Official Publication of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

The ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (P&RS) is the official journal of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). The Journal provides a channel of communication for scientists and professionals in all countries working in the many disciplines that employ photogrammetry, remote sensing, spatial information systems, computer vision, and related fields. The Journal is designed to serve as a source reference and archive of advancements in these disciplines.

The P&RS objective is to publish high quality, peer-reviewed, preferably previously unpublished papers of a scientific/research, technological development or application/practical nature. P&RS will publish papers, including those based on ISPRS meeting presentations*, which are regarded as significant contributions in the above-mentioned fields. We especially encourage papers: of broad scientific interest; on innovative applications, particularly in new fields; of an interdisciplinary nature; on topics that have not been dealt with (or to a small degree) by P&RS or related journals; and on topics related to new possible scientific/professional directions. Preferably, theoretical papers should include applications, and papers dealing with systems and applications should include theoretical background.

The scope of the journal is extensive and covers sensors, theory and algorithms, systems, experiments, developments and applications. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Sensors

• Airborne and spaceborne multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems
• Airborne and terrestrial cameras
• Airborne, terrestrial and mobile laser scanning
• Range imaging
• Active and passive imaging sensor characterisation
• Sensor calibration and standardisation
• Geosensor networks
• Internet of Things

Methods and procedures

• Spatial data handling technologies
• Integrated sensor calibration and orientation
• Surface and object reconstruction, modelling and interpretation
• GIS data modelling, representation and structures
• Database systems
• Mapping from imagery
• Visualisation, animation and virtual reality
• Physical measurements and spectral signatures
• Point cloud processing
• Extraction of geometric and semantic information from SAR
• SAR Interferometry
• Image classification algorithms
• Image segmentation and GEOBIA
• Image time series analysis
• Hyperspectral data analysis
• Big image data analysis
• Crowd sourcing
• Feature extraction

Applications and products

• 3D urban GIS
• Close-range imaging and metrology
• Architectural & archaeological photogrammetry
• Determination of forest metrics
• Medical image analysis and biometry
• Resource and environmental modelling
• Global monitoring and assessment
• Thematic applications
• DTM and orthoimage generation
• Location based services

Submitted articles may be:

• Papers (detailed discussions involving new research, technological developments or applications);
• Review Papers (extensive state-of-the-art surveys of established or emerging topics or application areas); or
• Contributions for special Journal columns (letters to the Editor about the journal or to authors commenting on previously published papers; new useful ideas and brief pertinent comments of a technical nature; editorials, mainly after an invitation by the Editorial Advisory Board).

NOTE: All articles, except correspondence, will be peer-reviewed and should be of high scientific level.

* Journal paper submissions based on past conference publications are only allowed if the submitted manuscript is significantly extended or otherwise enhanced. That is, the journal article will only be considered if more extensive experiments and discussion are presented (even if the same methods are used) and/or the methods have been significantly improved and/or advanced (even if the same datasets have been used). The burden of explicitly describing the differences between these publications rests with the author(s). In case of a strong overlap with another publication, the manuscript should be rejected.

P&RS issues may be devoted to specific scientific topics of high or increasing importance (Theme Issues), especially in relation to one or more ISPRS Working Groups, as well as to special events, geographic regions, professional activities etc. The number and topics of Theme Issues will be such that the P&RS still remains of interest to the majority of its subscribers.

For more details on the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, visit http://www.isprs.org.

Papers, Review Papers, Contributions for special Journal columns

Editor-in-Chief
D. Lichti
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Email D. Lichti Laser scanning, photogrammetry, range imaging, sensor modelling and calibration, point cloud processing
Q. Weng
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA Email Q. Weng Remote sensing, imaging science, GIS, urban ecological and environmental systems, land-use and land-cover changes, environmental modeling
Associate Editors
G. Chen
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Geographic object-based image analysis, LiDAR, Hyperspectral imaging, Forest environmental management, Human-environment interaction
M. Crosetto
Centre Tecnologic Telecomunicacions Catalunya, Catalunya, Spain Radar; SAR; Ground-based radar; Remote sensing; Terrestrial laser scanning; Deformation monitoring
C.M. de Almeida
National Institute for Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
M. Gerke
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany Image orientation, Semantic scene analysis, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Oblique airborne Photogrammetry, Damage mapping
S. Kaasalainen
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute - FGI, Masala, Finland
D. Laefer
New York University, New York, New York, USA Urban sensing; Laser scanning; Full waveform laser scanning; Data fusion; 3D urban modeling; Point cloud processing, Photogrammetry; Indexing; Spatial databases
R.C. Lindenbergh
Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands Laser scanning, Spatial point clouds, Interpolation techniques, ICESat, Geometry extraction
C. Mallet
Institut National de l’Information Géographique et Forestière (IGN), Saint-Mande, FranceClassification; Segmentation; Point cloud processing; Land-cover mapping; Very High Resolution; LiDAR
B. Matsushita
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Geosciences, Water environment, Case-2 waters, Impervious surface area, Watershed, Algorithm
X. Miao
Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA
D. Mishra
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Water quality; Wetlands biophysical characteristics, including gross primary productivity; Carbon sequestration potential; Application of big data in environmental informatics; Cyber-physical systems research
G. Mountrakis
State University of New York (SUNY), Syracuse, New York, USA
O. Mutanga
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Berea, South Africa
V. Sagan
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
M. Scaioni
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
K. Schindler
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
D. Tuia
Wageningen Universiteit, Wageningen, Netherlands
Editorial Advisory Board
E.M. Abdel-Rahman
International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, KenyaAgriculture, Machine learning, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, Classification, Prediction
D. Akça
ISIK University, Istanbul, Turkey Photogrammetry, Laser scanning, Camera calibration, 3D modelling.
P. Aplin
Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
K.-H. Bae
Fugro Spatial Solutions, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia Laser Scanning, Photogrammetry, 3D point clouds, Registration, 3D uncertainty and deformation analysis
M. Belgiu
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
A. Bhardwaj
Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
L. Bian
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA GIScience, Public health, Network analysis, Image retrieval
T. Blaschke
Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria GIS-remote sensing integration, Object Based Image Analysis, Collective Sensing, Urban Sensing, Environmental Applications, Quality of Life
M. Bouziani
Insitut Agranomique et Vétérinaire (IAV) Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco Image processing, Change detection, Urban environment, Machine learning, Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS)
C. Brenner
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany LiDAR, Mobile mapping, Segmentation, Object reconstruction, Scene interpretation
J. Chen
National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC), Beijing, China
C.S. Fraser
University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Close-range photogrammetry, Vision metrology, Automation in orientation and scene reconstruction, Metric aspects of high-resolution satellite imagery, Analytics of photogrammetry
P. Gamba
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy Hyperspectral data processing, Data fusion, Urban remote sensing
C. Glennie
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
E. Gülch
Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
J. Han
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China Remote sensing image analysis; Computer vision; Machine learning; Feature extraction
Y. He
University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Remote sensing techniques, Spatial analysis, Climate data, Ecosystem modelling
O. Hellwich
Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Berlin, Germany
S. Hinz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
M. Hollaus
Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
J. Im
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, The Republic of Korea
K. Jacobsen
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany Numerical photogrammetry, Orientation and geometry of aerial and space images, Generation and analysis of digital elevation models,Mapping from space
I. Korpela
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
N. Koutsias
University of Patras, Agrinio, Greece Remote sensing of wildland fires, Burned land mapping, Change detection, Multivariate data analysis, Spatial statistics, Land use/land cover
L. Kumar
University of New England (AUS), Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
P. Li
Peking University, Beijing, China
S. Li
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada GIS, GeoCollaboration, GeoWeb, 3D environment, Moving Objects, Smart Cities
M. McGuire
Towson University, Maryland, USA
R.E. McRoberts
U.S. Forest Service, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
X. Niu
Troy University, Troy, Alabama, USA
A. Ramoelo
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa Vegetation assessment, Rangeland assessment, Leaf nitrogen, Herbaceous biomass, Multiscale remote sensing, Hyperspectral
F. Remondino
Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy Photogrammetry, 3D imaging, Oblique cameras, Vision metrology
M. Shortis
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Close-range photogrammetry, Camera calibration, Underwater photogrammetry, Photogrammetric network adjustment, Optical metrology
C. Song
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Remote sensing of Vegetation, Land-Use/Land Cover Change, Terrestrial Ecosystem Productivity, Terrestrial Ecosystem Evapotranspiration, Forest Ecosystems, Urban Ecosystems, Leaf Area Index, Vegetation Canopy Structure
K. Tan
China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
P.S. Thenkabail
U.S. Geological Survey USGS, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Email P.S. Thenkabail
M.G. Vosselman
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Photogrammetry, Laser scanning, Point cloud processing, 3D geo-information
W. Wagner
Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria Scatterometry, SAR, Full-waveform laser scanning, Soil moisture, Biomass
J. Wang
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Y.Q. Wang
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
J.D. Wegner
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland Geospatial computer vision, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Large-Scale Machine Learning, Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
C. Witharana
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA Object-based image analysis, Image segmentation, Data fusion, Image classification, GIScience, Feature extraction
B. Wu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Photogrammetry; Planetary mapping; Image matching; Data fusion
G. Xian
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Z. Xie
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
B. Xu
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
B. Yang
Wuhan University, Wuhan Hubei, China Laser Scanning, Mobile Mapping, Point Clouds Processing, 3D Scene Analysis, Feature Extraction