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International Workshop on large-scale forest monitoring

Vegetation Lidar / High-Precision 3D Mapping from Space 2026

October 21st, 2026 at STATION CONFERENCE Tokyo 602CD
1-7-12 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

The importance of “large-scale forest monitoring” is rapidly increasing in the context of climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable forest management. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will host an international workshop as described below, with the aim of sharing the latest research findings and technological trends in large-scale forest monitoring and strengthening international collaboration.

This workshop will feature presentations and discussions by researchers and engineers from Japan and abroad on topics such as remote sensing, observations using space-based, aircraft, drone, and ground-based LiDAR systems, integrated data analysis, and forest resource monitoring. We look forward to welcoming many participants to this forum for academic and technical exchange aimed at promoting sustainable forest management and addressing global environmental issues.

Date and Time October 21st, 2026, 10:00 - 16:30
Event Format Hybrid (In-Person and Online)
  • Venue
    STATION CONFERENCE Tokyo 602CD（1-7-12 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
  • Online
    Teams Webinar（The URL is included in the email sent to subscribers）
Entry fee Free
Organizer JAXA Research and Development Directorate MOLI project team
Language English & Japanese（Simultaneous interpretation available）
How to register Please register using the link below.
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/78015046-1c8e-41d9-90cd-f56b9e5f7cc2@eb3d6966-7b3b-4f51-bc29-e5b194e73c1e?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog

Program

Start
（JST）		 Title Speaker
（affiliation）
10:00 Opening Remarks Dr. HIRATA Yasumasa
(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
10:10 Introduction of Japanese space-borne LIDAR mission (MOLI) Dr. SUMITA Taishi (JAXA)
10:40 Multiscale ground validation of large-scale aboveground biomass maps from alternative remote sensor types Dr. Andrew Hudak
(US Forest Services)
11:10 Virtual Forests for understanding forest disturbances and recovery from space Professor Kim Calders
(Ghent University)
11:40 Towards 4D Forest Monitoring: Mapping Disturbance and Recovery with Remote Sensing and AI Professor Carlos Alberto Silva
(University of Florida)
12:10 Lunch Break
13:45 Panel Discussion
 Issues for forest monitoring (TBD)		 Moderator: Professor KATO Akira(Chiba University)
Panelist:
  • Dr. Andrew Hudak (US Forest Services)
  • Professor Kim Calders (Ghent University)
  • Professor Carlos Alberto Silva (University of Florida)
  • Mr. MITSUGI Hiroto (Former Assistant Director General, Forestry Department, FAO)
15:00 Coffee Break
15:20 Key Features of MOLI Forest Observations and Product Overview Dr. MITSUHASHI Rei (JAXA)
15:30 Refining Satellite LiDAR Footprint locations Dr. TSUTSUMIDA Narumasa (Fujitsu Limited)
15:45 Commercial Forest Monitoring: Current Practices and Expectations for Space-borne LiDAR Mr. MASAGO Yotaro (Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.)
16:00 Cloud and Aerosol Retrieval Using MOLI Lidar Dr. Nishizawa Tomoaki (National Institute for Environmental Studies)
16:20 Closing Remarks Dr. SUMITA Taishi (JAXA)

Registration

Registration

Contact

JAXA MOLI project team

Z-MOLI-FL-WS2026*@*ml.jaxa.jp

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