XVth INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING

The XVth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, organised by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, was held at Rio Centro. Rio de Janeiro from 17th to 29th June, 1984. Reports on the activities of the seven technical Commissions as well as on the Exhibition and the General Assembly were given to a meeting of the Photogrammetric Society on 16th October, 1984. Papers were published in the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 25.     

XVIIIth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The XVIIIth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing was held in the Austria Center, Vienna from 9th to 19th July, 1996. Reports on the Technical Commission Activities, on the Congress Exhibition and on the General Assembly were given at a meeting of the Photogrammetric Society on 7th October, 1996. Papers from the Congress were published in the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 31.     

Xixth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The XIXth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing was held at the Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre, the Netherlands, from 16th to 23rd July 2000. Reports are given on the Congress as a whole, including the General Assembly, some Technical Commission activities and the Congress Exhibition. Papers from the Congress are published in the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 33.     

XXIst International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The XXIst International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing was held at the Beijing International Convention Centre, China, from 3rd to 11th July 2008. Reports are given on the Congress as a whole, including the General Assembly, some Technical Commission activities and the Congress Exhibition. Papers from the Congress are published in Volume XXXVII of the International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences.     

Xxth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The XXth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing was held at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC), Turkey, from 12th to 23rd July 2004. Reports are given on the Congress as a whole, including the General Assembly, some Technical Commission activities and the Congress Exhibition. Papers from the Congress are published in Volume XXXV of the International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences.     

XXth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: part II

Reports from the XXth International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, held at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC), Turkey, from 12th to 23rd July 2004, continue here with Technical Commission VII activities, including the formation for 2004–8 of two new Commissions concerned with remote sensing, TCs VII and VIII. Papers from the Congress are published in Volume XXXV of the International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences.     

THE OTTAWA CONGRESS

The International Society for Photogrammetry held the XIIth International Congress at Ottawa during July and August 1972. The authors comprised a panel which engaged in discussion upon the Congress at a meeting of the Photogrammetric Society on 17th October, 1972.     

INTERPRETATION OF REMOTE SENSING DATA: THE FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

A report by Soviet delegates to the 15th Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing provides a forum for a Soviet assessment of foreign achievements in the practical application of remote sensing in various fields of economic activity, particularly oil and gas exploration, prospecting for metallic minerals, forestry, and oceanography. Special emphasis is given to digital image processing for land-use classification, a field in which Soviet researchers are becoming increasingly involved. The Congress is described as contributing greatly to the development of common data processing methodologies and the exchange of information and opinions on common problems. Translated from: Geodeziya i kartografiya, 1985, No. 4, pp. 53-58.     

Gottfried Konecny:our best friend in photogrammetry and remote sensing of China

Preface Lebenslauf Prof.Dr.-Ing.mult Gottfried Konecny is one of the most respected names in photogrammetry.He is an Honorary Member of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing(ISPRS),Honorary Professor of Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping,and our best friend.     

Edgar Hynes Thompson: a collection of centenary reminiscences

The idea for this collection of memories of E. H. Thompson began as a suggestion to potential contributors for anything from "a couple of sentences to a couple of paragraphs". Both their willingness to write and the length of some contributions show how influential Thompson has been in the lives of so many of his colleagues and students. Contributors include two past-presidents of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and six past-presidents of the Photogrammetric Society. Three longer essays are published as separate contributions to this feature.     

Gottfried Konecny:From draftsman to Professor emeritus-75 years of involvement in photogrammetry and remote sensing

This special issue is dedicated to Prof.Gottfried Konecny(see Figure 1),the former president of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing(ISPRS)on the occasion of his 90th birthday,which he celebrated in good health and spirits in June 2020(see Figure 2).A visionary leader and missionary of global topographic mapping,a world scientist and a world citizen who restlessly built and continues to build sustainable bridges between different generations and different peoples of the globe and a true pioneer of photogrammetry and remote sensing,Konecny has shaped our field of research and development over the last 75 years in ways second to none.He also has a very special con-nection to China,which prompted the Editor-in-Chief of Geo-spatial Information Science to suggest this jour-nal as a very good place to publish this special issue.As the successor of Prof.Konecny at the Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation of Leibniz University Hannover,it is with great honor,joy and thankfulness that Christian Heipke accepted the invi-tation to be guest editor of this special issue,together with Deren Li.     

Gottfried Konecny:the influence in the global development of the three geosciences

PREFACE The paper contains a brief overview of the professional activities of Professor Gottfried Konecny,Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation,Leibniz University Hannover,Germany,and his influence on photogrammetry,remote sensing and geospatial infor-mation science during his time at the University of New Brunswick,Canada,and at the Leibniz University.His work can be divided into educational,scientific,application,organizational,and work in international societies.Additional activities comprised of giving courses in various languages,consultancy activities,and various other cooperations which took place in many South American countries,in Africa and Asia,for organizations such as the World Bank,United Nations,German Space Agency DLR,to name only a few.Activities in connection with international societies mainly took place during Prof.Konecny's engagement in the Council of the International Society for Photogrammetry(ISP),renamed the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing(ISPRS),and the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories(EARSeL)Bureau.He was a key figure in bringing many countries and organizations to ISPRS as Ordinary and Sustaining Members.Professor Konecny has always been aware of the importance of international cooperation at various levels,also with sister societies such as the International Cartographic Association and the United Nations-Global Geospatial Information Management(UN-GGIM).His application activities span from the photogrammetry-oriented projects he was awarded in Canada,to remote sensing topics and geospatial sciences,combined with cartography during his Hannover period.His vision and endless effort are exemplary for a person who has always been devoted to the three geosciences mentioned above.Professor Konecny is the author of a number of books,journal papers and papers presented at international and national conferences.He has been a recognized keynote speaker at many conferences throughout the world due to his vast experience.This paper describes 75 years of a man who is an expert in fields which arose during his academic life.     

THE LAUSANNE CONGRESS

The International Society for Photogrammetry held the Xlth International Congress at Lausanne during July 1968. The authors review the activities of five of the seven I.S.P. Commissions.     

A multiresolution hierarchical classification algorithm for filtering airborne LiDAR data

We presented a multiresolution hierarchical classification (MHC) algorithm for differentiating ground from non-ground LiDAR point cloud based on point residuals from the interpolated raster surface. MHC includes three levels of hierarchy, with the simultaneous increase of cell resolution and residual threshold from the low to the high level of the hierarchy. At each level, the surface is iteratively interpolated towards the ground using thin plate spline (TPS) until no ground points are classified, and the classified ground points are used to update the surface in the next iteration. 15 groups of benchmark dataset, provided by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) commission, were used to compare the performance of MHC with those of the 17 other publicized filtering methods. Results indicated that MHC with the average total error and average Cohen’s kappa coefficient of 4.11% and 86.27% performs better than all other filtering methods.     

辽宁省基础地理信息数据库系统关键模块的优化

随着数字中国地理空间框架建设的加速推进,国家提出了对全国1∶10 000基础地理信息数据进行整合与数据库升级的要求。辽宁省响应国家号召,依托海量的测试数据,从生产实际出发,对数据库系统进行优化。本文重点阐述对数据库系统中质检功能、制图功能的优化处理以及针对新修订的数据字典系统内相应模块的升级,同时对优化过程中系统内部处理不了的问题,进行关键功能模块的补充开发。     

地理国情普查数据预处理软件主体功能设计

为满足地理国情普查数据库建设技术设计要求,全国各省市普查数据成果都需要进行全面的入库前预处理。处理过程烦琐,若采用人工方式,工作效率低下且数据质量难以保证。本文依托丰富的实际生产经验,在进一步筛选和不断总结的基础上,对地理国情普查数据预处理软件进行了主体功能设计。     

城市遥感与城市信息系统

2 0世纪 ,航空摄影测量与航空遥感在我国城市化进程与城市规划、管理中作出了重要的贡献。 2 1世纪卫星遥感可能越来越发挥广泛的作用。本文回顾了近 2 0年来 ,我国开拓城市遥感与城市地理信息系统的新进展 ,指出高分辩率卫星图像数据与三维航空遥感越来越接近城市快速发展的要求 ,为城市信息系统的建设与更新 ,提供了空前有利的条件。     

多级移动曲面拟合的自适应阈值点云滤波方法

为了提高机载激光雷达点云滤波算法的精度、效率以及自适应性,提出了一种多级移动曲面拟合的自适应阈值点云滤波方法。首先,对点云数据进行预处理即剔除粗差,然后通过格网化分割建立格网索引,利用每个格网的邻域格网中的最低点建立曲面方程,计算真实高程与拟合高程的差值并设置自适应性阈值进行滤波,最后采用多级滤波策略,即逐级改变格网大小并自动设置邻域和阈值,直到滤波结果达到精度要求。使用国际摄影测量与遥感学会（ISPRS）提供的测试数据对算法进行验证,第1、2类误差和总误差平均值分别为7.33%、10.64%、6.34%。将该算法与ISPRS公布的8大经典滤波算法进行比较,结果表明该方法的适应性强,滤波结果具有较高的准确性。     

基于多分辨率层次分类的机载LiDAR点云滤波方法

针对复杂地形环境滤波的需求,提出一种具有较强抗差稳定性的多分辨率层次分类滤波算法。该方法首先对原始点云数据进行格网化,主要通过设置格网分辨率值将数据分为3个层次,在每一层通过改进的局部最小值法选取初始地面种子点;然后利用薄板样条函数迭代内插生成栅格曲面,根据定义的残差阈值判定方法,完成点云的分类;分离出的地面点作为下一次迭代的种子点用于构建栅格曲面。利用ISPRS提供的15个训练数据对该方法进行实验,将实验结果与8种经典滤波算法进行对比分析,证明该方法在适应不同地形环境方面具有较强的稳健性。     

Segmentation of Airborne Point Cloud Data for Automatic Building Roof Extraction

Roof plane segmentation is a complex task since point cloud data carry no connection information and do not provide any semantic characteristics of the underlying scanned surfaces. Point cloud density, complex roof profiles, and occlusion add another layer of complexity which often encounter in practice. In this article, we present a new technique that provides a better interpolation of roof regions where multiple surfaces intersect creating non-manifold points. As a result, these geometric features are preserved to achieve automated identification and segmentation of the roof planes from unstructured laser data. The proposed technique has been tested using the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing benchmark and three Australian datasets, which differ in terrain, point density, building sizes, and vegetation. The qualitative and quantitative results show the robustness of the methodology and indicate that the proposed technique can eliminate vegetation and extract buildings as well as their non-occluding parts from the complex scenes at a high success rate for building detection (between 83.9% and 100% per-object completeness) and roof plane extraction (between 73.9% and 96% per-object completeness). The proposed method works more robustly than some existing methods in the presence of occlusion and low point sampling as indicated by the correctness of above 95% for all the datasets.