Early bird registrations close on 10 August for the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission IV Symposium, to be held in Fremantle, WA, from 22 to 25 October.
The symposium will bring together hundreds of participants from across the world to discuss the latest developments in spatial information, with the specific theme of the event being ‘Spatial Information to Empower the Metaverse’.
The speaker line-up includes:
- Barbara J. Ryan, an Earth observation veteran who has worked with the USGS, WGIC, WMO, GEO, CEOS and other bodies. She will speak on the topic of digital twins and the metaverse.
- Qihao Weng, Chair Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who will speak on topic of how AI will transform urban observing, sensing, imaging and mapping.
- Renee Bartolo, who leads drone operations and associated data analytics across the Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with her team in the Office of the Chief Remote Pilot. She will speak on the topic of environmental monitoring using drones and AI in remote Australia.
- Hidenori Fujimura, the Lead of the United Nations Smart Maps Group, the 7th Domain Working Group of the United Nations Open GIS Initiative, who will speak about UN Smart Maps, an open initiative for data fusion.
- Ahi Saipaia, the lead Technical Officer for Tonga’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries, who will speak about co-development of open-source geospatial applications and workflows for mapping diverse cropping systems in the Pacific.
The symposium will also feature in-depth tutorials on the following topics:
- Approaches for simplifying 3D data exchange between systems
- Building an underwater heritage VR experience with unity
- Uncovering Earth system dynamics with multivariate EO data and AI
- Advancing air quality research and public awareness through innovative geospatial technologies
- Creating immersive GIS experiences with XR technology and real-world data
- Collecting data in the field with free and open-source geospatial tools: QGIS, QField and Mergin Maps
- AI for geospatial science
- 3D spatial modelling and intelligence for scene-realistic analysis and digital twins
The symposium is being jointly organised with the Geospatial Council of Australia and will play host to the concurrent UPINLBS2024 and FOSS4G Perth events.
UPINLBS is an international conference series technically sponsored by the ISPRS that addresses the topics of ubiquitous positioning, indoor navigation and location-based service. This year’s conference will take place on 24 and 25 October.
FOSS4G Perth, a one-day event on 23 October, will be all about the free and open geospatial software community and its projects, such as QGIS, PostGIS, OpenStreetMap, Python-based earth observation libraries and frameworks, and GDAL. It will present case studies across business, academia, not-for-profit and government sectors.
In addition to the main symposium sessions, there will also be plenty of opportunities for networking and discovery via field trips, social occasions and technical tours.
Registration details for the combined events, plus lots of other information, are available on the ISPRS Symposium website.
