ISPRS-Archives The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Archives Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9034 ISPRS Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B6-31-2012 THE EARTH OBSERVATION TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER Aplin P. 1 Boyd D. S. 1 Danson F. M. 2 Donoghue D. N. M. 3 Ferrier G. 4 Galiatsatos N. 3 Marsh A. 1 Pope A. 5 Ramirez F. A. 6 Tate N. J. 6 The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, UK Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK 19 07 2012 XXXIX-B6 31 36 Copyright: © 2012 P. Aplin et al. 2012 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XXXIX-B6/31/2012/isprs-archives-XXXIX-B6-31-2012.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XXXIX-B6/31/2012/isprs-archives-XXXIX-B6-31-2012.pdf

The Earth Observation Technology Cluster is a knowledge exchange initiative, promoting development, understanding and communication about innovative technology used in remote sensing of the terrestrial or land surface. This initiative provides an opportunity for presentation of novel developments from, and cross-fertilisation of ideas between, the many and diverse members of the terrestrial remote sensing community. The Earth Observation Technology Cluster involves a range of knowledge exchange activities, including organisation of technical events, delivery of educational materials, publication of scientific findings and development of a coherent terrestrial EO community. The initiative as a whole covers the full range of remote sensing operation, from new platform and sensor development, through image retrieval and analysis, to data applications and environmental modelling. However, certain topical and strategic themes have been selected for detailed investigation: (1) Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles, (2) Terrestrial Laser Scanning, (3) Field-Based Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy, (4) Hypertemporal Image Analysis, and (5) Circumpolar and Cryospheric Application. This paper presents general activities and achievements of the Earth Observation Technology Cluster, and reviews state-of-the-art developments in the five specific thematic areas.