ISPRS Book Series

A new volume in the ISPRS Book Series, Advances in Mobile Mapping Technology, was published in February 2007. Edited by Dr C Vincent Tao of Microsoft Virtual Earth Business Unit and Dr Jonathan Li of the University of Waterloo in Canada, this book addresses a wide variety of research issues within the mobile-mapping community, ranging from system development to sensor integration, and imaging algorithms to mobile-GIS applications. It is highly recommended for researchers and practitioners engaged in this rapidly developing field. As with all ISPRS Book Series books, Advances in Mobile Mapping Technology can be purchased at a discount of 35% for ISPRS Ordinary, Associate, Regional and Sustaining members. See the ISPRS website for details: www.isprs.org/publications/bookseries.html. Two more volumes in the ISPRS Book Series are currently in the final stages of preparation and due for publication soon. The first, Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analysis, is edited by Xinming Tang, Yaolin Liu, Jixian Zhang and Wolfgang Kainz and the second, Geospatial Information Technology for Emergency Response, is edited by Sisi Zlatanova and Jonathan Li. Both books present the state of the art in their respective disciplines and are expected to become benchmark texts. Published by Taylor & Francis, the ISPRS Book Series is developing a sound reputation as a series of high-impact scientific publications in photogrammetry and remote sensing and related disciplines. Those interested in publishing significant and topical scientific developments in the ISPRS Book Series are encouraged to contact Paul Aplin, ISPRS Book Series Editor, The University of Nottingham, UK, email: paul.aplin@nottingham.ac.uk

Geomatic Week
The seventh International Geomatic Week Conference and Exhibition was held in Barcelona from 20th to 23rd February 2007 and attracted a good attendance from Spain, South America and other European countries. The links between Spain and South America were demonstrated through the number of papers presented by participants from South America. Technical sessions generated some interesting technical papers indicating the way in which Geomatics is developing. Two sessions were devoted to landslide-monitoring techniques based on the European 6th Framework project Galahad (www.galahad.eu). The papers covered ground-based and satellite SAR interferometry and laser techniques for monitoring deformation. The session on unmanned vehicles covered the use of helicopters and boats for a range of applications; the emphasis here was on integration of GNSS, IMU and sensors for efficient data capture. Discussion during the session highlighted the problems of getting permission to operate remote vehicles, potentially greater than the technical problems. These projects and others covered at the conference were being pursued at the Institut de Geomàtica in Barcelona, one of the conference organisers. The director of this institute, Dr Ismael Colomina, is to be congratulated on a forward-looking research programme and upon organising an excellent conference.