Geospatial Week 2027
It was decided during the Geospatial Week 2025 that the next ISPRS Geospatial Week will be hosted by the Polish Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the Association of Polish Surveyors (SGP) and take place from 19–24 September 2027 in Warsaw, Poland.
Commercial UAV Expo, September 2-4, 2025 in Las Vegas is the premier event for the commercial drone industry focusing on the integration/operation of commercial UAS and showcasing Drones In Action. The event will feature exhibits and demonstrations by sUAS solutions providers, keynotes, panel discussions, outdoor demos, AI-powered networking; and more. The show covers all vertical industries with a special focus in 2025 on construction, energy, infrastructure, public safety and transportation; PLUS co-located events. Use code SAVE100 for a $100 discount and/or FREE expo admission with LOTS of new benefits included. 3,500+ attendees from 75 nations. www.expouav.com
Call to Union / International Association members: please contribute your / your network's digital preservation expertise to our new survey!
In EOSC EDEN, we are interested in how digital preservation professionals across the globe currently work. We are keen to understand the existing frameworks, guidelines and practices for identification, selection and appraisal of data for “long-term” preservation – and what “long term” means in different organisational and professional settings. This is an important area where sharing knowledge can make a meaningful impact as digital preservation continues to grow as a diverse field and community.
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ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - Call for papers
Topographic Mapping from Space
Submission deadline: 01 August 2025
This special issue covers research themes of the ISPRS Istanbul Workshop - Topographic Mapping from Space dedicated to Dr. Karsten Jacobsen for his 80th Birthday. As known, Dr. Jacobsen is one of the leading scientists in the field of mapping and a very valuable person known for his human characteristics. He has contributed to the development of researchers from many countries of the world. With this planned issue, current contributions from experts with their respective areas of expertise are to be brought together and recent research results presented. Therefore, the editorial board of the journal - ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (OJPRS) intends to publish a special issue Topographic Mapping from Space.
The detailed information can be found here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/318797/topographic-mapping-from-space
ISPRS is proud to launch two new awards, the Gottfried Konecny Award and the Li Deren Award
The Gottfried Konecny Award and the Li Deren Award will be presented during ISPRS Congresses to outstanding ISPRS scientists for their exceptional achievements. The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.
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The U. V. Helava Award – Best Paper 2024 announced
Congratulations go to Jiaxin Ren, Wanzeng Liu, Jun Chen, Shunxi Yin and Yuan Tao for their paper Word2Scene: Efficient remote sensing image scene generation with only one word via hybrid intelligence and low-rank representation which was chosen as the 2024 Best Paper for the current evaluation period. The paper was published ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume 218, Part B, 2024, Pages 231-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.11.002
Highlights of GSW 2025
Geospatial Week was successfully held in Dubai from April 6 to 11, 2025.
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The Fritz Ackermann Award – Best Paper 2024 announced
Airborne sensor fusion: Expected accuracy and behavior of a concurrent adjustment, by by Kyriaki Mouzakidou , Aurélien Brun, Davide Antonio Cucci, and Jan Skaloud, has been selected from papers published exclusively in the ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing as the winner of the 2024 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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ISPRS Technical Commission II Photogrammetry Online Talks
Towards Accurate and Adaptable Earth Intelligence models
Prof. Marc Rußwurm
Apr/03/2025 (Thu) 10:00-11:00 AM (EST)
Zoom Link and further information you will find here
TIF Receives Outstanding Donation from Prof. Li Deren
The ISPRS Foundation (TIF) is pleased to announce that our good friend and colleague, Prof. Li Deren made a significant donation to the ISPRS Foundation. Such a donation is unique since it does not come from an institution but it is a personal gesture of Prof. Li Deren to assist young students in pursuing their careers in the areas of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
ISPRS and TIF are very grateful for this outstanding generous contribution.
Webinar by ISPRS WG III/3 (Active Microwave Remote Sensing)
Topic: What SAR can learn from optical data
Speaker: Ronny Hänsch, DLR Germany
Date/Time: March 12, 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT+0)
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Jack Dangermond Best Paper Award 2024
The winners of Jack Dangermond Best Paper Award 2024 are Zhang, Z.; Li, D.; Zhang, Z.; Duffield, N. for their paper:
Mining Spatiotemporal Mobility Patterns Using Improved Deep Time Series Clustering. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2024, 13, 374.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12010014
ISPRS Technical Commission II Online Talks
The Potential of AI for 3D Scene Digitization - Recent Learning-based Innovations on Handling Challenging Scenarios
Prof. Michael Weinmann
25 Feb 2025 (Tue), 10:00-11:00 AM (EST) | 4:00-5:00 PM (CET)
Zoom Link and further information you will find here
Webinar Series by ISPRS WG V/4
21 February - 28 March, 2025
Geospatial Technology for Effective Disaster Risk Management
Moderator: Dr Shyam S Kundu, Secretary, ISPRS TC V/4
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Webinar by ISPRS WG III/3 (Active Microwave Remote Sensing)
Topic: Interferometric SAR and the European Ground Motion Service
Speaker: Michele Crosetto, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
Date/Time: February 12, 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT+0)
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Webinar Series by ISPRS WG III/9
Environmental & Health Concerns: Geospatial Technology
ISPRS WG III/9 (Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics) Webinar
Date/Time: January 24, 2025, 9 AM, GMT
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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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