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WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION I

Image Data Acquisition - Sensors and Platforms


 

WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION I


INTERCOMMISSION WG of ISPRS COMMISSION I

 


 

WG I/1 - Standardization of Airborne Platform Interface

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg1

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Andrew C. Roberts Jean-Louis Brenguier James R. Huning
Flight and Deployed Operations
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Information Systems
Tel: +1 858-514-9717
E-mail: a.roberts@ngc.com
 
METEO-FRANCE
Head Experimental Research
CNRM/GMEI/D
42, av. Coriolis
31057 Toulouse Cedex 01
France
Tel: +33 5 61 07 93 21
Fax: +33 5 61 07 96 27
E-mail: bureau@eufar.net
 
SAIC
1441 Rhode Island Ave, NW Unit 217
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Tel: +1 202 518 6116
E-mail: jimhuning@gmail.com
 

 

WG I/1 Terms of Reference

  • Coordinate a forum for discussion between the international airborne science communities
  • Develop airborne sensor interface format standards in coordination with other working groups to promote maximum sensor portability between aircrafts increasing science yield from the sensors
  • Develop airborne satellite data relay systems use for science research programs between aircraft and ground in coordination with other working groups
  • Develop an airborne science literature search to identify peer reviewed published papers and citations and make a available in a data base
  • Support the regulatory agencies in supporting airborne science sensor certification and approval requirements for Lidar, Dropsonde and electromagnetic spectrum emissions
  • Maintain an inventory of the international airborne science capabilities and report annually
  • Develop a forum to discuss transnational access system(s) for airborne users
  • Support the use of UAS vehicle activity for science observations in civil and restricted airspace on an international basis and engage the ICAO
  • Promote the education and outreach on an international basis of airborne based science activity
  • Develop a forum to coordinate expert international workshops in categories of airborne science sensors for both Remote Sensing and in situ systems.

 


 

WG I/2 - LIDAR, SAR and Optical Sensors for Airborne and Spaceborne Platforms

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg2

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Boris Jutzi Charles Toth Franz Meyer Naci Yastikli
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Universitaet Karlsruhe
Kaiserstr. 12
76128 Karlsruhe
Germany
Fon: +49 721 608-6993
Fax: +49 721 608-8450
E-mail: boris.jutzi@ipf.uni-karlsruhe.de
 
Center for Mapping
The Ohio State University
470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1275,
USA
Tel: +1 614 292 7681
Fax: +1 614 292 2957
E-mail: toth@cfm.ohio-state.edu
 
Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
903 Koyukuk Dr., P.O. Box 757320
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7320,
USA
Tel: +1 907 474 7767
Fax: +1 907 474 6441
E-mail: fmeyer@gi.alaska.edu
 
Yildiz Technical University
Department of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering
Davutpasa Cad., 34210 Esenler
Istanbul
TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 383 5328
Fax: +90 212 261 6762
E-mail: nyastikli@gmail.com
 

 

WG I/2 Terms of Reference

  • Evaluation and assessment of systems for processing and integrating SAR, LIDAR and optical data
  • Address challenges in low-frequency spaceborne SAR system design and data processing
  • Address challenges and applications of high-resolution spaceborne SAR systems (e.g. TerraSAR-X, Cosmo Skymed)
  • Evaluation of Systems for generation DEMs (Resolution I.3)
  • Evaluation of Multi-frequency SAR, polarimetric InSAR systems
  • Evaluation of Multi-pulse and full-waveform LiDAR
  • Evaluation of Range imaging with array sensor systems
  • Data quality and performance validation of SAR, LIDAR and optical systems
  • Liaison with external groups such as CEOS, IGARSS and EuroSDR

 


 

WG I/3 - Multi-Platform Multi-Sensor Inter-Calibration

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg3

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Ayman Habib Mostafa Madani Cheng Wang Taher Hassan
Department of Geomatics Engineering
The University of Calgary
2500 University Dr NW
Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4
Canada
Tel: +1 403 210 7105
Fax: +1 403 284 1980
E-mail: ahabib@ucalgary.ca
 
Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) Division
Intergraph Corporation
P.O. Box 6695, Huntsville, AL 35824
USA
Tel: +1 256 730 1814
Fax: +1 256 730 2096
E-mail: Mostafa.Madani@Intergraph.com
 
School of Electronic Science and Engineering
National University of Defense Technology
47 Yanwachi Street
Changsha, Hunan, 410073
China
Tel: +86-731-4575724
Fax: +86-731-4575791
E-mail: chwang_nudt@263.net
 
Mobile Multi-Sensor Research Group Department of Geomatics Engineering
The University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N 1N4
Canada
Tel: +1 (403) 220 8149
Fax: +1 (403) 284 1980
E-mail: tfabbas@ucalgary.ca
 

 

WG I/3 Terms of Reference

  • Multi-platform data acquisition and inter-calibration
  • Investigate multi-source data quality control and quality assurance methods for land-, air-, and space-borne imaging and ranging systems – collaborate with WG II/4
  • Develop workflow guidelines for system calibration (sensors and inter-sensors)
  • Collaborate and liaise with EuroSDR (Comm I) in the development of commonly accepted standards procedures for the inter-calibration and testing of Multi-Platform Multi–Sensor systems.

 


 

WG I/4 - Geometric and Radiometric Modeling of Optical Spaceborne Sensors

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg4

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Peter Reinartz Daniela Poli Karsten Jacobsen Gurcan Buyuksalih
Photogrammetry and Image Analysis, Remote Sensing Technology Institute
German Aerospace Centre (DLR)
Muenchnerstr. 20
D-82234 Wessling
Germany
Tel: +49 8153 28 2757
Fax: +49 8153 28 1444
E-mail: peter.reinartz@dlr.de
 
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC)
Via E.Fermi 2749
21027 Ispra (VA)
Italy, TP 267
Tel: +39 0332 789241
Fax: +39 0332 785154
E-mail: daniela.poli@jrc.it
Url: isferea.jrc.it
 
Leibniz University Hannover
Institute of Photogrammetry and Geoinformation
Nienburger Str. 1
D-30167 Hannover
Germany
Tel: +49 511 762 2485
Fax: +49 511 762 2483
E-mail: jacobsen@ipi.uni-hannover.de
 
BIMTAS
Tophanelioglu Cad. ISKI Hismet Binasi No. 62 K.3-4, 34460
Altunizade-Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: +90 532 697 5749
Fax: +90 216 474 9930
E-mail: gbuyuksalih@yahoo.com
 

 

WG I/4 Terms of Reference

  • Geometric/radiometric calibration/evaluation of optical space sensors including laboratory (including long-term stability) and in-flight calibration activities (connections to CEOS working group IVOS)
  • Comparison of existing and evolving algorithms for geometrical modelling of optical space images
  • Analysis of available direct sensor orientation and modelling changes during satellite lifetime
  • Evaluation of line sensors for DEM generation (cooperation with WG VII/2 Digital Elevation Models by Radar).

 


 

WG I/5 - Integrated Systems for Sensor Georeferencing and Navigation

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg5

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Jan Skaloud Ismael Colomina Michael Cramer Klaus Legat
EPFL-TOPO
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel: +41 21 693 2753
Fax: +41 24 693 5740
E-mail: jan.skaloud@epfl.ch
 
Institut de Geomàtica
Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
Avda. del Canal Olímpic
s/n E-08860 Castelldefels
Spain
Tel: + 34 93 556 92 85
Fax: + 34 93 556 92 92
E-mail: Ismael.Colomina@ideg.es
 
Institut für Photogrammetrie (ifp)
Universität Stuttgart
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24 D
D-70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: +49 711 685 84118
Fax: +49 711 685 83297
E-mail: michael.cramer@ifp.uni-stuttgart.de
 
Vermessung AVT-ZT GmbH
Eichenweg 42
A - 6460 Imst
Austria
Tel: +43 5412 6930
Fax: +43 5412 6930 26
E-mail: k.legat@avt.at
 

 

WG I/5 Terms of Reference

  • Algorithmic aspects of direct georeferencing of active and passive sensors used in marine, land, airborne, and spaceborne environments
  • Navigation technology and the methods of sensor orientation in urban, indoor and forested environments
  • Co-registration of heterogeneous data sets for integrated sensor navigation, orientation and calibration
  • Georeferencing by integrated sensor orientation: models and adjustment procedures
  • Investigate challenges and implementation issues of real-time georeferencing
  • Navigation redundancy, robustness and reliability: impact of system integration
  • Standards and protocols in direct georeferencing and sensor orientation.

 


 

WG I/6 - Small Satellites for Earth Observation

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/wg6

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
ZhenGe Qiu Ugur Murat Leloglu Xiaoliang Wu Qingyi Li
Key Laboratory of Geoinformatics
State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
16 Beitaiping Rd., Haidian Dist.
Beijing 100039
China
Tel: +86 10 68245953
Fax: +86 10 68217248
E-mail: qiuzhenge@ict.ac.cn
E-mail: qiuzhenge@sina.com
 
Information Technologies and Electronics Research Institute
The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
TUBITAK-BILTEN - ODTU 06531
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: + 90 312 210 13 10 / 1170
Fax: + 90 312 210 13 15
E-mail: leloglu@uzay.tubitak.gov.tr
 
CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
The Leeuwin Centre, 65 Brockway Rd, Floreat Park, WA
Private Bag No. 5, PO Wembley 6913
Australia
Tel: +61 8 9333 6162
Fax: +61 8 9333 6121
E-mail: Xiaoliang.Wu@csiro.au
 
China Academy of Space Technology
102 Youyi Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100094
China
Tel: +86 10 68747037
Fax: +86 10 68744355
E-mail: lee_qq@soho.com
 

 

WG I/6 Terms of Reference

  • User requirements for designing and realizing small satellite missions, including constellations, for Earth observation.
  • Inventory of small satellite missions for Earth observation and system performances
  • Assessment of the benefits of small satellites compared to other sources of information
  • Implementation of a forum for industrial and developing countries to share their results, experiences and recommendations
  • Cooperation with other ISPRS WGs.in Commissions III, IV and VII.

 


 

ICWG I/V - Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) for Mapping and Monitoring Applications

 
Home Page: http://www.commission1.isprs.org/icwg1_5

 

 Chair  Co-Chair  Secretary
Jurgen Everaerts Henri Eisenbeiss Kris Nackaerts
VITO
Remote Sensing Research Unit
Boeretang 200
BE-2400 Mol
Belgium
Tel: +32 14 336 834
Fax: +32 14 322 795
E-mail: jurgen.everaerts@vito.be
 
ETH Zurich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry (IGP)
HIL D 52.4
Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 15
CH-8093 Zurich,
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 633 3287
Fax: +41 44 633 1101
E-mail: ehenri@geod.baug.ethz.ch
 
VITO
Remote Sensing Research Unit
Boeretang 200
BE-2400 Mol
Belgium
Tel: +32 14 336 858
Fax: +32 14 322 795
E-mail: kris.nackaerts@vito.be
 

 

ICWG I/V Terms of Reference

  • UVS specific issues related to navigation and position/orientation determination
  • UVS platforms & instruments for photogrammetry and remote sensing. especially low-cost, consumer-type
  • UVS as a tool for remote sensing instrument prototyping
  • UVS as a tool for teaching all aspects of photogrammetry & remote sensing
  • Document and compare UVS systems in photogrammetry and remote sensing, in terms of cost, performance, application and quality
  • Liaison with Com III, VIII and EuroSDR.

 


 

 

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