The main objective of this workshop is to gather relevant experts in the scientific and technical community to look beyond the current state of the art, and identify driving needs linked to the following seed questions:

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• What are the open challenges for mapping terrestrial ecosystems at scale with Earth Observation?

• What are the future EO capabilities to bridge the existing knowledge gaps in land surface process models?

• What are the scientific and technological advances needed to enable a leap forward in monitoring terrestrial vegetation structure?

• What significant advancements have been made in LiDAR technology and its applications over the past decade, and how might these advancements be utilized in terrestrial vegetation structure monitoring?