Introduction 
The recent advancement of technologies in photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial 
information science (SIS) is obvious. Many engineers are now using the latest technologies they did 
not learn when they were students. Importance of on job training and life-long education is 
increasing. Digital cameras, Internet-based information services such as Google Earth and car 
navigation are widely used by the public today. The interest to the education on these technical 
fields is also increasing. 
ISPRS Technical Commission (TC) VI on “Education and Outreach” deals mainly with educational 
matters related to photogrammetry, remote sensing and SIS. The highly integrated multimedia & 
internet technologies are pushing e-Learning to change the style of education. Many technical 
matters on education are now discussed within the framework of TC VI. Reflecting the various 
activities of the five Working Groups (WG) and one Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Commission, 
the themes of the papers submitted to TC VI include, but not limited to, e-Learning, training, capacity 
building, distance education, accreditation, datasets, and student organizations. I am sure that the 
Proceedings will be extremely useful not only for the educators but also for the students and young 
scientists who are interested in education on technologies related to photogrammetry, remote 
sensing and SIS. I would like to thank the WG & SIG Chairs and all the authors of the papers for 
their great contribution. I also would like to thank the Congress Director Chen Jun, the Scientific 
Program Committee Executive Chair Jiang Jie and the Local Organizing Committee of China for 
their dedicated work on preparing the proceedings. 
Kohei Cho 
President of ISPRS Technical Commission VI