Resolution 1.6 Platform and orientation integration 
The Congress 
Noting 
- the capability of current earth observation systems to 
provide high resolution images 
- the availability of modern technology such as differen- 
tial GPS and high-precision attitude sensing and orien- 
tation systems 
Recognising 
- the potential use of high-resolution image data in 
detailed field studies 
- the need for high-precision locational accuracy of the data 
Recommends 
- integration of attitude and position information with 
data processing software algorithms 
- standardisation of data format, referencing systems 
and data archival and retrieval systems. 
Resolution 1.7 Electronic database of sensor and 
platform information 
The Congress 
Noting 
- that there is an increasing number of sensor and plat- 
form designs 
- that there is a long history of sensor and platform 
designs for both aerial and satellite systems 
Recognising 
- the electronic (digital) information about the engineer- 
ing designs, orbital parameters and sensor character- 
istics is distributed among many databases and Inter- 
net sources 
- that globally there is unequal access to sensor and 
platform information 
- that CEOS maintains a database of sensors and plat- 
forms 
Recommends 
- that an electronic, searchable database of sensor 
and platform information, both retrospective, current 
and planned that provides equitable and accessible 
information from an updateable source be promoted 
to the ISPRS community. 
Resolutions of Technical Commission Il 
Resolution Il.1 Real-time systems 
The Congress 
Noting 
- the rapid development of real-time mapping systems 
and the dependence of such systems on Global Posi- 
tioning System (GPS) and Inertia Navigation System 
(INS) techniques 
Recognising 
- that future development depends on collaboration 
between experts in a range of technologies 
Recommends 
- that work continue on real-time mapping technologies 
with closer links being developed between commissions, 
especially where GPS/INS is involved. 
Resolution 1l.2 Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) 
data 
The Congress 
Noting 
- that advances have been made in the application of 
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SAR data to topographic mapping, prediction and 
monitoring of disasters and environmental monitor- 
ing 
Recognising 
- that SAR is still not widely understood or applied 
- that algorithms for processing SAR data are not widely 
available 
Recommends 
- that increased efforts be made to use SAR data for 
production of geoinformation and to promote the use 
of SAR within the spatial information sciences. 
Resolution 11.3 Digital photogrammetric workstations 
The Congress 
Noting 
- the rapid increase in the use of digital photogrammet- 
ric workstations (DPWs) and the increasing maturity of 
the algorithms used and the software available 
Recognising 
- that DPWs are likely to be a major tool of spatial infor- 
mation acquisition during the next decade 
- the variety and complexity of hardware and software 
options available and the lack of comprehensive 
advice on the selection, evaluation and optimum use of 
these systems 
Recommends 
- the continued monitoring of developments in digital pho- 
togrammetric workstations and the creation of a wide 
range of tools for feature extraction 
Resolution 11.4 Procedures and tools for data 
integration 
The Congress 
Noting 
- the new sources of data becoming available and the 
rapidly increasing number of applications for which this 
data might be used 
Recognising 
- that the combination and integration of such data 
offers new opportunities for solving problems 
Recommends 
- that the development of procedures and tools for 
integration of data from a variety of sensors and data- 
bases be addressed, including the use of new data 
sources such as SAR and Laser Scanning and the 
increasing use of vector databases, as well as expert 
systems. 
Resolution Il.5 Data transfer standards 
The Congress 
Noting 
- the progress made by WGII/7 in collaborating with Inter- 
national Standard Organisation (ISO) and Open GIS Con- 
sortium (OGO) during the past four years 
- the desire for greater ease of transfer of data 
Recognising 
- that progress can only be made through international 
co-operation 
Recommends 
- continued effort to develop standards for data trans- 
fer and collaboration with other organisations that 
are promoting standards such as ISO, Institute of 
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and 
OGC. 
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