The International Society for Photogrammetry and Sensing

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The International Society for Photogrammetry and
Sensing

• Possibly the only international organisation that
  covers most aspects of Geomatics

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ISPRS

• An International NGO devoted to the development
  of international cooperation for the advancement
  of knowledge, research, development and education
  in the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial
  Information Sciences, their integration and
  application, to contribute to the well being of
  humanity and sustainability of the environment

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ISPRS

• Covers over 100 nations, from all continents
  except Antarctica
• Membership is through a local organisation
• In Australia, this is now the Spatial Sciences
  Institute
• Operates under a constitution and by-laws
• Is run by volunteers

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ISPRS

• Produces the publication PRS
• Organises conferences and workshops
• One major Congress every four years
• The next is in China
• And the one after???
• Commission Symposia every intervening two years
• Operates 8 Commissions that instigate research

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ISPRS Commissions

• Image Data Acquisition - Sensors and Platforms
• Theory and Concepts of Spatio-temporal Data
  Handling and Information
• Photogrammetric Computer Vision and Image
  Analysis
• Geodatabases and Digital Mapping

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ISPRS Commissions

• Close-Range SensingAnalysis and Applications
• Education and Outreach
• Thematic Processing, Modeling and Analysis of
  Remotely Sensed Data
• Remote Sensing Applicationsand Policies

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Affiliated Organisations

• There is a formal relationship between ISPRS and
  the International Council on Monuments and Sites
  (ICOMOS)
• This is through one of the ICOMOS Scientific
  Committees
• CIPA

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ISPRS

• The Congress is the best of all the allied
  societies (FIG)
• There is a strong involvement of younger
  researchers
• Join SSI today and come to Beijing