During the 2022 Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in Nice, France, Academician Li Deren received the Brock Gold Medal Award for his landmark achievements in photogrammetry, remote sensing and geo-spatial information sciences. Li is the first Chinese to receive this honor.
During the quadrennial ISPRS Congress, scholars, engineers, entrepreneurs and managers from photogrammetry, remote sensing, geo-spatial information science and other related fields all over the world gathered both online and offline to discuss future development of the field under the title of “Imaging today, foreseeing tomorrow”.
During the congress, Professor Christian Heipke, President of the ISPRS, hosted the opening ceremony and announced the awarding of the Brock Gold Medal to Li Deren, and together with Professor Charles Toth, Vice President of the ISPRS, presented the award to him.
“This honor belongs not only to me, but also to my team, my university and my country. In the future, we will continue to use photogrammetry and remote sensing technology to provide human society with faster, more accurate, reliable and intelligent spatial information services,” Li Deren said in a video message, expressing his gratitude.
ISPRS President, Professor Christian Heipke and Vice-President, Professor Charles Toth presenting the award to Li Deren.
The Brock Gold Medal Award, established and funded by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), is given every four years to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to photogrammetry, remote sensing and geo-spatial information sciences, and is one of the most prestigious awards in the field.
The conference included ten keynote speeches and nearly 70 academic and technical sessions, covering academic and technical frontiers, innovations and successful applications in the fields of sensors, photogrammetry, remote sensing, geo-spatial information sciences, and educational cooperation. Technical training, technological exhibitions and software competitions were also organized.
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Rewritten by Shen Le
Edited by Wang Qinyuan, Sylvia, Xi Bingqing
