Education and Outreach

Terms of Reference

• Curricula development at basic education, professional, and decision-making levels with inputs from academia, government, and industry
• Regional and international cooperation in capacity building through the conduct of summer schools, seminars, workshops, tutorials, and cooperation with industry
• Engaging and providing support to tutors/trainers through the development of educational materials and modules, including the use of open-source data and software
• Increase awareness in the use of innovative technologies, including AI, machine learning, data analytics, and IOT, for photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information science
• Educating and engaging the youth and the private sector to ensure sustainability of the knowledge workforce
• Increase participation of women and underrepresented minorities to ensure diversity and address inequality issues
• Coordinating activities of the different working groups, including the student consortium, and helping in the organization and implementation of joint workshops and conferences
• Coordinating the publication of white paper on the accomplishment of each working group, and special issues in ISPRS journals

WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION V

• WG V/6 - Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineers and Architects
• WG V/1 - Education and Training through Curricula Development and Enhanced Learning Practices
• WG V/2 - Regional and International Education Programs
• WG V/3 - Open Source Promotion and Web-based Resource Sharing
• WG V/4 - Education and Awareness in Disaster Risk Management
• WG V/5 - Education and Awareness in Blue Economy and Coastal Marine Environment

INTERCOMMISSION WGs of ISPRS COMMISSION V

• ICWG V/IV - Spatial Information Science Education

WG V/6 - Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineers and Architects

WG V/6  Terms of Reference

• Teaching innovative geospatial technologies to get learning skills in assessing the environmental impact of construction, structure inventory, and certification.
• Development of educational programs on applying photogrammetry, remote sensing and GIS for solving problems of BIM for building life cycle support, town-planning and spatial territorial management
• Geospatial education for civil engineering, particularly for roads, bridges, buildings construction, facilities management etc.
• Smart Cities, Digital Twins, Spatial planning, Real estate management and their geospatial educational constituent.
• VR/AR technologies for decision-support process in civil engineering and architecture.
• Geospatial technologies for the decision-support process of renewal and development of the electricity system, development of electromobility infrastructure, and management of decentralized energy.
• Development and implementation of Innovative techniques and technologies of photogrammetry and remote sensing for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree curricula and postgraduate studies in architecture, town planning, civil engineering, environmental engineering, geology, etc.
• Methodical guidance, management of educational seminars and summer schools for the sharing of knowledge and experience of young professionals in photogrammetry, remote sensing, civil engineering, architecture, geomatics engineering, and GIS
• Provide assistance in submitting projects on integrated educational programs financing by various organizations and those of under the EU auspices

WG V/1 - Education and Training through Curricula Development and Enhanced Learning Practices

WG V/1  Terms of Reference

• Define the basic competencies that students should obtain to support existing and future industry needs, and balance important fundamentals with new techniques without overloading students.
• Support and promote curricula development and modernization with input from academia, government, and industry
• Support, promote, and disseminate new pedagogical and teaching approaches supported by technology to enhance learning, increase accessibility and widen participation.
• Collaborate with other ISPRS working groups on how to coordinate efforts and meet mission objectives.

WG V/2 - Regional and International Education Programs

WG V/2  Terms of Reference

•  Further support of existing ISPRS initiated projects collaborative education programs in the fields of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Spatial Information, Mapping at Universities.
• Support, promote, stimulate and initiate international collaborative education programs dissemination efforts such as: seminars, tutorials, workshops, symposia, e-bulletins and other mechanisms & tools, in various levels aimed at: Researchers, PhD, MA, Undergraduate, Engineers, Technicians and other professionals.
• Cooperate with other working groups within Commission V and other ISPRS commissions, on how to synchronize the efforts and how to cooperate in launching seminars and workshops.
• Initiate and support: e-learning and remote teaching activities; development and integration of high-tech elements and tools in teaching and training.
• Cooperating with other Geo-societies on issues of: common themes and goals. mobilizing lecturers; adopting efficient ways for planning and running the seminars; and how to share and cut expenses.
• Cooperate with regional universities, organizations, and societies in order to stimulate them to cooperate, provide facilities, share local know how and offer a base for future further cooperation.
• Search for universities and individuals that will reiterate the WG Seminars and collaborative education programs dissemination in other regions.
• Dissemination of methodical recommendations, management of educational seminars and summer schools for the sharing of knowledge and experience of young professionals in the fields related to geo-sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, spatial information etc.).
• Dissemination of innovative courses and techniques for writing Master and PhD's thesis proposal, and academic writing.
• Dissemination of innovative educational courses on teaching and aimed at young university teachers working in the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information.

WG V/3 - Open Source Promotion and Web-based Resource Sharing

WG V/3  Terms of Reference

• Promote open-source software utilization at both academic and professional levels, organizing webinars and seminars.
• Promote the development of open-source software based on best practices in the context of geospatial technologies.
• Cooperate with other Working Groups (e.g., those in Commission II, III and IV) and OSGeo for joint events and data sharing.
• Organize joint sessions on open-source, and invite authors of the latest and most popular opensource software to provide tutorials for open-source promotion.
• Co-organize webinars to help people learn and use geospatial technologies with the aid of open sources and Web-based resources.
• Co-organize summer schools for undergraduate and graduate students and events for members of public entities to promote the use of open-data.
• Collaborate with academic partners to introduce more use cases for teaching and education and industrial partners to adopt and propagate new technologies.
• Support students and young scientists to organize and manage joint workshops and conferences and support their local initiatives (e.g. YouthMappers).
• Promote special issues in ISPRS journals related to the topics of this WG.
• Increase the motivation among the students and researchers to use in a web-based resourcesharing environment.

WG V/4 - Education and Awareness in Disaster Risk Management

WG V/4  Terms of Reference

• Training program for the authorities involved in disaster management in protecting lives and property by means of acquainting them with advanced technologies, science-based analyses, and strategic learning.
• Organize training, workshops, and lecture series to enhance the awareness, knowledge, and skill of decision-makers and major stakeholders on the benefits of geospatial technology for disaster management.
• Develop training programs for the youths, teachers, and private sectors on all components of disaster risk management covering prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Conduct awareness program in collaboration with the government and NGOs for school students and rural population aiming at familiarizing them with available products and services on disaster risk management and disaster response. 
• Collaborate with national and international institutes to consolidate the best practices in disaster risk management.
• Promote traditional knowledge and adaptation capabilities for sustainable disaster risk reduction approach in a changing climate.
• Enhance the awareness and promotion of open source digital content, innovative and modern technologies and web based resources for disaster risk management
• Collaboration with other ISPRS TC V working groups with similar missions, objectives, and activities.

WG V/5 - Education and Awareness in Blue Economy and Coastal Marine Environment

WG V/5  Terms of Reference

• Development of the framework and curricula for educational and capability building activities to promote the utilization of GST4BluECoast
• Promotion of GST4BluECoast through various educational and capacity building activities
• Collaboration with various institutions and organizations at national and international levels on the promotion and utilization of GST4BluECoast
• Development and deployment of modules, geospatial databases, and other materials to support the educational and capability building activities on GST4BluECoast.
• Increase awareness and enable greater access, sharing, and use of relevant geospatial data and technologies in enhancing blue economy and conservation and sustainable use of coastal marine environments
• Establishment of an inclusive network of institutions and individuals to promote, enhance, and sustain GST4BluECoast in selected countries.
• Publication of white paper on the accomplishment of WG V and other GST4BluECoast papers in ISPRS conference proceedings and special issues of ISPRS journals
• Collaboration with other ISPRS TC V working groups with related missions, objectives, and activities.

ICWG V/IV - Spatial Information Science Education

ICWG V/IV  Terms of Reference

• To coordinate with TC V and TC IV for respective mandates on education and spatial information science and derive respective activities.
• To organize online training programme in the relevant fields and various applications of SIS Education.
• To develop framework for educational promotional activities.
• To organize periodically organize conferences, workshops, webinars of experts lectures relevant to local and regional requirements of geospatial technology.
• To participate in ISPRS’s education as well as scientific activities achieving societal benefits.
• To assist TC V in organizing CATCON.