SC News
Special Issues on Spatial Information Sciences – Call for Submissions
The ISPRS TC IV Symposium in Fremantle, Perth, Australia was a resounding success, leading to collaborations with several scientific journals. Five special issues are now open for submissions across various domains in spatial information sciences:
- ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information - "Spatial Information for Improved Living Spaces" (Deadline: 25 Oct 2025) Link
- Journal of Spatial Science - "Visualization and Virtual Restoration of Cultural Heritage" (Deadline: 10 Mar 2025) Link
- Geo-spatial Information Science - "3D Digital Modelling with Domain Knowledge" (Deadline: 01 May 2025) Link
- Smart Cities - "Computer Vision for Creating Sustainable Smart Cities of Tomorrow" (Deadline: 15 Aug 2025) Link
- International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation & Geomatica - "Urban Digital Twins: Innovative Geospatial Solutions, Applications, and Future Trends" (Deadline: 01 May 2025) Link
Yogender Yadav
December 17, 2024
Launch of first cohort of ISPRS SC Student Chapters
The first Cohort of ISPRS SC student chapters were launched by the ISPRS President Prof. Lena Halounová during ISPRS SC Networking hour event on November 7, 2024 in Belem, Brazil. The newly launched ISPRS SC chapters delivered brief presentations about their plans during the event. First cohort of ISPRS SC Student Chapters comprise of ISPRS SC Beijing Student Chapter, University of Tehran ISPRS Student Chapter, Geomatics Engineering Students Association of Nepal and ISPRS SC China Wuhan Student Chapter
To know more about ISPRS SC Student Chapters, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
November 10, 2024
Deadline Extension : ISPRS SC SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Application closing date extended up to 15th November 2024 for ISPRS SC SUMMER SCHOOL 2024 with theme “Space Technology and Enhanced Spatial Data Service for Sustainable Development”.Join with us for an exciting journey into the realm of space technology and spatial data services, aimed at fostering sustainable development.
Date: 22nd of November – 26th of November 2024
Venue: Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Sri Lanka
For registration and more details, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
October 28, 2024
Geo Week 2025 - February 10-12, 2025
Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies. It was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries.
Date: February 10-12, 2025
Venue: Colorado Convention Center | Denver, CO, USA
For more details, please follow the link.
Yogender Yadav
October 21, 2024
ISPRS WG III/4 Webinar on Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection
ISPRS WG III/4 is organising a Webinar on the topic of Land Use and Land Cover Change Detection. There will be two presentations "Use of High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Identification, Assessment and Quantification of Various Land use and Land Cover in Kenyan Landscapes" by Dr. Mark Boitt and "Crop Classification in Pakistan Using Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Imagery" by Dr. Christoph Raab. This webinar is supported by ISPRS Student Consortium (ISPRS SC).
: 16 October 2024
: 08:00 AM GMTYogender Yadav
October 9, 2024
ISPRS WG III/9 Webinar SERIES: ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH CONCERNS: GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
ISPRS WG III/9 is hosting monthly webinar series in technical support of the ISPRS Student Consortium (ISPRS SC). The monthly webinar for September consists of two presentations by Dr. Srinivasulu Asadi, and Dr. Satya Sahithi Veeramallu and will be moderated by Dr Muralikrishna Iyyanki, Chairman ISPRS WG III/9.
For more details and registration, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
September 25, 2024
INGSA-Asia Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards 2024
Yogender Yadav
July 26, 2024
ISPRS SC Student Chapters: Call for Applications
ISPRS SC Student Chapters are local groups of registered people that collaborate with ISPRS SC to
support activities in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information
science. Student Chapters benefit from the virtual meetups with ISPRS experts, a dedicated
webpage within the ISPRS SC website and prioritized ISPRS SC funding for relevant events
(e.g. summer schools, ISPRS conferences).
For more details and the application form, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
July 16, 2024
ISPRS WG III/7 Webinar on Remote Sensing for the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
ISPRS WG III/7 will organise a webinar series from June 26 to August 21, 2024, every week (except July 17) on the theme: “Remote Sensing for the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere”.
Dates: June 26, 2024, to August 21, 2024, every week (except July 17)
For more details and Registration, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
June 23, 2024
ISPRS WG III/9 AND ICWG III/4a webinar on ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH CONCERNS & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
ISPRS WG III/9 AND ICWG III/4a are jointly organizing a webinar on the theme: ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH CONCERNS & DISASTER MANAGEMENT, technically supported by the ISPRS Student Consortium.
Date: June 25, 2024, 8.00 AM GMT
For more details and registration, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
June 23, 2024
Call for Participants: ISPRS TC V Student Consortium Summer School on AI for Geospatial Applications.
Call for participants for ISPRS SC & TC V Summer School on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Geospatial Applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills in AI and geospatial technology
Yogender Yadav
June 14, 2024
Call for Participants for BUCEA International Summer School on Smart Cities 2024
Call for participants for BUCEA International Summer School on Smart Cities 2024. The summer school will be jointly organized by the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA), BRAUIC, ISPRS TC V, and ISPRS SC. Summer school will involve a broad range of topics, focusing on practical and methodological skills for better management and sustainable development of Smart cities.
Dates of Summer School: July 14-22, 2024
For more details and registration, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
May 28, 2024
Call for participants for the second edition of the SUNRISE Summer School 2024
Call for participants for the second edition of the SUNRISE (Seashore and UNderwater documentation of aRchaeological herItage palimpSests and Environment) summer school is open! The SUNRISE summer school from 8-14 September 2024 at Porto Cesareo (LE) - Italy, will involve international students and professional surveyors for the documentation of an archaeological site and the surrounding environment with several geomatics techniques. For this edition, we will work on two sites located in the National Marine Park of Porto Cesareo: Torre Chianca (also known as Torre di Santo Stefano) and the submerged Roman columns in the sea area facing Torre Chianca.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
For registration and more details, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
May 28, 2024
ISPRS WG IV/2 Webinar on Remote Sensing based Pollution Identification
We are excited to announce an upcoming Webinar Pollution Identification based on Remote Sensing from UAVs and Multispectral Image Processing, where a novel technique for identifying objects using algorithms for analyzing and processing spectra and multispectral images obtained from UAVs will be presented. This seminar will showcase the results of detecting oil pollution, boat discharges, and camouflage nets using this advanced method.
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2 PM CET
For registration and more details, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
May 28, 2024
ISC Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Forum Meeting | 30 April
The ISC Early And Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Forum virtual meeting in April will be focused on a discussion around the latest working paper from the ISC Centre for Science Futures on Global Strategies for Accelerating AI in Science and Research: “Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI: Strategies and Progress in 2024”.
This working paper provides fundamental information and access to resources from countries from all parts of the world, at various stages of integrating AI into their research ecosystems. For more details and registration, follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
April 22, 2024
Digital Twins Workshop, 28 March 2024
This workshop on 'Digital Twins: 3D Spatial Challenges and Opportunities' aims to discuss what 3D spatial technology has been used to build, visualize, and perform analyses or simulations in Spatial Digital Twins. Several presentations will report on Digital Twins for distinct applications. Researchers from Europe and Australia will get together to share lessons learned and elaborate on innovative solutions.
When: March 28, 2024, 9:00 - 13:00 (GMT +11)
Where: Online + In-Person
Online: A meeting link will be sent to registered participants in the week of the workshop
In-Person: Anita B. Lawrence Centre (H13), School of Built Environment, UNSW, Sydney
For registration, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
March 19, 2024
ISPRS WG IV/5 WEBINAR 7 MAY 2024 : VISUALIZATION, HCI AND XR
ISPRS WG IV/5 is organising an online webinar on May 7, 2024, 9:30 -11:00 CET, focused on Visualization, HCI, and XR, where experts will focus on the latest advancements in Extended Reality and Visual Analytics. Join us for an immersive exploration and insights of Visualization, HCI, and XR.
When: Tuesday 7th of May 9:30-11:00 CET
For registration and more details, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
March 18, 2024
ISPRS SC Newsletter Volume 16, Issue no 3 - Applications of Underwater Remote Sensing
The ISPRS Student Consortium is delighted to present you the Volume 16, Issue No. 3 of our newsletter SPECTRUM, focusing on the Applications of Underwater Remote Sensing. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for dedicating your time to perusing this edition. Your continued support is deeply valued.
We invite you to immerse yourself in the invaluable insights shared by esteemed researchers from around the globe in the realm of underwater Remote Sensing. This edition features contributions from distinguished scientists such as Dr. Dimitrios Skarlatos, Dr. Emad Khalil, and Dr. Gottfried Madlburger in the IFOV Section, alongside Dr. Devis Tuia, who is highlighted in our Spotlight section.
For more details, please follow this link to the newsletters section.
Yogender Yadav
February 14, 2024
ISPRS Working Group III/9 : February 2024 Webinar
ISPRS Working Group III/9 is excited to announce its upcoming webinar scheduled for 12th February 2024, focusing on "Environmental & Health Concerns: Geospatial Technology Solutions." The online event is open to the researchers, and students, this webinar offers a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking. ISPRS Student Consortium is proud to provide technical support, underscoring the significance of this event in advancing the geospatial science.
For registration and event flyer, please follow this link.
Yogender Yadav
February 6, 2024
ISPRS Technical Commission III Mid-term Symposium On Remote Sensing: Beyond the canopy - Technologies and Applications of Remote Sensing
ISPRS Technical Commission III is dedicated to the technologies and applications of remote sensing. It is jointly hosted by Brazil and France from 2022 to 2026 and its mid-term symposium will be held in Belém, Brazil, on 4-8 November 2024, together with the Latin-American remote sensing symposium SELPER and several thematic workshops.
Extended Abstract / Full Paper Submission Deadline: April 15, 2024
Notification of Paper Acceptance: May 30, 2024
Final paper submission Deadline: July 15, 2024
Call for the travel grants application: April 21, 2024
For more details, please visit the symposium website.
Yogender Yadav
February 6, 2024
ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2024: Spatial Information to Empower the Metaverse
The ISPRS Technical Commission IV 'Spatial Information Sciences has the mission to advance spatial information science, enable spatial digital twins and empower their development to a metaverse.The ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium provides a forum where researchers and practitioners can come together and share their work and ideas, discuss opportunities and challenges, exchange developments or software tools and discuss future directions. The symposium will be organised from October 22 - 25, 2024 at Fremantle, Perth, Australia jointly with UPINLBS 2024, which is an international conference series technically sponsored by the ISPRS addressing the topics of ubiquitous positioning, indoor navigation and location-based service.
Extended Abstract / Full Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024
Notification of Paper Acceptance: May 1, 2024
Final paper submission Deadline: May 26, 2024
Call for the travel grants application: April 6, 2024
For more details, please visit the symposium website.
Yogender Yadav
January 25, 2024
ISPRS Technical Commission V (TC V) Symposium : Insight to Foresight via Geospatial Technologies
The Philippines will host the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission V (TC V) Symposium with the theme, "Insight to Foresight via Geospatial Technologies," from 06 to 08 August 2024 in Manila, Philippines. It will be a three-day event featuring plenary and parallel sessions, exhibits, poster presentations, and business meetings, aims to inspire new methods of teaching/learning, collaboration, and promotion of accessible and easy-to-use geospatial data among engage professionals, educators, and tertiary students.
Extended Abstract / Full Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
Notification of Paper Acceptance: April 15, 2024
Early Registration Deadline: May 15, 2024
Call for the travel grants application: March 6, 2024
For more details, please visit the symposium website.
Yogender Yadav
January 25, 2024
ISPRS TC I Mid-term Symposium on Intelligent Sensing and Remote Sensing Application
The 2024 Symposium of the ISPRS TC I will be held in Changsha, China from May 13 to 17, 2024, with the theme of Intelligent Sensing and Remote Sensing Application. Centering around the research areas of the TC I and its subordinate working groups, the Symposium includes plenary session, technical sessions, paper posters, technology exhibition, and technical visits. The contest on intelligent interpretation for multi-modal remote sensing application and tutorial will be held concurrently.
Deadline for full paper/abstract submission: February 9, 2024
Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2024
Deadline of early bird registration: February 28, 2024
Deadline for the travel grants application: February 10,2024
For more details, please visit the symposium website.
Yogender Yadav
January 25, 2024
ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium : Photogrammetry
ISPRS Technical Commission II "Photogrammetry" focuses, at various scales, on geometric, radiometric, and multi-temporal aspects of the image- and range-based 3D surveying, mapping, and modeling in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality. We welcome researchers, practitioners, and companies in photogrammetry and computer vision to present and discuss their results with a broader audience. The Symposium will feature four days from June 11-14, 2024 at Las Vegas, Nevada featuring plenary, keynote talks, and parallel sessions of oral and poster presentations from academia and industry.
Important Dates (tentative):
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: February 9, 2024
Full Paper Submission Deadline: February 9, 2024
Tutorial Proposals Deadline: February 1, 2024
Deadline for submission of travel grants applications: February 2, 2024
For more details, please visit the symposium website.
Yogender Yadav
January 25, 2024
ISPRS strengthens social media promotion
Social media is widely used for information dissemination and interaction, deeply influencing our society. To better use various social media channels, ISPRS is pleased to announce that it has appointed Sunni Kushwaha to the new position of social media manager. Sunni was born in Visakhapatnam in India. Currently, he is finishing his PhD in urban and forestry applications of close-range lidar and photogrammetry from the Geomatics Group, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. In his new position, Sunni’s focus is growing the awareness of and interest in ISPRS through posting on the Facebook, LinkedIn, WeChat and X platforms. Sunni can be reached on s.k.p.kushwaha92@gmail.com.
Markus Englich
January 12, 2024
Travel Grants by The ISPRS Foundation for ISPRS TC II Midterm Symposium on “The Role of Photogrammetry for a Sustainable World”, June 11 – 14, 2024, Las Vegas, USA
The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) will be sponsoring travel grants to deserving applicants, especially from developing countries, to participate in the Midterm Symposium of ISPRS Technical Commission II in USA during June 11-14, 2024.
Important dates for applicants for travel grants:
- Applications for travel grants go live on TIF web site: January 5, 2024
- Deadline for submission of travel grant applications: February 2, 2024
Applications can be submitted through this link, https://www.isprs.org/foundation/forms/Travel_Grants.aspx
January 6, 2024
Travel Grants by The ISPRS Foundation for ISPRS TC I Midterm Symposium on “Intelligent Sensing and Remote Sensing Application”, May 13 – 17, 2024, CHANGSHA, China
The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) will be sponsoring travel grants to deserving applicants, especially from developing countries, to participate in the Midterm Symposium of ISPRS Technical Commission I in China during May 13-17, 2024.
Important dates for applicants for travel grants:
- Applications for travel grants go live on TIF web site: December 20, 2023
- Deadline for submission of travel grant applications: January 17, 2024
Applications can be submitted through this link, https://www.isprs.org/foundation/forms/Travel_Grants.aspx
December 18, 2023
Webinar from the ISC Distinguished Lecture Series
ISPRS invites you to the Webinar from the ISC Distinguished Lecture Series with the title: “ENERGY Sustainability for Net ZERO Radio Communications” on 28 November in the frame of the ISC GeoUnions “Distinguished Lecture Series on Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development”.
Date: 28 November, 14:00 – 15:00 UTC
Speaker: Professor Nuno Borges Carvalho
More information you will find here: https://council.science/events/energy-sustainability-for-net-zero/
Markus Englich
November 23, 2023
ISPRS & ISDE Lecture on Conginition, Visualization and Extended Reality
Join us for the 7th ISDE International Lecturers: Conginition, Visualization and Extended Reality presented by die International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), WG IV/5 - Extended Reality and Visual.
Theme: Conginition, Visualization and Extended Reality
Date and Time: 15 November 2023, 09:30 - 11:00 CET
Zoom information: 820 9649 6652, Password: 475239
Markus Englich
November 5, 2023
First announcement of the XXV ISPRS Congress
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Please find here the first announcement of the XXV ISPRS Congress, From Imagery to Understanding, to be held in Toronto, Canada, 4-11 July 2026.
Best regards,
Derek Lichti
Congress Director
isprs-cd@isprs.org
November 5, 2023
3-Hour Online Tutorial
Low-cost photogrammetry for the metric documentation of cultural heritage
presented by ISPRS WGII/6 in collaboration with CIPA Heritage Documentation Emerging Professionals
- Date: 20 October 2023
- Start time: 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) / 7:00 EDT (UTC−04:00)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Platform: Zoom, recording uploaded onto YouTube
Markus Englich
October 12, 2023
ISPRS seeks Social Media Manager
The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS: www.isprs.org) is a non-governmental organization devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences and their applications. Its activities include managing events of various sizes such as conferences, symposia, and workshops, publishing journals, and encouraging research in the geospatial sciences. As a result, its success hinges on communicating effectively with a community of students as well as post-docs, early-career researchers, and established professionals in academia, government and the private sector, who are heavy users of information technology and use social media continually.
Markus Englich
September 26, 2023
IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 30 September 2023
Dear Colleagues,
The nomination deadline for the IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until September 30th 2023. We are looking forward to nominations from all over the world.
We are pleased to announce that ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI) is now inviting nominations for the IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of geo-information. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kainz.
Markus Englich
September 22, 2023
2023 International Summer School on Smart Cities
The 2023 International summer school will be jointly organized by ISPRS SC, ISPRSTCV, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA), and the Belt and Road Architectural University International Consortium (BRAUIC), mainly focusing on the methods and technologies on Smart City.
It will be held in BUCEA, July 3-9, 2023, which is located in Daxing District, Beijing, China.
The extended deadline for ISPRS SC members is on 16th June 2023
Yogender Yadav
June 12, 2023
ISPRS SC Webinar Series 2023 on May 23, 2023
(7:30 AM, AKDT) on May 23, 2023 with Dr. Franz J Meyer as the guest Speaker. Dr. Meyer is
the Chief Scientist of Alaska Satellite Facility and Professor of Remote Sensing at University
of Alaska, Fairbanks. He is an accomplished researcher and educator with more than 20 years
of experiences in the field of Remote Sensing, particularly in SAR, inSAR and PolinSAR
techniques. The title of this webinar is “The Alaska Satellite Facility: Radar-based Earth
Observation from the Center of Alaska.
Yogender Yadav
May 16, 2023
International Summer School: Modern Surveying Techniques for Cultural Heritage Documentation
Location: Telč, Czech Republic
Date: 17-23 September, 2023
The PHEDCS Institute invites participation in an international summer school on surveying techniques for cultural heritage documentation. The summer school is open to students and professionals in the field of architecture, civil engineering, and geomatics who are focused on the documentation, preservation, and restoration of cultural heritage.
Laxmi Thapa
March 1, 2023
CIPA 2023 Symposium "Documenting, Understanding, Preserving Cultural Heritage: Humanities and Digital technologies for Shaping the Future"
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: June 25-30, 2023
This event intends to combine scientific, technological and humanistic skills and promote interactions with the institutions responsible for conservation and restoration, with the aim of defining documentation systems that address the entire life cycle of artefacts, archaeological sites, historic buildings and landscapes, using new digital technologies. There is a need to develop risk reduction and preventive and sustainable conservation models that support cultural participation, accessibility and enhancement of cultural diversity and expression.
For details visit the Symposium website: https://www.cipa2023florence.org/home
Laxmi Thapa
March 1, 2023
ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW 2023) : Remote Sensing for Better Future
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Dates: September 2-7, 2023
The ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW) is a combination of workshops organized by about 30 different ISPRS Working Groups active in areas of interest of ISPRS. The ISPRS Geospatial Week’s general goals are to Increase the possibility of communication between the different workshop communities within ISPRS and beyond and to give Sustaining Members a more attractive opportunity to participate in ISPRS events.
For details visit the Symposium website: https://gsw2023.com/
Laxmi Thapa
March 1, 2023
ISPRS SC Youth Presentation Forum during ISPRS GSW 2023
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Date: 2-7, September, 2023
ISPRS SC organizes a forum where students and young researchers attending the Geospatial Week 2023 can give a presentation about their research. We particularly encourage local and regional students to participate and provide the attendees with an overview of the geospatial and/or remote sensing research undertaken in Egypt and other African Regions, although presentations throughout the globe are welcomed.
Laxmi Thapa
March 1, 2023
October 2022 GeoMixer event
The October 2022 GeoMixer event is an opportunity to network with other members of the Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Geospatial communities at all career stages & from around the world!
Markus Tester
December 9, 2022
Webinar: Earth Observation and Digital Transformation: an outlook from Infrastructure Engineering | December 7, 2022
In this webinar talk, Dr. Jagannath Aryal from the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne will talk about the development of earth observation data and platforms, the practices, and their wider applications with a focus on digital infrastructure engineering. This presentation covers how digitalization revolutionized the way we live and design our cities from a digital infrastructure engineering perspective. It presents case studies illustrating how techniques for accurate and precise data capture, object recognition, and interpretation are used in digital city design to integrate new information into the city's digital models.
Markus Englich
December 9, 2022
