The XX. ISPRS CongressIstanbul, 12.-23.7.04

„Geo-imagery bridging continents“

Congress Director’s Report to the DGK

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2368 participants in total

9 Keynote Papers, e.g. John Dangermond, ESRI Armin Grün, ETH Zürich Gert Hirzinger, DLR Martien Molenaar, Rector ITC – EuroSDR Gerhard Neukum, FU Berlin Sir Martin Sweeting, University of Surrey Peter Woodsford, LaserScan – EuroSDR

567 oral presentations

1151 poster presentations

Tutorials (2 days prior to the congress)

Exhibition

Scientific Programme

Scientific Highlights

Photogrammetry (digital photogrammetry !), is part of geoinformatics

Digital aerial cameras are available

Video cameras with up to 1000 images / sec

High res. SAR images: 1m from space, 10 cm from the air – InSAR, D-InSAR

Automatic image processing: slow but constant progress

Direct 3D acquisition: combination of images and laser scanning – acquisition devices and analysis, all scales

Photoreal. Visual.: reverse photogrammetry

BROCK MEDAL

K. Kasturiangan (India)

OTTO VON GRUBER AWARD

Stefan Heuel (Germany)

CATCON AWARD

John Haig (Germany)

Awards

COUNCIL 2004-2008

I. Dowman (GB) President

J. Trinder (AUS) 1. Vice pres.

M. Baltsavias (CH) 2. Vice pres.

O. Altan (TÜR) General Sec.

S. Morain (US) Treaserer

Chen Jun (PRC) Congress Dir.

The next 4 years

New commission structure

Com I, Image data acquisition, sensors and platforms A. Baudoin (F)

Com II, Theory and concepts of spatio-temporal data handling and information W. Kainz (AUT)

Com III, Photogrammetric computer vision W. Förstner (D)

Com IV, Geodatabases and digital mappingS. Najak (IND)

Com V, Close range sensing: analysis and applicationH.-G. Maas (D)

Com VI, Education and outreachC. Kohei (JPN)

Com VII, Thematic processing, modelling and analysis of remotely sensed data J. v. Genderen (NL)

Com VIII, Remote sensing applications and policiesA. Peled (IS)

The next 4 years

Com. III SymposiumBonn, 20.-22.9.06, W. Förstner

Photogrametric computer vision

Com. V SymposiumDresden, 25.-27.9.06, H.-G.Maas

Close range sensing

XXIth ISPRS Congress 2008Beijing, Summer 2008

The next 4 years