1987年5月中旬作者赴美参加了1987年国际地球科学与遥感学术讨论会。兹将会议的学术内容及观感作概略介绍。国际地球科学与遥感学术讨论会(简称IGARSS)是国际遥感界主要的学术会议之一,每年举行一次,1987年的IGARSS在美国密执安大学召开。会期5月18—21日,本届会议的主办单位为IEEE地球科学与遥感学会(IEEE/GRS)和国际无线电科学联合会(URSI),发起单位有美国国家航空与航天局 In mid-May 1987, the author went to the United States to attend the 1987 International Symposium on Earth Science and Remote Sensing. The conference’s academic content and perceptions are briefly introduced. The International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IGARSS) is one of the major academic conferences in the international remote sensing community and is held once a year. The IGARSS of 1987 was held at the University of Michigan. On May 18-21, this session is sponsored by the IEEE IEEE / GRS and URSI, with sponsors of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration