Call for papers

We invite submissions to the second edition of TerraBytes, held in conjunction with ECCV 2026 in Malmö, Sweden. TerraBytes brings the Earth observation, machine learning, and computer vision communities together to discuss global datasets and models for our planet — covering every step from downlinked satellite data to training paradigms and downstream applications.

Topics of interest

We welcome submissions on (but not limited to):

• Large-scale Earth observation datasets and benchmarks
  • curation of new large-scale vision datasets for EO,
  • datasets that close coverage gaps for under-represented regions or domains (e.g. cryosphere, ocean, polar),
  • augmentation techniques for EO data and their impact on learning, data traceability, and expansion of existing datasets,
  • re-use and adoption of existing datasets in new scenarios,
  • impact of training data quality and size on downstream tasks under domain shifts.
• Efficient and continual representation learning for remote sensing
  • weakly- and self-supervised learning for EO data,
  • domain adaptation strategies to deal with temporal, geographical, or sensor gaps,
  • continual and online learning, to update models when facing distribution shifts,
  • active learning and reinforcement learning.
• Real-world applications
  • early detection, monitoring and assessment of disasters (floods, landslides, wildfires),
  • large-scale Land Cover and Land Use mapping,
  • 2D and 3D change detection in urban and rural areas,
  • estimation of biophysical parameters (biomass, biodiversity, soil stress, etc.).

Submission process

Submission to the TerraBytes workshop is double-blind. We accept short papers (8 pages excluding references) and full-length papers (14 pages excluding references). Authors must follow the standard ECCV 2026 paper format (LaTeX style files will be linked here once released by the conference).

Short papers can describe work in progress, opinion pieces, or datasets and research papers that have been published in another venue (conference or journal) within the last 6 months on topics relevant to TerraBytes. For already-published work, please submit a summarised short paper — journal papers are particularly welcome, as the workshop is a great venue to bring them to a wider audience.

All submissions go through OpenReview. Each paper is reviewed by at least two non-conflicting reviewers. All accepted papers are presented in a dedicated poster session; full-length papers and selected short papers will also be given spotlight presentations throughout the day.

Supplementary material may be uploaded alongside the paper via OpenReview and will be published with accepted submissions. Reviewers may consult supplementary material but are under no obligation to do so — the paper itself must be self-contained and stand on its own merits during review.

It is expected that at least one author of each accepted paper will register for the workshop and present the paper in person. Online presentations will be considered for presenters who cannot travel (e.g. visa or personal constraints).

Important dates

All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth.

• Paper submission deadline: 25 June 2026 (extension!) 18 June 2026
• Acceptance notification: 23 July 2026
• Camera-ready: 6 August 2026
• Workshop: 8 or 9 September 2026 (final day TBC)

Proceedings

Accepted full-length papers can be published in an archival proceedings volume (opt-in). Authors who prefer their paper to remain non-archival — for example to preserve future submission options — may choose that route instead. Exact details (proceedings venue, formatting requirements) are being finalised and will be announced here.