The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) is an international non-governmental organization that enhances international cooperation between the worldwide organizations with interests in the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. Originally named International Society for Photogrammetry (ISP), it was established in 1910, and is the oldest international umbrella organization in its field, which may be summarized as addressing “information from imagery”.

ISPRS achieves its aims by:

• Advancing knowledge in the areas of interest of ISPRS by encouraging and facilitating research and development, scientific networking and inter-disciplinary activities
• Facilitating education and training with particular emphasis in less-developed countries
• Enhancing public recognition of the contributions of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences for the benefit of humankind and the sustainability of the environment

The ISPRS' scientific and technical programs are organized by five technical commissions. Each commission is sponsored by an ISPRS member organization for the four-year period between congresses. The five technical commissions have established around 60 working groups which are responsible for particular topics within the commissions’ areas of interest. All technical commissions hold a symposium within their country in 2018. Smaller workshops will be organized by the working groups before the 2020 congress from June 28 - July 4, 2020, in Nice, France, by the French Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.^[1]

Areas of interest

Activities

The principal activities of ISPRS are:

1. Stimulating the formation of national and regional societies of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences.^[2]
2. Initiating and coordinating research in photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences.^[2]
3. Holding international congresses, symposia and workshops at regular intervals.^[2]
4. Ensuring worldwide circulation of the records of discussion and the results of research by publication of the International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences and the peer-reviewed International Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences.^[2]
5. Encouraging the publication and exchange of scientific papers and journals dealing with the areas of interest to ISPRS.^[2]

Organization

ISPRS is currently a society composed of 92 national, 16 associate, 15 regional and 58 sustaining societies and organizations, led by a council for policy direction and management in accordance with resolutions set forth by its general assembly, which convenes every four years. Organizations may join ISPRS as:

• Ordinary Members: Representing the whole community of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information specialists in the country or region.^[3]
• Associate Members: Representing a community that has a strong interest in participating in the society's affairs, and which is not represented by the ordinary member organization of the country.^[4]
• Regional Members: A multi-national association established for the purpose of considering issues of common interest, promoting regional cooperation, convening regional conferences etc.^[5]
• Sustaining Members: Organizations, institutions, agencies or individuals, involved in society-related commerce or engaged in research and/or education and who contribute financial support for the society's objectives.^[6]
• Honorary Members^[7]
• ISPRS Fellows^[8]

Individuals usually participate in the activities of the society through affiliation of an ISPRS member organization. However, they can also join ISPRS as an individual member. Individuals interested in contributing to the scientific and technologic activities of the society are encouraged to join one of the working groups which operate under the leadership of the eight technical commissions.

Publications

Its official academic journals are:^[15]

• ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (P&RS) is the official peer-reviewed publication of the ISPRS. It is published by Elsevier twelve times per year and contains scientific and technical articles and reviews; its impact factor is 7.319.^[16]
• ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the sister journal of P&RS, also published by Elsevier, four times a year.^[17]
• ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, an international scientific open access journal on geo-information, also the official peer-reviewed publication of the ISPRS. It is published online by MDPI every three months; its impact factor is 2.239.^[18]

Other peer-reviewed publications include:

• IPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences contain selected double-blind peer-reviewed scientific contributions of ISPRS congresses, symposia and a number of workshops. The series was newly established in 2012.^[19]
• The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences contain the proceedings and the scientific and technical presentations of all ISPRS congresses, symposia and selected workshops.^[20]
• ISPRS Book Series includes high quality refereed papers from ISPRS congresses, symposia or workshops to provide information to a wider international audience.

It also has the following publishing venues:

• ISPRS eBulletin is the official bulletin of the society, published and distributed electronically about every two months. It contains such items as current news, membership information, references to the ISPRS annual reports, reports from ISPRS activities, keynote speeches, book, project and technology reviews, and minutes of council and technical commission meetings.^[21]
• ISPRS web site (www.isprs.org) contains a large part of the material from the above information sources.^[22]

International links

ISPRS is actively involved in the work of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), and the International Council for Science (ICSU) and has significant relations with several other international scientific societies.^[23]

See also

• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• Japan Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
• CIPA (organization)

References

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Further reading

• Granshaw, Stuart I. (2020). "Photogrammetric terminology: fourth edition". The Photogrammetric Record. Wiley. 35 (170): 143–288. doi:10.1111/phor.12314. ISSN 0031-868X. (The paper is recognized as an official document of the ISPRS .)

External links

• Official website
• www.isprs.org/foundation - The ISPRS Foundation website
• www.isprs.org/members/
• www.isprs.org/technical_commissions/
• www.isprs.org/structure/council.aspx