THEME AND PROGRAM
Updated - June 9, 2010

The Theme of this conference: Convergence in Geomatics — Shaping Canada’s Competitive Landscape, reflects the convergence of developments and applications in Geomatics over recent years and its increasing role in supporting the day-to-day decisions that shape our world. More and more people are becoming users of geospatial data, most unaware of the advanced science and technology behind their applications. This is both a challenge and an opportunity for the Geomatics community. This is why conference streams will explore the potential of Geomatics; feature Canadian success stories, examine the strategic importance of Geomatics to Canada’s future and consider how specific scientific and industrial developments and applications can enhance Canada’s socio-economic well-being.

Convergence in Geomatics: Challenges and Opportunities

The emergence of mass-market distribution systems has dramatically increased the visibility and profile of geospatial information and technology. Location-enabled devices are becoming ubiquitous, and seamless use of location information is increasing exponentially in mobile devices, for example. Geomatics is now being used everywhere by experts and non-experts alike. Presentations should focus on the opportunities and challenges facing the geomatics community - the evolving marketplace, emerging trends, the competitive environment, education and awareness, and rapidly changing technology.

The Role of Geomatics in Decision-Making: Providing Real Value to Canada’s Economy and Society

Geomatics enhances private and public sector decision-making and contributes in numerous ways to a better quality of life for Canadians. Presentations should demonstrate how geomatics is improving decision-making and how governments, NGOs and business are using the technology to improve efficiencies, lower costs and better serve their customers.

Canada’s Success with Spatial Data Infrastructure

Over the past decade, the Government of Canada and its partners have invested in developing the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). Internationally, the CGDI is being recognized as a leading edge approach to sharing geospatial data amongst the public and private sectors. Presentations should highlight how the CGDI is leveraged and the challenges to overcome so that it can continue to be a source of geospatial information well into the future.

Earth Observation for a Changing World

Earth Observation plays a central role in developing the global capability to map the Earth, predict changes, and better manage the effects of global change on its population. Presentations should focus on the use of available and future remote sensing data from space instruments on board various platforms, advances in satellite observations for land surface mapping applications, consistency of the data among different sensors onboard satellites and consistency over the time, and satellite data and products for interdisciplinary use.

ISPRS COM I Symposium – Image Data Acquisition – Sensors & Platforms

Researchers, developers, users, and practitioners of image data acquisition are invited to participate in this symposium. The symposium will provide a forum for original research contributions covering conceptual, design, and implementation aspects of sensors and platforms for geospatial image data acquisition. Researchers, developers, users, students, and practitioners are invited to submit their contributions to the ISPRS Commission I 2010 Symposium. Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

  • Design and realization of digital Airborne Sensors/Platforms and Spaceborne missions for Earth observation and Mapping
  • Design, construction, characterization, and installation of imaging and nonimaging sensors (including Digital Cameras, IR, SAR, IFSAR, LIDAR, etc.);
  • Direct Georeferencing Systems, Integrated platform guidance, navigation, positioning and orientation
  • Data processing techniques of multi-sensor systems
  • Testing, calibration and evaluation of sensor data (including laboratory, inflight, inter-calibration and test fields)
  • Standardization of definitions and measurements of sensor parameters •Integration of imaging and nonimaging sensors with other relevant systems
  • Geometric and radiometric properties, quality standards, and factors affecting data quality
  • Integrated platform guidance, navigation, positioning and orientation
  • On-board data processing, Rapid Response, and autonomous systems
  • Image and non-image data transfer standards.

 

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