EuroSDR (OEEPE) Seminar of Honour "From OEEPE to EuroSDR, 50
years of Spatial Data Research and beyond"
Munich, Germany October 16, 2003
In October 1953 EuroSDR came into existence as OEEPE (Organisation
Européenne d’Etudes Photogrammétriques Expérimentales), in accordance
with a recommendation passed by the Council of the Organisation for European
Economic Co-operation. On the 16th October 2003 the organisation (now with
eighteen member countries) celebrated its 50th anniversary by holding a one
day seminar entitled ‘From OEEPE to EuroSDR, 50 years of Spatial Data
Research and beyond’ at the Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt in Munich,
Germany. The eighteen countries presently members of EuroSDR are: Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, The
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
and the United Kingdom. Membership is open to member states of the Council
of Europe.
The Vice President of FIG, Dr Ralf Schroth attended the Seminar
and addressed the gathering, offering congratulations on behalf of FIG to
EuroSDR.
In his speech he expressed the following: "It is a great pleasure to
bring you all the best wishes from the International Federation of
Surveyors. The FIG council and all FIG member associations send their
regards to the 50th anniversary of the European Organization for
Experimental Photogrammetric Research, nowadays EuroSDR. The OEEPE as a link
between theoretical research and practical applications run in the past many
successful projects and tests. It helped to bring the disciplines of
photogrammetry and remote sensing to a fully accepted method in surveying
and mapping. I can imagine that for the future not only the new name of the
organisation opens new fields of operations. Also the co-operation of
different international associations like ISPRS and FIG will strengthen our
common interests. Personally and in the name of FIG I wish EuroSDR a bright
future."
This Anniversary Seminar reviewed the evolution of OEEPE into EuroSDR
(European Spatial Data Research) and examined what spatial information,
associated technologies and initiatives will be needed in the future to
assist Spatial Data Infrastructural development. The proceedings have been
published and are available through the EuroSDR website at
www.eurosdr.org as is, the new EuroSDR
Rolling Research Plan 2004 – 2006 which was launched in Munich. EuroSDR’s
research is conducted through five commissions which are Commission 1:
Sensors, primary data acquisition and georeferencing, Commission 2: Image
analysis and information extraction, Commission 3: Production systems and
processes, Commission 4: Core geospatial databases, and Commission 5:
Integration and delivery of data and services.
The Permanent Secretariat of EuroSDR is now located at Dublin Institute
of Technology, Faculty of the Built Environment. For further information
please contact Assistant Secretary General Helen Murray:
helen.murray@dit.ie. |
