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Karl Harmsen presenting the Otto von Gruber Award to
George Vosselman and Helmut Mayer
in 1942 in Jena. He obtained both his Ph.D. degree and his
"habilitation" in Munich. He was Professor in Stuttgart and
Scientific Director at Carl Zeiss, Jena. This Award recog-
nises his extraordinary accomplishments in photogram-
metry. It consists of a medal and a monetary grant and is
given every four years to a young scientist, an author of a
paper of outstanding merit.
The winners of the Otto von Gruber Award in 2000 were: H.
Mayer (Germany) and M.G. Vosselman (The Netherlands).
Professor Helmut Mayer was appointed full Professor for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing at the Institute for
Photogrammetry and Cartography University of the Fed-
eral Armed Forces Munich Germany in 1999. He received
the award in recognition of his contribution to the evolution
of spatial information sciences. Automated object extrac-
tion from images is a very vital field of research. In his
Habilitation and in the article with the title of "Automatic
Object Extraction from Aerial Imagery — A survey Focusing
on Buildings" he has presented an extensive survey and
assessment of approaches and a synthesis of current
knowledge in this field in a form of a combined model and
strategy for object extraction. His outstanding research
provides a solid basis for advances in automation and may
the reward be a strong motivation for Professor Mayer to
continue this excellent work.
Professor M.G. Vosselman who chairs the Institute of Pho-
togrammetry and Remote Sensing at the Delft University
of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geo-
sciences, The Netherlands, receives tha Award in recogni-
tion of his achievements in the evolution of spatial infor-
mation sciences as reflected in his paper "Interactive
Alignment of parameterised Object Models to Images".
This paper demonstrates a clear understanding of prior
research work and presents with scientific rigour a new
algorithm for semi-automated object extraction. The
demonstrated practability of his approach opens promis-
ing new opportunities for digital photogrammetry. May the
prestigious award be a strong motivation for Professor
Vosselman to continue his excellent scientific work.
The Samuel Gamble Award
Presented by: Heinz Ruether, ISPRS Treasurer
at: 2nd General Assembly
The Samuel Gamble Award is given in memory of Dr.
Samuel Gill Gamble, who was Council Member, Treasurer,
President and 1st Vice President of ISP in the years 1964
- 77. His talent in leadership and skills in management
have been of great importance for our Society. This Award
was established by the Canadian Institute of Surveying
and Mapping (now Canadian Institute of Geomatics) and
was approved by ISPRS Council in 1985. The Award shall
be given to no more than three persons at a Congress
who, like Dr. Gamble, have contributed significantly to the
development, organisation or professional activities of
photogrammetry and/or remote sensing, at the national or
international level.
The winners of the Gamble Award in 2000 were: A. Abio-
dun (UN-Nigeria) and B. Forster (Australia).
The U. V. Helava Award
Presented by: Lawrence W. Fritz, ISPRS President
and by: Bruce Wald, President & CEO LH Systems,
LLC
at: Opening Plenary Ceremony
The U.V. Helava Award, sponsored by Elsevier Science
B.V. and LH Systems, LLC, is a prestigious ISPRS Award,
which was established in 1998 to encourage and stimulate
submission of high quality scientific papers by authors to
the ISPRS Journal, to promote and advertise the Journal,
and to honour the outstanding contributions of Dr. Uki
Helava to research and development in Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing.
The Award is presented to authors of the Best Paper, writ-
ten in English and published exclusively in the ISPRS Jour-
nal during the four-year-period from January of a Congress
year, to December of the year prior to the next Congress.
The Award consists of a monetary grant of SFr. 10,000 and
a plaque. The recipients of the Award may receive it only
once. The very attractive plaque was designed by former
ISPRS Commission Ill President Einari Kilpela and pre-
pared by the Helsinki Institute of Technology.
À five-member first jury comprising experts of high scien-
tific standing evaluated all 119 papers published in the
Larry Fritz and Bruce Wald presenting the Helava Award to M.
Meister, A. Gruen and H. Dan
International Archives of Photogrammerty and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXIII, Part A. A dam 2000.
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