ISPRS WG IV/5

In this special issue we encourage the submission of papers which broadly cover the theme of landscape and the internet. Papers which address new research developments in online geographies and tools for communicating and understanding landscape function, form and processes; whether they are urban or natural will be considered. The Manuscript deadline has been extended to the 30th June 2011. To submit a manuscript please visit the Future Internet journal website, Special Issue -”Internet and Landscapes”.

manuscript submission deadline (April 30, 2011) for the special issue “Internet and Landscapes” is approaching http://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/landscapes/ and we look forward to receiving your planned paper soon. In this special issue we encourage the submission of papers which broadly cover the theme of landscape and the internet. Papers which address new research developments in online geographies and tools for communicating and understanding landscape function, form and processes; whether they are urban or natural will be considered. The Manuscript deadline of the…

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This may turn into a very rewarding discussion. We are involved in organizing. Consider attending, especially if you are going to the ICC meeting in Paris anyway: — First call for participation: “Persistent problems in geographic visualization” ICC2011 Workshop on July 2nd 2011, Paris Organized by ICA commission on GeoVisualization http://geoanalytics.net/ica/ in collaboration with ISPRS WG II/6 Geographical Visualization and Virtual Reality https://geoviz.casa.ucl.ac.uk/ Synopsis: In this one-day workshop, we seek to identify and communicate about persisting research challenges in geographic…

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The Victorian Resources Online (VRO) 3D Object Library comprises more than 250 digital representations of vegetation, animals, built structures and rural landscapes created by the Future Farming Systems, Research Division, Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Victoria. There has been a recent update of more than 75 digital objects into the library over the last 6 months. Updates to the collection include dominant timber species (pine and blue gum) and some dry pasture objects (lucerne and ryegrass). There are also a…

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We have a new scientific secretary for our working group – Dr Arzu Coltekin. The working group executive comprises Dr Chris Pettit (Chair), Dr Andy-Hudson Smith (Co-Chair), Dr Bo Wu Co-Chair and Dr Arzu Coltekin (Scientific Secretary). A brief  bio of Dr Coltekin is as follows: Dr. Arzu Coltekin is a senior researcher and lecturer at University of Zurich, Switzerland. She holds a BSc and an MSc in GIS from YildizTechnical University in Istanbul, and a PhD from Helsinki University…

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We have an additional co-chair for our working group – Dr Bo Wu. The working group executive now comprises Dr Chris Pettit (Chair), Dr Andy-Hudson Smith (Co-Chair), Dr Bo Wu Co-Chair and Dr Arzu Coltekin (Scientific Secretary). A brief  bio of Dr Wu is as follows: Dr. Bo Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His main research topics include machine vision/photogrammetry, adaptive-vision system, 3D modeling and visualization, and…

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A paper published in Nature this month titled “Holographic three-dimensional telepresence using large-area photorefractive polymer” discusses significant advances in holographic technology similar to that used in Star Wars for projecting  images of Princess Leia.  As stated in the paper further improvements could bring applications in updatable 3D mapping, which would be pretty exciting.