ISPRS ICWG II/Ia

Autonomous Sensing Systems and their Applications

Mission

This ISPRS Inter Commission Working Group (ICWG) addresses the developments of autonomous mobile sensing and mapping systems and their use in the next generation of Geospatial applications. This working group is at the interface with other communities keen on developing the next generation of drones, such as robotics and computer science.

The focus is on the advancements both in sensors and in the algorithms embedded in flying and in terrestrial and underwater platforms navigating in outdoor and confined/indoor spaces. Topics of interest are the development of real-time drone remote sensing analytics algorithms considering edge/fog/cloud computing, innovative georeferencing techniques, deep learning algorithms for situational awareness and autonomous navigation and exploration, as well as collaborative and swarm SLAM algorithms. Lightweight, energy-efficient, replicable hardware and software solutions as well as their embedding in larger networks of sensors are particularly of interest for this ICWG. A specific focus is given to BVLOS solutions and the use of autonomous platforms in urban and rural environments. The ICWG addresses different monitoring and surveying tasks in the Geospatial domain performed by innovative autonomous platforms such as precision farming, disaster mapping, cultural heritage survey, natural environment and infrastructure monitoring. 

 

Working Group Officers

Chair

Francesco Nex, ChairFrancesco Nex
 
University of Twente
ITC Faculty
Hengelosestraat 99
7514 AE Enschede
THE NETHERLANDS
+31 (0)6 534896639

 

Co-Chair

Filiberto Chiabrando, Co-ChairFiliberto Chiabrando
 
Politecnico di Torino
Laboratory “Geomatics for Cultural Heritage” (G4CH)
Department of Architecture and Design - DAD
Viale Mattioli 39
10125 Torino
ITALY
+390110904338

 

Co-Chair

Eija Honkavaara, Co-ChairEija Honkavaara
 
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI
Vuorimiehentie 5
02150 Espoo
FINLAND
+357 40 192 0835

 

Secretary

Taejung Kim, SecretaryTaejung Kim
 
Dept. Geoinformatic Engineering
Inha University
100 Inha Road
Michuhol-Gu
Incheon
SOUTH KOREA
+82-32-860-7606
+82-32-863-1506

 


Supporters

Advisor
Costas Armenakis, AdvisorCostas Armenakis
 
Dept. of Earth & Space Science & Engineering
York University
4700 Keele Str.
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
+1 416 736 2100

 

Supporter
Henry Meißner, SupporterHenry Meißner
 
German Aerospace Center
Rutherfordstraße 2
12489 Berlin
GERMANY
+49 30 67055 540
+49 30 67055 532

 

Supporter
Martina Di Rita, SupporterMartina Di Rita
 
Leica Geosystems AG
Heinrich-Wild-Strasse 201
9435 Heerbrugg
SWITZERLAND
+41 71 727 4230

 


Terms of Reference

  • Drones, ground and underwater autonomous systems
  • Autonomous path planning, SLAM, navigation and VLOS/BVLOS exploration
  • Edge, fog and cloud computing for real-time scene understanding
  • Collaborative and swarm platforms for Geospatial applications
  • Heterogenous data collection from drones (e.g. climate sensors)
  • Next-generation autonomous platform applications
  • Innovative active and passive sensors embedded on autonomous platforms
  • Dissemination of learning and teaching material on the use of Autonomous Sensing Systems and their Applications in Academia
  • Collaboration with other scientific communities and associations involved in Autonomous Sensing Systems and their Applications (EuroSDR, robotics, computer vision, electronics, etc.)
  • Cooperation and involvement of industrial partners in ISPRS activities

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