ISPRS WG II/9

Underwater Data Acquisition and Processing

Our Mission

ISPRS Working Group II/9 aims to develop, evaluate and promote methods for underwater photogrammetry data acquisition and processing in the fields of environmental monitoring, heritage recording and industrial measurement. WG II/9 will foster the interdisciplinary exchange of the latest developments and achievements in 3D sensors, image and range techniques for measurement and modeling, the effective use of autonomous and human guided vehicles, and applications of photogrammetry underwater.

WG II/9 will organise workshops to exchange the latest developments on underwater photogrammetry and related disciplines, and in particular collaborate interdisciplinarily with experts from the marine archaeology, engineering and exploration, marine science, fisheries and aquaculture communities. The WG will also liaise with academics, standards institutes, users and manufacturers working in the underwater domain to promote the appropriate and effective use of photogrammetric image and range based solutions. The WG will strengthen the co-operation and involvement of industrial partners in ISPRS activities related to underwater image and range based systems.

Working Group Officers
Chair
	Fabio Menna   3DOM - 3D Optical Metrology Unit FBK - Bruno Kessler Foundation via Sommarive 18 38123 Povo-Trento ITALY +39 0461 314446 fmenna@fbk.eu home page
Co-Chair
	Mark Shortis   School of Science RMIT University Melbourne AUSTRALIA +61 3 9925 9628 mark.shortis@rmit.edu.au home page
Co-Chair
	Dimitrios Skarlatos   Dept. of Civil Eng. & Geomatics Cyprus University of Technology Limassol CYPRUS +357 25002360 dimitrios.skarlatos@cut.ac.cy home page
Secretary
	Panagiotis Agrafiotis   Lab. of Photogrammetry School of Rural and Surveying Engineering National Technical University of Athens Athens GREECE +30 2107722687 pagraf@central.ntua.gr home page
Supporters
Key Support Personnel
	Higinio González Jorge   Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering University of Vigo Vigo SPAIN 34 986818752 higiniog@uvigo.es home page
Key Support Personnel
	Patrick Westfeld   Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) Section Marine Geodesy, Automation, Bathymetry Rostock GERMANY +49 381 4563-603 patrick.westfeld@bsh.de home page
Industrial Representative
	Rustom Jehangir   Blue Robotics 4030 Spencer St. Torrance, CA 90503 USA rusty@bluerobotics.com home page

Terms of Reference

• Definition of best practice for geometric calibration, color correction and validation of systems for underwater 3D measurements
• Geometric and stochastic modeling of multimedia geometry for underwater image and range measurements
• Lidar bathymetry for seafloor and water surface measurement
• Algorithms and methods for underwater localization and navigation used in ROVs, AUVs and augmented and virtual reality applications
• Combined above water, through water and underwater techniques for 3D modeling of artefacts and mapping of coastal areas
• Integration and performance evaluation of platforms such as ROVs, AUVs, towed bodies and diver controlled systems
• Underwater applications and techniques in archaeology, 3D/2D mapping, modeling and visualization, biomass estimation, habitat monitoring, metrology, inspections and volumetric reconstruction for flow tracking