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The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society and the IGARSS 2021 Organizing Committee held it's 41st annual IGARSS&nbsp;(International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium) virtually from 12 to 16 July 2021.

The conference organisation was a joint effort of the Low Countries, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Theme

The overall theme for the symposium was Crossing Borders:

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	<li>Between Countries and Research Institutes</li>
	<li>Between Types of Platforms (from satellites to drones)</li>
	<li>Between Data Sources</li>
	<li>Between Disciplines</li>
</ul>

Visit the <a href="https://igarss2021.com/" target="_blank">IGARSS 2021 website</a> to learn more about the event.

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