Resolution 1.6 Platform and orientation integration
The Congress
Noting
- the capability of current earth observation systems to
provide high resolution images
- the availability of modern technology such as differen-
tial GPS and high-precision attitude sensing and orien-
tation systems
Recognising
- the potential use of high-resolution image data in
detailed field studies
- the need for high-precision locational accuracy of the data
Recommends
- integration of attitude and position information with
data processing software algorithms
- standardisation of data format, referencing systems
and data archival and retrieval systems.
Resolution 1.7 Electronic database of sensor and
platform information
The Congress
Noting
- that there is an increasing number of sensor and plat-
form designs
- that there is a long history of sensor and platform
designs for both aerial and satellite systems
Recognising
- the electronic (digital) information about the engineer-
ing designs, orbital parameters and sensor character-
istics is distributed among many databases and Inter-
net sources
- that globally there is unequal access to sensor and
platform information
- that CEOS maintains a database of sensors and plat-
forms
Recommends
- that an electronic, searchable database of sensor
and platform information, both retrospective, current
and planned that provides equitable and accessible
information from an updateable source be promoted
to the ISPRS community.
Resolutions of Technical Commission Il
Resolution Il.1 Real-time systems
The Congress
Noting
- the rapid development of real-time mapping systems
and the dependence of such systems on Global Posi-
tioning System (GPS) and Inertia Navigation System
(INS) techniques
Recognising
- that future development depends on collaboration
between experts in a range of technologies
Recommends
- that work continue on real-time mapping technologies
with closer links being developed between commissions,
especially where GPS/INS is involved.
Resolution 1l.2 Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
data
The Congress
Noting
- that advances have been made in the application of
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SAR data to topographic mapping, prediction and
monitoring of disasters and environmental monitor-
ing
Recognising
- that SAR is still not widely understood or applied
- that algorithms for processing SAR data are not widely
available
Recommends
- that increased efforts be made to use SAR data for
production of geoinformation and to promote the use
of SAR within the spatial information sciences.
Resolution 11.3 Digital photogrammetric workstations
The Congress
Noting
- the rapid increase in the use of digital photogrammet-
ric workstations (DPWs) and the increasing maturity of
the algorithms used and the software available
Recognising
- that DPWs are likely to be a major tool of spatial infor-
mation acquisition during the next decade
- the variety and complexity of hardware and software
options available and the lack of comprehensive
advice on the selection, evaluation and optimum use of
these systems
Recommends
- the continued monitoring of developments in digital pho-
togrammetric workstations and the creation of a wide
range of tools for feature extraction
Resolution 11.4 Procedures and tools for data
integration
The Congress
Noting
- the new sources of data becoming available and the
rapidly increasing number of applications for which this
data might be used
Recognising
- that the combination and integration of such data
offers new opportunities for solving problems
Recommends
- that the development of procedures and tools for
integration of data from a variety of sensors and data-
bases be addressed, including the use of new data
sources such as SAR and Laser Scanning and the
increasing use of vector databases, as well as expert
systems.
Resolution Il.5 Data transfer standards
The Congress
Noting
- the progress made by WGII/7 in collaborating with Inter-
national Standard Organisation (ISO) and Open GIS Con-
sortium (OGO) during the past four years
- the desire for greater ease of transfer of data
Recognising
- that progress can only be made through international
co-operation
Recommends
- continued effort to develop standards for data trans-
fer and collaboration with other organisations that
are promoting standards such as ISO, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and
OGC.
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