ISPRS WG IV/5

Extended Reality and Visual Analytics

Our Mission

ISPRS WG IV/5 aims to advance the fields of visual analytics, geographic visualization, extended (virtual/augmented and mixed) reality with the highest scientific standards, and best practices. Our goal is to cover science, design and technology perspectives in relation to all scientific domains that are related to extended reality and visual analytics. Our mission includes the specific points below:

  1. Engaging in science, research, education and training, and capacity building, in line with the overall strategy of the ISPRS
  2. Transferring knowledge and expertise through conferences, workshops, publications and other appropriate online and offline channels
  3. Collaborating with other ISPRS commissions and working groups, and sister societies (e.g., the ICA, GeoforAll, IEEE’s Vis, ISMAR and VR, etc.)
  4. Development and evaluation of new extended reality tools for exploring phenomena considering dimensions of space, place and time, and promoting their use
  5. Exploring new visualization techniques and tools for visualizing:
    1. Heterogeneous geographical data coming from high-resolution sensors (e.g. images, 3D models, LiDAR, raw data, etc.)
    2. Building information modelling (BIM) within a traditional geographic information system (GIS)
    3. Big data sets produced through crowd-sourcing and social media and the further opening of government data repositories
  6. Investigating the effectiveness and usefulness of various geovisualizations, visual analytics software environments and extended reality applications, e.g., regarding visual complexity and decision-making processes

 

Working Group Officers

Chair

Arzu Çöltekin, ChairArzu Çöltekin
 
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Engineering
Bahnhofstrasse 6
CH-5210 Windisch
SWITZERLAND

 

Co-Chair

Victoria Rautenbach, Co-ChairVictoria Rautenbach
 
Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
University of Pretoria
Geography 1-3.7
University of Pretoria
Private bag X20
Hatfield 0028
SOUTH AFRICA

 

Secretary

Azile Mdleleni, SecretaryAzile Mdleleni
 
Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
University of Pretoria
Geography 1-3.7
University of Pretoria
Private bag X20
Hatfield 0028
SOUTH AFRICA

 


Supporters

Advisor
Hongping Zhang, AdvisorHongping Zhang
 
National Geomatics Center of China
No.28 Lianhuachi West Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100830
CHINA

 


Terms of Reference

  • Engaging in science, research, education and training, and capacity building, in line with the overall strategy of the ISPRS
  • Transferring knowledge and expertise through conferences, workshops, publications and other appropriate online and offline channels
  • Collaborating with other ISPRS commissions and working groups, and sister societies (e.g., the ICA, GeoforAll, IEEE’s Vis, ISMAR and VR, etc.)
  • Enhanced communication of geographic information and knowledge focused on visual analytics for (small and) big data exploration, and visualization of multi-dimensional data.
  • Investigating the effectiveness and usefulness of various geovisualizations, visual analytics software environments and extended reality applications, e.g., regarding visual complexity and decision-making processes
  • Development and evaluation of new extended reality tools for exploring phenomena considering dimensions of space, place and time, and promoting their use
  • Exploring new and novel visualization techniques and tools for visualizing:
    • Heterogeneous geographical data coming from high-resolution sensors (e.g. images, 3D models, LiDAR, raw data, etc.)
    • Building information modelling (BIM) within a traditional geographic information system (GIS)
    • Big data sets produced through crowd-sourcing and social media and the further opening of government data repositories
    • Supporting geographical visualisation including the web and mobile devices

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Our Contact

ISPRS
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Leibniz University Hannover
Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation
Nienburger Str. 1
D-30167 Hannover
GERMANY
Email: isprs-sg@isprs.org