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are resident in the UK and 33 resident abroad. In addition, 
numerous shorter contributions and reports have been 
published, the authorship equally divided between the UK and 
overseas. Substantial book reviews are also a feature. The 
Photogrammetric Record is edited by Mr. Paul Newby, 
supported by 13 members of the International Editorial Board, 
which reflects its international stature. Prof. Arthur Cracknell is 
Editor in Chief of the IJRS. The journal has published 1,064 
refereed articles since August 2000 of which the majority of 
authors are resident abroad and approximately 15 percent are 
resident in the UK. The journal has also published 450 shorter 
communications in the "letters" section, with the authorship 
similarly representative of the UK and overseas. 
Following changes introduced during the last review period, 
individual membership of the Society ranges from Ordinary, to 
Associate Fellow and Fellow depending on peer-reviewed 
levels of qualification, experience and achievements in 
photogrammetry and/or remote sensing. Considerable emphasis 
is placed on Corporate membership which is open to 
commercial organisations, research institutions or university 
departments. Student membership is also available and 
represents a significant and active group within the society. 
The Society operates a variety of Special Interest Groups 
(SIGs). On merger, two types of SIG were developed. Those 
wholly owned by RSPSoc include: Modelling and Advanced 
Techniques (MATSIG), SAR, Archaeology and GIS. Affiliated 
SIGs, a new category covering those that reach well beyond 
RSPSoc include: the Geological Remote Sensing Group 
(GRSG), jointly affiliated to the Geological Society of London, 
and the Ocean Colour SIG (OCSIG), shared with the Challenger 
Society for Marine Science. The National Association of Aerial 
Photographic Libraries (NAPLIB) became an Affiliated SIG in 
2003, promoting the use and preservation of historical aerial 
photographs. SIGs expand and contract as the subject matter 
dictates and additional SIGs related primarily to 
photogrammetry may well develop with time. 
The Society maintains an active programme of technical 
meetings and details are available on the website 
(www.rspsoc.org). The major event is the Annual Conference 
  
(proceedings available on CD-ROM) at which the Annual 
General Meeting is held. Through a bulletin board, newsletter 
and web site the Society can usefully disseminate information 
about upcoming events that are of interest to all members. 
Members organising related conferences around the world are 
welcome to contact staff at the Society office, who will be 
happy to publicise events through the Society’s distribution 
channels. 
The Society has a large overseas membership and caters for the 
needs of these members by promoting their research and 
providing a forum for the exchange of expertise and knowledge. 
The Society is also actively maintaining and establishing links 
with other related Societies both within the UK and abroad. 
Principal amongst these is collaboration with the European 
Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) and 
with the former European Organisation for Experimental 
Photogrammetric Research (OEEPE), now EuroSDR. 
The Society External Affairs Committee is strengthening 
relations with the Natural Environment Research Council 
(NERC). Co-operation is also being enhanced with the British 
National Space Centre (BNSC). The Association for 
Geographic Information (AGI) and the British Association of 
Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC) will provide an 
increasingly important focus for future collaboration. The 
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merger has not yet brought any further realignments within the 
geomatics industry. The AGI has recently restructured its 
operations and the joint annual conference and exhibition of 
AGI has been dismantled. The conference will remain 
London currently whilst the exhibition (renamed 
GeoSolutions) will return to Birmingham. 
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as 
Within the reporting period, there has been a substantial number 
of new UK publications or UK-authored works in 
photogrammetry and remote sensing, including: 
2000 - Window on the UK 2000, CD-ROM, British National 
Space Centre and Remote Sensing Society. 
2000 - Datums and Map Projections for Remote Sensing, GIS & 
Surveying, J.C. lliffe. Whittles Publishing. 
2000 - Manual of Aerial Survey: Primary Data Acquisition, R. 
Read & R.Graham. Whittles Publishing. 
2000 - Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Remote 
Sensing Society, RSS. 
2000 — Mathematical Principles of Remote Sensing, A.S. 
Milman, Taylor & Francis. 
2000 - Introductory Remote Sensing, P. Gibson & C. Power, 
Routledge. 
2000 - Introductory Remote Sensing Principles and Concepts, 
P. Gibson & C. Power, Routledge. 
2001 Vertical Aerial Photography and Derived Digital 
Imagery - Client Specification Guidelines, RICS Geomatics. 
2001 — Environmental Remote Sensing, T. Malthus, Wiley. 
2001 — Close Range Photogrammetry and Machine Vision, K.B. 
Atkinson (editor). Whittles Publishing. 
2002 - Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS, G.M. Foody & 
P.M. Atkinson (editors), Wiley. 
2002 - Earth Observation Data Policy and Europe, R. Harris, A 
A Balkema. 
2003 - Integrated Geospatial Technologies: A Guide to GPS, 
GIS, and Data Logging, J. Thurston, Wiley. 
2003 - Guidelines for the use of GPS in Surveying and 
Mapping, RICS Geomatics. 
2004 - Computer Processing of Remotely Sensed Images, Third 
Edition, P. Mather, Wiley. 
2004 - Spatial Modelling of the Terrestrial Environment, R. 
Kelly (editor), Wiley. 
2001-2004 Proceedings of the Annual Conferences of the 
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, RSPSoc. 
3. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING 
Investment in aerospace survey photography and digital 
imaging has continued at a steady pace in the UK over the past 
four years, leading to the introduction of new technology and 
working methods. 
3.1 Aerial survey photography 
At the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (OSGB), the 
conversion from analytical to digital plotter based production 
was complete by 2001. Between 1996 and 2000, almost all the 
map detail capture and editing was performed using 
orthorectified imagery. Since early 2001, all photogrammetric 
update has been carried out on digital workstations, using 
scanned stereo photography. Digital aerial triangulation was 
introduced just before the period in question, and has been in 
routine use since. Direct sensor orientation (using the Applanix 
system) was introduced during this period, and now forms part 
of the image preparation flowline. In June 2001, monochrome 
photography was replaced by colour photography, to aid in 
photo-interpretation. Colour orthorectified imagery production 
began during the period in question, to provide the products in 
the new imagery layer of OS MasterMap. The OSGB maintains