Mapping and Geographic Information Systems

PRESIDENT

Roy A. Welch
University of Georgia
Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science
Department of Geography
Athens, GA 30602-2403
USA
+1-706-542 2359
+1-706-542 2358
rwelch@risc.crms.uga.edu

TERMS OF REFERENCE

• Analog and digital mapping procedures and products
• Revision of topographic maps and map databases
• Data acquisition, data processing, analysis of data and visual representation in GIS
• Application of GIS to land related record management (e.g., multipurpose cadastre and utility mapping) and decision making tasks
• Radar and planetary mapping
• Digital elevation models

WORKING GROUPS

WG IV/1 - GIS Data and Applications
Chairperson: Dr. E. Lynn Usery, Athens, Georgia, USA

WG IV/2 - International Mapping from Space
Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Konecny, Hannover, Germany

WG IV/3 - Map and Database Revision
Chairperson: Paul R. T. Newby, Hants, United Kingdom

WG IV/4 - Digital Elevation Models and Digital Orthoimages for Mapping/GIS Applications
Chairperson: Dr. Luiz Alberto Vieira Dias, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

WG IV/5 - Extraterrestrial Mapping
Chairperson: Dr. Sherman S. C. Wu, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WG IV/6 GIS and Expert Systems for Global Environmental Databases
Chairperson: Dr. Ryutaro Tateishi, Chiba, Japan

IWG III/IV - Conceptual Aspects of GIS
Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Martien Molenaar, AH Wageningen, Netherlands