Sensors and Platforms for Remote Sensing
President | |
 | Charles K Toth
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Vice-President | |
 | Boris Jutzi
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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
WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION I
INTERCOMMISSION WGs of ISPRS COMMISSION I
WG I/1 - Standardization of Airborne Platform Interface
Co-Chair
Randy T. Albertson
Co-Chair
Philip R.A. Brown
Key Support Personnel
DOU Changyong
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
Secretary
Dorota Iwaszczuk
Key Support Personnel
Timo Balz
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
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
Co-Chair
Karsten Jacobsen
Secretary
Mehdi Ravanbakhsh
Key Support Personnel
Hüseyin Topan
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
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
Co-Chair
Antonio M.G. Tommaselli
Secretary
Alberto Guarnieri
Key Support Personnel
Stephan Nebiker
Key Support Personnel
José Alberto Gonçalves
Key Support Personnel
Pedro Arias-Sánchez
Key Support Personnel
Bisheng Yang
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
Co-Chair
Costas Armenakis
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