Foreword to radio science for humanity: URSI-France 2017 workshop

摘要

Evaluation, anticipation, communication, observation, care, measurement, detection, localization: These are some of the missions for which the science of electromagnetism can provide concrete answers in daily life and during crises or disasters. These were the themes of the URSI-France 2017 workshop under the title “Les radiosciences au service de l'humanité” (Radio Science for Humanity). This workshop was remarkable in that it ran over three days (February 1–3) in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice. It included a joint special session of URSI-ISPRS on disaster management, testifying to the tight collaboration between these two organizations. It also included a special session dedicated to François Lefeuvre, in tribute to his major contributions to space science and activities within URSI, and to the international community of radio science, itself.