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IEEE GRSS Awards 2017: Call for Nominations
Deadline 15 December 2016
Werner Wiesbeck, Martti Hallikainen, and Mahta Moghaddam
IEEE GRSS Awards Committees Chairs
(http://www.grss-ieee.org/about/awards/)
Nominations for the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Society (GRSS) awards are due 15 December. Not only for the
Major Awards, but also for the Special Awards and the Publication
Awards, nominations from GRSS members are requested. The
award descriptions below have links to the nomination forms
and submission addresses.
GRSS DIStINGuIShED AChIEvEmENt AwARD (DAA)
Eligibility: IEEE membership is not required but is recommended.
Description: The DAA was established to recognize an individual who has made significant technical contributions,
usually over a sustained period, within the scope of the
GRSS. In selecting the individual, the factors considered
are quality, significance, and impact of the contributions;
quantity of the contributions; duration of significant activity; papers published in archival journals; papers presented
at conferences and symposia; patents granted; and advancement of the profession. The award is considered annually
and presented only if a suitable candidate is identified. The
awardee receives a plaque and a certificate.
Description and Nomination Form: Distinguished Achievement Award

GRSS tRANSACtIoNS PRIzE PAPER AwARD (tPPA)
Description: The GRSS established the TPPA to recognize
the authors who have published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGARS) during the calendar year
an exceptional paper in terms of content and impact on the
GRSS. If a suitable paper cannot be identified from among
those published during the calendar year, papers published in
prior years and subsequently recognized as being meritorious
may be considered. The awardee receives a certificate and a
US$2,000 honorarium.
Description and Nomination Form: Transactions Prize
Paper Award (TPPA)
GRSS LEttERS PRIzE PAPER AwARD (LPPA)
Description: The GRSS established the LPPA to recognize the
authors who have published in IEEE Geoscience and Remote
Sensing Letters during the calendar year an exceptional paper
in terms of content and impact on the GRSS. If a suitable paper cannot be identified from among those published during
the calendar year, papers published in prior years and subsequently recognized as being meritorious may be considered.
The awardee receives a certificate and a US$1,500 honorarium.
Description and Nomination Form: Letters Prize Paper Award
(LPPA)

GRSS EDuCAtIoN AwARD (EA)
Eligibility: Membership or affiliate membership of the IEEE
GRSS.
Description: The purpose of the EA is to reward significant
educational contributions in the field of remote sensing.
The award shall be considered annually, but will only be
awarded when an outstanding recipient is identified. The
awardee receives a certificate.
Description and Nomination Form: Education Award (EA)

GRSS J-StARS PRIzE PAPER AwARD (J-StARS)
Description: The GRSS established the J-STARS Prize Paper
Award to recognize the author(s) who published in IEEE
Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing during the calendar year an exceptional paper
in terms of content and impact on the GRSS. The awardee
receives a certificate and a US$1,500 honorarium.
Description and Nomination Form: J-STARS Prize Paper
Award (J-STARS)

GRSS outStANDING SERvICE AwARD (oSA)
Eligibility: Must be an IEEE GRSS member.
Description: The OSA was established to recognize an individual who has given outstanding service for the benefit and
advancement of the GRSS. The award shall be considered
annually but not be presented if a suitable candidate is not
identified. The following factors are suggested for consideration: leadership, innovation, activity, service, duration,
breadth of participation, and cooperation. The awardee receives a certificate.
Description and Nomination Form: Outstanding Service
Award

GRSS EARLy CAREER AwARD (ECA)
Description: The ECA is to promote, recognize, and support
young scientists and engineers within the GRSS that have
demonstrated an outstanding ability and promise for significant contributions in the future. The awardee receives a certificate and a US$1,500 honorarium.
Description and Nomination Form: GRSS Early Career Award

INDuStRy LEADER AwARD (ILA)
Eligibility: Preference is given to IEEE GRSS members.
Description: The IEEE GRSS established the ILA to recognize
an individual who has made significant contributions over
a sustained period of time in industrial and/or commercial
remote sensing discipline. The award shall be considered
annually and presented if a distinguished candidate is identified. A plaque and a certificate are presented.
Description and Nomination Form: Industry Leader Award

GRSS REGIoNAL LEADER AwARD (RLA)
Description: The IEEE GRSS established the RLA to promote,
recognize, and support members of the GRSS who have made
significant technical, scientific, and/or organizational achievements in the areas of interest to the GRSS community. The
awardee receives a certificate and a US$1,500 honorarium.
Description and Nomination Form: Regional Leader Award
(RLA)
GRSS DAvID LANDGREbE AwARD (DLA)
Description: The DLA is a GRSS career award that is awarded
for outstanding contributions in the field of remote sensing
image analysis. A certificate is presented.
Description and Nomination Form: David Landgrebe
Award (DLA)

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