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cerning the publication of the Archives (contents, 
presentation, distribution); 
(f ensure timely preparation and dissemination of 
Society publications; 
ensure that the decisions taken at Congresses are 
speedily carried out; 
receive the credentials of Delegates, Advisors and 
Representatives appointed by Ordinary Members, 
Associate Members and Regional Members to rep- 
resent them at the Congress and report in writing to 
'the President on their voting rights. 
(i) coordinate the scheduling of all events of the Soci- 
ety. 
10. The Treasurer shall: 
(a) complete the accounts for hand over to the new 
Treasurer within two months of the end of the Con- 
gress. The new Treasurer shall replace the outgoing 
Treasurer on receipt of the final accounts; 
issue annual invoices one month before the 
upcoming fiscal year in which the fee is due to Ordi- 
nary Members, Associate Members, Regional 
Members, and Sustaining Members and inform 
them of the proper procedures for remittance of 
subscription fees. The Treasurer shall send periodic 
reminders to those in arrears; 
collect the funds of the Society and administer 
them in accordance with the decisions of the Gen- 
eral Assembly and the instructions of the Council; 
(d) keep account of all financial transactions and sub- 
mit a statement of accounts at the end of each fis- 
cal year to the Financial Commission for audit; 
assemble the complete accounts of the Society for 
the four-year term at the end of the fiscal year prior 
to the Congress and submit them to the Financial 
Commission for audit; 
(f) submit to the Secretary General prior to the meeting 
of the General Assembly a list of Ordinary Members, 
Associate Members and Regional Members that 
have not yet paid their annual subscription fee up to 
and including the year prior to the General Assembly; 
submit a financial statement to each Council meet- 
ing and a summary financial report to the General 
Assembly. 
(c 
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(e) 
BYLAW XII - Headquarters 
Provided that the Statutes and Bylaws of the Society do 
not run counter to the laws pertaining to associations in 
the country where the Secretary General is domiciled, the 
residence of the Secretary General shall be the headquar- 
ters of the Society, except when the Council decides for a 
more convenient alternative. 
BYLAW XIII - Technical Commissions 
1. The main tasks of a Technical Commission shall be: 
(a) to follow the technical and scientific progress within 
its field and report thereon to the Congress; 
(b) to provide initiative in technical and scientific 
progress, especially by establishing Working 
Groups, arranging International Symposia, and 
organizing experiments on research; 
(c) to identify the results of research and development in 
order to present them for discussion at the Congress; 
(d) to propose actions leading to the promotion and 
evaluation of the photogrammetry, remote sensing 
and spatial information sciences, and to assist the 
Council in defending these proposals to the author- 
ities concerned; 
(e) to assist in international standardization activities in 
subject matters related to the photogrammetry, 
remote sensing and spatial information sciences; 
(f to promote continuing education by organizing 
tutorials; 
to report to Council on the implementation of their 
program in accordance with Bylaws and Technical 
Resolutions. 
to submit an annual report on its areas of responsi- 
bility to the Society. The report should include 
activities and the state of the science and technol- 
ogy of the Commission and Working Groups. 
2. Activities in the photogrammetry, remote sensing and 
spatial information sciences shall be divided into seven 
areas of major interest and each area shall be 
entrusted to a Technical Commission. The areas of 
responsibility for the Technical Commissions shall be 
as follows: 
Commission I: Sensors, Platforms and Imagery 
- Design and realization of aerial and spaceborne 
missions for earth observation 
- Standardization of definitions and measurements of 
sensor related parameters 
- Design, construction, characterization, installation, 
testing, calibration and evaluation of imaging sen- 
sors and scanners 
- Integration of imaging and other systems 
- Integrated platform guidance, navigation, position- 
ing and orientation 
- Design, performance and techniques of data recep- 
tion and pre-processing 
- Geometric and radiometric properties of image 
data, quality standards, and factors (environmental 
and others) affecting data quality 
- Technical systems for recording sensor data, film 
scanners and auxiliary data (time, position, attitude, 
etc.) and media (film, magnetic, optical, etc.) 
Commission Il: Systems for Data Processing, Analysis 
and Representation 
- Design and development of systems for measure- 
ment, processing, analysis, representation and 
storage of image and geospatial data; 
- Study and evaluation of system integration and 
modeling aspects for data and information pro- 
cessing; 
- Analysis of systems and their components for auto- 
mated and semi-automated digital processing sys- 
tems; 
- Development of systems and technologies for 
microwave and lidar data processing; 
- Design of systems for production and update of 
geoinformation; 
- Interoperability of spatial information systems; 
- Study of real-time mapping technologies; 
- Standardization of data transfer formats and 
processes. 
Commission lll: Theory and Algorithms 
- Development of algorithms for the analysis of 
remotely sensed data; 
- Development of automated feature and attribute 
extraction techniques and methodologies from 
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