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Call for Bids for the ISPRS 2026 – 2030 Term

Dear ISPRS Ordinary Members,
We are pleased to announce an open call for bidding for important positions and events within our organization for the period 2026-2030.

Ordinary Members who consider themselves in a position to support candidates for the respective offices, or who wish to bid for an event, are welcome to send the necessary documents to the Secretary General by the given deadline. For further information please contact ISPRS Secretary General JIANG Jie at isprs-sg@isprs.org.

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ISPRS Awards offered in 2026

ISPRS honours excellent researchers and experts by both, awards provided by organisations closely connected with ISPRS, and by awards highlighting excellent papers in ISPRS journals.
The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.

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Belém Declaration signed

During the closing ceremony of the ISPRS-SELPER Symposium, held in Brazil in November 2024, the presidents of the two scientific societies, Lena Halounová and Hilcéa Ferreira, signed the Belém Declaration on behalf of the international remote sensing community, represented by both organizations. This declaration expresses our concern about the degradation of our planet. It highlights our commitment to implement remote sensing technologies to support decisions to reduce this degradation and its impacts, remembering that this requires long time series, adhering to Open Science standards, and investments in research and development. This declaration constitutes a statement and a roadmap for the represented scientific and professional community in sight of the next Conference of the Parties (COP) to be hosted in 2025 in Belém.

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GIS Day is a very special day to celebrate and enjoy all of the exciting GIS activities and projects that have been conducted and accomplished over the year. GIS Day provides an international forum for learners, scholars, and practitioners of geographic information science and technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the Topics Webinar | EO&GEO Series: GIS Day. You can access an up-to-date outline of presenters here.

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Chinese Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre (LASAC) shares sample data from China's Natural Resources Satellites to ISPRS

The Chinese Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre (LASAC) under the Ministry of Nature Resources has very generously shared with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) sample data from China's Natural Resources Satellites for scientific research and education. The shared data can be freely used for non-commercial purposes by the whole society free of charge. This is the first time that ISPRS has been offered such a wide range of open-access satellite imagery for the scientific and academic community.

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New Book "Global Land Cover Validation: Methodology, Tools, and Practices" in ISPRS Book Series

Accurate characterization of land cover at global, regional, and local scales is essential for sustainable development monitoring, environmental change studies, natural resource management, disaster assessment and mitigation, and many other applications. The thematic accuracy of these land cover data products can be documented through sample-based validation or comparison with existing reference data. The accuracy assessment results will not only help the users to understand the uncertainty and the scope of data applications but also enable the producers to examine and analyze the types, sources, and spatial distribution of errors.

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ISPRS Geospatial Week 2025

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
6th - 11th April 2025

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for a Better Tomorrow

Full paper submission (Annals) Extended Deadline : November 1, 2024

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Geo Week Press Releases

Geo Week
Feb 10-12, 2025   /   Denver, Colorado, USA

Geo Week announces

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ISPRS Technical Commission II Online Talks

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kevin Köser
Getting the Big Picture in Underwater Vision

Oct 14, 2024, 10:00-11:00 AM (EST)

Further information and the ZOOM link you will find here »

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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/9

Environmental & Health Concerns: Geospatial Technology

ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) Webinar

Date/Time: September 26, 2024, 9 AM,  GMT

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PhilSA, ISPRS host international symposium on geospatial technologies

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in collaboration with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), hosted the ISPRS Technical Commission V (TC V) on Education and Outreach Midterm Symposium from 6 to 8 August 2024 in the Philippines for the first time.  

With the theme “Insight to Foresight via Geospatial Technologies,” the midterm symposium held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City brought together experts from local and international agencies, government bodies, and students to exchange information, knowledge, and best practices on geospatial technologies. 

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Travel Grants by the ISPRS Foundation for GSW 2025, 6 -11 April 2025

The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) will be offering travel grants to deserving applicants, especially from developing countries, to participate in the Geospatial Week (Dubai GSW’2025), April 2025, Dubai, UAE.

Please note that TIF has limited amount of travel grant funds to support limited number of applicants and that the grants may not cover all the financial expenditures needed for the travel, food and stay. Applicants are therefore expected to mobilise additional funds from other funding sources to support their participation.

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Call for Proposals

ISPRS Scientific Initiatives 2025

In accordance with the statutory mission and activities of ISPRS, the Society shall provide funds to support scientific and other initiatives, which will further improve its international status in the field of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, and will therefore benefit all ISPRS members. For 2025, ISPRS Council is making up to 70,000 Swiss francs (CHF) available to support new scientific initiatives. The maximum funding assigned to any one scientific project shall be CHF 10,000 per annum. Projects should commence on January 1, 2025 and typically last up to 12 months. In exceptional cases, applications for projects lasting up to 24 months will be considered. Projects of greater than one-year duration will be subject to annual review before subsequent funding will be released.

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Re-launch of ISC-GeoUnions Distinguished Lecture Series

Following the successful distinguished lecture series launched in 2022 in support of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD), the International Science Council GeoUnions are launching a new lecture series in recognition of the ratification by the United Nations of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD). 

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Obituary for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. mult. Gottfried Konecny

Prof. Gottfried Konecny, former head of the Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation of Leibniz University Hannover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 25 July 2024, at the age of 94. With his passing, photogrammetry and remote sensing has lost a brilliant scientist and science manager who was highly respected around the globe and tirelessly active, far beyond his retirement.

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ISPRS mourns passing of Gottfried Konecny

It is my sad duty to inform you that Prof. Gottfried Konecny peacefully passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at the age of 94.

Gottfried was a giant of our discipline. He was a member of ISPRS Council from 1976 to 1992, he organised the 1980 Congress in Hamburg, Germany, led the society as President from 1984 – 1988 and was an Honorary Member since 1992.

An obituary will follow soon on the ISPRS web.

Christian Heipke.

 

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Webinar by ISPRS WG IV/2

Kappa the Undead and the Inconsistent Adoption of Insightful Error Metrics

Speaker: Professor Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr

Date/Time: August 13, 2024, 3 PM [CET]

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Funding to support INGSA-Asia Science Advice Workshops in your country

Applications are now open for funding to support INGSA-Asia Science Advice Workshops in your country.

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Prof. Li Deren, Honorary Member of ISPRS, receiving China’s top sci-tech award for the year 2023 on June 24, 2024

Prof. Li Deren, ISPRS Honorary Member, photogrammetry and remote sensing expert, an academician at both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) from Wuhan University, won the national top sci-tech award for the year 2023 at a meeting conflating the national sci-tech conference, the national science and technology award conference, and the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) held on June 24, 2024.

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IJGI 2024 Travel Award

Application Deadline: 31 August 2024
Eligibility and Requirements
:
•    Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
•    Plans to attend an international conference in 2024/2025 (oral presentation or poster).

The Prize:
•    CHF 800;
•    A certificate.

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Call for papers for a special issue of Geo-spatial Information Science celebrating the 80th birthday Professor Armin Gruen

The upcoming special issue of Geo-spatial Information Science will be a look back at
the development of photogrammetry over the past fifty-five years and the influence of artificial intelligence on its evolution.

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The U. V. Helava Award – Best Paper 2023 announced

Congratulations go to Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Hideki Kobayashi, Wei Yang, Hiroshi Murakami, Yoshiaki Honda and Kenlo Nishida Nasaharaa for their paper The development of a global LAI and FAPAR product using GCOM-C/SGLI data which was chosen as the 2023 Best Paper for the new evaluation period.

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ISPRS SC Student Chapters: Call for Applications!

Student Chapters are local groups of registered people that collaborate with ISPRS SC to support activities in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information science. Student Chapters benefit from the virtual meetups with ISPRS experts, a dedicated webpage within the ISPRS SC website and prioritized ISPRS SC fundings for relevant events (e.g. summer schools, ISPRS conferences).

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ISPRS, EARSeL & DGPF Joint Istanbul Workshop

Topographic Mapping from Space
Dedicated to Dr. Karsten Jacobsen’s 80th Birthday

29-31 January 2025

Yıldız Technical University

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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/7

Remote Sensing for the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere

June 26 – August 21, 2024
(Every Wednesday – except July 17, 2024)
In association with Indian Society of Remote Sensing

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Webinar by ISPRS WG III/9 and ICWG III/IVa

Environmental & Health Concerns & Disaster Management

ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) and ICWG III/IVa (Disaster Management) Webinar

 

Date/Time: June 25, 2024, 8 AM [GMT]

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Jack Dangermond Best Paper Award 2023

The winners of Jack Dangermond Best Paper Award 2022 are  Boonpook W., Tan Y., Nardkulpat A., Torsri K., Torteeka P., Kamsing P., Sawangwit U., Pena J. & Jainaen M. for their paper:

Deep Learning Semantic Segmentation for Land Use and Land Cover Types Using Landsat 8 Imagery. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2023; 12(1):14.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12010014

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ISPRS calls for an Organiser of the 2027 Geospatial Week

The ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW) is a combination of workshops organised by various ISPRS Working Groups and possibly other parties active in the areas of interest of ISPRS and is convened by a local organiser, led by the GSW Director, at a common location. The GSW is held biennially in odd years, preferably in the September/October timeframe. The first one was organised in Antalya in 2013; the next one will take place in Dubai from April 6 to 11, 2025.

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Call for Papers - ISPRS Geospatial Week 2025

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
6th - 11th April 2025

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for a Better Tomorrow

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The Fritz Ackermann Award – Best Paper 2023 announced

Model-based constraints for trajectory determination of quad-copters: Design, calibration & merits for direct orientation, by Kenneth Joseph Paul, 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 2023 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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Webinar by ISPRS WG IV/2

Pollution identification based on remote sensing from UAVs and multispectral image processing

ISPRS WG IV/2 (Artificial Intelligence and Uncertainty Modeling in Spatial Analysis) Webinar

Speaker: Vytovtov Konstantin Anatolyevich, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Leader Researcher lab. 69 IPU RAS

Date/Time: June 4, 2024, 2 PM [CET] / 12:00 Noon [GMT]

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Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Fellow, ISPRS receiving Government of India’s highest civilian recognition, ‘Padma Shri’ from the President of India, on May 9, 2024.

ISPRS Fellow Dr. Shailesh Nayak, currently a Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of Science and Engineering, the Government of India honoured him with the highest civilian honour of India, 'Padma Shri' in 2024. This prestigious award is presented to him by the President of India for distinguished service.

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Travel Grants for ISPRS TC IV Midterm Symposium – extended deadline

Travel Grants by The ISPRS Foundation for ISPRS TC IV Midterm Symposium on “Spatial Information to Empower the Metaverse”, Perth, Australia, October 22-25, 2024.

Important dates for applicants for travel grants:

  • Extended deadline for submission of travel grant applications: May 31, 2024

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Travel Grants for ISPRS TC III Midterm Symposium – extended deadline

Travel Grants by The ISPRS Foundation for ISPRS TC III Midterm Symposium on “Beyond the canopy: technologies and applications of remote sensing”, Belém, Brazil, November 4-8, 2024.

Important dates for applicants for travel grants:

  • Extended deadline for submission of travel grant applications: May 31, 2024

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Geospatial Week 2025 postponed

Geospatial Week 2025 has been postponed to:

April 6-11, 2025
Dubai, UAE
https://gsw2025.ae/

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Discover the Latest at ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (April 2024)

Find the news here»

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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/9

Environmental Hazards and Terrain Modelling

ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) Webinar

 

Date/Time: April 12, 2024, 8 AM Pacific Time, 3 PM [GMT]

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The Strategic Value of Earth Observation:
Maximising the Benefits for Governments and International Community

International Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) of ISPRS together with the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) prepared a side event of the Sixty-First Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS, 29 January - 9 February 2024, at UN premises in Vienna, Austria).

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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/9

Environmental & Health Concerns Geospatial Technology

ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) Webinar

 

Date/Time: March 12, 2024, 8 AM [GMT]

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ISPRS TC III Symposium - Call for Papers

Mid-term symposium "Beyond the canopy : technologies and applications of remote sensing"
Belém, Brazil, 4-8 November 2024

Submit your papers until April 15

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ISPRS TC IV Symposium - Call for Papers

ISPRS TC IV Symposium 2024  - Unlocking the Potential of Spatial Information in the Metaverse


Date: 22-25 October, 2024
Location: Fremantle, Australia
Website: https://www.isprs.org/tc4-symposium2024/index.html

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Webinar by ISPRS WG IV/5

When: Tuesday 7th of May 9:30-11:00 CET
Where: Online (Register here)

Topics:

  • Trustworthy Maps? Case Studies from Managing Emergencies (Dr. Amy Griffin)
  • Gamified XR for hazard preparedness in mining (Yan Wong)
  • 3D selection for point clouds in XR (Luca Fluri)

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ISPRS ICWG II/Ia webinar: The future of UAVs in vegetation monitoring: trends and challenges

ITC’s Geospatial UAV Centre presents a webinar on "The Future of UAVs in Vegetation Monitoring: Trends and Challenges."
Join us for an insightful session where leading academics discuss the latest UAV technologies, emerging trends, and challenges in vegetation data analysis.
This webinar is tailored for academics, students and industry professionals seeking a deeper understanding of how UAVs are transforming vegetation monitoring.

Date: March 6, 2024, 03:00 PM (CET)

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Scopus has accepted IOJPRS

Scopus has accepted ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IOJPRS).

It is expected to see the first citations appearing within 2-3 months on Scopus and all recently accepted titles should be listed separately on the  Scopus Title list within 1 month after the acceptance date.

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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/9

Environmental & Health Concerns Geospatial Technology

ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) Webinar

 

Date/Time: February 12, 2024, 10 AM [US/Canada Central Time] / 4 PM [GMT]

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EuroSDR 2024 e-learning courses EduServ22 (2024) now open

The 2024 series of e-learning courses from EuroSDR is now open for registration:
https://www.eurosdr.net/education/course/eduserv22-2024

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Technical Commission II Symposium – extended deadline for abstracts/papers submission

ISPRS TC II Midterm Symposium on “The Role of Photogrammetry for a Sustainable World”,
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel,
June 11-14, 2024,
Tutorials: June 10, 2024.

  • The deadline for abstracts/papers submission has been extended to: February 9, 2024
  • Extended deadline for submission of TIF travel grant applications: February 10, 2024, see here »

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Technical Commission I Symposium – extended deadline for abstracts/papers submission

ISPRS TC I Midterm Symposium on “Intelligent Sensing and Remote Sensing Application”,
May 13 – 17, 2024,
CHANGSHA, China.

  • The deadline for abstracts/papers submission has been extended to: February 9, 2024
  • Acceptance notice from March 1, 2024.
  • Extended deadline for submission of TIF travel grant applications: February 10, 2024, see here »

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Call for Papers - ISPRS Commission II Symposium

Symposium information:
ISPRS Technical Commission II "Photogrammetry" focuses, at various scales, on geometric, radiometric, and multi-temporal aspects of the image- and range-based 3D surveying, mapping, and modeling in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality. We welcome researchers, practitioners, and companies in photogrammetry and computer vision to present and discuss their results with a broader audience. The Symposium will feature four days of plenary, keynote talks, and parallel sessions of oral and poster presentations from academia and industry.

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New guidelines for ISPRS proceedings papers

In order to facilitate the work for authors, to make the layout more consistent with other scientific publications, and to improve inspection of the papers for inclusion into data bases like Google Scholar and SCOPUS by automatic crawlers, the following changes have been incorporated into the ISPRS style guides, both for Word and for Latex.

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Seven projects win ISPRS Education and Capacity Building Initiatives 2024 (ECBI2024) awards

The ISPRS Education and Capacity Building Initiatives are defined in the ISPRS Orange Book, Appendix 9b (https://www.isprs.org/documents/orangebook/app9b.aspx. Every two years applications are invited for proposals and a total of up to CHF70,000 is awarded.

A number of strong applications was received for the SI2024s. These usually come up through the Working Groups, then the Technical Commission Presidents, who provide input to the adjudication process. Finally, a small panel chosen from ISPRS Council makes the final decisions.

Seven ECBI2024 proposals were given awards, which total around CHF64,000.

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ISPRS strengthens social media promotion

Social media is widely used for information dissemination and interaction, deeply influencing our society. To better use various social media channels, ISPRS is pleased to announce that it has appointed Sunni Kushwaha to the new position of social media manager. Sunni was born in Visakhapatnam in India. Currently, he is finishing his PhD in urban and forestry applications of close-range lidar and photogrammetry from the Geomatics Group, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. In his new position, Sunni’s focus is growing the awareness of and interest in ISPRS through posting on the Facebook, LinkedIn, WeChat and X platforms. Sunni can be reached on s.k.p.kushwaha92@gmail.com.

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Travel Grants by The ISPRS Foundation for ISPRS TC II Midterm Symposium on “The Role of Photogrammetry for a Sustainable World”, June 11 – 14, 2024, Las Vegas, USA

The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) will be sponsoring travel grants to deserving applicants, especially from developing countries, to participate in the Midterm Symposium of ISPRS Technical Commission II in USA during June 11-14, 2024.

Important dates for applicants for travel grants:

  • Applications for travel grants go live on TIF web site: January 5, 2024
  • Deadline for submission of travel grant applications: February 2, 2024

Applications can be submitted through this link, https://www.isprs.org/foundation/forms/Travel_Grants.aspx

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Prof. Chen Jun new ISC Fellow

The International Science Council (ISC) recently announced the new ISC Fellows. Nominated by ISPRS, the ISPRS Honorary Member and past ISPRS President (2012-2016), Prof. Chen Jun was appointed as ISC Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions in promoting science as a global public good.

See the list of new ISC Fellows.
https://council.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-ISC-Fellows.pdf

 

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IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award

The winner of the IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Mingshu Wang.

More information you will find here

 

 
 
 
 
 
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