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Preamble
The ″Karl Kraus Medal″ is a prize to honour the authorship of excellent textbooks in the
scientific fields of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences. The
prize is dedicated to the memory of Professor Karl Kraus, a passionate teacher and author of a
number of textbooks.
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Regulations
Article 1
The ″Karl Kraus Medal″ is awarded to authors of excellent textbooks in the fields of
Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences, written in one of the
official languages of the ISPRS, and published no more than eight years prior to the
commencement of the quadrennial ISPRS Congress at which it is to be presented. On each
occasion a maximum of two prizes can be awarded.
Article 2
The prize shall consist of a medal and a certificate.
Article 3
The prize shall normally be awarded at each ISPRS Congress by the President of the ISPRS and
a representative from the donating organizations: the German Society of Photogrammetry,
Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences (DGPF), the Austrian Society of Surveying
and Geoinformation (OVG), and the Swiss Society of Photogrammetry, Image Analysis, and
Remote Sensing (SGPBF).
Article 4
Nomination of authors of textbooks from an Ordinary Member of the ISPRS, or by authors
themselves, together with three copies of the nominated textbook, shall reach the General
Secretary of ISPRS not later than six months prior the ISPRS Congress at which it shall be
presented.
Article 5
The jury for the prize shall consist of:
- a person, nominated by ISPRS Council and the President of ISPRS Technical Commission VI,
who is responsible for education in one of the areas of activity of ISPRS,
- the chair of the Student Consortium of ISPRS, and
- the chair, who shall be nominated by the three donating societies.
Article 6
The jury may consult experts prior making its decision, which shall be final. The jury is free to
decide that no prize shall be made if there are no textbooks of sufficient merit.
June 3, 2009
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vienna University of Technology