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Inter-Commission (IC) WG IV/III.2 
Integration of Image Analysis and 
GIS 
Chair: 
Emmanuel Baltsavias 
Institute of Geodesy and Photogram- 
metry 
Hochschule für Technik 
ETH- Hónggerberg 
CH-8093 Zürich 
Switzerland 
Tel: +41-1-633-3042 
Fax:  +41-1-633-1101 
E-mail: manos@geod.ethz.ch 
Co-Chair: 
Michael Hahn 
Fachhochschule Stuttgart - Univer- 
sity of Applied Sciences Faculty Sur- 
veying and Geo-informatics 
Schellingstr. 24 
D-70174 Stuttgart 
GERMANY 
Tel: +49-711-121-2712 
Fax:  +49-711-121-27116 
E-mail: m.hahn.fbv@fht-stuttgart.de 
Secretary: 
Dirk Stallman 
Institute of Photogrammetry 
University of Stuttgart 
Keplerstrasse 11 
D-70174 Stuttgart 
GERMANY 
Tel: +49-711-121-3387 
Fax:  +49-711-121-3297 
Email: Dirk.Stallmann@ifp.uni- 
stuttgart.de 
IC WG IV/III.2 - Terms of Reference 
- Use of GIS data and models to 
support image analysis 
- Matching of image features and 
GIS objects for change detection 
and database revision 
- Reconciliation of object modelling 
used in image analysis and GIS 
- Investigation and development of 
techniques for fusion of geocoded 
multi-sensor data 
- Use of image analysis techniques 
for extracting height information 
for 2D geo-databases 
- Integration of image analysis tech- 
niques with GIS for querying, 
analysis and representation of 
spatial data 
- Treatment of uncertainties, gener- 
alisation, and scale and temporal 
differences of GIS and image 
derived data 
  
International Archives of Photogrammerty and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXIII, Part A. Amsterdam 2000. 
WG IV/1 
Database Design and Spatial Data 
Access 
Chair: 
Lutz Plümer 
Institute für Informatik Ill 
Universität Bonn 
Rómerstrasse 164 
D-53117 Bonn 
GERMANY 
Tel: +49-228-734-538 
Fax: +49-228-734-382 
E-mail: lutz@uran.informatik.uni- 
bonn.de 
Co-Chair: 
Stephan Winter 
Department of Geoinformation 
Technical University of Vienna 
Gusshausstrasse 27-29/127.1 
A-1040 Vienna 
Austria 
Tel:  +43-1-58801-3788 
Fax:  +43-1-504-3535 
E-mail: winter@geoinfo.tuwien.ac.at 
WG IV/1 - Terms of Reference 
- Logical GIS data modelling for 
mapping of conceptual spatial 
data structures 
- Investigation into the suitability of 
relational data-base management 
systems (RDBMS) for storage and 
retrieval of vector data, raster 
data, imagery and attributes 
- Use of structured query languages 
for retrieval of geo-referenced data 
with special emphasis on recent 
developments such as SQL3 and 
GeoSQL 
- Storage and retrieval of imagery in 
standard database systems 
- Investigations into the potential of 
object-oriented database systems 
and object-oriented modelling 
techniques 
- Use of distributed heterogeneous 
spatial databases to link digital 
topographic data and imagery (eg 
Open GIS) 
  
WG IV/2 
Digital Terrain Models, Orthoimages 
and 3D GIS 
Chair: 
Roy Welch 
Center for Remote Sensing 
and Mapping Science (CRMS) 
The University of Georgia 
Athens, GA 30602 - 2503 
USA 
Tel: +1-706-542-2359 
Fax: +1-706-542-2358 
E-mail: gvickery@risc.crms.uga.edu 
Co-Chair: 
Klaus Tempfli 
International Institute for 
Aerospace and Earth Sciences (ITC) 
Hengelosestraat 
PO. BOX 6 
7500 AA Enschede 
The Netherlands 
Tel. +31-53-4874-444 
Fax +31-53-4874-335 
E-mail: Tempfli@ITC.nl 
Secretary: 
Marguerite Madden 
Center for Remote Sensing and Map- 
ping Science (CRMS) 
The University of Georgia 
Athens, GA 30602 - 2503 
USA 
Tel. +1-706-542-2379 
Fax  +1-706-542-2358 
E-mail: rite@risc.crms.uga.edu 
WG IV/2 - Terms of Reference 
- Use of DTM datasets for regional, 
national, and global modelling 
- Applications of DTMs for topo- 
graphic and thematic mapping, 
terrain visualisation and ortho- 
image generation 
- Investigations into 3D digital sur- 
face modelling (DSM) techniques 
- Integration of DTMs and ortho- 
images in GIS 
- Applications of 3D modelling and 
3D visualisation 
- Investigations into suitable data 
structures for 3D GIS 
  
WG IV/3 
Temporal Aspects and Topographic 
Database Maintenance 
Chair: 
Jun Chen 
Deputy Director 
National Geomatics Center of China 
No. 1, Baishengcun, Zhizuyan 
100044, Beijing 
P.R. CHINA 
Fax: +81-10-6842-4101 
E-mail: jchen@gps.ceis.go.cn 
Co-Chair: 
Fabio Crosilla 
Istituto di Urbanistica et 
Pianificatione 
Universita degli Studi di Udine 
Via Larga, 42 
[-33100 Udine 
ITALY 
  
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