
ISPRS Awards Online Nomination Portal Open
ISPRS honours excellent researchers and experts by both, awards provided by organisations closely connected with ISPRS, and by awards highlighting excellent papers in ISPRS journals.
The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.
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ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science
ISPRS is proud to announce that the ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science™.
All articles published after January 21, 2021 will be indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
We would like to warmly thank our Editor-in-Chief, George Vosselman, Associate Editors, Eija Honkavara and Michele Volpi, our authors and reviewers, as well as Elsevier, our publisher, for this remarkable achievement accomplished in such a short time.

Dr. Stanley Morain
1941 - 2025
Dr. Stanley A. Morain, 84, passed away on September 30, 2025. He received his PhD in Geography from the University of Kansas in 1970. In 1974, he and his wife Marilyn moved to Albuquerque, NM, where he was employed at the University of New Mexico’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) and served as its director for 32 years. He also was a professor in the University’s Department of Geography, serving as Chair of that department twice.
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Letter from ISC for event organisers to support visa issuing
In 2025, twenty one presidents of international societies of the International Science Council (https://council.science/) signed the Appeal to Immigration Authorities asking them to consider importance of scientific meetings during the visa issue procedure.

ISPRS Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives 2026 – Call for Proposals
In accordance with the statutory mission and activities of ISPRS, the Society shall provide funds to support Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives, which will further improve its international status in education and training in the field of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, and will therefore benefit all ISPRS members. For 2026, ISPRS Council is making up to CHF70,000 (70,000 Swiss francs) available to support winning projects under the Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives. The maximum funding assigned to any one project shall be CHF10,000 per annum. Projects should commence on January 1, 2026 and typically last up to 12 months. In exceptional cases, applications for projects lasting up to 24 months will be considered. Projects of greater duration than one year will be subject to annual review before subsequent funding will be released.
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