
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.
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IJGI 2023 Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 30 September 2023
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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.
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Call for Proposals
ISPRS Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives 2024
In accordance with the statutory mission and activities of ISPRS, the Society shall provide funds to support educational and capacity building initiatives, which will further improve its international status in education and training in the field of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, and will therefore benefit all ISPRS members. For 2024, the ISPRS Council is making up to CHF70,000 (70,000 Swiss francs) available to support winning projects under the educational and capacity building initiatives. The maximum funding assigned to any one project shall be CHF10,000 per annum. Projects should commence on January 1, 2024 and typically last up to 12 months. In exceptional cases, applications for projects lasting up to 24 months will be considered. Projects of greater duration than one year will be subject to annual review before subsequent funding will be released.
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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

The Fritz Ackermann Award – Best Paper 2022 announced
Automatic orientation of historical terrestrial images in mountainous terrain using the visible horizon, by Sebastian Mikolka-Flöry, Camillo Ressl, Lorenz Schimpl, and Norbert Pfeifer, has been selected from papers published exclusively in the ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing as the winner of the 2022 Best Paper. It will be included in the final selection for the newly established Fritz Ackermann Award, to be presented at the 2026 ISPRS Congress in Toronto.
Congratulations to the authors!
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Latest Impact Factor for ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Impact Factor (IF) of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is 12.7.
We are proud that our journal ranks among the top positions in the all four SCI categories.
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Geospatial Week 2025
Council is pleased to announce that the contract for the ISPRS Geospatial Week 2025 (GSW 2025) has been signed between ISPRS and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRS).
The event will be held in Dubai from 16-21 February 2025.

ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium
June 11-14, 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, https://www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas
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.
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