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Dear Researchers/Authors,
You are invited to submit your high-quality research findings to the Special Session 10: "Sensing and Data Platforms: what is ahead of us" of the 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor).

November 6-8, 2023 - Pisa, Italy

Website: https://www.metroagrifor.org/special-session-10
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=31038&track=118329

Aims and Scope
The role of sensing, including in-situ, proximity and remote, is increasingly crucial for agriculture and forestry. Huge investments have been made in this field - consider for instance satellite constellations for remote sensing, the thriving UAV sector, and the dawning sector of terrestrial rovers - and benefits are evident in several application areas. The other side of the coin is represented by the data platforms used to collect, store, and process the huge amount of data coming from sensing platforms. Such data platforms have, among others, the role to provide interoperable data through open interfaces to several different classes of users.
The goal of this special session is to investigate the potential and the challenges of both sensing and data platforms, looking to future developments, and also considering economic and legal aspects to be carefully taken into consideration.

Contributions are expected to deal with, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Sensing systems, both local and remote, and recent developments
- State of the art of data platforms linked to sensing systems
- GEOSS Data Sharing and Management Principles, FAIR principles, and other interoperable solutions with the potential to further push the use of sensing data
- Economic and legal aspects that can fuel or limit the use of such systems

Important dates
- Extended Abstract Submission: June 15, 2023
- Extended Abstract Notification: July 30, 2023
- Final Paper Submission: September 15, 2023

Submission Instruction
Authors should prepare an Extended Abstract (4-5 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Extended Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem and the state of the art in the field of interest, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability, conclusions, and references.
When the review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the paper has been accepted, the authors can prepare a final paper that incorporates the reviewers' suggestions.
The format for the final paper is identical to the format for the extended abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.

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Special Session Organizers
- Manlio Bacco
Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI), CNR, Italy
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- Cristina M. Pinotti
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Federico Corò
University of Perugia, Italy
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- Lars Wolf
TU Braunschweig, Germany
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- Paolo Mazzetti
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research - National Research Council, Italy
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- Cristina Domingo-Marimon
CREAF, Spain
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Thank you for your consideration.
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Francesco Betti Sorbelli