This is an Abstract Book featuring a selection of abstracts submitted for the 15th Biennial Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (PORSEC). This is the first time we are publishing pre-conference Abstract Book, due to restrictions in organizing the conference since the global pandemic of COVID-19 outbreak. It continues the legacy of seven previous special IJRS issues of PORSEC conferences, held in Busan, Korea; Guangzhou, China; Keelung, Taiwan; Kochi, India; Bali, Indonesia; Fortaleza, Brazil and Jeju Island, the Republic of Korea, respectively (Levy and Gower 2008, 2010, 2012; Gower and Levy 2014; Levy, Vignudelli, Gower 2016, 2018; and Levy, Nimit, Vignudelli, Gower, 2020). Established in 1990 (the International Space Year), with the name of “Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference”, PORSEC has gained equal popularity among leading and aspirant countries in this field as a platform for sharing ocean remote sensing research and applications. The now regular component of capacity building in the form of pre-conference tutorial is one of the most acclaimed aspects PORSECs and has cultivated young brains to pursue works for the benefit of the mankind.
A total of 29 abstracts submitted for PORSEC2020 (now postponed till further update) have been included for publication after review by the scientific committee. Similar to the full papers
submitted, the majority of the abstracts had regional science problems in focus. The researchers have made use of Altimeter, SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar), AVHRR (Advanced Very-High
Resolution Radiometer) and Ocean Colour data to mainly address the coastal and near-shore applications of ocean remote sensing. This points to the progress in ocean remote sensing science
which previously (in past decades) had its major focus on the open ocean due to various restrictions near shore. Herein researchers have applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques,
which is becoming a norm in the geospatial studies as well. The topics often include coastal water monitoring and disaster mitigation reflecting the needs of tropical countries, especially in
southeast Asia due to a changing climate and unpredictability in the weather therein. Summarily, this proceeding aligns well with the goals of UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable
Development (2021-2030).
