ISPRS
2000
Resolutions of the XIX Congress of ISPRS in Amsterdam 2000
The Resolutions Committee consisted of the following
members
- Shunji Murai, Japan, First Vice President, Chairman
- Bruce Forster, Australia
- Isabelle Veillet, France
- Hans-Peter Bahr, Germany
The Resolutions Committee received 58 draft resolutions
from Council, Technical Commissions and Delegates. Some
of the proposed resolutions have been modified or edited.
Resolution G.1 Appreciation
The Congress
Noting
- the importance of the Congress for professionals in
photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial informa-
tion sciences from academia, industry and government
Recognising
- the careful preparation and successful realisation of
the Congress
Commends
- the Netherlands Society for Earth Observation and
Geoinformatics, its president Professor Martien Mole-
naar, and Congress Director Klaas Jan Beek and the
Congress Committee for excellent work which has
resulted in a very successful Congress.
Resolution G.2 Commission Correspondents
The Congress
Noting
- the ineffectiveness of the present system of Commis-
sion Correspondents compared with all other working
mechanisms of ISPRS
Recognising
- the necessity for effective communication between
Technical Commissions, their Working Groups and
other bodies within ISPRS on the one hand, and indi-
viduals and organisations in member countries and
regions on the other hand
Recommends
- that a set of guidelines governing this communication,
through the medium of Commission Correspondents,
be prepared and promulgated through the ISPRS
Orange Book and website.
Resolution G.3 Liaison with International Standard
Organisation (ISO)
The Congress
Noting
- that several Technical Commissions of ISPRS liaise
with ISO
Recognising
- the need to strengthen standardisation activity within
ISPRS
Recommends
- that ISPRS consider active liaison with ISO in appro-
priate technical committees.
Resolution G.4 Inter-Commission Activities
The Congress
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Noting
- the considerable overlap in recommendations from
various Commissions
Recognising
- the importance of co-operation between Commissions
Recommends
- that all new Technical Commission Presidents note
carefully all recommendations and move to establish
dialogue and joint activities where appropriate.
Resolution G.5 Digital Earth Concept
The Congress
Noting
- the increasing availability of digital data about the envi-
ronment
- the increasing importance of the simultaneous use of
multiple geo-spatial datasets to support scientific dis-
covery, operational monitoring and decision-making
processes
- the initiative to establish the concept of a Digital Earth
which promotes the interoperability of georeferenced
digital data resources for decision making, geoinforma-
tion management and knowledge evolution in support
of global sustainability
Recognising
- that a Digital Earth concept is currently evolving to pro-
mote a framework for interoperability for geo-spatial
data, accomplished through an international spirit of
collaboration and co-operation
Recommends
- the encouragement of strategies to further develop a
Digital Earth concept.
Resolution G.6 International Industry Forum
The Congress
Noting
- the overlap of air/space borne commercial Earth
observation systems and the inter-relationship with
civil and national remote sensing systems
- the need to promote international growth and the eco-
nomic benefits of air/space borne observations of the
Earth
- the need for exchange of policy, technical and market
force information between governments and private
sector entities to promote complementary versus com-
peting systems
Recognising
- the co-operative advantages of a complementary, inte-
grated Earth observation ‘system of systems’
- the expressed need of ISPRS and CEOS for closer
coordination of the commercial development of
air/space borne Earth observation with all segments of
the value-adding and user applications community
- the importance of further encouragement and promo-
tion of industry to develop software, hardware informa-
tion "manufacturing", engineering and processes for
value-added benefits to complex problem-solving
Recommends
- that ISPRS strive to establish an International Industry
Forum (IIF) with all segments of the private sector
International Archives of Photogrammerty and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXIII, Part A. Amsterdam 2000.