Satellite Remote Sensing

William (Bill) Emery worked as a professor in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado from 1987, prior to which he worked in the University of British Columbia where he created a Satellite Oceanography education/research program. He has authored over 220-refereed publications and 4 textbooks in addition to having given 200 conference papers. He is a fellow of: the IEEE (2002), the American Meteorological Society (2010), the American Astronautical Society (2011) and the American Geophysical Union (2012). He was recently elected to the IEEE TAB Hall of Honor (2020). In 2022 he received the GRSS Fawaz Ulaby Distinguised Achievement Award.

• 1. The very early developments of remote sensing2. Sputnik and the start of Earth orbiting satellites3. Research satellites4. Non-US weather satellites5. The emergence of commercial satellite program6. The emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Earth observations7. Dirigibles and other airships for Earth remote sensing8. The overall present situation combining all US and non-US research and weather satellite systems.9. The future