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2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
9 - 14 August 2026 • Washington, D.C.
WE1.R1: Critical mineral remote sensing with advanced multispectral and hyperspectral sensors
Oral
Wed, 12 Aug, 08:30 - 09:45
Location: TBD
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Raymond Kokaly, U.S. Geological Survey and Carlos Roberto Souza Filho, University of Campinas
Track: Community Contributed Themes
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Wed, 12 Aug, 08:30 - 08:45

WE1.R1.1: AIRBORNE HYPERSPECTRAL DATA ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.: A FUNDAMENTAL GEOSCIENCE DATASET FOR MAPPING CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES
Raymond Kokaly, Todd Hoefen, John Meyer, Evan Cox, Derek Ensign, Gregg Swayze, Bernard Hubbard, U.S. Geological Survey, United States; Robert Green, David Thompson, Philip Brodrick, Regina Eckert, Simon Hook, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
Wed, 12 Aug, 08:45 - 09:00

WE1.R1.2: MAPPING LITHIUM-BEARING CLAYS USING ORBITAL AND AIRBORNE IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY
John M. Meyer, Raymond F. Kokaly, Katharina I. Pfaff, Derek B. Ensign, Orkild-Norton, A. Rae Ann Orkild-Norton, USGS, United States; Erica L. Key, Catherine E. Wesoloski, California Geological Survey, United States; Gregg Swayze,, Lisa L. Stillings, Todd M. Hoefen, Evan Cox, USGS, United States
Wed, 12 Aug, 09:00 - 09:15

WE1.R1.3: Development of Statewide Products in Arizona using VSWIR and LWIR Hyperspectral data for Abandoned Mine Lands, Mine Tailings, and Mineral Maps
Dean Riley, Angel Aramayo, University of Arizona, United States; Daphne Chapline, Benjamin McKeeby, Northern Arizona University, United States; Anson Dao, University of Arizona, United States; Christopher Edwards, Northern Arizona University, United States; Scott Dickenshied, Arizona State University, United States; Nathalie Risso, University of Arizona, United States
Wed, 12 Aug, 09:15 - 09:30

WE1.R1.4: High resolution (< 5m) airborne hyperspectral surveys of State geological surveys’ prioritized areas in the conterminous United States and Puerto Rico: Newly acquired Earth MRI datasets for district-scale mapping of mine waste, critical and industrial minerals and geologic hazards
Bernard Hubbard, Raymond Kokaly, Todd Hoefen, Evan Cox, United States Geological Survey, United States
Wed, 12 Aug, 09:30 - 09:45

WE1.R1.5: FROM CARBONATITES TO CLAYS: A NEW SPECTRAL PARADIGM FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENTS EXPLORATION
Carlos Roberto Souza Filho, University of Campinas, Brazil