The Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing Technical Committee of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Activities and Issues of Relevance to the Meteorological Community

The Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) was established in the year 2000 to provide an interface between the remote sensing community and the regulatory world of frequency allocations.

Its mission is to educate members on current spectrum management issues and processes relevant to remote sensing, coordinate GRSS technical recommendations to regulatory organizations, track current and future spectrum user requirements, and investigate potential interference issues and promote development of detection and mitigation techniques.

This paper will present the activities of the committee and highlight important issues of interest to meteorology and hydrology.