ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - Call for papers
Topographic Mapping from Space
Submission deadline: 01 August 2025
This special issue covers research themes of the ISPRS Istanbul Workshop - Topographic Mapping from Space dedicated to Dr. Karsten Jacobsen for his 80th Birthday. As known, Dr. Jacobsen is one of the leading scientists in the field of mapping and a very valuable person known for his human characteristics. He has contributed to the development of researchers from many countries of the world. With this planned issue, current contributions from experts with their respective areas of expertise are to be brought together and recent research results presented. Therefore, the editorial board of the journal - ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (OJPRS) intends to publish a special issue Topographic Mapping from Space.
The detailed information can be found here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/318797/topographic-mapping-from-space
ISPRS is proud to launch two new awards, the Gottfried Konecny Award and the Li Deren Award
The Gottfried Konecny Award and the Li Deren Award will be presented during ISPRS Congresses to outstanding ISPRS scientists for their exceptional achievements. The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.
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The U. V. Helava Award – Best Paper 2024 announced
Congratulations go to Jiaxin Ren, Wanzeng Liu, Jun Chen, Shunxi Yin and Yuan Tao for their paper Word2Scene: Efficient remote sensing image scene generation with only one word via hybrid intelligence and low-rank representation which was chosen as the 2024 Best Paper for the current evaluation period. The paper was published ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume 218, Part B, 2024, Pages 231-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.11.002
Highlights of GSW 2025
Geospatial Week was successfully held in Dubai from April 6 to 11, 2025.
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The Fritz Ackermann Award – Best Paper 2024 announced
Airborne sensor fusion: Expected accuracy and behavior of a concurrent adjustment, by by Kyriaki Mouzakidou , Aurélien Brun, Davide Antonio Cucci, and Jan Skaloud, has been selected from papers published exclusively in the ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing as the winner of the 2024 Best Paper. It will be included in the final selection for the newly established Fritz Ackermann Award, to be presented at the 2026 ISPRS Congress in Toronto.
Congratulations to the authors!
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TIF Receives Outstanding Donation from Prof. Li Deren
The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) is pleased to announce that our good friend and colleague, Prof. Li Deren made a significant donation to the ISPRS Foundation. Such a donation is unique since it does not come from an institution but it is a personal gesture of Prof. Li Deren to assist young students in pursuing their careers in the areas of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
ISPRS and TIF are very grateful for this outstanding generous contribution.