ISPRS - Technical Commission VII 2012-2016

Thematic Processing, Modeling and Analysis of Remotely Sensed Data

President

Filiz Sunar, PresidentFiliz Sunar
 
Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
Civil Engineering Faculty
Geomatics Department
ITU Ayazağa Campus 34469
Maslak-İstanbul
TURKEY
+90 212 2853801
+90 212 2856587

 

Vice-President

Malcolm Taberner, Vice-PresidentMalcolm Taberner
 
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Prospect Place
The Hoe, Plymouth
PL1 3DH
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0) 1752 633485
+44 (0) 1752 633101

 

Secretary

Ayda Akkartal Aktaş, SecretaryAyda Akkartal Aktaş
 
Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
Informatics Institute
ITU Ayazağa Campus 34469
Maslak-İstanbul
TURKEY
+90 212 2857194 ext.146
+90 212 2857073

 

Terms of Reference
  • Relationship between spectral, radiometric and temporal properties of objects and surfaces, their physical and chemical properties and their variabilities;
  • Image classification and analysis methodologies;
  • Analysis of characteristics of multi-spectral, hyperspectral, multi-sensor, microwave and multitemporal image data for extraction of attribute information;
  • Methodologies of computer-assisted interpretation and analysis of remotely sensed data;
  • Validation of data and information using laboratory and in-situ methodologies
  • Improving atmospheric modeling for radiometric correction;
  • Multi-source data fusion and integration techniques;
  • Modeling of satellite data derived parameters
  • Global databases and determination of indicators of change for global modeling, monitoring and sustainable development
  • Integration of remote sensing and GIS techniques;
  • Aerosol and particulate detection and identification.

 

WG VII/1 - Physical Modelling and Signatures in Remote Sensing

Chair
Mitsunori Yoshimura

Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
Roppongi First Bldg.12F, 1-9-9
Roppongi Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0032
Japan
+81-3-5561-4538
+81-3-5574-8515

Co-Chair
Dennis G. Dye

Southwest Geographic Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2255 N Gemini Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
USA
+1-928-556-7029
+1-928-556-7169

Secretary
Junichi Susaki

C1-1-206, Kyotodaigaku Katsura
Nishikyo-ku
Kyoto, 615-8540
Japan
+81-75-383-3300
+81-75-383-3300
WG VII/1  Terms of Reference
  • Study the relationship of spectral, directional, temporal and polarimetric properties of objects, as well as their physical and chemical properties and variations 
  • Research on advanced quantitative, physical based retrieval of biophysical and biochemical parameters 
  • Research of methods based on full spectral signatures using assimilation and inversion
  • Study spectrodirectional ('the combination of multiple view angles with imaginary spectrometers') data acquisition potential and subsequent retrieval methods

 

WG VII/2 - DEM Generation and Surface Deformation Monitoring from SAR Data

Chair
Uwe Soergel

Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Nienburger Str.1
D-30167 Hannover
Germany
+49 511 762 2981
+49 511 762 2483

Co-Chair
Mattia Crespi

Area Geodesia e Geomatica
Palazzina Costruzioni Idrauliche e Geodesia - 3°p - St. 8
Dipartimento di Idraulica Trasporti e Strade
Facoltà di Ingegneria, Sapienza Università di Roma
via Eudossiana, 18
00184 Roma
Italy
+39-0644585097
+39-0644585515

Co-Chair
Michele Crosetto

Active Remote Sensing Unit
Institute of Geomatics Avinguda Gauss 11
E-08860 – Castelldefels,
Barcelona
Spain
+34-93-556-9294
+34-93-556-9292
WG VII/2  Terms of Reference
  • Generation and accuracy assessment of DEM from SAR imagery
  • Object extraction from InSAR data
  • Differential SAR Interferometry and Persistent Scatterer Interferometry
  • Ground based SAR Interferometry

 

WG VII/3 - Information Extraction from Hyperspectral Data

Chair
Eyal Ben-Dor

Remote Sensing Laboratory
The Geography and Human Environment Department
Tel Aviv University
P.O.Box 39040
Ramat Aviv 69978 Tel Aviv
Israel
+972-3-6407049
+972-3-6406243

Co-Chair
Xavier Briottet


ONERA, BP 74025
2 avenue Edouard BELIN
BP74025 Toulouse
Cedex 31055
France
+33 5 62 25 26 05
+33 5 62 25 25 88

Co-Chair
Sabine Chabrillat

Helmholtz Center Potsdam
GFZ German Research Center in Geosciences
Section 1.4: Remote Sensing
Telegrafenberg
D-14473 Potsdam
Germany
+49 331 288 2208
+49 331 288 1192

Secretary
Cindy Ong

CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering
26 Dick Perry Avenue
Kensington, Western Australia 6151
Australia
+61 08 64368677
+61 08 64368586
WG VII/3  Terms of Reference
  • Optical, NIR, SWIR and thermal imaging spectroscopy for the retrieval of geo- and bio-physical parameters
  • Ground based validation and radiometric calibration of hyperspectral data
  • Atmospheric parameter retrieval and atmospheric corrections
  • Operationalisation and standardization of (pre-)processing and methodological approaches
  • Preparation for upcoming satellite missions: Simulation tools, multiscale analyses, predicted accuracies of thematic products
  • Data and sensor fusion for improved parameter retrieval: combination with other remote sensing data (lidar, SAR, multi-angular, thermal) and a priori information

 

WG VII/4 - Methods for Image Classification

Chair
Julian Smit

Division of Geomatics
University of Cape Town
Private Bag Rondebosch
Cape Town 7701
South Africa
+27-21-6503573
+27-21-6503572

Co-Chair
Peijun Li

Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS
Peking University
Beijing 100871
China
+86-10-62757364
+86-10-62757364

Co-Chair
Ahmed Shaker Abdelrahman

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Science
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3
Canada
+1 416 979-5000 (ext. 6458)
+1 416 979-5122
WG VII/4  Terms of Reference
  • Image classification techniques and new algorithms for the extraction of thematic information including pixel-based classification, object-based classification, and artificial intelligent based classification, and synergism between classification approaches
  • Image analysis methodologies for thematic information extraction including context analysis, texture analysis, image segmentation, and other analysis
  • Advanced and practical methodologies of Computer Assisted Interpretation (CAI) and analysis of remotely sensed data, including expert systems and knowledge based tools to help the human interpretation of images
  • Enhanced methodologies for thematic data extraction using emerging sensor data sources, multiple view sensors and thermal sensors
  • New methodologies for classification quality assessment

 

WG VII/5 - Methods for Change Detection and Process Modelling

Chair
Georg Bareth

Institute of Geography
University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Germany
+49 221 4706552
+49 221 4704917

Co-Chair
Haigang Sui

State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS)
Wuhan University
129 Luoyu Road
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079
China
+86-27-68778061
+86-27-68778229

Co-Chair
Süha Berberoglu

University of Cukurova
Intitute of Basic and Applied Sciences
Head of Remote Sensing and GIS Division
Balcali 01330 Adana
Turkey
+90 322 3386545 (121)
+90 322 3386189

Secretary
Sebastian Brocks

Institute of Geography
University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Germany
+49 221 4706234
+49 221 4704917
WG VII/5  Terms of Reference
  • Analysis of the characteristics of multitemporal data for extraction of attribute information
  • Methodologies of computer assisted interpretation and analysis of multitemporal data
  • Temporal pattern recognition and time series analysis and Modelling
  • Methodologies for global monitoring, Modeling and prediction
  • Methodologies for extracting essential climate variables from long-term satellite observations
  • Algorithms and methods for monitoring and tracking changing objects
  • Data integration and change detection for updating

 

WG VII/6 - Remote Sensing Data Fusion

Chair
Jixian Zhang

Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
28 Lianhuachixi Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100830
China
+86 10 63880888
+86 10 63880804

Co-Chair
Zhong Lu

U.S. Geological Survey
1300 SE Cardinal Court
Vancouver, WA 98683-9589
USA
+1 360 993 8911
+1 360 993 8981

Secretary
Yu Zheng

Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
28 Lianhuachixi Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100830
China
+86 10 88628818
+86 10 88217813
WG VII/6  Terms of Reference
  • Automatic registration, error assessment, or other geometric aspects of fusion with images from different spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions, or acquisition modes
  • Pixel-, feature- and decision-level fusion algorithms and methodologies
  • Integration of images and products from satellite, airborne, and terrestrial sensor systems, as well as in-situ measurements
  • Data fusion applications in the fields of mapping and monitoring natural resources, natural hazards, and environmental security 
  • High performance computing techniques in remote sensing data fusion

 

WG VII/7 - Synergy in Radar and LiDAR

Chair
Sanna Kaasalainen

Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Department
Finnish Geodetic Institute
Geodeetinrinne 2
P.O. Box 15
02431 Masala
Finland
+358 9 29555213
+358 9 29555200

Co-Chair
Batuha Osmanoğlu

University Space Research Association
NASA Biospheric Sciences Laboratory
Greenbelt , MD 20771
USA
+1 301 614 6691

Co-Chair
Guoxiang Liu

Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering
Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031
China
+86-28-87601858
+86-28-87601545

Secretary
Füsun Balık Şanlı

Yıldız Technical University
Civil Engineering Faculty
Department of Geomatic Engineering
34220 Istanbul
Turkey
+90 212 383 52 72
+90 212 383 52 74
WG VII/7  Terms of Reference
  • Synergetic use of lidar and radar for retrieval of geophysical parameters
  • Experiments using both radar and lidar
  • Multi-temporal radar and lidar remote sensing
  • Terrestrial measurements for validation and calibration
  • Upscaling and error processing in lidar and radar measurements
  • Scaling in radar and lidar remote sensing
  • Physical radar and lidar backscatter models

 

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