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ISPRS Status
A Report to 19th CEOS/WGISS Meeting
Liping Di
NASA/GMU
[email protected]
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Reorganization of ISPRS
• In 2004 ISPRS Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, ISPRS is reorganized.
– both technical commissions and their working groups are reorganized.
– 8 technical commissions are set and their charts are set.
– The technical commissions have a 4-year life period.
– The current ISPRS leadership and commission will be
changed in Year 2008.
• The next ISPRS congress will be in Beijing China in July
2008
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Commission I: IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION SENSORS AND PLATFORMS
• President: Alain Baudoin of CNES
• TERMS OF REFERENCE
– Design and realization of digital aerial and spaceborne missions for Earth
observation
– Design, construction, characterization, and installation of imaging and
non-imaging sensors (including Optical, IR, SAR, IFSAR, LIDAR, etc.)
– Standardization of definitions and measurements of sensor parameters
– Integration of imaging and non-imaging sensors with other relevant
systems
– Geometric and radiometric properties, quality standards, and factors
affecting data quality
– Test, calibration and evaluation of sensors (including laboratory, in-flight,
inter-calibration and test fields)
– Integrated platform guidance, navigation, positioning and orientation
– Data reception and pre-processing
– On-board preprocessing of data and autonomous systems
– Systems and media for recording sensor data, auxiliary data (time,
position, attitude, etc.) and film scanners
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– Image and non-image data transfer standards
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Commission-I Working Groups
• Inter-commission working groups
– ICWG I/V - AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION
– ICWG V/1 - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE
MAPPING
• Working Groups
– WG I/1 - STANDARDS, CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION
– WG I/2 - SAR AND LIDAR SYSTEMS
– WG I/3 - MULTI-PLATFORM SENSING AND SENSOR
NETWORKS
– WG I/4 - AIRBORNE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC
SENSOR SYSTEMS
– WG I/5 - GEOMETRIC MODELLING OF OPTICAL
SPACEBORNE SENSORS AND DEM GENERATION
– WG I/6 - SMALL SATELLITES
– WG I/7 - INTELLIGENT EARTH SENSING
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Commission-II: THEORY AND CONCEPTS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL DATA HANDLING AND INFORMATION
• President: Wolfgang Kainz of University of Vienna
• Terms of Reference
– Fundamentals of spatial database design, spatial data structures,
spatial analysis and geostatistics, spatial querying, spatial
reasoning, spatial and temporal modeling
– Aggregation, generalization, abstraction and rendering of image
and vector data
– Spatial decision support systems
– Processing, analysis and modeling of multi-dimensional geospatial
data
– System integration and modeling aspects for data and
geoinformation processing
– Interoperability of heterogeneous spatial information systems
– Semantic and geometric integration of heterogeneous spatial
information
– Communication and visualization of spatial data
– Data mining, filtering, retrieval and dissemination
– Spatial data quality and spatial model quality
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Commission II Working Groups
• Inter-Commission Working Group
– ICWG II/IV - DYNAMIC AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND
APPLICATIONS
• Working groups
– WG II/1 - SPATIO-TEMPORAL MODELING
– WG II/2 - SPATIAL REASONING, ANALYSIS, AND DATA MINING
– WG II/3 - MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS OF IMAGE AND
VECTOR DATA
– WG II/4 - SPATIAL PLANNING AND DECISION SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
– WG II/5 - COMMUNICATION AND VISUALIZATION OF SPATIAL
DATA
– WG II/6 - SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
– WG II/7 - QUALITY OF SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATA AND MODELS
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Commission III-PHOTOGRAMMETRIC COMPUTER VISION
• President-Wolfgang Förstner, Bonn University.
• Terms of Reference
The goal of the work in Commission III is to design, develop and
evaluate mathematical models and methods for automatic
– orientation and calibration of images,
– surface reconstruction,
– fusion of multi-modal data,
– processing and interpretation of laser range data,
– interpretation of images and
– image sequence analysis
with emphasis on
– integration of geometry, statistics and semantics,
– modeling of spatial objects and temporal events,
– modeling context,
– scale behaviour of appearance models,
– use of graphical models, especially Markov random fields and
Bayesian networks.
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Commission III Working Group
• Inter-Commission WG
– ICWG III/V - IMAGE SEQUENCE
• Commission Working Groups
– WG III/1 - AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION AND ORIENTATION
OF OPTICAL SENSORS
– WG III/2 - SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION
– WG III/3 - PROCESSING OF POINT CLOUDS FROM LASER
SCANNERS AND OTHER SENSORS
– WG III/4 - AUTOMATIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION FOR CITYMODELLING
– WG III/5 - MODELS AND ALGORITHMS FOR ROAD
EXTRACTION AND TRAFFIC MONITORING
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Commission IV:GEO-DATABASES AND DIGITAL
MAPPING
• President: Shailesh Nayak of Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO)
• Terms of Reference
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Development, access and management of spatio-temporal databases
Spatial data infrastructures
Image-based geo-spatial databases
Data libraries, data clearinghouses, data warehouses, distributed archives and access to remote
data sources, including metadata and digital data standards
Web based access, retrieval and dissemination of spatial data, including web-based locationbased services
Integration of spatial information systems and image analysis for database-driven change
detection, data capture and updating
Dynamic spatial information systems, spatial data revision and versioning
Interfacing 3D models with facility management systems
Database generation for digital topographic and thematic mapping (including Ortho-images and
digital terrain models)
Digital landscape modelling and visualization, and large scale urban models
Global environmental databases and mapping
Extraterrestrial mapping and spatial information systems
Analysis of systems and their components for automated and semi-automated digital mapping
and geo-information systems
Analysis of industry needs and design of systems for production and update of Geo-information
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Commission IV Working Groups
• Inter-Commission Working Groups
– ICWG II/IV - DYNAMIC AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND
APPLICATIONS
– ICWG VII/IV - DERIVATION OF GLOBAL DATA, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
• Commission Working Groups
– WG IV/1 - SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
– WG IV/2 - IMAGE-BASED GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
– WG IV/3 - AUTOMATED GEO-SPATIAL DATA ACQUISITION AND
MAPPING
– WG IV/4 - LANDSCAPE MODELLING AND VISUALISATION
– WG IV/5 - WEB-BASED GEO-INFORMATION SERVICES AND
APPLICATIONS
– WG IV/6 - LOCATION BASED SERVICES
– WG IV/7 - EXTRATERRESTRIAL MAPPING
– WG IV/8 - SPATIAL DATA INTEGRATION FOR EMERGENCY
SERVICES
– WG IV/9 - MAPPING FROM HIGH RESOLUTION DATA
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Commission V:CLOSE-RANGE SENSING:
ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS
• President: Hans-Gerd Maas, Dresden University of Technology,
Germany
• Terms of Reference
– Investigation of systems and algorithms for real-time imaging
– Development, evaluation and promotion of vision metrology
technology with special consideration of CAD/CAAD and spatial
information systems
– Integration of three-dimensional modeling concepts into image
analysis processes
– Integration of multiple sensors and data fusion for advanced object
extraction
– Design and development of image sequence analysis procedures
– Development of vision-based techniques for visualization, virtual
environments and animation
– Support and promotion of a variety of existing and potential
applications, such as industrial, heritage, mobile mapping, medical,
biomechanics and robotics
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Commission V Working Groups
• Inter-Commission Working Groups
– ICWG V/I - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE MAPPING
– ICWG I/V - AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION
– ICWG III/V - IMAGE SEQUENCE
• Working Groups
– WG V/1 - INDUSTRIAL VISION METROLOGY SYSTEMS
AND APPLICATIONS
– WG V/2 - CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION
– WG V/3 - TERRESTRIAL LASERSCANNING
– WG V/4 - VIRTUAL REALITY AND COMPUTER ANIMATION
– WG V/5 - DEVELOPMENT IN IMAGE SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY
– WG V/6 - MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS, HUMAN MOTION
AND BODY MEASUREMENT
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Commission VI: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
• President: Kohei Cho, Tokai University, Japan
• Terms of Reference
– Promotion of education and training at fundamental, advanced and
professional levels (WG1, 3),
– Promotion of technology transfer, considering regional needs and
resources (WG3),
– Computer-assisted teaching and training, and distance learning
(WG1, 2),
– Innovative techniques for information dissemination on the Internet
(WG4),
– Promotion of student consortium and innovative outreach activities
(WG5),
– Assistance of the Council in promotion of ISPRS activities in the
regions (WG3),
– Quality enhancement of content and format of ISPRS publications
and Internet web site (WG4).
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Commission VI Working Groups
• WG VI/1 - EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND
METHODOLOGIES
WG VI/2 - E-LEARNING
WG VI/3 - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
WG VI/4 - INTERNET RESOURCES AND DATASETS
WG VI/5 - PROMOTION OF THE PROFESSION TO
STUDENTS
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP "TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER CARAVAN"
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Commission VII: THEMATIC PROCESSING,
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF REMOTELY SENSED
DATA
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President: John L. van Genderen, ITC, The Netherlands
Terms of Reference
– Relationship between spectral, radiometric and temporal properties of
objects and surfaces, their physical and chemical properties and their
variations;
– Image classification and analysis methodologies;
– Analysis of characteristics of multi-spectral, hyperspectral, multi-sensor,
microwave and multi-temporal image data for extraction of attribute
information;
– Methodologies of computer-assisted interpretation and analysis of remotely
sensed data;
– Validation of data and information using laboratory and in-situ
methodologies
– Improving atmospheric modeling for radiometric correction;
– Multi-source data fusion and integration techniques;
– Modeling of satellite data derived parameters;
– Global databases and determination of indicators of change for global
modeling, monitoring and sustainable development;
– Integration of remote sensing and GIS techniques;
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– Aerosol and particulate detection and identification
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Commission VII Working Groups
• Inter-Commission Working Group
– ICWG VII/IV - DERIVATION OF GLOBAL DATA,
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY
INDICATORS
• Commission Working Groups
– WG VII/1 - FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MODELLING
– WG VII/2 - INFORMATION EXTRACTION FROM SAR DATA
– WG VII/3 - INFORMATION EXTRACTION FROM
HYPERSPECTRAL DATA
– WG VII/4 - ADVANCED CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES
– WG VII/5 - PROCESSING OF MULTI TEMPORAL DATA AND
CHANGE DETECTION
– WG VII/6 - REMOTE SENSING DATA FUSION
– WG VII/7 - INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
METHODOLOGIES FOR LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
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Commission VIII:REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS
and POLICIES
• President: Ammatzia Peled, University of Haifa, Israel
• Terms of Reference
– General consideration for all aspects
o Sustainable development
o Ecological and environmental considerations
o Human Impact
– Supporting
o Decision-making by providing useful information to the
user in near real time on operational basis.
o Forecasting
o Monitoring
o Solving problems and conflicts
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Commission VIII Working Groups
• WG VIII/1 - HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND IMPACT ANALYSIS
WG VIII/2 - HAZARDS, DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
WG VIII/3 - ATMOSPHERIC, CLIMATE AND WEATHER
RESEARCH
WG VIII/4 - MANAGEMENT OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS
RESEARCH
WG VIII/5 - POLICIES, TREATIES AND DATA ACCESS
WG VIII/6 - COASTAL MANAGEMENT OCEAN COLOUR AND
OCEAN STATE FORECASTING
WG VIII/7 - WATER RESOURCES SECURITY AND
MANAGEMENT
WG VIII/8 - POLAR AND ALPINE RESEARCH
WG VIII/9 - ARID LANDS, LAND DEGRADATION AND
DESERTIFICATION
WG VIII/10 - PRECISION FARMING AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD
PRODUCTION
WG VIII/11 - SUSTAINABLE FOREST AND LANDSCAPE
MANAGEMENT
WG VIII/12 - GEOLOGICAL MAPPING, GEOMORPHOLOGY AND
GEOMORPHOMETRY
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