WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION II
Theory and Concepts of Spatial Information Science
INTERCOMMISSION WG of ISPRS COMMISSION II
WG II/1 - Cognition and Modeling of Space and Time
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg1
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Xinming Tang |
Stephan Winter |
Lingkui Meng |
Bisheng Yang |
Satellite Surveying and Mapping Application Center, SBSM
28 Lianhuachi West Rd.
Haidian District
Beijing 100830
China
+86 (10) 68245953
+86 (10) 68217248
tang@casm.ac.cn
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Department of Geomatics
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
+61 3 8344 7875
+61 3 9347 2916
winter@unimelb.edu.au
www.geom.unimelb.edu.au
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Department of Spatial Information Engineering
School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering
Wuhan University
China
+86 27 6877 8392
lkmeng@whu.edu.cn
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State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS)
Wuhan University
Wuhan
China
+86-27-6877 8035
bshyang@whu.edu.cn
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WG II/1 Terms of Reference
- Concept and theory of modelling space and time
- Cognition of space and time
- Spatial and spatio-temporal data models and structures
- Spatial and spatio-temporal topology and relationships
- Spatio-temporal data indexing and query for vector-based spatial data
- Computational geometry for spatio-temporal modelling
WG II/2 - Multi-Scale Representation of Spatial Data
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg2
WG II/2 Terms of Reference
- Generalization and abstraction of vector and raster data
- Semantic generalization of data models
- Development of open standard services for generalization operations
- Quality-based generalization: control and evaluation
- Context interpretation: important structures in the data have to be interpreted before they can be generalized
- Development of multiscale and multiple representation analysis tools to exploit the existing hierarchies and relationships
especially in the context distributed data, e.g. in geosensor networks
- Generalization of spatio-temporal information
- Multiple representation modelling, storage and analysis of city models (e.g. CityGML)
- Continuous generalization: incremental streaming of multi-scale data
- Information aggregation from multi-scale spatial data.
WG II/3 - Spatial Analysis and Data Mining
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg3
WG II/3 Terms of Reference
- Theory of spatial analysis
- Spatial reasoning processes
- Information discovery in spatial databases
- Spatial analysis models and methods
- Spatial data mining. models
- Intelligent computation in spatial analysis
- Spatial analysis and data mining applications
WG II/4 - Uncertainty Modeling and Quality Control for Spatial Data
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg4
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Alfred Stein |
Gerhard Joos |
Hande Demirel |
M. R. Delavar |
ITC
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
+31-53-4874552
+31-53-4874335
stein@itc.nl
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NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency
P.O. Box 174
2501 CD The Hague
Netherlands
+31 (0)70 3743848
Gerhard.Joos@dotGIS.de
www.nc3a.nato.int
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Istanbul Technical University
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Division of Photogrammetry
34469, Maslak, Istanbul
Turkey
+90 (212) 2856110
+90 (212) 2856587
hande.demirel@itu.edu.tr
hdemirel@ins.itu.edu.tr
www.ins.itu.edu.tr/
jeodezi/fotog/hdemirel/
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Dept. of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Tehran
North Kargar
P.O. Box 11365-4563
Iran
0098-21-61114257
0098-21-88008837
Mob: 09123406104
mdelavar@ut.ac.ir
www.ut.ac.ir
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WG II/4 Terms of Reference
- Understanding uncertainties in spatial data
- Quality control for spatio-temporal data
- Modelling error propagation in spatial analysis
- Presentation of quality information by metadata in GIS
- Quality of spatio-temporal models
WG II/5 - Multidimensional and Mobile Data Models
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg5
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Alias Abdul Rahman |
Christopher Gold |
François Anton |
Pawel Boguslawski |
Faculty of Geoinformation
Science and Engineering
University of Technology Malaysia
81318 UTM Skudai, Johor
Malaysia
+ 60 7 5530806
alias@utm.my
web.utm.my/fksg/
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School of Computing
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd CF37 1DL
Wales
UK
+44 (1443) 654265
+44 (1443) 482715
mcmgold@glam.ac.uk
www.voronoi.com/
www.glam.ac.uk/ soc/index.php
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DTU Informatics
Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modeling
Technical University of Denmark
Richard Petersens Plads
Building 321, room 219
2800 Lyngby
Denmark
+45 45253410
fa@imm.dtu.dk
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Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Skudai, Johor
Malaysia
+60 7 5530989
pawel@utm.my
www.voronoi.com/ 3DTopologyGroup/
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WG II/5 Terms of Reference
- Data modelling and computational algorithms for multidimensional GIS
- Dynamic GIS with applications, such as for the marine environment
- Methodology and algorithms for dynamic operations in GIS
- Design and development of databases for dynamic and multi-dimensional GIS
- Data model and methods for information representation for GIS on mobile devices
- Collaborate with other communities, such as Location-based Services, computational geometry.
WG II/6 - Geo-Visualization and Virtual Reality
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg6
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Christopher J. Pettit |
Andy Hudson-Smith |
Bo Wu |
Arzu Çöltekin |
Department of Primary Industries
Victoria
Australia
+61-3-83412407
+61-3-93476056
cpettit@unimelb.edu.au
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Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
University College London
1-19 Torrington Place
London, WC1E 7HB
UK
+44 (0)20 7679 1782
+44 (0)20 7813 2843
asmith@geog.ucl.ac.uk
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Department of Land Surveying and Geoinformatics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
+852- 2766 4335
+852- 2330 2994
lsbowu@inet.polyu.edu.hk
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GIScience Center
University of Zurich
Switzerland
+41- 44 635 5440
+41- 44 635 5848
arzu.coltekin@geo.uzh.ch
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WG II/6 Terms of Reference
- Enhanced communication of geographical data, information, and knowledge
- Geovisualization (including the Web)
- Novel methods and tools for exploring geographical decision spaces
- Exploration of tools and techniques for visualizing space and time
- Usability testing of geographical visualization and virtual reality
- Development and application of Immersive and semi-immersive virtual reality
- Enchantment of Geo-communication by Geo-visualization and Virtual Reality
WG II/7 - Spatial Decision Support and Location-Based Services
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/wg7
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Ali Sharifi |
Shattri Mansor |
Masatoshi Arikawa |
Rainer Laudien |
ITC
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
+31 (53) 4874261
+31 (53) 4874575
alisharifi@itc.nl
www.itc.nl
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Spatial and Numerical Modeling Laboratory
Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA)
University of Putra Malaysia (UPM)
43400 Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia
+603-8946 7543
+603-8656 6061
shattri@eng.upm.edu.my
www.itma.upm.edu.my
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Center for Spatial Information Science
The University of Tokyo
5-1-5, Kashiwa-no-ha
Kashiwa City
Chiba 277-8568
Japan
+81-4-7136-4305
+81-4-7136-4292
arikawa@csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
www.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~arikawa/
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Geography, GIS & RS
University of Cologne
D-50923 Cologne
Germany
+49-221-470-7428
+49-221-470-1638
rlaudien@uni-koeln.de
rlaudien@uni-koeln.de
www.geographie.uni-koeln.de/
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WG II/7 Terms of Reference
- Theory, concepts, design and development of Spatial Planning Support Systems (SPSS)
- Model integration, component based modelling, Community/participatory modelling (bio-physical and socioeconomic models)
- Theory, concepts, design and development of Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS)
- Theory concepts and application of Spatial Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (SMCDA) in single and group environment
- Theories and concepts of decision supports using vague information
- Design and development of Collaborative Spatial Decision Support Systems, (CSDSS), considering various modelling
techniques, and requirements of different user-groups (style, functionality, etc.)
- Theory, concepts, design and development of Integrated Planning and Decision Support Systems (IPDSS)
- Concepts, theory and application of Location Based technology
- Clarifying technical and social principles of location-based services (LBS)
- Designing a prototype of future society based on LBS which will serve as both urban infrastructure and the media
ICWG II/IV - Semantic Data Interoperability and Ontology for Geospatial Information
Home Page: http://www.commission2.isprs.org/icwg2_4
ICWG II/IV Terms of Reference
- Assess ontologies and geo-semantics as they relate to the integration and harmonisation of heterogeneous data
- Discuss and develop methods for semantic and geospatial data(base) interoperability
- Continue developments on geo-spatiotemporal knowledge representation
- Focus on data interoperability for applications in Interactive Transportation Systems (ITS)
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