Working Groups of ISPRS Commission V
WORKING GROUPS of ISPRS COMMISSION V
- WG V/1 - Framework for Multi‐level Education & Training – Curriculum Development and Methodology
- WG V/2 - Promotion of International Collaborative Education Programs
- WG V/3 - Promotion of Regional Collaboration in Citizen Science and Geospatial Technology
- WG V/4 - Web-based Resource Sharing for Education and Research
- WG V/5 - Promotion of the Profession to Young People
- WG V/6 - Distance Learning - Education and Training Services
- WG V/7 - Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineers and Architects
- WG V/8 - Promotion of Open Source on Geospatial Technology
INTERCOMMISSION WGs of ISPRS COMMISSION V
WG V/1 - Framework for Multi‐level Education & Training – Curriculum Development and Methodology
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg1
Chair
Anjana Vyas
Faculty of Technology
CEPT University
Ahmedabad – 380009
India
Co-Chair
Peter Tian-Yuan Shih
National Chiao Tung University
1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu
Taiwan, 30010
Co-Chair
Grazia Tucci
University of Florence
GECO Laboratory
Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 8
50121 Firenze
Italy
Secretary
Vikram Sorathia
315/1, Sector 7A
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
India, 382007
WG V/1 Terms of Reference
- Support and promote the development of national and international geospatial-information curricula and educational modules;
- Promote and organize seminars, workshops and summer schools at different levels of education and different levels of governance; i.e., academics and professional, and public and private sectors;
- Strengthen cooperation with the user of spatial data in order to build educational modules in specific application sectors (such as cultural heritage, environment and risk management, urban planning, structural monitoring etc.)
- Organize activities through cooperation with other Technical Commissions;
- Compile and Incorporate best practices for multi-level education and training;
- Cooperate in particular with WG 4/6/7 for the testing of the most technologically advanced tools for education (e-learning, web based resources, innovative technologies)
- Cooperating with other national or international geospatial and related societies.
- Organise CATCON
WG V/2 - Promotion of International Collaborative Education Programs
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg2
Chair
Maria Grazia D'Urso
Viale G.Marconi, 5
24044 Dalmine (BG)
Italy
Co-Chair
Valentyn Tolpekin
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Hengelosestraat 99
7514AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Secretary
Ekaterina Makhina
Faculty of Applied Astronautics and Photogrammetry
Russian Federation
Regional Coordinator
Giannina Sanna
Facolta' di Ingegneria
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Piazza D'Armi
09123 Cagliari
Italy
Regional Coordinator
Rao Divi
Faculty of Science
Kuwait University
Kuwait - 13060
Kuwait
WG V/2 Terms of Reference
- Further support of existing ISPRS initiated projects collaborative education programs in the fields of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Spatial Information, Mapping at Universities;
- Support, promote, stimulate and initiate international collaborative education programs dissemination efforts such as: seminars, tutorials, workshops, symposia, e-bulletins and other mechanisms & tools, in various levels aimed at: Researchers, PhD, MA, Undergraduate, Engineers, Technicians and other professionals;
- Cooperate with other working groups within Commission V and other ISPRS commissions, on how to synchronize the efforts and how to cooperate in launching seminars and workshops;
- Initiate and support: e-learning and remote teaching activities; development and integration of high-tech elements and tools in teaching and training;
- Cooperating with other Geo-societies on issues of: common themes and goals; mobilizing lecturers; adopting efficient ways for planning and running the seminars; and how to share and cut expenses;
- Cooperate with regional universities, organizations, and societies in order to stimulate them to cooperate, provide facilities, share local know how and offer a base for future further cooperation;
- Search for universities and individuals that will reiterate the WG Seminars and collaborative education programs dissemination in other regions;
- Dissemination of methodical recommendations, management of educational seminars and summer schools for the sharing of knowledge and experience of young professionals in the fields related to geo-sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, spatial information etc.);
- Dissemination of innovative courses and techniques for writing Master and PhD's thesis proposal, and academic writing;
- Dissemination of innovative educational courses on teaching and aimed at young university teachers working in the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information.
WG V/3 - Promotion of Regional Collaboration in Citizen Science and Geospatial Technology
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg3
Chair
Sultan Kocaman
Dept. of Geomatics Engineering
Ankara
Turkey
Co-Chair
Magsad Gojamanov
Dept. of Geodesy and Cartography
Baku
Azerbaijan
Co-Chair
Sameer Saran
Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Group
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing ( IIRS )
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Dehradun
INDIA
Secretary
Nusret Demir
Dept. of Space Science and Tech.
Chair of Remote Sensing
Antalya
Turkey
Regional Coordinator
Nazmi Saleous
United Arab Emirates University
P.O. Box 15551
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Regional Coordinator
Julian Smit
Geomatics Division
Cape Town
South Africa
WG V/3 Terms of Reference
- Citizen Science approaches in geoinformatics – from hypothesis generation to communicating results
- Geo-processing tools and technologies in citizen science
- Data quality assurance and data verification
- Integration of Web 2.0 / mobile technologies and citizen science
- Data, metadata and ownership within citizen science projects
- Investigation of data fusion and mashup algorithms
- Incorporation of game design elements in citizen science – towards geo-gamification
- Geodata enrichment and learning through citizen science
- Promoting open data, standards, interoperability and FOSS4G in citizen science
- Improvement of regional collaboration and community capacity building through citizen science projects
WG V/4 - Web-based Resource Sharing for Education and Research
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg4
Chair
Ansgar Brunn
University of applied sciences
Germany
Co-Chair
Zhipeng Gui
Wuhan University
China
Co-Chair
Berk Anbaroglu
Hacettepe University
Ankara
Turkey
Secretary
Harish Karnatak
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Department of Space
Govt. of India
Dehradun
India
WG V/4 Terms of Reference
- Promotion of web-based resources with free access for Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and GIS
- Cooperation with WG V/8 for joint events and other WGs in TC I to IV for data sharing
- Establishment of an online platform for discovery, sharing and geoprocessing
- Collaboration with academic partners to introduce more use cases for teaching and education and industrial partners to adopt and propagate new technologies.
- Increasing the motivation of students and researchers in a web-based resource sharing environment.
- Mass awareness through web based resource sharing and webinars.
WG V/5 - Promotion of the Profession to Young People
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg5
Chair
Krzysztof Sterenczak
Forest Research Institute
Braci Lesnej 3 Street
05-090 Raszyn
Poland
Co-Chair
Ivan Detchev
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Canada
Co-Chair
Cemal Özgür Kivilcim
Directorate of Superstructure Projects
IBB Yeniyol Sk. Kagithane
Istanbul
Turkey
Secretary
Ayda Akkartal Aktaş
Informatics Institute
ITU Ayazağa Campus 34469
Maslak-İstanbul
Turkey
WG V/5 Terms of Reference
- Provide guidance for Student Consortium activities and maintain the Student Consortium budget
- Advocate for support for Student Consortium activities from the ISPRS Foundation (TIF) and the ISPRS Council
- Harmonize all summer schools associated with the ISPRS under the Student Consortium brand
- Increase world wide networking to establish local branches of the ISPRS SC
- Link all ISPRS technical commission executives with the youth
- Support networking with international and regional societies relevant to ISPRS
- Arrange for Youth Forum sessions during the Commission V midterm symposium and the next congress
- Conduct regular meetings and document working group activities
WG V/6 - Distance Learning - Education and Training Services
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg6
Chair
Ana I. Prados
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
Co-Chair
S.K. Srivastav
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Indian Space Research Organisation
Department of Space, Government of India
4, Kalidas Road
Dehradun-248001
India
Co-Chair
Hilcea Ferreira
Earth Observation General Coordination
Av. dos Astronautas 1758
Sao Jose dos Campos SP, 12227-010
Brazil
Secretary
Pawan Gupta
Universities Space Research Association Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamic Branch
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt MD 20771
USA
Regional Coordinator
H. Farah
Kasarani Road
P.O.Box 632-00618
Nairobi
Kenya
WG V/6 Terms of Reference
- Disseminate knowledge on “Distance-Learning Best Practices” through: 1) conference sessions, 2) “train the trainers” webinar(s) and/or workshop(s), and 3) peer-reviewed articles in ISPRS journals.
- Develop and deliver distance-learning courses on access and use of spatial information.
- Collaborate with Working Groups II, III, IV and V of the TC to develop the content of the distance learning courses and methodologies for sharing with the geospatial community.
- Collaborate with other international organizations engaged in geospatial capacity building activities.
WG V/7 - Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineers and Architects
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg7
Chair
Vladimir A. Seredovich
113, Leningradskaya Str.
Novosibirsk, 630108
Russian Federation
Co-Chair
Gottfried Konecny
Nienburger Str. 1
D-30167 Hannover
GERMANY
Co-Chair
Karel Vach
Smichovska 944/9c
155 00 Praha 5
Czech Republic
Regional Coordinator
Roman Shults
31, Povitroflokskyj Ave
Kyiv, 03037
Ukraine
Regional Coordinator
Eugene Levin
School of Technology
426 EERC Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Ml 49931- 1295
USA
Regional Coordinator
Laxmi Thapa
Ministry of Land Reform and Management
Min Bhawan, Kathmandu
P.O. Box: 9435
Nepal
Regional Coordinator
Jurate Visockiene
Department of Geodesy and Cadastre
Sauletekio av. 11
LT-10223 Vilnius
Lithuania
Regional Coordinator
Egle Tumeliene
Department of Geodesy and Cadastre
Sauletekio av. 11
LT-10223 Vilnius
Lithuania
Regional Coordinator
Reiner Jäger
Faculty of Information Management and Media (IMM)
Moltkestrasse 30
Germany
Regional Coordinator
Aikaterini Karagianni
School of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Thessaloniki, 541 24
Greece
WG V/7 Terms of Reference
- Promotion of cooperation and knowledge exchange between ISPRS and the International Association of Educational Civil Engineering Institutions
- Methodical guidance, management of educational seminars and summer schools for the sharing of knowledge and experience of young professionals in photogrammetry, remote sensing, civil engineering and architecture, geomatics engineering, and GIS
- Provide assistance in submitting projects on integrated educational programs financing by various organizations and those of under EU auspices
- Innovative techniques and technologies in photogrammetry and remote sensing for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree curricula and postgraduate studies in architecture, town planning and civil engineering
- Development and implementation of innovative educational modules on photogrammetry and remote sensing for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree curricula in civil engineering and architecture
- Development and implementation of the integrated educational modules using the techniques and DEM creation for the purposes of construction design
- Development of educational programs for introduction in BIM and computer modelling
- Development of educational programs on applying photogrammetry, remote sensing and GIS for solving problems of town-planning and spatial territorial management
- Teaching innovative photogrammetry and remote sensing technologies for getting learning skills in the assessment of environmental impact of construction
- Teaching innovative photogrammetry and remote sensing technologies for structure inventory and certification
- Outreach the concept of Smart cities among civil engineers and architects with aim to develop a new approach to town-planning and management
WG V/8 - Promotion of Open Source on Geospatial Technology
Home Page: http://www.commission5.isprs.org/wg8
Chair
Chao-Hung Lin
National Cheng Kung University
Taiwan
Co-Chair
Helena Mitasova
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
North Carolina State University
USA
Co-Chair
Lalu Muhamad Jaelani
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
Indonesia
Secretary
Chi-Kuei Wang
National Cheng Kung University
Taiwan
Regional Coordinator
Krishnan Sundara Rajan
Deemed University
India
WG V/8 Terms of Reference
- Open-source software promotion.
- Cooperation with Working Group V/4, working groups in Commission II, III and IV, and OSGeo for joint events and data sharing.
- Organize joint sessions on open-source, and invite authors of latest and popular open-source software to provide tutorials for open source promotion.
- Co-organize webinar to help people learn and use geospatial technologies with the aid of open sources.