• Extraction of 2D and 3D topographic objects (buildings, roads, vegetation, etc.) from terrestrial, air- or space-borne sensors (cameras, LiDAR, SAR)
• Semi-automated and automated algorithms for update, change detection, quality control, and their evaluation
• Multi-scale and -modality object extraction, representation, and analysis
• Multi-frequency SAR, polarimetric InSAR
• Multi-pulse and full waveform LiDAR
• Sensor orientation and calibration
• Surface modeling and reconstruction
• Temporal behavior of objects including velocity estimation
• Learning and statistics for object extraction
• Sensor and data fusion including information from GIS and CAD

Further topics relevant for the conference can be found in the
Terms of Reference (ToR) of the five cooperating ISPRS working groups

• WG   I/2 SAR and LIDAR Systems [Home]
• WG III/2 Surface Reconstruction [Home]
• WG III/4 Automatic Image Interpretation for City-Modelling [Home]
• WG III/5 Road Extraction and Traffic Monitoring [Home]
• WG IV/3 Automated Geo-Spatial Data Acquisition and Mapping [Home]