System: Case Study in Adapazarı 

              Ç.Tarhan¹, V.Tecim²,  ¹Middle East Technical University, TURKEY, ²Dokuz Eylül University, TURKEY

 G-07       Interdisciplinary Mountain Ecosystem Research in SE-Turkey (Amanos Mtn.), 

              a Precondition for Effective Environmental Management Systems

H.Kehl, Technical University Berlin, GERMANY

 TR-54   The Presentation of the Natural Resource Database on Internet:

Soil and Water Resources Atlas, Rural and Agricultural Infrastucture Atlas

G.Ö.Özkalaycı, Ö.Savacı, General Directorate of Rural Services, TURKEY

  US-06     Utilization of Multi-spectral Imagery for Urban Stormwater Run-off Management

J.S.Urban-Karr, Landata Geo Services, Inc., USA

 TR-18 A Project on Producing Large Scale Digital Photogrammetric Maps in İzmir Metropolitan Area

Z.Alkış, O.Emem, F.Balık, A.Alkış, Yıldız Technical University, TURKEY

 SW-01   Radiation and Heat Fluxes of an Urban Surface

E.Parlow, University Basel, SWITZERLAND

  US-17   Examining Thermal Properties of Individual Land Covers Using Airborne ATLAS Data

R.Gluch, Brigham Young University, USA

IT-01      Urban Remote Sensing and Data Fusion: A "Perfect" Wedding

               F.Dell'Acqua, P.Gamba, University of  Pavia, ITALY

 ESA-02   A Partially Supervised Approach to Land-Cover Monitoring Applications:       

                A Case Study on Urban Areas

D.F.Prieto, O.Arino, European Space Agency (ESA), EUROPE

 SP-01      True Orthoimage Generation in Urban Areas

V.Pala, R.Arbiol, Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, SPAIN 

 TR-47   The Comparison of Feature Extraction Techniques for Urban Land Use Analysis

C.Özkan¹, F.S.Erbek², ¹Erciyes University, TURKEY, ²İstanbul Technical University, TURKEY

  G-01      Remote Sensing for the Quantification of Agricultural Land Loss Due to Urban Sprawl - Case Study Phoenix, Arizona

C.Jürgens, University of Regensburg, GERMANY

 K-01       Remote Sensing Monitoring of Greenery Development in Kuwait City 

              A.Y.Kwarteng, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KUWAIT  

 NZ-01     Image Suitability and Landcover Class Definition for Peri-Urban Land Management

S.Belliss¹, H.North¹, M.Jessen², C.Meurk¹, R.Barker³, K.McCombs³, C.Jensen³,

^1,2Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, NEW ZEALAND, ³Christchurch City Council, NEW ZEALAND

 K-02       Assessment of Kuwait’s Al-Qurain Landfill Using Remote Sensing Imagery

A.Y.Kwarteng, A.Al-Enezi, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KUWAIT

 US-11   Landsat TM-Based Forest Cover Change Case Study (1990-2000) Alachua

L.Genç^1,2, S.Smith¹, B.Dewitt¹, N.Baytorun², ¹University of Florida, USA,

  ²Kahramanmaras Sütçü İmam University, TURKEY 

 M-01      The Malaysian Approach to Remote Sensing Applications and Urban Development

N.N.Mahmood, K.F.Loh, Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES), MALAYSIA

US-20   GIS In Utilizing Landscape Structure Indices

H.Esbah, Arizona State University, USA 

BR-02    GIS and Remote Sensing as Tools for the Simulation of Urban Land-use Change

C.M.Almeida¹, A.M.V.Monteiro², G.Camara³, B.S.S.Soares-Filho⁴, G.C.Cerqueira⁵, 

C.L.Pennachin⁶, M.Batty⁷, ^1,2National Institute for Space Research, BRASIL, 

  ³Av. dos Astronautas, BRASIL, ^4,5Federal University of Minas Gerai, BRASIL,

⁶Intelligenesis do Brasil Ltda. BRASIL,  ⁷University College London, UK

UK-01    A Decision Support System for Sustainable Urban Development - A Case Study, The Tripoli Agglomeration, Libya, 

R.A.Vaughan, A.A. Altumi, University of Dundee, UK

TR-03     The Use of Satellite Image Map for Urban Planning:  Importance and Limitations in Turkey

F.S.Erbek¹, A.Ulubay², D.Maktav¹, E.Yağız³, ¹İstanbul Technical University, TURKEY, 

²General Command of Mapping, TURKEY, ³İstanbul Municipality, TURKEY

UK-04    Educating Planners: Does Remote Sensing Play a Part?

J.Marsden, University of Liverpool, UK

TR-29  Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of the West of Eskişehir by Using Remote Sensing Techniques   

C.Ayday, M.ALTAN, Anadolu University, TURKEY

GR-03    Mapping Satellite Derived Night Light Emissions as a Policy Tool

M.Petrakis, M.Lianou,  B.Psiloglou, National Observatory of Athens, GREECE

 I-02         An Integrated Approach on Land Readjustment ad Spatial Development in Urban Areas

S.Rajendran¹, M.Arumugam¹, V.A.Chandrasekaran², ¹Annamalai University, ²Bharathidasan University, INDIA

 D-01       An Iterative Segmentation Algorithm to Identify Areas of Specific Texture

L.Møller-Jensen, H.Sogaard, University of  Copenhagen, DENMARK

 TR-25 Geological Database of İstanbul

T.Gökgöz¹, Y.Koike², M.Selçuk¹, ¹Yıldız Technical University, TURKEY, ²Oyo Corporation, JAPAN

US-18  Environmental Monitoring of Dust Storms over Egypt Using MODIS L1B Data

H.El-Askary¹, M.Kafatos¹, M.N.Hegazy², ¹George Mason University, USA, 

²National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), EGYPT

TR-55 Coastal Changes Caused by the 17 August 1999 Earthquake on the Southern Coast of The Izmit Gulf, TURKEY

K.Tüfekçi,  A.Ü. Akman, Ö.Kayadibi, MTA, TURKEY

 US-01     NASA Land Cover/Land Use Change Program

G.Gutman, NASA, USA

 IT-04      Monitoring Land Cover/Land Use Dynamics: MOLAND Project

L.Demicheli¹, C.Lavalle^1, O.Altan² ,G.Kemper³, ¹European Commission, Joint Research Centre, EUROPE,

  ²İstanbul Technical University, TURKEY, ³GGS Speyer, 

Geotechnik, Geoinformatik, Service, Kemper & Partner GbR,  GERMANY

 G-04       Classification Systems of Land Cover and Land Use and their Challenges for Picture Processing 

             of Remote Sensing Data – Status of International Discussion and Programs

G.Meinel, J.Hennersdorf, Institute for Ecological and Regional Development,  GERMANY

US-10   Vegetation and Population Density in Urban and Suburban Areas in the USA

F.Pozzi, C.Small, Columbia University, USA

ESA-03  Development of EO-Derived Products and Services for the Monitoring Urban Sprawl at National Scale: 

              URBEX, A Joint ESA-WWF Effort

D.F.P.O.Arino, I.Pratesi, F.Lavarone, G.Pace, European Space Agency (ESA), EUROPE

US-02    Change Detection of Urban Sprawl

F.El-Baz, Boston University, USA

US-08     Measuring Temporal Compositions of Urban Morphology through Spectral Mixture Analysis: 

              Toward a Soft Approach to Change Analysis in Crowded Cities

T.Rashed, J.R.Weeks, D.Stow, San Diego State University, USA   

IT-05      Urban Growth of Small Villages through a Comparison of Ancient Maps and Satellite Imagery

A.Favretto, G.Mauro, G.Battisti, University of Trieste, ITALY

IR-01     Urban Expansion Monitoring Based on a Post-Classification Comparison Change Detection Technique 

             A Case Study on Tehran, Iran

M. R. Saradjian, University of Tehran, IRAN

IT-07      Urban Expansion Monitoring in Coastal Zone: The ESA-Dup Urbex Project

F. Lavarone¹, U. Di Giammatteo¹, A. Masullo², S. Bardi², ¹Advanced Computer Systems SpA, ITALY, ²WWF, ITALY

H-01       A Framework for Applying Remote Sensing in Informal Urban Settlement Monitoring and Upgrading

R.Sliuzas, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), HOLLAND  

H-03       Hierarchical Image Object Based Structural Analysis toward Urban Land Use Classification Using HR Imagery and Airborne Lidar Data

Q.Zhan, M.Molenaar, K.Tempfli, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), HOLLAND

US-13  Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Urban Growth in the Santa Barbara, CA Region

           Using the SLEUTH Urban Growth Model and Spatial Metrics

M.Herold¹, N.Goldstein¹, K.C.Clarke¹, G.Menz², ¹University of California, USA, ²University of Bonn, GERMANY

IT-09     Results of the MOLAND-Project for Istanbul

C.Lavalle^1, L.Demicheli¹, G.Kemper² M.Çelikoyan³, O.Altan^{3 1}European Commission, Joint Research Centre, EUROPE, 

²GGS Speyer, Geotechnik, Geoinformatik, Service, Kemper & Partner GbR, GERMANY, ³İstanbul Technical University, TURKEY

 US-16 Using a Multi-Sensor Approach to Monitoring Urban Growth  in Greater Hanoi, 1973-2001

K.C.Seto¹, D.D.Nguyen², ¹Stanford University, USA, ²National Centre for Natural Science and Technology, VIETNAM

 TR-02     Use of Satellite Data for Monitoring Urban Growth

D.Maktav¹, F.S.Erbek¹, H.Akgün², ¹İstanbul Technical University, ²Büyükçekmece Municipality, TURKEY

G-14     Pixel- and Object-Oriented Change Detection Analysis  for Monitoring Urban Dynamics

I.Niemeyer, M.Canty, Research Centre Jülich, GERMANY

TR-06     Monitoring Significance of Urban Growth over Non-Stable (Hazardous) Soil Zones

O.Tüysüz, M.K.Erturaç, İstanbul Technical University, TURKEY

TR-33   Accuracy Assessment of a Landsat Assisted Land-Cover Mapping. Case Study: City of Erzurum and Its Vicinity

Z.Akyürek, Ü.Şorman, Middle East Technical University, TURKEY

B-01       A Methodology for Updating Large Scale Orthophotomaps By Means of VHR Satellite Imagery

J.P.Donnay, G.Seba, D.De Bethune, G.Legros, University of Liège, BELGIUM

G-08       Using Developable  Land Units As an Indicator of Rate of Growth of an Urban Area

F.Karanja, P.Lohmann, University of Hannover, GERMANY

US-19   A Tale of Two Cities:  Characterizing Urban Growth Using Variable Resolution Remote Sensing Data

J.Masek¹, F.E.Lindsay², ¹NASA, USA, ²University of Maryland, USA

 TR-16 Remote Sensing Data in the Monitoring of Relations between Forest and Settlement Areas

K.Erdin, A.Koç, H.Yener, İstanbul University, TURKEY

GR-01    Documentation and Visualization of Historical City Centers: A Multi-Sensor Approach for A New Technological Paradigm

P.Patias, G.Karapostolou, P.Simeonidis, The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

 TR-20   Monitoring Urban Growth: Büyükçekmece

B.Bayram¹, F.G.Batuk¹, Z.Alkış¹, A.İpekçi², ¹Yıldız Technical University, TURKEY   ²Star Mapping Ltd., TURKEY

 AU-01     Exploring Urban Dynamics Using Remote Sensing and Cellular Automata

R.Wyatt, R.Sietchiping, H.Hossain, University of  Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

TR-35   Earthquake Damage Assessment of Buildings from Aerial Photographs

B.T.San, M.Türker, Middle East Technical University, TURKEY

E-05        Trend Analysis of the Urban Encroachment, Using Multi-dates LANDSAT Data, on the Nile Delta, Egypt

H.El-Gamily, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Scienses (NARSS), EGYPT

TR-36  Texture Discrimination and Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Using Adaptive Polyphase Subband Decomposition

M.Yaman, V.Atalay, M.Türker, Middle East Technical University, TURKEY

TR-23   Automatic Generation of Digital Elevation Model in Urban Areas

N.Yastıklı, Yıldız Technical University, TURKEY

UA-01     Technological Aids to Policing Urban Environments

M.Al-Awar¹, F.El-Baz², ¹Police Headquarters, Dubai, UAE, ²Boston University, USA

TR-28   The Use of GIS for Systematic Analysis of Data in Urban Planning

M.Ü.Gümüşay, S.S.Birhan, Yıldız Technical University, TURKEY

TR-41 An Approach to Designing a Data Acquiring Dictionary in GPS/GIS Integration for Urbanization Projects

E.Gökalp, O.Güngör, Karadeniz Technical University, TURKEY

BU-01     GIS Applications in Spatial Planning

V.Troeva, H.Dechev, D.Romanova, University of Architecture, BULGARIA

TR-42   Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Urbanization and  Industrial Development

K.Göçer¹, D.Okçu², Z.Aslan³, İ.Şanlı¹, ^1,3Beykent University, TURKEY, ²Bosphorus University, TURKEY

FR-06    New Products in Urban Remote Sensing and Trends for their Implementation

             D.Massonnet, CNES, FRANCE

MU-01  The Geographical Information System Studies in Adapazarı after the Great Earthquake

Ç.Kotaoğlu, Adapazarı Municipality, TURKEY

MU-02    The Efficiency through Internet Digital Cadastral Information Application

                F.M. Chen, M.H.Chen, Taichung City, TAIWAN; Feng Chia University, TAIWAN 

MU-03    Cemetery Information System (CIS)

H.Sarıalioğlu, A.F.Çetin, Ankara Municipality, TURKEY

MU-04   The Possible Use of VHR Satellite Images in the Public Agencies in Belgium (Brussels, Ghenf and Liege from Space)

           M.Binard, F.Müller, J-P, Donnay, University of Liège, BELGIUM  

MU-05    A Real Time Monitoring and Dispatching System for Municipal Facility Management

                M.H.Lin, T.C.Lei Taichung City, TAIWAN,  Feng Chia University, TAIWAN

MU-06   The Possible Uses of GIS in Municipality Level Planning; Case of the City of Aydın, Turkey

H.Esbah, Aydın Municipality, TURKEY  

MU-08   Denizli Municipality' GIS and MIS Project

A.Aygören (Mayor), Denizli Municipality, TURKEY  

MU-09  Physical and Environmental Development Projects in the Urban Area of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Using Satellite Data and Aerial Photographs

M.Uykusuz (Mayor), S.Bayraktutan, S.Akbulut, A.Kadirov, H.Çakanlı*, N.Yarbaşı, E.Kalkan, Atatürk University, Erzurum Municipality, TURKEY

MU-10   Use of Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems for Urban Areas: Applications on Eskişehir

M.Diren, H. Uyguçgil, Eskişehir Municipality, TURKEY  

MU-11     Present Status of the İzmit Metropolitan Municipality's City Information System, TURKEY

              S.Ceylan, İzmit Municipality, TURKEY