INTERCOMMISSION WG of COMMISSION II

ToRs are subject to Council approval

IC WG II/IV - Systems for automated geo-spatial data production and updating from imagery

WORKING GROUPS of COMMISSION II

ToRs are subject to Council approval

WG II/1 - Real Time Mapping Technologies
WG II/2 - Systems for SAR and LIDAR processing
WG II/3 - Integrated systems for information services
WG II/4 - Image data standards
WG II/5 - Design and operation of spatial decision support systems
WG II/6 - Spatial analysis andvisualization systems

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Christian Heipke University of Hanover Institute for Photogrammetry and Engineering Surveys Nienburger Str. 1, D-30167 Hannover GERMANY Tel: + 49 511 762 2482 Fax:+ 49 511 762 2483 E-mail: heipke@ipi.uni-hannover.de Web: http://www.ipi.uni-hannover.de	Ammatzia Peled Department of Geography University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905 ISRAEL Tel: +972 4 8240148 Fax: +972 4 8249605 E-mail: peled@geo.haifa.ac.il	Kian Pakzad Institute for Photogrammetry University of Hanover Nienburger Str. 1, D-30167 Hannover GERMANY Tel: +49 511 762 3893 Fax: +49 511 762 2483 E-mail: pakzad@ipi.uni-hannover.de Web: http://www.ipi.uni-hannover.de

WG IC II/IV Terms of references

• Advancement of digital photogrammetric workstations
• Development of new functionality for digital airborne cameras and GPS/INS integration
• Evaluation and implementation of semi-automated systems for object capture and update
• Facilitate the integration and interfacing of photogrammetric, CAD, and GIS systems
• Transition of experimental systems for data acquisition and revision into operational and commercial solutions (co-operation between academia/ research and industry)
• GIS-driven change detection, spatial data capture and revision.
• Consistency estimation and quality control of spatial data

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Rongxing (Ron) Li Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1275 USA Tel: + 1 614 292 6946 Fax: + 1 614 292 2957 E-mail: li.282@osu.edu Web: shoreline.eng.ohio-state.edu/	Norbert Haala Institut für Photogrammetrie, Universität Stuttgart, Geschwister-Scholl-Str.24, D-70174 Stuttgart GERMANY Tel: + 49 711 121 3383 Fax: + 49 711 121 3297 E-mail: Norbert.Haala@ifp.uni-stuttgart.de Web: www.ifp.uni-stuttgart.de/institut/staff/haala.en.htm	Kaichang Di Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1275 USA Tel: + 1 614-292 4303 Fax: + 1 614 292 2957 E-mail: di.2@osu.edu Web: shoreline.eng.ohio-state.edu/

WG II/1 - Terms of Reference:

• Design and development of integrated real time mobile data collection systems and autonomous vehicle navigation systems
• Real and near-real time processing of mobile mapping data
• Systems aspects related to sensor calibration, data reduction and optimization and sensor information processing
• Automation of information extraction from mobile mapping sensor data
• Integration of navigation and mapping sensors

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Bryan Mercer Intermap Technologies Corporation #1000, 736-8th Ave.S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1H4 CANADA Tel: + 1 403 266 0900 Fax: + 1 403 265 0499 E-mail: bmercer@intermaptechnologies.com	Charles Toth Center for Mapping The Ohio State University 1216 Lommear Road Columbus, OH 43212 USA Tel: +1 614 292 7681 Fax: +1 614 292 8062 E-mail: toth@cfm.ohio-state.edu Web: www.cfm.ohio-state.edu/staff/vitae/cvcharles.html	Carlton Daniel U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, Virginia USA Tel: + 1 703 428-6766 Fax: + 1 703 428-6425 E-mail: Carlton.J.Daniel@erdc.usace.army.mil

WG II/2 Terms of references

• Evaluation and assessment of systems for processing SAR and LIDAR data
• Systems for generation and editing of DEMs from INSAR and LIDAR
• Multi-frequency SAR, multi polarised SAR, reflectance data from LIDAR, multi-pulse and array sensor systems for allocations
• Systems for integration of SAR, LIDAR and optical systems
• Data quality, calibration and standards of SAR and LIDAR
• Liaison with other groups such as CEOS and OEEPE

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Poul Frederiksen Department of Planning - Surveying Technical University of Denmark Landmaalervej 7, DK-2800 Lyngby DENMARK Tel: + 45 4525 5986 Fax: + 45 4588 6412 E-mail: poul@lanmai.ilf.dtu.dk Web: http://www.dtu.dk/	Chongjun Yang National Engineering Center for Remote Sensing, Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences PO.Box 9718 Beijing 100101 P.R. CHINA Tel: +86 10 64853678 Fax: +86 10 64889206 E-mail: Cjyang@digitalearth.net.cn	Brian Pilemann Olsen National Survey and Cadastre Rentemestervej 8 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV DENMARK Tel: +45 3587 5202 E-mail: BPO@kms.dk

WG II/3 Terms of references

• Systems for integrating existing geo-spatial data and new acquired spatial information as well as administrative data for spatial data custodians
• Assessment and development of database archiving and maintenance strategies
• Integrated services involving economic, technical and political aspects
• Geo-spatial information distribution and accessibility systems using internet ( including cost and pay models)
• Liaison with CEOS WGISS and other relevant organizations
• Development and validation of end-to end spatial data access systems

Chair	Co-Chair
Wolfgang Kresse Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying University of Applied Sciences Fachhochschule Neubrandenburg Brodaer Strasse 2, D-17033 Neubrandenburg GERMANY Tel: + 49 -395 -56 93 355 Fax: + 49 -395 -56 93 399 Email: kresse@fh-nb.de Web: http://www.fh-nb.de	Liping Di NASA/Raytheon ITSS, 4400 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, MD 20706 USA Tel: + 1 -301 -794 3092 Fax: + 1 -301 -794 3165 Email: ldp@rattler.gsfc.nasa.gov

WG II/4 Terms of references

• Analysis of the requirements for standardized image data exchange formats
• Characterization of a universal sensor model
• Development of a metadata standard which includes all necessary sensor parameters within their technical and their application environment
• Collaborate with WG I/1, OGC and ISO/TC211 on imagery and related standards

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Wolfgang Kainz Department of Geography and Regional Research University of Vienna Universitaetsstr. 7, A-1010 Vienna AUSTRIA Tel: +43 (1) 4277 48640 Fax: +43 (1) 4277 9486 E-mail: w.kainz@univie.ac.at	Qiming Zhou Department of Geography Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: + 852 - 2339 5048 Fax: + 852 - 2339 5990 E-mail: qiming@hkbu.edu.hk Web: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/	Dr. Rob L.G. Lemmens Department of Geo-information Processing International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) P.O.Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede THE NETHERLANDS Tel: +31 - 53 -4874529 Fax: +31 - 53 -4874335 E-mail: lemmens@itc.nl

WG II/5 - Terms of Reference:

• Development of concepts, implementation techniques and tools of image-based spatial decision support system (SDSS)s
• Integration of different types of data (field and object) and systems in SDSSs
• Integration of knowledge-based system and artificial intelligence with SDSSs for problem solving and decision-making support
• Cooperation between users, producers and system designers for integrated SDSSs

Chair	Secretary
Zhilin Li Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: + 852 -2766 5960 Fax: + 852 -2330 2994 E-mail: lszlli@polyu.edu.hk Web: www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk/staff/ZL.Li/index.htm	Geoffrey Shea Senior Lecturer Dept. of LSGI The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: + 852 -2766 5958 Fax: + 852 -2330 2994 E-mail: geoffrey.shea@polyu.edu.hk Web: www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk/staff/geoffrey.shea

WG II/6 - Terms of Reference:

• Web-based systems for value-added data analysis and visualization
• Mobile-based systems for visualisation and value-added data analysis
• Systems for on-demand visualisation and value-added data analysis
• Image-based systems for visualization and spatial analysis
• Integration of 3D, temporal and dynamic aspects into spatial analysis and visualisation systems