Preamble

In 1984 the Canadian Institute of Surveying and Mapping resolved to sponsor an award in honour of Dr. Samuel G. Gamble, former President of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Director of the 1972 Congress. Establishment of the award was approved by the Council of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in March 1985. The award is to be granted according to the following regulations:

Regulations

Article 1
The award shall be known as The Samuel Gamble Award, and it will be granted at each Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).

Article 2
Up to three awards may be made at each ISPRS Congress.

Article 3
A recipient of the award shall be a person who, like Dr. Gamble, has contributed significantly to the development, organization or professional activities of photogrammetry and/or remote sensing, at the national or international level.

Article 4
The award shall consist of a certificate, issued by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.

Article 5
The recipient(s) of the award shall be selected by a selection board consisting of the President of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, or his or her nominee, and two individuals appointed by the Council of ISPRS.

Article 6
No member of the Council of ISPRS shall be eligible to receive the award while serving on the Council.

Article 7
The award shall be presented during a General Assembly of the ISPRS Congress.

The winners of the award

• 1988 O.Coker, Nigeria
  1988 B.A.Sikilo, Kenya
  1988 J.Van der Weele, Netherlands
• 1992 M.Carbonnell, France
  1992 G.Hildebrandt, Germany
  1992 S.Vibulsresth, Thailand
• 1996 P.Waldhäusl, Austria
  1996 M.Araya Figueroa, Chile
• 2000 A.Abiodun, Nigeria
  2000 B.Forster, Australia
• 2004 Ray Harris, UK
  2004 Haggai Nyalopa, Kenya
  2004 Victor Savinykh, Russia
• 2008 Wilber K. Ottichilo, Kenya
  2008 Jide Kufoniyi, Nigeria
  2008 Li Deren, China
• 2012 Kohei Cho, Japan
• 2016 Naser El Sheimy, Canada
• 2020 Jan Skaloud, Switzerland
  2026 Jonathan Li, Canada
• 2022 Ruisheng Wang, Canada
• 2026 Michael Yang, UK
  2026 Ayman Habib, USA