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WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION IV
Geodatabases and Digital Mapping
INTERCOMMISSION WG of ISPRS COMMISSION IV
WG IV/1 - Geospatial Data Infrastructure
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg1
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Jie Jiang |
Michael P. Finn |
E. Pattabhi Rama Rao |
Xinyan Zheng |
National Geomatics Center of China
1 Baishengcun, Zizhuyuan
Beijing, 100048
China
Tel: +86 10 68416045
Fax: +86 10 68424101
E-mail: jjie@nsdi.gov.cn
E-mail: Jiangjie_263@263.net
E-mail: jiangjiengcc@msn.com
Url: ngcc.sbsm.gov.cn
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Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Federal Center
Box 25046, Mail Stop 510
Denver, CO 80225
USA
Tel: +1-303-202-4544
Fax: +1-303-202-4020
E-mail: mfinn@usgs.gov
Url: cegis.usgs.gov
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
″Ocean Valley″ Postal Bag No.21
IDA Jeedimetla P.O.
Hyderabad-500 055
India
Tel: +91 40 23895008/ 23886008
Fax: +91 40 23892910
E-mail: pattabhi@incois.gov.in
Url: www.incois.gov.cn
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National Geomatics Center of China
1 Baishengcun, Zizhuyuan
Beijing 100048
China
Tel: +86 10 68416045
Fax: +86 10 68424101
E-mail: xinyan_zheng@yahoo.cn
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WG IV/1 Terms of Reference
- Development and management of multi-level (national, regional and global) geospatial databases
- Synchronization of disparate geospatial resources to provide a useful, usable, and enabling
framework that can be integrated with environmental and socio-economic data for research, discovery
and web services characterized by broad access and ″end-to-end″ coordination
- Further development of high performance networks and communication technologies for efficient data
handling, distributed and federated repositories, human-centred visualization, and applications to
improve web-based geospatial services and analysis
- Contribution towards open source principles, metadata and open standards of service, system
architectures, and geospatial information
- Cooperation and liaison with international efforts (GEOSS, Digital Earth, UNSDI, INSPIRE and GMES),
and organizations (GSDI, WGISS, ICA, OGC, W3C, ISO and EuroSDR)
WG IV/2 - Automatic Geospatial Data Acquisition and Image-Based Databases
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg2
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Christian Heipke |
Peggy Agouris |
Younian Wang |
Soenke Mueller |
Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Nienburger Str. 1
D-30167 Hannover
Germany
Tel: + 49 511 762 2482
Fax: + 49 511 762 2483
E-mail: heipke@ipi.uni-hannover.de
E-mail: sekretariat@ipi.uni-hannover.de
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Dept. of Geography & Geoinformation Science
George Mason University
4400 University Dr., MSN 6C3
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA
Tel: +1 703 993 9265
Fax: +1 703 993 9230
E-mail: pagouris@gmu.ed
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ERDAS, Inc.
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle
Suite 100
Norcross, GA 30092
USA
Tel: +1 770 776 3478
Fax: +1 770 776 3500
E-mail: Younian.Wang@erdas.com
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Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Nienburger Str.1
D-30167 Hannover
Germany
Tel: +49 511-762 4922
Fax: +49 511-762 2483
E-mail: mueller@ipi.uni-hannover.de
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WG IV/2 Terms of Reference
- Research using multi-modal images for dynamic updating of geodatabases linked to sensor networks
- Characteristics of multi-dimensional, multi-scale, spatio-temporal image databases
- Use of innovative methods for creating, accessing, indexing, and analyzing spatio-temporal image databases
- Evaluation and use of semi-automated and automated algorithms for update, change detection and quality control using image-based databases
- Facilitation of the integration of these algorithms into digital photogrammetric and GIS workstations, enterprise and web-based photogrammetric systems
- Collaboration with ISPRS TC II, TC III, TC IV WGs, IC WG IV/VIII and EuroSDR
WG IV/3 - Mapping from High Resolution Data
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg3
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Pradeep Srivastava |
David Holland |
Zhanguo He |
Mr. Amitabh |
Signal and Image Processing Group
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Ahmedabad 380 058
India
Tel: + 91 79 2691 4148
Fax: + 91 79 2691 5827
E-mail: pradeep@sac.isro.gov.in
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Ordnance Survey
Room C530
Romsey Road
Southampton
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 23 80 792808
Fax: + 44 23 80 792078
E-mail: David.holland@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
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Aerophotogrammetry & Remote Sensing of China Coal
(ARSC)
Jianxijie 3,Xi’an, Shanxi Province
China
Tel: +86 29 8785 2462
Fax: +86 29 8785 6141
E-mail: yaobaomao@hotmail.com
(correspondence by Mao Yaobao)
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Signal and Image Processing Group
Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
Ahmedabad 380 058 India
Tel: + 91 79 2691 4148
Fax: + 91 79 2691 5827
E-mail: amitabh@sac.isro.gov.in
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WG IV/3 Terms of Reference
- To investigate the update of topographic vector datasets, digital terrain models, orthoimages and thematic (landcover) datasets from
high-resolution satellite and airborne imagery with emphasis on mapping in a production environment
- To assess links between high resolution images and mapping tools, developed through research and their implementation in mapping agencies
- To investigate how synergy may be achieved between the various sensors (high resolution and other), for topographic and thematic mapping
- To determine optimum methodologies for the integration of mapping data with high resolution images, to aid in the extraction of terrain information
- In collaboration with other ISPRS Working Groups, evaluate the information content and accuracy of the new high-resolution sensors
- To contribute to work on standardising the description of raster and vector contents of digital maps
WG IV/4 - Virtual Globes and Context-Aware Visualisation
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg4
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Jianya Gong |
Geoffrey J. Hay |
Maged N Kamel Boulos |
Peng Yue |
State Key Lab of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS)
129 Luoyu Road
Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079
China
Tel: +86-27-6877 8003 (o); +86-139 0719 6939 (c)
Fax: +86-27-6877 8003
E-mail: geogjy@163.net
E-mail: jgong@lmars.whu.edu.cn
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Foothills Facility for Remote Sensing and GIScience
Earth Sciences , Room 904
Department of Geography
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Canada
Tel: +1-403-220-4768
Fax: +1-403-282-6561
E-mail: gjhay@ucalgary.ca
Url: www.ucalgary.ca/f3gisci
Wiki: www.wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/GEOBIA
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Faculty of Health and Social Work
University of Plymouth
C410, Portland Square Building, Drake Circus
Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1752 586530
Fax: +44 (0)8701 656488
E-mail: mnkamelboulos@plymouth.ac.uk
Url: www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/mnkamelboulos
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State Key Lab of Information Engineering in Surveying
Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS)
129 Luoyu Road
Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079
China
Tel: +86-15994282186
Fax: +86-27-68778003
E-mail: geopyue@gmail.com
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WG IV/4 Terms of Reference
- Assessment of remote sensing data for generating and visualizing landscape and models
- Database generation for digital topographic and thematic mapping (including orthoimages and digital terrain models)
- Integration of multi-source and multi-scale data in local and regional landscape modelling and visualization applications
- Application of dynamic models for integrating multi-temporal landscape data sets
- Application and assessment of advanced visualization, virtual reality and multimedia methods for 2-D, 3-D and 4-D mapping
tasks in stand-alone, mobile or web-based environments
- Use of virtual globes for geospatial data integration, visualization and analysis
- Assessment of context-aware visualization and analysis of image data and geodatabases
WG IV/5 - Distributed and Web-Based Geoinformation Services and Applications
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg5
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Songnian Li |
Maria Antonia Brovelli |
Bert Veenendaal |
Suzana Dragicevic |
Geomatics Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St., Toronto
Ontario M5B 2K3
Canada
Tel: + 416-979-5000-6450
Fax: + 416-979-5122
E-mail: snli@ryerson.ca
Url: www.ryerson.ca/~snli/
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Politecnico Di Milano Diiar
Polo Regionale Como
Faculty of Engineering
Via Valleggio, 11
22100 Como
Italy
Tel: +39 031 332 7517
Fax: +39 031 332 7519
E-mail: maria.brovelli@polimi.it
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Department of Spatial Sciences
Curtin University of Technology
GPO Box U1987
Perth, Western Australia 6845
Australia
Tel: +61 8-9266-7676
Fax: +61 8-9266 2703
E-mail: Veenendaal@exchange.curtin.edu.au
Url: www.cage.curtin.edu.au/~bertveen/
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Spatial Analysis and Modeling Laboratory
Department of Geography
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Canada
Tel: +778 782 24621
E-mail: suzanad@sfu.ca
Url: www.sfu.ca/dragicevic
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WG IV/5 Terms of Reference
- Development of web-based geospatial data processing, integration, services and applications
- Web-based geospatial information visualization, including raster-based spatial analysis with integration of
web-based visualisation systems and web-based spatiotemporal analysis
- Integration of open source solutions and open standards/specifications
- Development of web-based spatial decision support systems, public participation GIS, and disaster management support systems
- Development of mobile and ubiquitous geospatial services and applications with adaptive and context-aware processing and visualisation
- Integration of spatial data in information-mobility services and development of Internet and web-based virtual and
collaborative geospatial environments
- Development and applications of web-based multidimensional GIS
- Quality assessment of Internet- and web-based geospatial processes and applications
- Cooperation with related commissions and/or working groups, ICA (Internet and Mapping Commission), WGISS, FIG, etc.
WG IV/6 - Global DEM Interoperability
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg6
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Jan-Peter Muller |
Dean Gesch |
Takeo Tadono |
Shih-Yuan Lin |
Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Department of Space and Climate Physics
University College London
Holmbury St. Mary
Dorking Surrey,RH5 6NT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1483-204151
Fax: +44-1483-278312
E-mail: jpm@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
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U.S. Geological Survey
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001
USA
Tel: +1 605-594-6055
Fax: +1 605-594-6529
E-mail: gesch@usgs.gov
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Earth Observation Research Center (EORC)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2-1-1, Sengen
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505
Japan
Tel:+81-29-868-2472
Fax:+81-29-868-2961
E-mail: tadono.takeo@jaxa.jp
Url: www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/
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Dept. of Space and Climate Physics
University College London
Holmbury St. Mary
Dorking, Surrey
RH5 6NT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1483-204245
Fax: +44-1483-278312
E-mail: syl@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
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WG IV/6 Terms of Reference
- Review technical progress on global DEM creation which meets the GEO goal of public domain, 30m, freely available data of the entire
Earth's land surface and the bathymetry of the Earth's continental shelves
- Discuss and promote best methods for characterising the errors of these DEMs including best practice for validation in the
context of GEO guidelines on Cal/Val
- Assess co-registration and data fusion based on error characterisation of multiple DEM data sources
- Discuss issues of standardised formats for DEM data and their map visualisations and display
- Discuss and promote best methods for interoperability through OGC-compliant protocols
WG IV/7 - Planetary Mapping and Databases
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg7
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Jürgen Oberst |
Kaichang Di |
Paul M. Schenk |
Marita Wählisch |
Institute of Planetary Research
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Rutherfordstrasse 2
D - 12489 Berlin
Germany
Tel: + 49 30 67055 336
Fax: + 49 30 67055 402
E-mail: juergen.oberst@dlr.de
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Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences
PO.Box 9718
Datun Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100101
China
Tel: +86-10-64868229
E-mail: kcdi@irsa.ac.cn
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Planetary Geology
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058
USA
Tel: +1-281-486-2157
E-mail: schenk@lpi.usra.edu
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Institute for Planetary Research
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Planetary Geodesy
Rutherfordstrasse 2
D - 12489 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 30 67055-348
Fax: +49 30 67055-402
E-mail: marita.waehlisch@dlr.de
Url: www.dlr.de/pf/
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WG IV/7 Terms of Reference
- Development of advanced techniques in data acquisition, processing, and analysis pertaining to the mapping of celestial bodies
- Definition or evaluation of reference systems, coordinate systems, map sheet definitions, etc. and their standardization
- Development of spatial information systems to support extraterrestrial exploration and science
- Web based delivery of extraterrestrial map products and GIS data
- Cooperation with related working groups viz. IAU, NASA, ESA, ISRO, JAXA and other space organisations and liaisons with the
ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography
WG IV/8 - 3D Spatial Data Integration for Disaster Management and Environmental Monitoring
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/wg8
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Sisi Zlatanova |
Bo Huang |
Jiyeong Lee |
William Sin |
OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies
Technical Univ. Delft
Jaffalaan 9, 2628 BX ,Delft
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31-15-278-2714
Fax: + 31-15-278-2745
E-mail: S.Zlatanova@otb.tudelft.nl
Url: www.gdmc.nl/zlatanova
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Department of Geography and Resource Management
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
China
Tel: +852-2609-6536
Fax: +852-2603-5006
E-mail: bohuang@cuhk.edu.hk
Url: www.grm.cuhk.edu.hk/en/people/4_staff_fm_16.htm
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Department of Geoinformatics
The University of Seoul
90 Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu
Seoul 130-743
South Korea
Tel: +82-2-2210-5750
Fax: +82-2-2246-0186
E-mail: jlee@uos.ac.kr
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Department of Geography and Resource Management
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Tel: +852-2609-6536
Fax: +852-2603-5006
E-mail: hualeung.sin@gmail.com
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WG IV/8 Terms of Reference
- 3D data models (geometry, topology, semantics), algorithms and standards for integration of data from different
domains (e.g. geology, meteorology, ocean)
- 3D data structures, algorithms and standards for integration of BIM, CAD and GIS models for seamless (indoor/outdoor) navigation and evacuation
- 3D data models for management of geo-sensor data and their integration with other 3D information
- Data models allowing for efficient 3D visualization (including indoor) on different front-ends
- Analysis of 3D disaster management and environmental modelling needs for production and updating of spatial information
ICWG IV/II - Geo-Sensor Networking and GEOGRID
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/icwg4_2
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Anthony Stefanidis |
Steve H. L. Liang |
Matt Duckham |
Caixia Wang |
Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
MS 6C3
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA
Tel: + 1 703 993 9237
Fax: + 1 703 993 9299
E-mail: astefani@gmu.edu
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Department of Geomatics Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering
The University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Canada
Tel: +1 403 220 4703
Fax: +1 403 284 1980
E-mail: steve.liang@ucalgary.ca
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Department of Geomatics Engineering
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
Tel: +61 3 8344 6935
Fax: +61 3 9347 2916
E-mail: matt@duckham.org
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Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 6C3
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA
Tel: + 1 703 993 1212
Fax: + 1 703 993 9299
E-mail: cwangg@gmu.edu
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ICWG IV/II Terms of Reference
- Geo-sensor networks including their use in dynamic scenarios
- Investigate efficient ways to visualise and analyse the resulting, sometimes rather unconventional data streams
- Investigate data models for dynamic management, analysis and archiving of sensor data
- In-network computing versus centralized data processing
- Grid computing for geoinformatics
- Collaboration with ISPRS WG IV/5, IV/8
ICWG IV/VIII - Updating and Maintenance of Core Spatial Databases
Home Page: http://www.commission4.isprs.org/icwg4_8
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Ammatzia Peled |
Costas Armenakis |
Zhao Renliang |
Andrea Ajmar |
University of Haifa
Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies
Haifa 31905
Israel
Tel: + (972)48-240418; +(972)48-343591
Fax: + (972)48-249605; +(972)48-343763
E-mail: peled@geo.haifa.ac.il
E-mail: peled@rjb-3d.com
Url: geo.Haifa.ac.il/
Url: www.rjb-3d.com
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Geomatics Engineering
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering
York University
4700 Keele Str
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3,
Canada
Tel: +416-736-2100 x55221
Fax: +416-736-5817
E-mail: armenc@yorku.ca
Url: www.yorku.ca/esse
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Research Lab. of Dynamic and Multidimentional GISs
Natiaonal Geomatics Center of China (NGCC)
1, Baishengcun, Zizhuyuan
Beijing, 100048
China
Tel: +8610-6843-9095
Fax: +8610-6842-4101
E-mail: zhaorl@sina.com
E-mail: zrl@nsdi.gov.cn
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Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action (ITHACA)
Politecnico di Torino
Turin 10138
Italy
Tel: +39 011 1975 1852
Fax: +39 011 1975 1122
E-mail: andrea.ajmar@ithaca.polito.it
Url: www.ithacaweb.org
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ICWG IV/VIII Terms of Reference
- Automated and autonomous processes for imaging data-based updating of core spatial databases
- Development of strategy and processes for efficient maintenance of core spatial databases at the 2 5-D and
3D levels at local, regional and global scales
- Updating process through efficient use of information intelligence embedded within the spatial databases
- Theoretical and operational aspects of incremental updating and versioning of vector and raster core spatial databases
- Automated algorithms for security and commercial-based versioning of core spatial databases
- Study of the special needs for maintaining spatial database subsets for disaster response and recovery efforts and for search and rescue operations
- Collaboration with national mapping agencies for understanding operational needs for updating and maintenance of core databases
and other groups, such as EuroSDR, Global Mapping, UNSDI, GSDI and ISPRS WGs
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