International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 5 Positioning and Measurement (2007-2010) www.fig.net/figtree/commission5
Newsletter – April 2007 Edition
MESSAGE FROM Rudolf Staiger COMMISSION NEWS COMMISSION 5 CHAIR HOT of the PRESS
Dear Colleagues, FIG and ION Co-operation Agreement SIGNED ! The FIG XXX General Assembly and Working
Week in Hong Kong SAR China (13-17 May) is The FIG Council held its first meeting in early fast approaching. I hope to greet many March. One of the agenda items was the Co- Commission 5 past and present colleagues, and operation Agreement between the Institution new faces at this conference. My Commission of Navigation (ION) and FIG. The agreement team have prepared a technical program that was adopted and signed by the FIG Council and we believe will be appealing and indicative of will now be presented at the General Assembly themes which are relevant now and for the in Hong Kong in May for their information. future.
Commission 5 and ION will investigate joint In this edition you will read Commission 5 news activities on topics such as - and also the latest version of our Work Plan. I • Reference frames and observing systems will welcome any feedback or comment from • Positioning, measurements and applications you before this proposal is ratified at the • Navigation and tracking General Assembly in Hong Kong. • Geoid determination and height systems
• Sensors and platforms Looking forward to seeing you in Hong Kong. • Hydrographic surveying, marine geodesy
• Systems for data processing, analysis and Regards, representation • Special applications of geodesy to engineering
• Theory and algorithms • Education and training • Cooperation with other international organizations such as the United Nations • (UN) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) • Contributing to multi-disciplinary research and advisory teams
Currently the FIG liaison officer with ION is FIG VP Matt Higgins and he will discuss with
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Rudolf Staiger who will be the Commission 5 contact person in the future. All presentations from the Summit will eventually be made available on the web site- We look forward to good co-operation and the www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org . benefits to both ION and FIG. ****************************************** ****************************************** University of Toronto Report on Munich Satellite Navigation PhD and MSc Graduate Student Summit 2007 Opportunities
Matt Higgins the Vice President of FIG Applications are invited for qualified students attended the above summit. The following is an to pursue fully funded graduate studies (MSc extract from his report and a full version of or PhD) at the University of Toronto in the this report can be sourced at the following web Geomatics group of the Department of Civil location- Engineering and Lassonde Institute for http://www.fig.net/commission5/index.htm . Engineering Geoscience. Students with background in geodesy, engineering, geophysics The Satellite Navigation Summit held in Munich or physics are encouraged to apply. (March 2007) is an information exchange forum on latest status and policy developments For more information contact Prof. Georgia relating to all the major providers of GNSS, Fotopoulos at [email protected] including the EU, USA, Russia, India, Japan and China. The 2007 Summit had approximately ****************************************** 440 registrants from 28 countries. Australian Geodetic Community Receive
$15.8 million AUD to Enhance Geodetic The sessions in the Summit were structured as "Panels" where speakers gave short Infrastructure explanations of the status of their topic and then form a panel that is questioned by the In summary this infrastructure will consist of - Session Chair. This format enabled issues to be • Approximately 50 GNSS base stations explained and those which may need some distributed across the Australian attention in terms of policy and planning. continent, • A new VLBI site and replacements for the The Summit program comprised of : other ageing 2 systems, • News from satellite Navigation Systems • An upgrade to the SLR system, and • Munich Flashlights – News from Bavaria • The purchase of both an absolute (FG5) and • Debate Between the Galileo Responsibilities relative gravity meter. • Starting, Waiting or No Interest in Refer to the following web links for more Galileo/GNSS Applications information. • Do We Know More About the Galileo Public General Info : http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/ Regulated Service (PRS) Now? Australian Federal Minister's press release: • The U.S. Scene of Satellite Navigation http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Bisho • Why Galileo for Australian Industry? p/2006/11/B001271106.asp • Views and Perspectives of Worldwide Fact Sheet on the AuScope part: GNSS Industry http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/79 • Is (or Will Be) the Russian GLONASS D83DCE-8CA2-4E4B-99CC- System Interoperable with the Other F7B7A2B2CC4C/14718/NCRISfactsheets_oz_ GNSS? structure_content.pdf • The International Space Station: a Talk by See also: http://www.auscope.org.au/ Astronaut Thomas Reiter • Galileo Masters Competition 2007 ****************************************** 3
COMING EVENTS “The fundamental goal of this conference is to use the latest state-of-the-art space-based FIG XXX General Assembly and geomatics technologies to understand the Working Week dynamic Earth processes and geo-hazards. This 13-17 May 2007, Hong Kong SAR, China will be accomplished through the uses Web site: www.fig.net/fig2007 geoinformation for risk reduction, mitigation, monitoring and response to disasters, including- Commission 5 Activities – • Geomatics technologies and advances, • Open Commission Meeting on Sunday 13 • Geospatial information May @ 1600 in the Tai Po room. • Geodesy and Earth processes.” • Technical Sessions - TS1B - Adjustment and Calculation (Tai The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) will Po) Monday 14 May @1400 also be celebrating its 125th anniversary. - TS2B - Quality of Measurements (Tai Po) Monday14 May @1600 Refer to web site: - TS3B - Airborne Surveying Laserscanners https://www.cig- and Cameras (Tai Po) Tuesday 15 May acsg.ca/cig2007/english/home.htm @1100 - TS4B - GNSS 1 (Tai Po) Tuesday 15 May Or contact FIG Commission 5 representative @1400 Prof. Georgia Fotopoulos - TS5A - GNSS 2 (Fanling) Tuesday 15 May [email protected] @1600 - TS6C - Forum on New Techniques for ****************************************** Positioning (Shek-O) Wednesday 16 May 5th International Symposium on @1100 Mobile Mapping Technology - TS6F - Terrestrial Laser Scanning 1 (Harbour2) Wednesday 16 May @1100 28-31 May 2007, Padova - Italy - TS7C - New Techniques and Sensors for Organised by FIG Commission 5, IAG and (Shek-O) Wednesday 16 May @1400 ISPRS. - TS8C - Terrestrial Laser Scanning 2 Contact: [email protected] (Shek-O) Wednesday 16 May @1600.
Dear Colleagues, Please make sure you attend TS6C as this is a open forum to follow up on the Munich RTK We invite you to attend the 5th International Networks / CORs session ; and to also discuss Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology in the impact of New Positioning Techniques ( ie Padua, Italy. The core objective of the LocataLites, pseudolites, RFID readers/tags, conference will be to discuss most recent WiFi access points, UWB, LBS etc) on technologies, exchange experiences and surveying AND to also define the role of FIG promote future research, development and Commission 5 in this emerging field. production in fields related to mobile mapping.
We look forward to see you in Padua! ******************************************
Joint CIG/ISPRS Conference on For more information please visit the webpage Geomatics for Disaster and Risk http://www.cirgeo.unipd.it/cirgeo/convegni/mm Management Gi4DM. t2007/index.html
23-25 May, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ****************************************** This event is Co-sponsored by FIG. 4
9th South East Asian Survey • Personalization & Adaptive Methods Congress • Spatial Decision Support • Persistent Spatial Assistants
• Smart Environments & Active 29 October to 1 November 2007 Landmarks Christchurch - New Zealand
Incorporating the 119th New Zealand Institute Send your abstract (200 words) before July of Surveyors Conference, the 6th Trans 1st, 2007 as *.doc – file to Tasman Surveyors Conference and CASLE [email protected] General Assembly and FIG Commissions 4
(Hydrography) and 5 (Positioning & All contributions will be reviewed by the Measurement) Workshops. programme committee for inclusion in an Website : upcoming book on Location Based Services and www.surveyors.org.nz/congress2007 TeleCartography.
****************************************** For further information about the symposium The 4th International Symposium on please contact Miss Eling Yim at LBS and TeleCartography (852) 2766 4350 or see: http://www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk/LBS2007 In celebration of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's 70th Anniversary ******************************************
6th FIG Regional Conference The Department of Land Surveying and
Geoinformatics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic 12 - 15 November 2007 University and the Cartography and Engineering San Jose - Costa Rica, Geodesy Research Groups of the Vienna See website : www.fig.net University of Technology are pleased to for more information present the 4th International Symposium on
LBS and TeleCartography in cooperation with ****************************************** the ICA Commissions on Maps and Internet and
Ubiquitous Cartography, and the IAG WG 4.1.2 on Indoor and Pedestrian Navigation, to be held FIG Commission 5 from Thursday, 8th to Saturday, 10th Positioning and Measurement November, 2007 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic Work Plan 2007–2010 University, PR China. Version March 2007
Contributions from the fields of Cartography, PLEASE provide comments on the proposed Geoinformation, Computer Sciences, Commission 5 WORK PLAN to Telecommunication, Geodesy, Spatial Cognition, [email protected] Geomedia Techniques, etc. should address current topics of: 1. Title
• Location Based Services Positioning and Measurement • TeleCartography (Map based LBS)
• Applying Multimedia to LBS 2. Terms of Reference • Ubiquitous Mapping
• Wearable Mapping - The science of measurement • Positioning Methods (instrumentation, methodology and • Navigation Systems guidelines) • Mobile Mapping - The acquisition of accurate and reliable • Cartographic Theories & Techniques survey data related to the position, size • Visualization, VR & Augmented Reality 5
and shape of natural and artificial features associated infrastructure and contribution to of the earth and its environment and appropriate Continuing Professional including variation with time. Development programs.
3. Mission statement In addition to the specific activities above, the Commission will support and contribute to FIG - Focus on modern technologies and technical Task Forces and the Standards Network. The developments and assist individual Commission will also respond to the FIG Council surveyors, through guidelines and to address new issues as they emerge. recommendations, to choose and utilise those methods, technologies and 5. Working Groups instruments that are most appropriate to different applications. Working Group 5.1 – Standards, Quality - Follow technical developments through Assurance and Calibration collaboration with other FIG commissions and other international organisations; Policy Issues participation in appropriate meetings; and - Influence the development of standards the preparation of appropriate publications. affecting positioning and measurement - Support research and development and instruments and methods, in collaboration stimulate new ideas in the fields of with the FIG task force on standards and expertise represented within the through participation in the relevant commission. Technical Committees (TCs) of the - Collaborate with manufacturers on the International Standards Organisation improvement of instrumentation and (ISO) and other appropriate bodies. associated software. - Acceptance controls, quality assurance and - Present and promote the work of the certification and their impact on the commission and its working groups on an on- surveying profession. going basis at FIG working weeks and other - Checking and calibration of measuring relevant technical meetings and in instruments. appropriate FIG and other media. - Assist other Commission Working Groups to implement Standards from ISO TC211 as 4. General appropriate.
This work plan covers the development, use and Chair integration of technologies for positioning and David Martin (France), e-mail: [email protected] measurement and the associated standardisation, best practice and fundamental Specific project(s) reference frame issues. Many of the issues are - Transform the existing recommendations global in nature and Commission 5, working with on the Use and Calibration of EDM (FIG- like-minded Sister Associations, is well placed Publication 7/1994) in a digital document to deal with them. FIG Council has also asked and make it available on the FIG-Website the Commissions to cooperate with United - Actualise the above mentioned EDM- Nations Agencies to address global problems Standards such as sustainable development and - Present and promote the use of standards humanitarian needs. The disciplines covered by and guidelines to the surveying community. Commission 5 are at the heart of delivering - Establish guidelines and recommendations solutions for the spatial aspects of these for instruments taking into account latest important global problems. Specific activities development in surveying technology. aimed at developing countries include - Guidelines and Recommendations for the examination of Low Cost Surveying ISO Guide to Uncertainty of Technologies, assistance with implementation Measurements. of modern Geodetic Reference Frames and 6
- Review Standards coming from ISO TC211 Agency (NGA), which is responsible for for relevance to Positioning and WGS84.) and alliances of commercial Measurement. organisations (such as Open GIS - Contribution to the new GPS related Work Consortium and the European Petroleum Item of ISO TC 172 SC6, in cooperation Survey Group). with Working Group 5.4. - Continue the existing co-operation with IAG on the African Reference Frame Workshop(s) Project (AFREF) as well as facilitate similar Participation in FIG Working Weeks and other actions on other continents such as South major Commission events (see events section America and Asia. below) with dedicated Technical Sessions - Provide background technical information and/or Workshops as appropriate. on relevant issues written in a way that is accessible to the surveying practitioners. Publication(s) - Develop an inventory of approaches to - Recommendations for the Use and reference frame issues in different Calibration of EDM countries (including transformation - FIG Working Weeks will include Technical methodologies) that is accessible to Papers on specific issues and presented by surveying practitioners. Working Group Members and other invited - Examine the concepts of dynamic and semi- experts. dynamic datums. - Guidelines for instruments taking into - Examine how surveying practitioners are account latest development in surveying changing how they access the reference technology. frame, through less emphasis on networks of ground monuments and more emphasis on Timetable Global Navigation Satellite Systems - Draft publications will be presented at FIG (GNSS) base stations. Working Weeks during the term of this - Examine global positioning services such as plan and according to a timetable to be OmniSTAR and StarFire and their use for developed by the Working Group Chair. positioning in a national reference frame - Working group final report: dedicated - Examine the increased use of GNSS for session, FIG Congress, 2010. height determination as well as the use of geoid models for connection to local height Beneficiaries datums. - FIG member associations, manufacturers - Examine the role that the satellite missions and users of survey equipment, GRACE, GOCE and CHAMP will have on governments, standardisation organisations, global geoid models decision makers, GIS developers and users, - Examine the increasing role of aerial and surveying businesses, individual surveyors. space based imagery in the realisation of reference frames. Working Group 5.2 – Reference Frame in - Liaise with Commission 4 to review and Practice revise (where required) FIG Publication 37, Vertical Reference Surface for Policy issues Hydrography - Work to bring together all organisations involved in defining or using reference Chair frames to develop common approaches and Mikael Lilje (Sweden), e-mail: [email protected] avoid duplication. Such organisations include FIG, the International Association Specific project(s) of Geodesy (IAG), ISO, groups of national - Initiate, contribute and facilitate mapping agencies, other influential national meeting(s) of all organisations involved in agencies (such as the US Department of defining or using (regional) reference Defence’s National Geospatial-Intelligence 7
frames to develop common approaches and and 5.4 (during 2002 to 2006) and extends to avoid duplication. cover technology generally. - Continue development of Technical Fact - Issues associated with ongoing and rapid Sheets that briefly explain basic concepts, developments in Integrated Positioning, practical applications and issues and which Navigation, and Mapping systems, including summarise the activities of organisations performance and applications of such with specific responsibilities in the field. systems and guidelines for their use. - Ensure terminology used in above - Ensuring FIG input to planning associated publications conform to and give substance with programs of GPS Modernisation and to the relevant Standards coming from GNSS Development. ISO TC211. - Ensure that the working group web page is Co-Chairs running and updated. Andrew Hunter and Naser El-Sheimy (Canada), e-mail: [email protected] and Workshop(s) [email protected] - Participation in FIG Working Weeks and other major Commission events (see events Specific project(s) section below) with dedicated Technical - Report on the development, possibilities Sessions and/or Workshops as appropriate. and limitations of new technologies. - Seminars and meetings involving key - Prepare guidelines for practitioners on organisations involved in defining or using making the best use of systems to achieve (regional) reference frames will be the results required for particular convened at a venue, time and date to be applications. confirmed by the Working Group Chairs. - Develop FIG input to GPS Modernisation - Symposium on Applications of Permanent and GNSS Development. GPS/GNSS Networks. WG 5.2 and WG 5.3 - Collaborate with other Commissions and event. other international organisations (including IAG and ISPRS) and with equipment, Publication(s) software and service providers. - Web page - Continue commitment to relevant inter- - FIG Working Weeks will include Technical disciplinary events including the series of Papers on specific issues and presented by Symposia on Mobile Mapping (joint with Working Group Members and other invited IAG and ISPRS). experts. - Technical Fact Sheets as outlined above. Workshop(s) - Working group final report will be - Participation in FIG Working Weeks and presented at FIG Congress, 2010. other major Commission events (see events Timetable section below) with dedicated Technical - Draft publications will be presented at FIG Sessions and/or Workshops as appropriate. Working Weeks during the term of this plan and according to a timetable to be Publication(s) developed by the Working Group Chairs. - Guidelines on making the best use of - Working group final report: dedicated emerging systems. session, FIG Congress, 2010. Timetable Working Group 5.3 – Integrated Positioning, - Draft publications will be presented at FIG Navigation and Mapping Systems Working Weeks during the term of this plan and according to a timetable to be Policy issues developed by the Working Group Chair. While this is a new focus, it includes the topics - Working group final report: dedicated covered by the previous Working Groups 5.3 session, FIG congress, 2010.
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Beneficiaries Study Group 5.4.2 – GNSS networks (together FIG member associations, manufacturers and with WG 5.2) users of survey equipment, governments, - Analysis and review of GNSS network standardization organizations, decision makers, technologies for practitioners GIS developers and users, surveying - Analysis of the importance of site businesses, individual surveyors. calibrations of permanent networks - Analyse and compare different commercial Working Group 5.4 – GNSS – Global and non-commercial GNSS networks Navigation Satellite Systems - Organise Workshops(s) on GNSS networks
Policy issues Study Group 5.4.3 – Precise GNSS - Cooperation with all organisation involved in - Develop and publish methods for GNSS the field of GNSS e.g. IAG and ISO. heighting - Maintaining contact with GNSS receiver - Develop and publish investigations and equipment manufactures to provide regarding the GNSS/tachometer state-of-the-art information to the users. combinations - Cooperation with Commissions 3, 4, 6 and 8 - Contact with GNSS equipment regarding GNSS integration into GIS manufacturers respectively GNSS for disaster risk - Provide newest technical background management as well as GNNS applications in information to the practitioners hydrography and engineering surveys.. - Develop input to discussions on GPS - Providing technical GNSS background modernisation and GNSS development, e.g. information on relevant issues for surveying through the UN mandated International practitioners via web pages, tutorials and Committee on GNSS (ICG). workshops. - Development of recommendations regarding Study Group 5.4.4 – GNSS calibration and procedures to check GNSS equipment. check (together with WG 5.1) - Contribute to FIG input to GPS - Development of procedures and modernisation and GNSS development recommendations for checking GPS - Prepare the surveying profession for equipment GNSS-mass-markets (e.g. Location Based - Recommendations for the calibration of Services, traffic applications,…) as well as GPS antennas and permanent GPS sites required technologies (e.g. assisted GPS, - Cooperation with standard organisations car navigation technology). (e.g. IS0) - Organisation of scientific workshops and Chair tutorials for practitioners Volker Schwieger (Germany), e-mail: - Discussion with GNSS equipment [email protected] manufacturers about procedures
Study Groups Workshops - Participation in FIG Working Weeks, Study Group 5.4.1- Cost-effective GNSS Regional Conferences as well as other major - Analysis of current “low-cost” GNSS Commission 5 events in special technical markets (e.g. LBS, traffic) including sessions additional necessary technologies like e.g. - GNSS tutorials (fundamentals and practice odometers, mobile phones relevant information, possibly including - Recommendations for surveyors to practical training) e.g. at Working Weeks infiltrate these markets and Regional Conferences in cooperation - Development of methods to use “low-cost” with local organizers, especially for GPS for precise applications “surveying practitioners” - Report on cost-effective GNSS 9
- International Workshop on GNSS for Group activities and Commission 5 events Practitioners (engineering geodesy further these goals of cooperation with Sister companies, state survey, cadastral Associations. administration) together with all Working Groups of Commission 5 and partners like Commission 5 is also committed to the new IAG or the Institute of Navigation where Cooperation Agreement with the US based appropriate. Institute of Navigation (ION) and will - Specialised International Workshops on undertake activities as agreed with ION, GNSS calibration (antenna, site, multipath) especially in relation to GNSS. and on GNSS networks (together with WG 5.2). 8. Commission Officers
Publications Commission Chair - Technical Papers at Working Weeks, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Staiger Regional Conferences and Commission 5 Fachbereich Vermessung und Geoinformation Symposia and Workshops University of Applied Sciences Bochum - Recommendations for Calibration of GPS Lennershofstrasse 140 antennas and Check of GPS Measurement D-44801 Bochum Systems (together with WG 5.1 and GERMANY relevant institutions like e.g. ISO). Tel. + 49 234 32 10547 - Report on possibilities of cost-effective Fax + 49 234 32 14735 GNSS techniques for developing countries. E-mail: [email protected]
Timetable Vice Chair of Administration Report and recommendations should be Rob Sarib presented (and published) on next FIG Manager Survey Services – Darwin Congress 2010. Land Information – Office of the Surveyor General 6. Co-operation with Other Commissions Dept. Planning and Infrastructure GPO Box 1680 Commission 6. Darwin Northern Territory 0801 7. Co-operation with United Nation AUSTRALIA Organisations, Sister Associations and Tel. + 61 8 8999 6081 other Partners Fax + 61 8 8999 7750 E-mail: [email protected] Commission 5 is the lead Commission for FIG’s Memorandum of Understanding with the United Chair of Working Group 5.1 Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. GNSS David Martin will be the focus of cooperative activities from Alignment and Geodesy Group 2007 to 2010. ESRF 6 rue Jules Horowitz Commission 5 is also committed to cooperation BP220 with Sister Associations, especially those with 38043 Grenoble Cedex which FIG has a Memorandum of FRANCE Understanding. Commission 5 has specific Tel. + 33 4 76 88 22 45 liaison interest with the International Fax + 33 4 76 88 23 13 Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the E-mail: [email protected] International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). The Commission 5 Steering Committee will ensure that Working
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Chair of Working Group 5.2 CALL FOR WORKING GROUP Mikael Lilje MEMBERS for 2007-10 Head of Reference Frame Section
Geodetic Research Division There are four (4) main working groups Lantmäteriet proposed for the term 2007-10 and they are - SE-801 82 Gävle
SWEDEN • Working Group 5.1 – Standards, Quality Tel. + 46 26 633 742 Assurance and Calibration Fax + 46 70 208 95 71 • Working Group 5.2 – Reference Frame in E-mail: [email protected] Practice
• Working Group 5.3 – Integrated Positioning, Co-Chairs of Working Group 5.3 Navigation and Mapping Systems
• Working Group 5.4 – GNSS – Global Andrew Hunter Navigation Satellite Systems Department of Geomatics Engineering
The University of Calgary If any of these working groups are of interest 2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary, to you then there are two levels in which you Alberta could actively contribute and they are – CANADA T2N 1N4
Tel. + 1 403 220 7377 • The first level of participation is as a “core Fax + 1 403 284 1980 member” of a working group contributing E-mail : [email protected] directly to discussions, publications,
meetings, and facilitate technical sessions Dr. Naser El-Sheimy etc. Department of Geomatics Engineering, • The second level of participation is as part The University of Calgary of a “reference group” to review 2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary publications, technical papers, provide Alberta feedback on issues and general assistance CANADA T2N 1N4 etc. Tel. + 1 403 220 7587
Fax + 1 403 284 1980 People interested in being involved in one of the E-mail: [email protected] working groups should contact the Chair of the
relevant Working Group and send a copy to the Chair of Working Group 5.4 Vice Chair for Administration.
Dr.-Ing.habil. Volker Schwieger All responses should indicate the desired level University Stuttgart of participation, either as a “core member” or Institute for Applications of Geodesy to as part of a “reference group” and also include Engineering a one or two paragraph biography of your Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 24D professional career to date. D-70174 Stuttgart
GERMANY ****************************************** Tel. + 49 711 685 84064
Fax + 49 711 685 84044 If you would like to circulate Commission 5 E-mail: [email protected] NEWS to all our members please email your
item for consideration to the Vice Chair ****************************************** Administration –