Call for Bids for the ISPRS 2026 – 2030 Term
Dear ISPRS Ordinary Members,
We are pleased to announce an open call for bidding for important positions and events within our organization for the period 2026-2030.
Ordinary Members who consider themselves in a position to support candidates for the respective offices, or who wish to bid for an event, are welcome to send the necessary documents to the Secretary General by the given deadline. For further information please contact ISPRS Secretary General JIANG Jie at isprs-sg@isprs.org.
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Obituary for Dr. Ivan Katzarsky
ISPRS Second Vice President 1988-1992
Dr. Ivan Katzarsky, born in Sofia on 15 April 1931, was a distinguished Bulgarian expert in photogrammetry and remote sensing, with a career spanning over several decades of significant contributions to both national and international advancements in these fields. His work was pivotal in integrating photogrammetry and remote sensing into various sectors, including production, research, and management, particularly in Bulgaria. Through his extensive experience, he played an instrumental role in shaping the landscape of geospatial sciences, both regionally and globally.
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ISPRS registers over 1000 Individual Members in 2024
In 2014, ISPRS Individual Membership was introduced free of charge to everybody. ISPRS particularly strives to make sure individuals in areas, where an active Ordinary Member does not exist, have the possibility to join ISPRS on an individual basis. ISPRS Individual Members receive regular information from ISPRS Headquarters through the ISPRS eBulletin.
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Five Projects win ISPRS Scientific Initiatives 2025 (SI2025) Awards
The ISPRS Scientific Initiatives are defined in the ISPRS Orange Book, Appendix 9a (https://www.isprs.org/documents/orangebook/app9a.aspx). Every two years applications are invited for proposals and a total of up to CHF70,000 is awarded.
Several strong applications were received for the SI2025s. These usually come up through the Working Groups, then the Technical Commission Presidents, who endorse them. Finally, a small panel chosen from ISPRS Council makes the final decisions.
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ISPRS Past President Christian Heipke receives Honorary Doctorate
Prof. Christian Heipke, ISPRS Past President and Director of the Institute of Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, on 17 November 2023. This award was made in recognition of his services in
the research fields of digital photogrammetry and remote sensing, his extraordinary voluntary commitment to the further development of organisations in these research fields on a national and international level and his close ties with the University of Stuttgart.
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ISPRS Awards offered in 2026
ISPRS honours excellent researchers and experts by both, awards provided by organisations closely connected with ISPRS, and by awards highlighting excellent papers in ISPRS journals.
The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.
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Belém Declaration signed
During the closing ceremony of the ISPRS-SELPER Symposium, held in Brazil in November 2024, the presidents of the two scientific societies, Lena Halounová and Hilcéa Ferreira, signed the Belém Declaration on behalf of the international remote sensing community, represented by both organizations. This declaration expresses our concern about the degradation of our planet. It highlights our commitment to implement remote sensing technologies to support decisions to reduce this degradation and its impacts, remembering that this requires long time series, adhering to Open Science standards, and investments in research and development. This declaration constitutes a statement and a roadmap for the represented scientific and professional community in sight of the next Conference of the Parties (COP) to be hosted in 2025 in Belém.
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Chinese Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre (LASAC) shares sample data from China's Natural Resources Satellites to ISPRS
The Chinese Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre (LASAC) under the Ministry of Nature Resources has very generously shared with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) sample data from China's Natural Resources Satellites for scientific research and education. The shared data can be freely used for non-commercial purposes by the whole society free of charge. This is the first time that ISPRS has been offered such a wide range of open-access satellite imagery for the scientific and academic community.
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