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and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS 2020). This
conference was originally intended to be an in-person
meeting and was the third regional symposium planned
by the GRSS for 2020. However, as with many other symposia, the pandemic forced InGARSS 2020 to be virtual.
The conference, held on 1-4 December, offered six tutorials, and more than 80 technical papers were presented.
A special track devoted to focused discussions on Young
Professionals, Women in Engineering, and Industry Partners was also provided. This first InGARSS, cochaired by
Dr. Shiv Mohan and Dr. Paul Rosen, was a nice success
to end 2020. I would like to thank the many volunteers
who enabled this meeting to occur during difficult times
and guided it to this success.
Another achievement is the high interest in GRSS ad
hoc webinars. The webinar series continues to enjoy a great
following since the series began during the period leading
up to the September online IGARSS. As reported by Paolo
Gamba [1] in this column in December 2020, you can view
the ad hoc webinar series on the dedicated GRSS YouTube
channel (please see https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UCNOdGBo--6UVCiwKSNTMqyg).
Last fall, the AdCom also approved the realization of an
outreach video to help explain who we are as a Society and to
attract new members. The video was shown at the fall 2020
AGU conference and is now available in three different versions for other events in which the Society may be involved.
For instance, we may think of running a short version at the
beginning of a lecture by one of the GRSS Distinguished Lecturers or Industrial Speakers. A longer version may be useful
for GRSS Chapters to run at their events and so on. All versions are available on the GRSS YouTube channel:
◗◗ 1-min video: https://youtu.be/JZrCOuquSN0
◗◗ 4-min video: https://youtu.be/tdBXEpGAn_g
◗◗ 7-min video: https://youtu.be/ytyfajp_DFQ.
By the time you read this, I anticipate that you will have
had a chance to thoroughly explore the look and organization of our new GRSS webpage. I hope that it is easier
to use, well organized, and filled with helpful resources.
This upgrade required a significant effort on the part of the

FROM THE EDITOR

Information Resources Portfolio led by Mariko Burgin last
year and this year by Sid Misra.
Among the other achievements I want to highlight is our
GRSS remote sensing course, now available on Coursera,
titled " Remote Sensing Image Acquisition, Analysis, and
Applications. " This project, which has been in the works for
more than two years and is produced by John Richards of
the University of New South Wales, has now come to fruition. The positive response to this offering has been wonderful to see as well.
Before ending this message, I need to report that we
are saddened by the passing last November of Prof. David
Landgrebe, a pioneer in the development and use of quantitative remote sensing. Prof. Landgrebe was a champion
of hyperspectral imaging and developed algorithms to address the topic's associated opportunities and challenges.
The Society established the David Landgrebe Award to be
considered annually for outstanding contributions in the
field of remote sensing image analysis. You can read about
Prof. Landgrebe and his contributions in this issue's " In Memoriam " column and at the following web address: http://
www.grss-ieee.org/news/david-landgrebe-1934-2020/. He
will be very much missed within the remote sensing and
Landsat communities.
In closing, I'd like to take another moment to thank
all of you for your contributions to the GRSS during these
difficult times. I believe that we are a very special Society
within IEEE, and this is demonstrated not only by the quality of our publications and conferences but also by the response, enthusiasm, and dedication of our volunteers. Our
membership numbers also confirm this. I look forward to
working with you all to make 2021 an exciting and productive year for the GRSS.
REFERENCE
[1] P. Gamba, " 2020: A year of challenges and triumphs, " IEEE Geosci.
Remote Sens. Mag., vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 6-7, Dec. 2020. doi: 10.1109/
MGRS.2020.3037005.
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In past issues, I have mentioned that GRSM will soon
implement a two-stage review process in order to give
more timely feedback to potential authors. Short fivepage (or fewer) white papers are to be submitted first.
These will then be reviewed by associate editors or members of the editorial board. Following a positive review
of the white paper, authors may be invited to submit a
full manuscript, which will then undergo a complete
peer review.
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Contributions to our regular columns- " Chapters, "
" Space Agencies, " " Women in GRSS, " " Education, " - " Software
and Data Sets, " " Technical Committees, " and " Conference
Reports " -are always welcome. White papers, columns,
and invited manuscripts should be submitted through
Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/grsm.
Proposals for special issues should be sent to me directly at
jlg@ieee.org.
Best wishes for 2021, and stay safe!GRS
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