Sensors and Platforms for Remote Sensing

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WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION I

• WG I/1 - Standardization of Airborne Platform Interfaces
• WG I/2 - LiDAR, SAR and Optical Sensors for Airborne and Spaceborne Platforms
• WG I/3 - Multi-Platform Multi-Sensor System Calibration
• WG I/4 - Geometric and Radiometric Modeling of Optical Airborne and Spaceborne Sensors
• WG I/5 - Satellite Systems for Earth Observation

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INTERCOMMISSION WGs of ISPRS COMMISSION I

• ICWG I/V-A - Mobile Scanning and Imaging Systems for 3D Surveying and Mapping
• ICWG I/V-B - Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS): Sensors and Applications
• ICWG III/I - Sensor Modeling for Integrated Orientation and Navigation

 

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WG I/1 - Standardization of Airborne Platform Interface

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
GUO Huadong	Randy T. Albertson	Philip R.A. Brown	HAN Chunming
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	NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA 93523-0273 USA   +1 661 276-7540	EUFAR Scientific and Transnational Access Coordinator Fitzroy Road EXETER, EX1 3PB United Kingdom   +44 1392 886740	Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences No.9 Dengzhuang South Road Haidian 100094 Beijing China   86-10-82178718
hdguo@ceode.ac	randal.t.albertson@nasa.gov	phil.brown@metoffice.gov.uk	cmhan@ceode.ac.cn
www.ceode.cas.cn		www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/phil-brown
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
cydou@ceode.ac.cn

 

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)

 

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

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Norbert Haala	Martin Kada	Franz Meyer	Dorota Iwaszczuk
Institute for Photogrammetry University of Stuttgart Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24D 70174 Stuttgart Germany   +49 711 685-83386 +49 711 685-83297	Institute for Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (IGF) University of Osnabrueck Barbarastr. 22b 49076 Osnabrueck Germany   +49 541 969-3619 +49 541 969-3939	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	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
Norbert.Haala@ifp.uni-stuttgart.de	Martin.Kada@uni-osnabrueck.de	fmeyer@gi.alaska.edu	Dorota.Iwaszczuk@tum.de
www.ifp.uni-stuttgart.de/			www.pf.bv.tum.de/en
Key Support Personnel
Timo Balz
Associate Professor State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing Wuhan University 129 Luoyu Road 430079 Wuhan China   +86 (0)27 68778395
balz@whu.edu.cn
www.lmars.whu.edu.cn

 

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

 

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

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Ayman Habib	Cheng Wang	Mostafa Madani	Chenglu Wen
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	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	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	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
ahabib@purdue.edu	cwang@xmu.edu.cn	mmadani@sanborn.com	clwen@xmu.edu.cn
	chwang.xmu.edu.cn	www.sanborn.com	ischool.xmu.edu.cn

 

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

 

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

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Peter Reinartz	Daniela Poli	Karsten Jacobsen	Mehdi Ravanbakhsh
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	Terra Messflug GmbH Eichenweg 42 6460 Imst Austria   +43 5412 6930 +43 5412 6930 26	Institute of Photogrammetry and Geoinformation Leibniz University Hannover Nienburger Str. 1 30167 Hannover Germany   +49 511 762 2485 +49 511 762 2483	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
peter.reinartz@dlr.de	danipolix@gmail.com	jacobsen@ipi.uni-hannover.de	mehdi.rav@gmail.com
www.DLR.de/eoc	www.terra-messflug.at	www.ipi.uni-hannover.de/	www.crcsi.com.au
Key Support Personnel
Hüseyin Topan
Dept. of Geomatics Engineering Engineering Faculty Bülent Ecevit University 67100 Zonguldak Turkey
topan@beun.edu.tr
geomatik.beun.edu.tr/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)

 

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WG I/5 - Satellite Systems for Earth Observation

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Xinming Tang	Ralf Reulke	Mi Wang
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	Institut für Informatik, Computer Vision Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin Germany   +49 30 67055-518 +49 30 67055-385	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
txm@sasmac.cn	reulke@informatik.hu-berlin.de	wangmi@whu.edu.cn
www.sasmac.cn	www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/cv/	www.lmars.whu.edu.cn

 

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.

 

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

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Jonathan Li	Antonio M. G. Tommaselli	Kai-Wei Chiang	Alberto Guarnieri
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	Department of Cartography São Paulo State University Rua Roberto Simonsen, 305 Presidente Prudente, São Paulo Brazil   +55-18-3229-5325 +55-18-3223-1534	Department of Geomatics National Cheng Kung University 1 University Road Tainan City 701 Taiwan   +886-6-2870376, ext. 63829	CIRGEO-Interdepartment Research Center for Geomatics University of Padova viale dell'Università 16 35020 Legnaro - Padova Italy   +39-049-8272756 +39-049-8272686
junli@uwaterloo.ca	tomaseli@fct.unesp.br	kwchiang@mail.ncku.edu.tw	alberto.guarnieri@unipd.it
webpage	www.prudente.unesp.br	webpage	www.cirgeo.unipd.it
Key Support Personnel	Key Support Personnel	Key Support Personnel	Key Support Personnel
Stephan Nebiker	José Alberto Gonçalves	Pedro Arias-Sánchez	Bisheng Yang
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)	Department of Geosciences Environment and Land Planning University of Porto Rua do Campo Alegre, 687 4169-007 Porto Portugal	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	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
stephan.nebiker@fhnw.ch	jagoncal@fc.up.pt	parias@uvigo.es	bshyang@whu.edu.cn
webpage	www.fc.up.pt/pessoas/jagoncal/	webs.uvigo.es/grupotf1/	webpage

 

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.

 

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

 

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Görres Grenzdörffer	Costas Armenakis	Babak Ameri	Francesco Nex
Chair for Geodesy and GeoInformatics Rostock University J.-Liebig Weg 6 18051 Rostock Germany   +49 381 498 3206 +49 381 498 3202	Geomatics Engineering Dept. of Earth [&] Space Science [&] Engineering York University 4700 Keele Str. Toronto, Ontario Canada   +1 416 736 2100, ext 55221 +1 416 736 5817	GEOSYS Technology Solutions Suite 200, 1000 W. 14th Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 3P3 Canada   +1 604 904-8807 +1 604 904-8809	3D Optical Metrology Unit FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler Via Sommarive 18, 38123, Trento Italy   +39 0461 314615 +39 0461 314430
goerres.grenzdoerffer@uni-rostock.de	armenc@yorku.ca	bameri@geosys.ca	franex@fbk.eu
www.auf-gg.uni-rostock.de/	www.yorku.ca/esse	www.geosys.ca	3dom.fbk.eu/en/nex

 

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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