ISPRS - Technical Commission I 2012-2016

Sensors and Platforms for Remote Sensing

President

Charles K Toth, PresidentCharles K Toth
 
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
The Ohio State University
470 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
USA
+1 614 292 7681
+1 614 292 3780

 

Vice-President

Boris Jutzi, Vice-PresidentBoris Jutzi
 
Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Kaiserstr. 12
76128 Karlsruhe
GERMANY
+49 721 608-46993
+49 721 608-48450

 

Terms of Reference
  • Data acquisition and pre-processing
  • On-board pre-processing of data and autonomous systems
  • Systems and media for recording sensor data, auxiliary data (time, position, attitude, etc.)
  • Image technologies and data transfer standards
  • Integration of various imaging sensors with other relevant systems
  • Design and realization of digital aerial and spaceborne missions for Earth observation
  • Design, construction, characterization, and installation of imaging and non-optical imaging sensors (including optical, IR, SAR, IfSAR, LiDAR, etc.)
  • Standardization of definitions and measurements of active and passive imaging sensor parameters
  • Geometric and radiometric properties, quality standards, and factors affecting data quality
  • Testing, calibration and evaluation of imaging and non-optical imaging sensors (including laboratory, in-flight /in-situ, inter-calibration and test fields)
  • Integrated platform guidance, navigation, direct georeferencing (positioning and orientation) and integrated sensor orientation

 

WG I/1 - Standardization of Airborne Platform Interface

Chair
GUO Huadong

Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
No.9 Dengzhuang South Road
Haidian 100094
Beijing
China
+86-10-82178000
+86-10-82178009

Co-Chair
Randy T. Albertson

NASA
Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA 93523-0273
USA
+1 661 276-7540

Co-Chair
Philip R.A. Brown

EUFAR Scientific and Transnational Access Coordinator
Fitzroy Road
EXETER, EX1 3PB
United Kingdom
+44 1392 886740

Secretary
HAN Chunming

Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
No.9 Dengzhuang South Road
Haidian 100094
Beijing
China
86-10-82178718

Key Support Personnel
DOU Changyong

Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
No.9 Dengzhuang South Road
Haidian 100094
Beijing
China
+86-10-82178719
WG I/1  Terms of Reference
  • Discussion and coordination with international partners (new or current) on activities which foster cooperation to include ways on improving transnational or interagency access
  • How the working group standard formats, developed by the previous working group, are being implemented for use on their national airborne platforms and instrument operations; including suggested improvements or new standards to explore
  • National airborne platform inventory of research science aircraft
  • Promotion of education and outreach programs by their airborne science community
  • The expert workshops (platform or instrument that they supported or established)

 

WG I/2 - LiDAR, SAR and Optical Sensors for Airborne and Spaceborne Platforms

Chair
Norbert Haala

Institute for Photogrammetry
University of Stuttgart
Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
+49 711 685-83386
+49 711 685-83297

Co-Chair
Martin Kada

Institute for Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (IGF)
University of Osnabrueck
Barbarastr. 22b
49076 Osnabrueck
Germany
+49 541 969-3619
+49 541 969-3939

Co-Chair
Franz Meyer

Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
903 Koyukuk Dr., P.O. Box 757320
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7320
USA
+1 907 474 7767
+1 907 474 6441

Secretary
Dorota Iwaszczuk

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Institute of Photogrammetry and Cartography
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Arcisstr. 21
80333 München
Germany
+49 89 289 22637
+49 89 289 23202

Key Support Personnel
Timo Balz

State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing
Wuhan University
129 Luoyu Road
430079 Wuhan
China
+86 (0)27 68778395
WG I/2  Terms of Reference
  • Assessment of active sensor systems for airborne and spaceborne platforms
  • Data quality and performance validation of SAR, LIDAR and optical systems for DEM generation
  • Investigation and evaluation of systems integrating LiDAR, SAR and optical data
  • Evaluation of Multi-pulse and full-waveform LiDAR
  • Address challenges in low-frequency spaceborne SAR system design and data processing
  • Address challenges and applications of high-resolution spaceborne SAR systems (e.g. TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, Cosmo Skymed)
  • Evaluation of Multi-frequency SAR, polarimetric InSAR systems
  • Liaison with external groups such as CEOS, IGARSS and EuroSDR
  • Associations to other professional societies:
    • German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation (DGPF), e.g. Working Group Sensors and Platforms

 

WG I/3 - Multi-Platform Multi-Sensor System Calibration

Chair
Ayman Habib

Lyles School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive, HAMP 4108
West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
+1-765-496-0173
+1-765-494-0395

Co-Chair
Cheng Wang

Department of Computer Science
School of Information Science and Technology
Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China, 361005
China
+86 (592) 2580003
+86 (10) 80115555 EXT 706884

Co-Chair
Mostafa Madani

Sanborn
1935 Jamboree Drive, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80920-5358
USA
+1-719-264-5509, Mobile: +1-719-323-1529
+1-719-528-5093

Secretary
Chenglu Wen

Department of Cognitive Science
School of Information Science and Technology
Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, P.R. China, 361005
China
+86 592-2580192-805
+86 592-2580 258
WG I/3  Terms of Reference
  • System calibration of multi-sensor data acquisition systems (sensor and inter-sensor calibration)
  • System calibration of land-, air-, and space-borne imaging and ranging systems
  • In-situ calibration of multi-unit mapping systems
  • Stability analysis of system calibration parameters
  • Standards for the QC of the system calibration and stability analysis
  • Collaborate with EuroSDR in the development of commonly accepted standards procedures for multi-platform and multi–sensor system calibration and testing
  • Liaison with EuroSDR COM I

 

WG I/4 - Geometric and Radiometric Modeling of Optical Airborne and Spaceborne Sensors

Chair
Peter Reinartz

Department Head: Photogrammetry and Image Analysis
Remote Sensing Technology Institute
German Aerospace Centre (DLR)
Muenchnerstr. 20
82234 Wessling
Germany
+49 8153 28-2757
+49 8153 28-28-1444

Co-Chair
Daniela Poli

Terra Messflug GmbH
Eichenweg 42
6460 Imst
Austria
+43 5412 6930
+43 5412 6930 26

Co-Chair
Karsten Jacobsen

Institute of Photogrammetry and Geoinformation
Leibniz University Hannover
Nienburger Str. 1
30167 Hannover
Germany
+49 511 762 2485
+49 511 762 2483

Secretary
Mehdi Ravanbakhsh

Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information
University of Melbourne
Level 5, 204 Lygon St.
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia
+61 3 8344 9186
+61 3 9654 6515

Key Support Personnel
Hüseyin Topan

Dept. of Geomatics Engineering
Engineering Faculty
Bülent Ecevit University
67100 Zonguldak
Turkey
WG I/4  Terms of Reference
  • Geometric/radiometric calibration/evaluation of optical airborne and space borne sensors including laboratory and in-flight calibration activities (connections to CEOS working group IVOS)
  • Comparison of existing and evolving algorithms for geometrical modeling of optical remote sensing images
  • Analysis of available direct sensor orientation and modeling changes during sensor lifetime
  • Evaluation of line sensors for DEM generation (cooperation with WG VII/x Digital Elevation Models by Radar)

 

WG I/5 - Satellite Systems for Earth Observation

Chair
Xinming Tang

Satellite Surveying and Mapping Application Center
National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation
No.28 Lianhuachi West Rd.
Haidian District
Beijing 100830
China
+86 10 63881366
+86 10 63881366

Co-Chair
Ralf Reulke

Institut für Informatik, Computer Vision
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Germany
+49 30 67055-518
+49 30 67055-385

Secretary
Mi Wang

State Key LAB of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing
Wuhan University
No. 129, Luoyu Rd
Wuhan
Hubei Province
China
+86 27 68778969
+86 27 68778969
WG I/5  Terms of Reference
  • Algorithmic aspects of direct georeferencing of active and passive sensors used in marine, land, airborne, and spaceborne environments
  • Navigation technology and the methods of sensor orientation in urban, indoor and forested environments
  • Co-registration of heterogeneous data sets for integrated sensor navigation, orientation and calibration
  • Georeferencing by integrated sensor orientation: models and adjustment procedures
  • Investigate challenges and implementation issues of real-time georeferencing
  • Navigation redundancy, robustness and reliability: impact of system integration
  • Standards and protocols in direct georeferencing and sensor orientation.

 

ICWG I/Va - Mobile Scanning and Imaging Systems for 3D Surveying and Mapping

Chair
Jonathan Li

Department of Geography & Environmental Management
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Canada
+1-519-888-4567, ext. 34504
+1-519-746-0658

Co-Chair
Antonio M.G. Tommaselli

Department of Cartography
São Paulo State University
Rua Roberto Simonsen, 305
Presidente Prudente, São Paulo
Brazil
+55-18-3229-5325
+55-18-3223-1534

Co-Chair
Kai-Wei Chiang

Department of Geomatics
National Cheng Kung University
1 University Road
Tainan City 701
Taiwan
+886-6-2870376, ext. 63829

Secretary
Alberto Guarnieri

CIRGEO-Interdepartment Research Center for Geomatics
University of Padova
viale dell'Università 16
35020 Legnaro - Padova
Italy
+39-049-8272756
+39-049-8272686

Key Support Personnel
Stephan Nebiker

School of Architecture
Civil Engineering and Geomatics
Institute of Geomatics Engineering
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern (FHNW)
Gründenstrasse 40
Switzerland
+41 61 467 43 36 (direct)
+41 61 467 42 42 (switchboard)

Key Support Personnel
José Alberto Gonçalves

Department of Geosciences Environment and Land Planning
University of Porto
Rua do Campo Alegre, 687
4169-007 Porto
Portugal

Key Support Personnel
Pedro Arias-Sánchez

Department of Natural Resources Engineering
Cartographic Engineering Unit
University of Vigo
Mining School
Maxwell street s/n. 36310
Spain
+34 986 813 645 / +34 647 343 276
+34 986 811 924

Key Support Personnel
Bisheng Yang

State Key Lab for Information Engineering in Surveying
Mapping and Remote Sensing
Wuhan University
129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430079
China
+86 27 6877 8035
+86 27 6877 8229
ICWG I/Va  Terms of Reference
  • Exploration, development, and demonstration of multi-sensor integrated scanning and imaging systems onboard land-based, waterborne and indoor mobile platforms for geospatial data collection with emphasis on the accuracy, reliability and standardization of orientation, calibration and georeferencing procedures;
  • Development and evaluation of innovative algorithms and software tools towards real-time scanning and imaging data processing onboard mobile platforms;
  • Development and evaluation of algorithms and software tools for automated extraction of spatial information from point clouds and images acquired by various mobile scanning and imaging systems;
  • Development and evaluation of novel applications in 3D mapping of transportation infrastructure, open-pit mines, shorelines/waterways, heritage sites, and indoor scenes;
  • Cooperation with ICA Commission on Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery, IAG Commission 4 on Positioning and Applications, FIG Commission 4 on Hydrography, FIG Commission 5 on Positioning and Measurement, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, EuroSDR Commission 1 on Sensors, Primary Data Acquisition and Georeferencing, mainly for joint events, publications and reference data archives.

 

ICWG I/Vb - Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS): Sensors and Applications

Chair
Görres Grenzdörffer

Chair for Geodesy and GeoInformatics
Rostock University
J.-Liebig Weg 6
18051 Rostock
Germany
+49 381 498 3206
+49 381 498 3202

Co-Chair
Costas Armenakis

Geomatics Engineering
Dept. of Earth & Space Science & Engineering
York University
4700 Keele Str.
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3
Canada
+1 416 736 2100, ext 55221
+1 416 736 5817

Co-Chair
Babak Ameri

GEOSYS Technology Solutions
Suite 200, 1000 W. 14th Street
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3P3
Canada
+1 604 904-8807
+1 604 904-8809

Secretary
Francesco Nex

3D Optical Metrology Unit
FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Via Sommarive 18, 38123, Trento
Italy
+39 0461 314615
+39 0461 314430
ICWG I/Vb  Terms of Reference
  • UVS navigation and position/orientation determination in outdoor and indoor environments
  • UVS platforms, payloads and instruments for photogrammetry and remote sensing
  • UVS swarm formations and sensor fusion
  • UVS as a tool for remote sensing instrument prototyping
  • UVS as a tool for teaching all aspects of photogrammetry [&] remote sensing
  • Document and compare UVS systems in photogrammetry and remote sensing, in terms of cost, performance, application and quality
  • Remote sensing and photogrammetry applications of UVS (Scientific Research, Commercial, Defense)
  • Liaison with Com III, VIII, EuroSDR and robotic mapping communities

 

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