reviewing process by the Commission Presidents; only
accepted papers were classified either as oral presenta-
tion for one of the ICs or TCs or as poster presentation for
one of the Interactive Poster Sessions. All accepted
papers were included in the International Archives of Pho-
togrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume XXXIII, pro-
vided the final manuscripts were received in time. The
archives are available on CD-ROM. The abstracts were
brought together in a separate hard-copy abstract book.
Almost all papers were presented in English, therefore
simultaneous translation was not provided, except for the
four sessions of the General Assembly of ISPRS where
the Council, the Commission Presidents and the National
Delegates discussed society policy matters.
Inter-technical Commission Sessions (IC)
These comprised subjects of a broader contents than that
of individual technical commissions. Council and Technical
Commission Presidents have agreed to organise 32 IC-
sessions.
Technical Commission Sessions (TC)
These are organised by the Commission Presidents in
close co-operation with the Working Group chairpersons.
Interactive Poster Sessions (TP)
The time available for interactive poster sessions is two
hours. All sessions commence with a 2-minute introduc-
tion for each of the approximately twenty poster papers
per session, where the authors one after the other present
their work to the audience in a lecture hall. Six poster ses-
sions are held simultaneously. After the introductory talk,
the authors proceed to the poster area and continue the
explanation in front of their exhibition stand. All poster ses-
sions will take place in the afternoon.
Special Sessions (SS) Organised by the Council
To enhance the dialogue between scientists, industry, pol-
icy-makers and users, a series of special sessions will be
held on issues which are expected to dominate our pro-
fessions for years to come. Important inputs are the out-
come of international congresses and technical meetings
of the United Nations and of regional organisations organ-
ised during previous years, as well as recent technological
developments.
These sessions include invited speakers from the wider
circle of organisations with strategic significance for the
future activities of the ISPRS scientific community. They
are organised by the ISPRS Council members.
Exhibitor's Showcase Sessions (ES)
Technical Sessions are being made available for presenta-
tion by commercial firms engaged in photogrammetry,
remote sensing, machine vision, spatial/geographical
information systems or related technologies. Exhibitor's
Showcase papers will be presented in the Forum hall
between 13.00 and 17.00 hours. Sixteen sessions have
been registered for presentations by commercial firms that
take part in the exhibition. The sessions are chaired by
experts nominated by the national committee.
Add-on Sessions
Special sessions have also been scheduled as a forum for
the following international organisations:
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- OEEPE (Organisation Européene d'Etudes Photogram-
métriques Experimentales)
- Special session for Gottfried Konecny to commemo-
rate his 70th birthday
- ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and
Sites) in co-operation with UNESCO and CIPA (Inter-
national Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry)
- NSEOG (Netherlands’ Society for Earth Observation
and Geo-Informatics)
- Catcon 2 (Computer Assisted Contest)
- OGC (Open GIS Consortium)
- ISO Standards
- LH Systems Panel Session in co-operation with ITC
General Assembly (GA)
The General Assembly will meet on Sunday 16 July from
13.00 - 16.30 hours, Tuesday 18 July and Thursday 20 July
from 15.00 - 18.00 hours and Saturday 22 July from 15.00
- 17.00 hours in the Forum room.
Sister Societies Meeting
ISPRS Council meeting with Sister Societies will take
place on Monday 17 July, 14.00 - 18.00 hours in the Am-
sterdam Suite.
Sustaining Members Meeting
The meeting of the Sustaining members of ISPRS will take
place on Thursday 20 July, 8.30 - 10.00 hours in Room O.
The Local Organising Committee was supported for the
management of the scientific programme by a Scientific
Committee, which consisted of:
Chairman
Liaison to Commission |
Liaison to Commission Il
Liaison to Commission lll
Liaison to Commission IV
Liaison to Commission V
Liaison to Commission VI
Liaison to Commission VII
Martien Molenaar
Jan Cees Venema
Lucas Janssen
George Vosselman
Martien Molenaar
Frank van den Heuvel
Klaas Jan Beek
Jan Clevers
8. Exhibitions
The exhibition was open to all companies and organisa-
tions with products and services in the fields of geographic
information systems, mapping, photogrammetry, remote
sensing , data processing, surveying, imaging, image pro-
cessing, machine vision, computer graphics and related
fields that are of interest to the Congress delegates. Com-
prehensiveness stands central in the vision of ISPRS for
the next century: the integration of remote sensing and
photogrammetry, with value adding of the spatial/geo-
information industries, harmonising technology push with
user's pull, aiming at end-to-end solutions which can make
a balanced contribution to the sustainability of the envi-
ronment and the well-being of humanity.
Ninty companies exhibited their products during the com-
mercial exhibition, occupying a total floor space of over
2000 m?. Some twenty exhibitors participated in the
National and Scientific Exhibition.
Some sixteen exhibitor showcases took place, organised
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