Program
 
                              ISPRS CONFERENCE
 
                          AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF
 
                      GIS OBJECTS FROM DIGITAL IMAGERY
 
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                           September 8 - 10, 1999
 
                  Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Germany
 
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                               Organized by:
 
                Chair for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
                       Technische Universit"at M"unchen
 
                      Cooperating ISPRS Working Groups
 
  II/6: Integration of Image Understanding into Cartographic Systems
                  II/8: Digital Systems for Image Analysis
            III/1: Integrated Sensor Calibration and Orientation
                III/2: Algorithms for Surface Reconstruction
                   III/3: Feature Extraction and Grouping
               III/4: Image Understanding/Object Recognition
 
                               Sponsored by:
 
                                delphi GmbH
              Deutsches Zentrum f"ur Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
                  ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
               GAF Ltd. (Company for Applied Remote Sensing
                         and Information Technology)
                              GEOSYSTEMS GmbH
                            MVTec Software GmbH
 
                                 INVITATION
 
We kindly invite you to our conference ``Automatic Extraction of GIS
Objects from Digital Imagery'', to be held September 8 - 10, 1999 at
Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Munich, Germany. This International
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) single track
conference will include seven invited and 23 high-level oral
presentations.
 
The one-day workshop ``Semantic Modeling'' will precede the conference
on September 7, 1999 (cf. http://www.ipb.uni-bonn.de/SM/smati99.html).
 
The conference addresses researchers and practitioners from
universities, research institutes, industry, government organizations,
and engineering companies. It consists of high quality, previously
unpublished papers.  Contributions present recent research and
applications focusing on, but not restricted to the following topics:
 
   * Automatic and semi-automatic extraction of topographic objects
     such as buildings, roads, and vegetation
   * Models and strategies for topographic object extraction from
     aerial images, satellite imagery, surface models, and
     laser-scanner data
   * Sensor and data fusion including the use of information from
     geographic information systems (GIS)
   * Automatic extraction of digital surface models
   * Automatic image orientation and registration
   * Integration and interaction of digital systems for image analysis
     and GIS
   * Quality control and performance evaluation
 
All presented papers have undergone a rigorous review
process. Reviewing was carried out in a ``double blind'' fashion. The
proceedings of the conference are published in the International
Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume XXXII, Part
3-2W5.
 
The conference will be held at Technische Universit"at M"unchen, a 130
years old academic center of excellence. It is conveniently located
near the city center.
 
Munich is a city of fascinating experiences. Historic buildings of
every period, grand boulevards and squares, bear imposing witness to a
culture centuries old. Art, in the museums and outside, lures millions
of visitors to the city year after year. Unique are Munich`s beer
gardens. Both, locals and guests are enjoying this special way of come
together during the warm evenings in summer time.
 
We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference in September
1999
 
                              Conference Chair
 
  Heinrich Ebner1 Wolfgang Eckstein2 Christian Heipke3 Helmut Mayer1
 
             1Chair for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
               Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Germany
                    ebn@photo.verm.tu-muenchen.de
                   helmut@photo.verm.tu-muenchen.de
 
 
          2MVTec Software GmbH, Germany; eckstein@mvtec.com
 
        3Institute for Photogrammetry and Engineering Surveys
      University of Hanover, Germany; heipke@ipi.uni-hannover.de
 
                            Organizing Committee
 
 A. Baumgartner and K. Eder together with members of the Chair for
 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Technische Universit"at M"unchen
 
 
 
                              CONFERENCE SITE
 
Technische Universit"at M"unchen, South Building, Hall S1128
Entrance: Arcisstr. 16, opposite to the Canteen.
 
 
                             REGISTRATION FEES
 
Payment Received       by July 31,1999      after July 31, 1999
 
Conference             DM 480,- (US$ 280,-) DM 540,- (US$ 320,-)
 
Workshop               DM 80,- (US$ 50,-)   DM 80,- (US$ 50,-)
 ``Semantic Modeling''
 
The registration fee for the conference includes a copy of the
proceedings, coffee, the welcome party, and the conference dinner. The
fee for the workshop ``Semantic Modeling'' includes a copy of the
workshop proceedings and coffee. Please use the registration form:
 
http://www.photo.verm.tu-muenchen.de/isprs/munich99/registration.ps
http://www.photo.verm.tu-muenchen.de/isprs/munich99/registration.pdf
 
 
 
                             HOTEL RESERVATION
 
Room reservations can be made through:
 
  Fremdenverkehrsamt M"unchen       Phone: +49-89-233-30-235
                                               or 236 or 237
 
  Code Word: ISPRS Conference       Fax: +49-89-233-30-233
 
  URL: http://www.munich-tourist.de
 
 
                                REGISTRATION
 
The registration and information desk will open on Tuesday September
7, 8:00 for the workshop ``Semantic Modeling'' and on Wednesday
September 8, 9:00 for the conference.
 
 
                               SOCIAL PROGRAM
 
Wednesday, September 8, 18:30 - 20:30: Welcome Party
 
Thursday, September 9, 19:00 - 22:00: Conference Dinner
 
The conference dinner is to take place at L"owenbr"aukeller,
Stiglmaierplatz.
 
 
                              CONTACT ADDRESS
 
For further details and information please contact the Conference
Secretariat:
 
 Conference Secretariat ISPRS-Munich99 Phone: +49-89-2892-2671
 
 Chair for Photogrammetry              Fax: +49-89-280-9573
 and Remote Sensing
 
 Technische Universit"at M"unchen      E-mail: isprs_conf99@photo.
                                               verm.tu-muenchen.de
 D-80290 M"unchen                                
 
 Germany
 
                                  PROGRAM
 
Wednesday, Sept. 8   Thursday, Sept. 9    Friday, Sept. 10
 
09:00 - 10:20        09:00 - 10:20        09:00 - 10:20
Registration         Session 4:           Session 8:
                     Building Extraction  Building Extraction
 
10:20 - 11:00        10:20 - 11:00        10:20 - 11:00
Opening              Coffee Break         Coffee Break
 
11:00 - 12:20        11:00 - 12:30        11:00 - 12:20
Session 1:           Session 5:           Session 9:
Building Extraction  Road Extraction      Road Extraction
and Scene Models                          and Visualization
       
12:30 - 14:00        12:30 - 14:00        12:20 - 12:30
Lunch Break          Lunch Break          Closing
 
14:00 - 15:50        14:00 - 15:50
Session 2:           Session 6:
Evaluation and       Image Orientation
Accuracy
 
15:50 - 16:20        15:50 - 16:20
Coffee Break         Coffee Break
 
16:20 - 17:30        16:20 - 17:40
Session 3:           Session 7:
Theory and           Vegetation Extraction
Algorithms
 
18:30 - 20:30        18:00 - 18:45
Welcome Party        OEEPE Working Group
                     Meeting on Laser Scanning
 
                     19:00 - 22:00
                     Conference Dinner at
                     L"owenbr"aukeller
 
 
 
Wednesday, September 8
 
 
10:20 - 11:00 Opening
 
Opening by the Conference Chair
H. Ebner
 
Welcome Address by a Representative of
Technische Universit"at M"unchen
 
Welcome Address by the Secretary General of ISPRS
J. Trinder
 
 
11:00 - 12:20 Session 1: Building Extraction and Scene Models
 
Invited Paper
The MURI Project for Rapid Feature Extraction in Urban Areas
Ram Nevatia
University of Southern California, USA
 
3D Reconstruction of Polyhedral-Like Building Models
B. Ameri, D. Fritsch
University of Stuttgart, Germany
 
Integrating Objects with Global Knowledge in a World-Model
W. Mees
Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgium
 
 
14:00 - 15:50 Session 2: Evaluation and Accuracy
 
Invited Paper
Performance Evaluation for Automatic Object Extraction
D. McKeown
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
 
Applying the Theory of Evidence to Vector-D.E.M. Comparison for the
Building Planimetric Change Detection 
O. Jamet1, H. Ma^itre2, H. Le Men1
1 Institut G'eographique National, France 
2 Ecole National Sup'erieure des T'el'ecommunications, France
 
Determination of the Accuracy of Automated Measurements Performed on
Georeferenced Images Acquired by Mobile Mapping System
K. Gajdamowicz
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
 
Predicting and Solving Reliability Problems in DEM Generation: The
Case of Non-Textured Surfaces
A. Veidman, A. Krupnik
Technion, Israel
 
 
16:20 - 17:30 Session 3: Theory and Algorithms
 
Representation and Wavelet Transformation of Relief-Related Space
Curves
G. Beyer
Technische Universit"at Dresden, Germany
 
Extraction of Watersheds from DTM and Images With Subpixel Precision
C. Steger
MVTec Software GmbH, Germany
 
A Fast Snakes Algorithm Using the Tangent Angle Function
A. Borkowski, D. Burghardt, S. Meier
Technische Universit"at Dresden, Germany
 
 
Thursday, September 9
 
 
9:00 - 10:20 Session 4: Building Extraction
 
Invited Paper
The IMPACT Project
A. Zisserman, C. Baillard
University of Oxford, UK
 
Building Detection from Multiple Views
M. Fradkin, M. Roux, H. Ma^itre
Ecole National Sup'erieure des T'el'ecommunications, France
 
Building Reconstruction Using Planar Faces in Very High Density Height
Data
G. Vosselman
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
 
 
11:00 - 12:30 Session 5: Road Extraction
 
Automatic Extraction and Evaluation of Road Networks from Satellite
Imagery
C. Wiedemann, S. Hinz
Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Germany
 
Road Grid Extraction and Verification
K. Price
University of Southern California, USA
 
Automatic Road Extraction Based on Multi-Scale, Grouping and Context
A. Baumgartner1, C. Steger2, H. Mayer1, W. Eckstein2, H. Ebner1
1Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Germany
2MVTec Software GmbH, Germany
 
Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Road Extraction from Aerial
Images
J.C. Trinder, A. Nachimuthu, Y. Wang, A. Sowmya, S. Singh
The University of New South Wales, Australia
 
 
14:00 - 15:50 Session 6: Image Orientation
 
Invited Paper
GPS, INS and Aerial Triangulation: What is the Best Way for the
Operational Determination of Photogrammetric Image Orientation?
I. Colomina
Institut Cartographic de Catalunya, Spain
 
Recent Developments in Triadigit AAT System
G. Forlani1, L. Pinto2, M. Scaioni2
1 University of Parma, Italy
2 Politecnico of Milan, Italy
 
Aerial Triangulation Using Point and Linear Features
A.F. Habib
Ohio State University, USA
 
Line Based Orientation of Aerial Images
A.M.G. Tommaselli, A.P.D. Poz
Sao Paulo State University, Brazil
 
 
16:20 - 17:40 Session 7: Vegetation Extraction
 
Invited Paper
Forest Parameter Extraction from Airborne Sensors
G. Borgefors, T. Brandtberg, F. Walter
Centre for Image Analysis, Sweden
 
Knowledge Based Moorland Interpretation Using a Hybrid System for
Image Analysis
K. Pakzad, J. B"uckner, S. Growe
University of Hanover, Germany
 
Automatic Extraction and Updating of Vegetation Areas in GIS from
Satellite Imagery
C. Heipke, B.-M. Straub
University of Hanover, Germany
 
 
18:00 - 18:45 OEEPE Working Group Meeting on Laser Scanning
 
Results from Questionnaire
P. Axelsson, B. Petzold
 
 
Friday, September 10
 
 
9:00 - 10:20 Session 8: Building Extraction
 
Invited Paper
 
Integration of Automatic Processes into Semi-Automatic Building
Extraction
E. G"ulch
Bonn University, Germany
 
Automatic Extraction and Modelling of Urban Buildings from High
Resolution Aerial Images
M. Jordan1, M. Cord1, J.-P. Cocquerez1, N. Paparoditis2
1 Universit'e de Cergy-Pontoise, France
2 Institut G'eographique National, France
 
Closed Solutions for the Determination of Parametric Building Models
from Invariant Moments of Airborne Laserscanner Data
H.-G. Maas
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
 
 
11:00 - 12:20 Session 9: Road Extraction and Visualization
 
Color-Based Contour Strategies for Road Extraction
P. Zafiropoulos, T. Schenk
Ohio State University, USA
 
Completion of Automatically Extracted Road Networks Based on the
Function of Roads
C. Wiedemann
Technische Universit"at M"unchen, Germany
 
Invited Paper
Visualization of Urban Areas
F. Leberl
Vexcel Corporation, USA
 
 
12:20 - 12:30 Closing