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EuroSDR initativeDigital Airborne Camera Certification (EuroDAC²) |
News - Certification - Calibration - Progress & Documents - Members - Contact
EuroDAC2 core team meeting at ICC Barcelona
Beginning of April 2009 the EuroDAC2 core competence team met again to proceed with certification and validation activities. This time the meeting took place at ICC Barcelona, Spain. The core group was supported by ICC experts J. Talaya, W. Kornus, R. Arbiol, L. Martinez & A. Ruiz. Their competences allow for deep discussions on geometrical and radiometrical topics. The meeting notes also include the links to the given meeting presentations.
EuroDAC2 core team meeting at IGN Paris
The second meeting of EuroDAC² core competence group was organized at IGN Paris at September 24-25, 2008. The meeting’s primary focus was to review the current activities and to define the future steps. Additional guided tours in IGN laboratories MATIS and LOEMI and the discussions with IGN experts clearly illustrate the most recent developments in digital imaging and processing and helps to stimulate own discussions in future certification activities. The most recent findings are documented in the meeting notes. During the meeting the team member Dr. Didier Boldo (IGN) was replaced by his colleague Dr. Marc Pierrot Desseilligny (IGN), who now represents IGN expertise within the team.
EuroDAC2 core competence team meeting Castelldefels
The first meeting of the EuroDAC2 core competence team took place at January 30, 2008, parallel to the EuroCOW workshop held in Castelldefels, Spain. The full group met, where D. Boldo and R. Reulke were replaced by one of their colleagues, respectively. Additionally one representative from the US also involved in the USGS Quality Assurance Plan was attending, physically representing a link between both European and US certification strategies.
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The group members (from left to right): N. Paparonditis (IGN France, in place of D. Boldo), S. Bauer (DLR Berlin, Germany, in place of R. Reulke), G. Grenzdörffer (Universität Rostock, Germany), L.-E. Blankenberg (Blom Geomatics, Norway), M. Cramer (Universität Stuttgart, Germany), R. Alamus (ICC Barcelona, Spain), D. Moe (guest, involved in the US Geological Survey Quality Assurance Plan) and E. Honkavaara (FGI Finland, Masaala). S. Bovet (Swisstopo, Switzerland) also attended but is missing on the photo. |
The following future steps have been decided during the meeting:
- Work on transparent and completely described calibration processes and the unique, comparable and unambiguous presentation of calibration
results in calibration protocols. So far the results from manufacturer calibrations are listed in sometimes very extensive calibration protocols,
and this information is presented in quite heterogeneous ways. A more unified way of result presentation and uniquely definition of parameters
will directly influence the user friendliness and acceptance of systems.
- Work on the optimal design of airborne calibration and validation test fields and the corresponding test methods to comprehensively
validate the system performance. The future role of test fields for in-situ calibrations and comprehensive performance tests of individual
sensor is obvious from the above discussions. Still the processes and the final layout have to be defined. Note, that performance tests
have to cover the geometry and radiometry as well. First substantial evaluations on the layout of such test procedures are already done by
Finnish Geodetic Institute FGI. EuroDAC2 developments will be based on this investigation.
- Work on the formation of a network of international calibration and validation test field providers. All test fields have to be
independent, of comparable layout and will offer identical user policies. EuroDAC2 has identified four primary test fields already used for
the last years for European airborne tests. These test fields are maintained by
- the Finnish Geodetic Institute (Masaala, Finland), namely the Sjökulla test site
- the University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy), namely the Pavia test site
- the Universitaet Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany), namely the Vaihingen/Enz test site, and
- the University of Life Sciences (Aas, Norway), namely the Fredrikstad test site.
- EuroDAC2 will work on the regular distribution of similar test sites throughout Europe, which then can be used under comparable conditions.
For more details please have a look at
- M. Cramer (2008): The EuroSDR approach on digital airborne camera calibration and certification, ISPRS congress Beijing, IAPRS, Volume XXXVII, Part B4, Commission IV, pp. 1753-1758. Can be accessed via http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVII/congress/4_pdf/305.pdf
- G. Stensaas & G. Lee (2008): Driving toward a world-wide acceptance procedure for digital airborne sensors, ISPRS congress Beijing, IAPRS, Volume XXXVII, Part B1, Commission I, pp. 561-566. Can be accessed via http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVII/congress/1_pdf/95.pdf
- E. Honkavaara, L. Markelin, E. Ahokas, R. Kuittinen & J. Peltoniemi (2008): Calibrating digital photogrammetric airborne imaging systems in a test field, ISPRS congress Beijing, IAPRS, Volume XXXVII, Part B1, Commission I, pp. 555-560. Can be accessed via http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXVII/congress/1_pdf/94.pdf
European Digital Airborne Camera Certification EuroDAC² - The core competence group is there!
The expert team working on the concept for a future European approach for digital airborne camera certification is now complete! Six experts from science, national mapping, standards and commercial companies will be responsible for the next project steps. The group members are presented in the following (in alphabetical order):
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Mr. Ramon Alamús is working in the Photogrammetry Section of the Geodetic Department at the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya (ICC), Spain. There he is participating in all activities in the field of digital airborne cameras, from acquisition and processing of the Intergraph/ZI-Imaging DMC data to image orientation and sensor modelling. |
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Dr. Leif-Erik Blankenberg is technical director at Blom Geomatics AS, Norway. He now is responsible for flights and products obtained from the Microsoft Photogrammetry / Vexcel Ultracam digital camera. Besides his has a strong scientific background in GPS trajectory computations for photogrammetric applications. |
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Dr. Didier Boldo from Institut Geographique National (IGN), France is the director of the laboratory MATIS at IGN. His main competencies are in digital image processing, 3D reconstruction and mathematical adjustments and optimisation. He is specialist of calibration and aerial triangulation topics at IGN from both research and production point of views. |
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Mr. Stéphane Bovet is head the photogrammetry and remote sensing section at the Swiss national mapping agency swisstopo. During the last decade, he has been involved in the implementation and use of digital sensors to generate imagery as well as DTMs. He is specialized in classical frame images as well as pushbroom or satellite images. |
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Dr. Michael Cramer is senior lecturer at the Institute for Photogrammetry (ifp) at Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany. Since several years he is working in the field of airborne sensor orientation and calibration/validation of digital aerial cameras. Currently he is chairing the EuroSDR science commission I - Sensors, Primary data acquisition and Georeferencing. |
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Prof. Dr. Ralf Reulke is professor for Computer Vision at the Computer Science Department, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. Besides, he is associated with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) where he is heading the signal and image processing group in the Institute of Transportation Research. As physicist he has strong scientific background in optical and sensor characteristics. Currently he is also chairing the standards group Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing of the German Standards Organization (DIN). |
Their detailed address information can be accessed here ().
This core competence group will be closely linked to the activities of other EuroSDR projects which are dealing with the similar or neighboured scientific topics.
Continuous information exchange will also strengthen the EuroDAC² initiative. In this context the following three projects are of concern:
- Medium Format Digital Cameras
Project leader: Dr. Görres Grenzdörffer (Universität Rostock, Germany) - Radiometric Performance of Digital Cameras
Joint project leaders: Eija Honkavaara, Lauri Markelin (Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI), Finland) & Roman Arbiol (Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya (ICC), Spain) - Radiometric Calibration of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) Intensity
Joint project leaders: Prof. Dr. Juha Hyyppä et al (Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI), Finland), Dr. Hannu Hyyppä (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wagner et al (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
New EuroSDR project “Medium Format Digital Camera” started
At the 111th EuroSDR science and steering committee meetings delegates officially approved the project proposal for a new activity related to the analysis of the potential of medium format digital airborne cameras. This project will also be based on the already established experts’ network “Digital Camera Calibration” originated from the earlier project in large-format camera calibration and validation. Project leader will be Dr. Goerres Grenzdoerffer from Universitaet Rostock.
The following gives a short overview on the project design, the complete project proposal is available here
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Additionally accompanying presentation slides can be accessed via (
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- Collection of publicly available material on medium format digital camera systems to compile an extensive report describing the currently used practice and methods (Phase 1).
- Empirical testing of 4 – 6 professional camera systems with focus on the adoption of commonly accepted procedure(s) for camera calibration and testing, based on the experiences from the frame cameras (EuroDAC²). Radiometric tests in addition to the investigations in the EuroSDR project Radiometric Aspects of Digital Photogrammetric Images (Phase 2).
As a result of Phase 1 it is expected to present a report which will be compiled with the help of all project
participants, i.e. camera producers and users. We would like to invite all to contribute with their experiences.
Such a summary will help to create a common knowledge base for the formulation on future strategies and later e
xperimental work in Phase 2. Such status report could be helpful for system users to gain their experience with medium
format digital cameras. This aspect was not covered on the former Digital Camera Calibration network activity.
Furthermore this report should list open problems which need to be solved.
The second phase should focus on the adoption and adjustment of commonly accepted procedure(s) for camera calibration
and testing. This has to be aligned with the works done in the EuroDAC² project. It seems to be necessary to concentrate
on some of the technical aspects in a sequential order, possibly starting with geometrical aspects and verification in a
limited number of test flights by different camera producers and discussion on radiometric and image quality aspects.
One aspect is the design for optimal calibration flight procedures to be tested then empirically. It has to be checked
whether appropriate flight data can be made available for the project. Another aspect is a collection of recommendations
of producers on how customers should calibrate and do the processing. Since medium format cameras are portable,
radiometric tests may be performed in a lab, e.g. at German Research Centre DLR. Alternatively lab facilities of
journals for professional photographers may used. The definition of goals and the design of empirical tests has
to be discussed based on the report compiled in Phase 1.
First project sketch on EuroSDR project “Radiometric Aspects of Digital Photogrammetric Images” available
EuroSDR will recently start a new project covering the “Radiometric Aspects of Digital Photogrammetric Images”.
Official project launch will be in May 2008. Goal of this new activity is to improve knowledge on radiometric aspects of
digital photogrammetric cameras. Based on a review of existing methods and procedures for radiometric image improvements,
a comparison of these techniques on the same test data set is planned to compare and share operative solutions. Analysis
of the benefit of radiometric calibration will point out the new application fields of digital airborne cameras like
classification, quantitative remote sensing, change detection etc. Some more details on the project plan are given here
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The project will be headed by Eija Honkavaara and Lauri Markelin, Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI) and Roman Arbiol,
Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya (ICC).
Their activities are also aligned with the EuroSDR project “Medium Format Digital Cameras” under leadership of Görres
Grenzdörffer, University of Rostock and the EuroDAC² initiative on digital camera certification, headed by Michael Cramer.
European Digital Airborne Camera Certification officially launched
The European Digital Airborne Camera Certifaction (EuroDAC²) initiative was officially accepted by the EuroSDR Science Committee
and Board of Delegates in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2007. A position paper is now available which describes this new
initiative on the certification on a European level ().
Besides it gives basic information on the already ongoing certification approaches, like the USGS quality assurance plan for
the United States. In addition to its information content, the paper encourages the reader to support the initiative with his expertise
and individual requirements for such future such certification or standard. The responsible project team invites all persons involved
in the acquisition, processing and use of such digital airborne sensor data and products to actively participate in the European
certification process. Support this activity with your individual experiences, recommendations and ideas! In this way the initiative
should lead to a European certification, which avoids solutions specific to a single country and thus becomes accepted not only by
users but also by system suppliers.
In addition to this position paper the main ideas of the EuroDAC² initiative have already been presented at the Intergraph/ZI
Usermeeting in Aalen (May 2, 2007, in german) () and at the ASPRS
annual conference in Tampa / Florida (May 8, 2007). (
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Besides, a paper on this new EuroSDR approach was submitted and accepted for publication in the GIM International journal (
http://www.gim-international.com/) September issue, 2007. This paper will be accompanied by a second paper from the US
Geological Survey illustrating the USGS quality assurance plan. Thus two of the main certification activities in digital airborne imaging
will be presented in this GIM issue.
European initiative on digital airborne camera certification
Within the last months the topic of a future European digital airborne camera certification process has been discussed in the EuroSDR management and science team extensively. This topic was also addressed at the most recent Intergraph ZI European DMC User Meeting in Gävle/Sweden. Both, digital camera users and national mapping and cadastre agencies showed considerable interest in such independent certification. Obviously, the former calibration of analogue cameras, which in the same way certifies the systems' performance, cannot be transferred to the new digital airborne camera systems. It is one of the most important findings of the EuroSDR Camera Calibration Network activities, that for today's digital sensors not only the camera but the whole data processing is of major impact on the obtained quality of final results. Thus, new ways of system certification covering the whole data generation process have to be identified and implemented.
The US Geological Survey has already defined a concept for such new system certification process. Some more details on their certification can be seen from http://calval.cr.usgs.gov/digital_aerial_imaging_quality_assurance.php.
This so far is the only strong initiative in official digital
airborne camera certification. The USGS process is only relevant for
systems used in the Us, nevertheless it seems to be obvious that
other countries soon will adopt those certification or alternatively
will develop their own procedures. EuroSDR decided to be in charge
of the initiation and coordination of an European based digital
camera certification. A close cooperation with USGS was established
to share experiences and to align both certification processes as
much as possible. Nevertheless, the European approach also might
(partially) differ from the USGS concept if lacks are identified or
adoptions to the European situation are necessary.
The final design of the future Eurpean certification is dependent on
the recommendations from mainly system users supported by academia
and system manufacturers. The idea was to start discussions on this
topic within the group of digital camera experts already established
through the EuroSDR Calibration Network. Besides, all other persons
involved with digital airborne imaging and willing to contribute to
this European certification activity are invited to directly contact
M. Cramer.
Digital Camera Calibration project now completed
With the availability of the Phase 2b results the Digital Camera Calibration and Validation activities are now completed. Altogether
13 different institutions have been actively participated in the phase 2 and phase 2b empirical data processing. 5 participants
participated in the DMC phase 2b analysis, 4 participants returned their results from the UltracamD phase 2b processing. Altogether 80
different phase 2b solutions were analysed by the pilot centre. Major findings of the empirical analyses have already been presented
at the recent ISPRS workshop “High resolution Earth Imaging” organized by IPI,
University of Hannover, Germany. This presentation can be accessed
here ().
So far no final report is compiled. This report will become available in fall 2007. Another paper focusing on this EuroSDR test
is invited for the upcoming Photogrammetric Week 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany and can be accessed
here.
Phase 2 analysis extend
So far the analysis of phase 2 empirical test flight data was
based on the images from the different cameras directly. The results
of active phase 2 participants were obtained from their individual
measurements of control, check and tie point image coordinates.
Especially for the DMC and UltracamD data, these image measurements
were very demanding due to the less optimal image radiometry. As it
was mentioned in the data description, both flights were flown late
fall with very low sun angles (below 30deg). Needless to say, that
the quality of image measurements and the applied set of
self-calibration parameters during adjustment are the two main
things influencing overall system accuracy. Since the main scope of
this study is on the investigation of additional parameters, it was
decided to extend phase 2 like follows: The pilot centre now has
prepared “reference” image coordinates for all of the DMC and
Ultracam flights. These image coordinates have been measured very
carefully and have been checked for their correctness. These
“reference” image coordinates now can be used for the AT of each
individual participant. Since all participants are using the same
image measurements the influence of different additional
self-calibration parameter sets on the overall accuracy will become
more obvious. Each network participant or any other interested
person is encouraged to apply for this data set and to join this new
phase 2b! The data will be transferred on demand via email
attachments. Please have a look at this document
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for some more details on the phase 2b data. If you are interested in
phase 2, please contact M.
Cramer. Please note again, you not necessarily have to be an
active member of phase 2 already to start your activities in this
new phase 2b!
Phase 2 - Preliminary results
Within phase 2 of EuroSDR project on Digital Camera Calibration the offered
ADS40, DMC, and UltracamD data was requested by 18 different network members.
DMC and UltracamD data sets were distributed to 7 members each, whereas the ADS40
data set was requested 4 times.
Till now (status October 10, 2006) results from 12 network participants were
submitted to pilot centre for absolute accuracy analysis.
The
results from the different data sets can be found here:
Please also look at this presentation
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which was held at the EuroSDR science and steering committee meeting in October 2006.
Start-up of experimental Phase 2
Empirical data sets now available! With certain delay due to
several reasons the project core team is glad to announce the
empirical airborne data sets to be distributed within the second
experimental oriented phase 2 of the project. Thanks to all the
persons, who provided access to that data. Explicit thank has to be
expressed to representatives of
TerraTec,
IFMS
and
Leica for data provision and continuous support!
Despite this delay, the project core group very much hopes to
encourage almost all registered and potential new interested people
to actively participate in phase 2. We believe that the simultaneous
analysis of the same empirical data from different network members
will not only increase the individual knowledge and experience of
each network member, even more, after re-collecting and documenting
the individual results, more general recommendations on the most
optimal way of processing of data of the different types of sensor
will become possible. And this would be helpful for all of us and
any future system users. Based on your effort and active support
this project will gain in importance and international reputation!
A detailed overview on the upcoming schedule is given here. A brief description of the three different test flight data, namely ADS40 (flown in Vaihingen/Enz test site) and DMC and UltracamD (flown in Fredrikstad test site) can be obtained from here.
We decided to distribute only one data set for each participant in this first round of data distribution. The distribution itself will be done on USB/Firewire portable discs using a land mail chain, i.e. the data is shipped from one network member to the next member directly and finally will return to the pilot centre.

In case anyone, who was up to now not actively involved in the network activities, is interested in joining the empirical project phase, please contact the project coordinator M. Cramer directly.
Background
With the advent of first digital airborne photogrammetric imaging sensors in operational environments an immediate focus on certification on digital camera calibration appears. There is a definite need for sensor calibration in the airborne photogrammetric community, which is fully supported by national mapping agencies. This calibration is well established for the traditional analogue frame cameras but the process has to be modified when dealing with new digital sensors. Since the principle architecture of such digital systems is fairly different (i.e. line scanning approaches versus frame based solutions, multi-head large format systems versus single-head medium format systems, synchronous versus syntopic image data acquisition) individual procedures for system calibration are necessary. With an optional combination and in case of line scanning systems mandatory tight integration of additional GPS/inertial components this situation becomes even more complex. Within this context the need for development of a generally accepted calibration procedure is evident. Such procedures will not only support suppliers and producers of digital camera systems but also provide additional means for potential digital camera users to investigate their features.
On the 103rd EuroSDR Science and Steering Committee Meeting from October 15-17, 2003 in Munich/Germany the new EuroSDR project on Digital Camera Calibration has been accepted and established officially. The goal is to derive the technical background for digital camera procedures based on scientific theory and empirical research. Legal and certification aspects are put to the background for the time being. Within a first initial meeting in September 2003 all larger digital airborne camera producers already signalized their willingness to support this EuroSDR initiative. Till now about 25 experts from camera manufacturers, other companies and research already joined this project. Since this project is open for all other people everyone who is interested in digital airborne camera calibration is invited to become an active member to join his experiences in this project network. Please contact M. Cramer.
Objectives
The objective of this Digital Camera Calibration project is two-fold:
- Collection of publicly available material on digital airborne camera calibration to compile an extensive report describing the currently used practice and methods (Phase 1).
- Empirical testing with focus on the development of commonly accepted procedure(s) for airborne camera calibration and testing, based on the experiences and advice of individual experts (Phase 2).
As a result of Phase 1 it is expected to present a report which will be compiled with the help of all project participants, i.e. camera producers and users. Such a summary will help to create a common knowledge base for the formulation on future strategies and later experimental work in Phase 2. This status report could be helpful for digital camera system users to gain their experience with digital camera calibration aspects. Furthermore this report should list open problems which need to be solved. All participants of the first initiate meeting welcome the idea that this report is open to producers, users and customers.
The second phase should focus on the development of commonly accepted procedure(s) for camera calibration and testing. It seems to be necessary to concentrate on some of the technical aspects in a sequential order, possibly starting with geometrical aspects and verification in a limited number of test flights by different camera producers and discussion on radiometric and image quality aspects. One aspect is the design for optimal calibration flight procedures to be tested then empirically. Another aspect is a collection of recommendations of producers on how customers should calibrate and do the processing. It requires a fine definition of goals which should not lead to direct comparisons of cameras, but to individual recommendations for each major camera type. The definition of goals and the design of empirical tests has to be discussed based on the report compiled in Phase 1. The aspired timetable for the different project phases is given in the following figure.
It has to be mentioned that the project itself will focus on the calibration of digital airborne camera systems only. The combination of LIDAR and imaging sensors is not considered since this is a registration and no calibration problem.
Project progress and documents
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- Position Paper EuroDAC² - The new EuroSDR approach for
Digital Airborne Camera Certification (
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- Presentation at ISPRS workshop “High resolution earth imaging” at
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover (May 31, 2007) (
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- Digital Camera Calibration Project (Phase 2b) presentation at
110th EuroSDR Science and Steering Committee Meetings Rotterdam, May
24-26, 2007 (
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- The EuroSDR activities in digital camera calibration and
certification. Presented at ASPRS annual conference in Tampa /
Florida (May 8, 2007). (
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- Presentation on world-wide digital camera certification
activities. Presented at Intergraph/ZI Usermeeting in Aalen (May 2,
2007, in german) (
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- Presentation of DMC related test results at Intergraph ZI European DMC User Meeting, Gävle, Sweden, January 30-31, 2007.
- Project presentation at 109th EuroSDR Science and Steering Committee Meetings Lisbon, October 25-27, 2006.
- Presentation ISPRS Commission I Meeting Marne-Le-Valle, July 4-7, 2006 ( Presentation slides, Paper )
- Project Presentation at the international workshop on calibration and orientation (EuroCOW), Castelldefels, January 2006
- Publication "EuroSDR: Digital Camera Calibration and Validation" in GeoInformatics 02/2005, March 2005, Vol. 8, pp. 16-19.
- Publication "A European Network on Camera Calibration" in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS), December 2004, column on Direct Georeferencing.
- Phase 1 report available (October 2004)
- Project presentation at ISPRS congress, Istanbul/Turkey, July 2004
- Project presentation at 104th EuroSDR Science and Steering Committee Meetings, June 10-11, 2004 in Copenhagen/Denmark
- Call for submission of material, experiences and recommendations on digital airborne camera calibration to compile Phase 1 project report on status of digital camera calibration. Deadline for submission of materials December 5, 2003
- Project presentation at 103rd EuroSDR Science and Steering Committee meetings on October 15-17, 2003 in Munich/Germany - official acceptance of project proposal and start of Phase 1
- Informal meeting with T. Schenk on September 26, 2003 at Fachhochschule Stuttgart/Germany
- Initial project meeting on September 4, 2003 during Photogrammetric Week 2003, Stuttgart/Germany
- Call for participation in project initialization phase and invitation to the initial meeting during Photogrammetric Week 2003
Network members (Status November 2007)
# | Organization | Members |
Systemproviders | ||
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I.1 | ADS 40, Leica Geosystems | Udo Tempelmann, Peter Fricker, Ulrich Beisl, Gert Ferrano |
I.2 | DMC, ZI-Imaging | Christoph Dörstel, Dr. Mostafa Madani |
I.3 | UltracamD, Vexcel | Dr. Michael Gruber |
I.4 | DIMAC, Dimac Systems | Pierre Louis, Julien Losseau |
I.5 | DSS, Applanix Corp. | Dr. Mohamed Mostafa, Eric Liberty |
I.6 | Starimager, Starlabo Corp. | Dr. K. Tsuno |
I.7 | 3-DAS-1, Wherli & Ass. Inc. | Dr. Hans. J. Wehrli |
I.8 | DigiCAM, IGI mbH | Dr. Jens Kremer, Michael Müller |
Industry & other software developers | ||
II.1 | ISTAR | Dr. Philippe Nonin |
II.2 | GEOSYS Technology Solutions | Dr. Babak Ameri |
II.3 | Vito | Mr. Jurgen Everaerts |
II.4 | Optical Metrology Centre | Dr. Tim Clarke |
II.5 | ORIMA | Dr. Ludger Hinsken |
II.6 | inpho | Tobias Heuchel |
II.7 | DLR Oberpfaffenhofen | Prof. Manfred Schroeder, Dr. Peter Reinartz, Dr. Rupert Müller, Dr. Manfred Lehner |
II.8 | DLR Berlin | Frank Scholten, Klaus Gwinner |
II.9 | dgap | Dirk Stallmann |
II.10 | CSIRO | Xiaoliang Wu |
II.11 | stereocarto | Thomas Fdez. De Sevilla Riaza |
II.12 | Geosense Ltd. | Ansie Clarence |
University | ||
III.1 | Ohio State University | Prof. Dr. Toni Schenk, Prof. Dean Merchant |
III.2 | ETH Zürich | Prof. Dr. Armin Grün, Dr. Manos Baltsavias, Sultan Kocaman, Henri Eisenbeiss, Jafar Amiri Parian |
III.3 | University of Glasgow | Prof. Dr. Gordon Petrie |
III.4 | University of Rostock | Dr. Görres Grenzdörffer |
III.5 | University of Stuttgart | Dr. Norbert Haala, Dr. Michael Cramer |
III.6 | University of Hannover | Dr. Karsten Jacobsen, Prof. Dr. Christian Heipke |
III.7 | Humboldt University Berlin | Prof. Dr. Ralf Reulke |
III.8 | University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart | Prof. Dr. Eberhard Gülch |
III.9 | University of Applied Sciences Anhalt | Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ziemann |
III.10 | Institute de Geomatica Castelldefels | Dr. Ismael Colomina |
III.11 | University of Norway Aas | Dr. Ivar Maalen-Johansen |
III.12 | University of Nottingham | Dr. Martin J. Smith |
III.13 | University of Pavia | Prof. Vittorio Casella, Marica Franzini |
III.14 | University of Leon | Benjamín Arias Pérez |
III.15 | Open Skies | Prof. Dr. Hartwig Spitzer |
III.16 | ICSM - Australian Intergovernmental Committee on Survey and Mapping - Permanent Committee on Topographic Information - Special Interest Group on Imagery | Paul Duncan |
National mapping agencies & other authorities | ||
IV.1 | Swedish Land Survey | Dr. Dan Klang, Daniel Akerman |
IV.2 | Finnish Geodetic Institute | Prof. Dr. Risto Kuittinen, Prof. Dr. Juha Hyyppä |
IV.3 | British Ordnance Survey | Paul Marshall |
IV.4 | Swisstopo - Landestopographie | Dr. André Streilein, Stéphane Bovet |
IV.5 | US Geological Survey | Dr. Greogory L. Stensaas, Dr. George Y. G. Lee, Dr. Jon Christopherson |
IV.6 | ICC Barcelona | Dr. Julià Talaya, Ramon Alamus, Roman Arbiol |
IV.7 | IGN France | Dr. Marc-Pierrot Deseilligny |
IV.8 | Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (Austria) | Michael Franzen |
IV.9 | Instituto Cartográfico Valenciano | Raquel Fernández |
IV.10 | ITACYL - Junta de Castila y León | David A. Nafría |
IV.11 | Bayrisches Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation | Wolfgang Stößel |
IV.12 | Institut Géographique National | Jean Théatre, Steven Roovers |
IV.13 | Landesvermessungsamt Baden-Württemberg – Abteilung Geodäsie | Berthold Klauser, Manfred Gültlinger |
IV.14 | AdV – Arbeitskreis Geotopographie | Sven Baltrusch, Jörg Schaffer |
IV.15 | Landesvermessungsamt Schleswig-Holstein | Weber, Jürgen (Landesvermessungsamt S-H) |
IV.16 | Statens kartverk Norway | Lars Mardal |
News
- Phase 2 exenteded for DMC and UCD data sets (January 2007).
- Phase 2 preliminary results now available (October 2006)
- Experimental phase 2 now started (February 2006)
- New publications on project activities published in PE&RS (December 2004) and Geoinformatics (March 2005).
- Phase 1 report available (October 2004)
- Extended bibliography available (September 15, 2004)
- Paper EuroSDR network on digital camera calibration published at ISPRS Congress, Istanbul 2004, Commission 6, available on CD-Rom, 6 pages (July 1, 2004)
- Report on project status published in EuroSDR-Newsletter 2004, no. 1, pp. 19-20 (February 6, 2004)