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WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION VI
Education and Outreach
WG VI/1 - Web Based Education
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg1
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Henny Mills |
Joel Fisler |
Katri Koistinen |
Geomatics Teaching Associate
School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-191-222 5042
Fax: +44-191-222 6502
E-mail: henny.mills@ncl.ac.uk
Url: www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk
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University Zuerich
Multimedia and E-Learning Services (MELS)
Winterthurerstr. 197
CH-8057 Zuerich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 635 5252
E-mail: joel.fisler@id.unizh.ch
Url: www.gitta.info
Url: www.elml.ch
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Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Helsinki University of Technology
P.O.Box 1200
FIN-02015 HUT
Finland
Tel: +358 9 451 3895
Fax: +358 9 465 077
E-mail: katri.koistinen@hut.fi
Url: foto.hut.fi
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WG VI/1 Terms of Reference
Exchange information and expertise and stimulate the development of tools and methods for web based education and e-learning with emphasis on the following topics:
- The use of open source material
- E-learning methods
- Modern trends: Social software
- Use of web tool for teaching, e.g. Wiki
- Availability of courseware (software) for teaching on the web
- Maintain and update information on education and open source material on ISPRS Website
- Didactical aspects of e-learning
- Modern trends in teaching: blogs, podcast, RSS feeds, social networking, Wiki
- Tools for web based training and education
- Requirements for e-learning
WG VI/2 - E-Delivery of Education Services
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg2
WG VI/2 Terms of Reference
Exchange information and expertise and stimulate the development of e-delivery of educational services with emphasis on the following topics:
- Collection, analysis, dissemination and promotion of material, software and data (hardcopy and/or softcopy) for
e-learning including computer assisted teaching and distance learning
- Investigation of the role of e-learning in modern education and training such as material, methodologies and tools
- Assessment and evaluation of highly interactive multimedia material and the transformation of tertiary level courses in remote sensing, photogrammetry and SIS
- Denominate best practice examples
- Collecting of information on distance education courses
- Organization of software contest CATCON for promotion and dissemination of free educational software
WG VI/3 - Cross-Border Education 1: Frameworks for Cross-Border Education
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg3
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| Sjaak J.J. Beerens |
Tao Cheng |
M.J. (Marie-José) Verkroost |
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 53 4874225
Fax: + 31 53 4874200
E-mail: Beerens@itc.nl
Url: www.itc.nl
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Department of Civil and Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
University College Landon (UCL)
112 Chadwick Building, Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2738
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7380 0453
E-mail: tao.cheng@ucl.ac.uk
Url: www.ucl.ac.uk/cege
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Bureau Education Affairs
Int.Inst.for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-53-4874348
Fax: +31-53-4874238
E-mail: verkroost@itc.nl
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WG VI/3 Terms of Reference
Exchange information and expertise of institutional and legal aspects of cross-border education with emphasis on the following topics:
- Institutional and legal frameworks
- National and international frameworks
- quality standards and
- credit transfer systems
WG VI/4 - Cross-Border Education 2: Joint Educational Programs
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg4
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
| P.S. Roy |
Olajide Kufoniyi |
P.L.N.Raju |
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
4-Kalidas Road
Dehradun
Uttranchal-248001
India
Tel: +91-135-2744583
Fax: +91 135 2741987
E-mail: dean@iirs.gov.in
Url: www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in/newdean.php
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P.O. Box 4031
University of Ibadan Post Office
Ibadan, Oyo State
Nigeria
Tel: + 234-8037251141; + 234-8056168292
E-mail: jidekufoniyi@yahoo.com
Url: www.aarse-africa.org
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Geoinformatics Division
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
4 Kalidas Road, Post Box No. 135
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
India
Tel: +91-135-2524123 (O); +91-135-2742895 (R)
Fax: +91-135-2741987; +91-135-2748041
E-mail: raju@iirs.gov.in
Url: iirs-nrsa.gov.in
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WG VI/4 Terms of Reference
Exchange information and expertise and stimulate the development of cross-border educational services with emphasis on the following topics:
- Inventory & evaluation of joint educational programs (JEPs)
- Classification of existing JEPs
- Development of core curricula & educational modules
- Decentralized delivery chains for educational services
- Capacity building
- Best practices for joint education
WG VI/5 - Promotion of the Profession to Young People
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg5
| Chair |
Co-Chair |
Secretary |
Student Consortium Board Chair |
| Manos Baltsavias |
Nguyen Dinh Duong |
Anka Lisec |
Cemal Özgür Kıvılcım |
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15
ETH Zuerich
CH-8093 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41-44- 633 30 42
Fax: +41-44- 633 11 01
E-mail: manos@geod.baug.ethz.ch
Url: www.photogrammetry.ethz.ch
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Department of Environmental Information Study and Analysis
Institute of Geography
VAST 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Rd.
Cau Giay, Hanoi
Vietnam
Tel: +84-4-7562417
Fax: +84-4-8361192
E-mail: duong.nguyen2007@gmail.com
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University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
Jamova 2
SI-1000 LJUBLJANA
Slovenia
Tel: +386 (0)1 4768 560
Fax: +386 (0)1 4250 704
E-mail: anka.lisec@fgg.uni-lj.si
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Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: +90 535 562 81 03
E-mail: kcemalozgur@hotmail.com
E-mail: cemal.kivilcim@ibb.gov.tr
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WG VI/5 Terms of Reference
- Promotion of advances in photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences to undergraduate and postgraduate students and young researchers.
- Promotion of international cooperation and social cohesion among the youth
- Creation of adequate conditions and platforms for broader and more efficient involvement of youth into ISPRS activities, including financial aspects,
facilitating their ISPRS participation and activities, and support by sponsors
- Promotion and support of the Student Consortium (SC)
- Close cooperation with the SC, advice and support in preparing activity plans, organization of summer schools and other activities defined in the
ISPRS SC Statutes. Organisation of youth events, where SC has no local support and main responsibility for organising the technical programme of SC
activities during Congresses.
- Facilitation of the continuity of the SC and provision of an interface to TC VI, Council, other ISPRS TCs and WGs and regional and international
organisations, especially sister societies and ISPRS members. Cooperation, especially with the WG VI/6 : The Technology Transfer Caravan.
- Promotion of international mobility for undergraduate and postgraduate students and young researchers, making also use of
international funding capabilities, like EU research programmes, and encouragement of relevant organisations to facilitate
international student exchange and training programs at various levels
WG VI/6 - Special Interest Group "Technology Transfer CARAVAN"
Home Page: http://www.commission6.isprs.org/wg6
| Regional Coordinators |
Regional Coordinators |
Regional Coordinators |
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| Vincent Tao (North America, Great China Region) |
Lal Samarakoon (South East Asia, also serving JAXA as interface) |
Heinz Ruether (Africa) |
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Microsoft Virtual Earth, Local Search and MSN
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
Tel: +1 425 7070320
Fax: +1 425 9367329
E-mail: Vincent.tao@microsoft.com
Url: www.drtao.net
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Geoinformatics Center
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
PO Box 4, Klong Luang
Pathumthani, 12120
Thailand
Tel: +66-2-524-6487
Fax: +66-2-524-6147
Url: www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th
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Principal Investigator ″African Cultural Heritage Sites & Landscapes project″
Geomatics Division
University of Cape Town
Private bag, Rondebosch 7700
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 650 2327
Fax: +27 21 650 3572
E-mail: Heinz.ruether@uct.ac.za
Url: uct.ac.za
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WG VI/6 Terms of Reference
- Transfer of knowledge and technology by initiating and organizing seminars, tutorials and workshops
with special consideration of the needs of developing countries.
- Focus on countries with less favourable opportunities for advanced education, also particularly in Africa and Latin America
- Establishment of links to Balkan countries.
- Preparation and delivery of seminars for PhD level summer schools
- Development of teaching material for mobile, caravan-type teaching and training projects.
- Initiation and support of e-learning and remote teaching activities with focus on integration of high-tech elements in teaching and training.
- Support of events with strong participation of young scientists and students.
- Solicitation of support from potential sponsors (system manufacturers, government agencies, NGO/NPOs, foundations etc.) for the projects and activities.
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