ISPRS - Commission IV - Geodatabases and Digital Media

Working Group IV / 7 - Planetary Mapping and Databases

June 20, 2013

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Our Mission

Our working group, existing since 1998, aims at exchanging experiences and activating people interested in planetary mapping and planetary data base. We are focused on promoting the goals of the WG as expressed in its terms of reference by means of various activities and events and in co-operation with ISPRS, other national and international organisations.

Terms of Reference

• Development of advanced techniques in data acquisition, processing, and analysis pertaining to the mapping of celestial bodies
• Definition or evaluation of reference systems, coordinate systems, map sheet definitions, etc. and their standardization
• Development of spatial information systems to support extraterrestrial exploration and science
• Web based delivery of extraterrestrial map products and GIS data
• Cooperation with related working groups viz. IAU, NASA, ESA, ISRO, JAXA and other space organisations and liaisons with the ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography

• XXII ISPRS 2012 Congress in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 August - 1 September 2012
• High resolution digital topgraphic data for your research at the USGS, Flagstaff, Arizona USA

 

Technical Commission Officers

Chair	Co-Chair	Co-Chair	Secretary
Jürgen Oberst	Kaichang Di	Paul M. Schenk	Marita Wählisch
Institute of Planetary Research German Aerospace Center (DLR) Rutherfordstrasse 2 D - 12489 Berlin Germany Tel: + 49 30 67055 336 Fax: + 49 30 67055 402 E-mail: juergen.oberst@dlr.de	Institute of Remote Sensing Applications Chinese Academy of Sciences PO.Box 9718 Datun Road, Chaoyang District Beijing 100101 China Tel: +86-10-64868229 E-mail: kcdi@irsa.ac.cn	Planetary Geology Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, Texas 77058 USA Tel: +1-281-486-2157 E-mail: schenk@lpi.usra.edu	Institute for Planetary Research German Aerospace Center (DLR) Planetary Geodesy Rutherfordstrasse 2 D - 12489 Berlin Germany Tel: +49 30 67055-348 Fax: +49 30 67055-402 E-mail: marita.waehlisch@dlr.de Url: www.dlr.de/pf/