The Prague Declaration final
ISPRS
General Assembly 2016
XXIIIrd Congress
12-19 July 2016, Prague
Prague Declaratio
A De laratio ratified y delegates at the XXIII ISPRS Co gress alls o i ter atio al
o
u ities to ork together a d pro ote ulti-dis ipli ary olla oratio to ards
pro idi g relia le geospatial i for atio to support so ietal tra sfor atio s
to ards glo al sustai a ility. This state e t e phasizes the ISPRS o
it e t to
realize the full pote tial of i for atio fro i agery through resear h a d
de elop e t, s ie tifi et orki g, i ter atio al o-operatio , i ter-dis ipli ary
i tegratio a d edu atio a d trai i g. The de laratio proposes ad a e e t of a
glo al geospatial i for atio fra e ork/ i frastru ture to e for ed through
olla oratio et ee ISPRS a d other i ter atio al o
u ities. The De laratio
as ade at the Ge eral Asse ly of ISPRS at its XXIII Co gress held i Prague, Cze h
Repu li , i July
6.
We, the e e s of The I te atio al So iet fo Photog a
et a d Re ote Se si g
ISPRS a d pa ti ipa ts of the XXIII ISPRS Co g ess i P ague, e og ize the e e i easi g
appli atio of i age i
a aspe ts of life a d o k toda , a d the u ge t de a ds o
de i i g s ie tifi e ide e f o i age to o ito a d u de sta d glo al ha ge, suppo t
sustai a le de elop e t a d o f o t glo al p o le s.
Noti g that:
go e
e ts ha e ag eed to the i ple e tatio of the U ited Natio s Sustai a le
De elop e t Goals SDGs UN
Age da fo Sustai a le De elop e t he e elia le
geospatial i fo atio is ital to o ito p og ess;
the U ited Natio s F a e o k Co e tio o Cli ate Cha ge UNFCCC Co fe e e of
the Pa ties de ided i Ma
5 to e ou age ou t ies to use the est a aila le s ie e
to assess, o ito , odel, p epa e a d adapt fo li ate ha ge;
the Se dai F a e o k fo Disaste Risk Redu tio
5, adopted at the Thi d U ited
Natio s Wo ld Co fe e e, e uests the use of geospatial a d spa e- ased te h ologies
a d elated se i es to assess disaste isk a d asso iated p epa ed ess;
the G oup o Ea th O se atio GEO a d its p og a
e to esta lish a Glo al Ea th
O se atio S ste of S ste s GEOSS , has ade e t ao di a p og ess i e ou agi g
i te atio al oope atio i all a eas of geospatial i fo atio fo the e efit of
hu a ki d;
the U ited Natio s i itiati e o Glo al Geospatial I fo atio Ma age e t UN-GGIM
ai s at pla i g a leadi g ole i setti g the age da fo the de elop e t of glo al
geospatial i fo atio a d to p o ote its use to add ess ke glo al halle ges;
the Future Earth i ter atio al resear h platfor pro ides k o ledge a d support for
s ie tists of all dis ipli es, i ludi g atu al, so ial, e gi ee i g, hu a ities a d la , to
a elerate our tra sfor atio s to a sustai a le orld;
the I te atio al Cou il of S ie tifi U io s ICSU GeoU io s a d the Joi t Boa d of
Geospatial I fo atio So ieties JBGIS ha e de ided to o k togethe i o e ti g
geospatial o
u ities ith de isio
ake s.
Recalli g that:
s ste ati , satellite- ased Ea th o se atio , o
e i g ith the La dsat p og a
e
i 97 , has p o ided a o ti uous se ue e of i age that is pu li l a aila le at o ost
to the use a d is idel used
i te atio al o
u ities to de i e s ie tifi - ased
i fo atio a out the e i o e t;
sig ifi a t te h ologi al ad a es ha e ee a hie ed i the field of Ea th o se atio ,
geospatial i fo atio s ie es a d se i e-o ie ted o puti g;
a u e of e e pla , f ee-of- ha ge glo al data sou es, of hi h the Glo eLa d
glo al la d o e data set is a e e t e a ple, o p o ide ope a ess to o ld ide
geospatial i fo atio ;
a olla o ati e glo al geospatial i fo atio f a e o k/ i f ast u tu e a p o ide high
ualit i fo atio f o i age to e a le ad a ed geospatial o puti g a d suppo t
olla o ati e p o le sol i g.
We e phasize our co
it e t to realize the full pote tial of i for atio fro i agery a d
its deli ery to users through resear h a d de elop e t, s ie tifi et orki g, i ter atio al ooperatio , i ter-dis ipli ary i tegratio a d edu atio a d trai i g. We the efo e all o
i te atio al o
u ities to suppo t the ad a e e t of a olla o ati e glo al geospatial
i fo atio
fra e ork/i frastru ture th ough
oss- o de a d t a s-dis ipli a
olla o atio ased o a sustai a le a d se u e go e a e i o de to:
e gage i o st u ti e dialogue a o g s ie tists, go e
e ts, pu li a d p i ate se to s,
o -go e
e tal o ga izatio s, itize s a d so iet ;
o ti ue p o idi g elia le a d sta da dised geospatial i fo atio a d se i es to
suppo t glo al sustai a ilit ;
de elop a p o essi g st ateg , o e i g all ele e ts f o i teg ated se si g to spatiote po al e og itio a d og itio , fo the auto ati ge e atio of i fo atio a d
k o ledge, also i eal-ti e;
sha e esou es dist i uted a oss egio s a d dis ipli es fo eas a d ope a ess to the
assi e ua tities of a aila le geospatial data a d p odu ts;
i spi e a d edu ate futu e ge e atio s i appl i g geospatial data fo lo al to glo al
sustai a ilit studies a d i itiati es;
o f o t glo al p o le s su h as e i o e tal ha ge, pa de i s, atu al a d
a th opoge i disaste s, displa ed populatio s, al ut itio , ate sho tages, isi g
o ea le els, a d a othe s.
Prague, July 12, 2016
General Assembly 2016
XXIIIrd Congress
12-19 July 2016, Prague
Prague Declaratio
A De laratio ratified y delegates at the XXIII ISPRS Co gress alls o i ter atio al
o
u ities to ork together a d pro ote ulti-dis ipli ary olla oratio to ards
pro idi g relia le geospatial i for atio to support so ietal tra sfor atio s
to ards glo al sustai a ility. This state e t e phasizes the ISPRS o
it e t to
realize the full pote tial of i for atio fro i agery through resear h a d
de elop e t, s ie tifi et orki g, i ter atio al o-operatio , i ter-dis ipli ary
i tegratio a d edu atio a d trai i g. The de laratio proposes ad a e e t of a
glo al geospatial i for atio fra e ork/ i frastru ture to e for ed through
olla oratio et ee ISPRS a d other i ter atio al o
u ities. The De laratio
as ade at the Ge eral Asse ly of ISPRS at its XXIII Co gress held i Prague, Cze h
Repu li , i July
6.
We, the e e s of The I te atio al So iet fo Photog a
et a d Re ote Se si g
ISPRS a d pa ti ipa ts of the XXIII ISPRS Co g ess i P ague, e og ize the e e i easi g
appli atio of i age i
a aspe ts of life a d o k toda , a d the u ge t de a ds o
de i i g s ie tifi e ide e f o i age to o ito a d u de sta d glo al ha ge, suppo t
sustai a le de elop e t a d o f o t glo al p o le s.
Noti g that:
go e
e ts ha e ag eed to the i ple e tatio of the U ited Natio s Sustai a le
De elop e t Goals SDGs UN
Age da fo Sustai a le De elop e t he e elia le
geospatial i fo atio is ital to o ito p og ess;
the U ited Natio s F a e o k Co e tio o Cli ate Cha ge UNFCCC Co fe e e of
the Pa ties de ided i Ma
5 to e ou age ou t ies to use the est a aila le s ie e
to assess, o ito , odel, p epa e a d adapt fo li ate ha ge;
the Se dai F a e o k fo Disaste Risk Redu tio
5, adopted at the Thi d U ited
Natio s Wo ld Co fe e e, e uests the use of geospatial a d spa e- ased te h ologies
a d elated se i es to assess disaste isk a d asso iated p epa ed ess;
the G oup o Ea th O se atio GEO a d its p og a
e to esta lish a Glo al Ea th
O se atio S ste of S ste s GEOSS , has ade e t ao di a p og ess i e ou agi g
i te atio al oope atio i all a eas of geospatial i fo atio fo the e efit of
hu a ki d;
the U ited Natio s i itiati e o Glo al Geospatial I fo atio Ma age e t UN-GGIM
ai s at pla i g a leadi g ole i setti g the age da fo the de elop e t of glo al
geospatial i fo atio a d to p o ote its use to add ess ke glo al halle ges;
the Future Earth i ter atio al resear h platfor pro ides k o ledge a d support for
s ie tists of all dis ipli es, i ludi g atu al, so ial, e gi ee i g, hu a ities a d la , to
a elerate our tra sfor atio s to a sustai a le orld;
the I te atio al Cou il of S ie tifi U io s ICSU GeoU io s a d the Joi t Boa d of
Geospatial I fo atio So ieties JBGIS ha e de ided to o k togethe i o e ti g
geospatial o
u ities ith de isio
ake s.
Recalli g that:
s ste ati , satellite- ased Ea th o se atio , o
e i g ith the La dsat p og a
e
i 97 , has p o ided a o ti uous se ue e of i age that is pu li l a aila le at o ost
to the use a d is idel used
i te atio al o
u ities to de i e s ie tifi - ased
i fo atio a out the e i o e t;
sig ifi a t te h ologi al ad a es ha e ee a hie ed i the field of Ea th o se atio ,
geospatial i fo atio s ie es a d se i e-o ie ted o puti g;
a u e of e e pla , f ee-of- ha ge glo al data sou es, of hi h the Glo eLa d
glo al la d o e data set is a e e t e a ple, o p o ide ope a ess to o ld ide
geospatial i fo atio ;
a olla o ati e glo al geospatial i fo atio f a e o k/ i f ast u tu e a p o ide high
ualit i fo atio f o i age to e a le ad a ed geospatial o puti g a d suppo t
olla o ati e p o le sol i g.
We e phasize our co
it e t to realize the full pote tial of i for atio fro i agery a d
its deli ery to users through resear h a d de elop e t, s ie tifi et orki g, i ter atio al ooperatio , i ter-dis ipli ary i tegratio a d edu atio a d trai i g. We the efo e all o
i te atio al o
u ities to suppo t the ad a e e t of a olla o ati e glo al geospatial
i fo atio
fra e ork/i frastru ture th ough
oss- o de a d t a s-dis ipli a
olla o atio ased o a sustai a le a d se u e go e a e i o de to:
e gage i o st u ti e dialogue a o g s ie tists, go e
e ts, pu li a d p i ate se to s,
o -go e
e tal o ga izatio s, itize s a d so iet ;
o ti ue p o idi g elia le a d sta da dised geospatial i fo atio a d se i es to
suppo t glo al sustai a ilit ;
de elop a p o essi g st ateg , o e i g all ele e ts f o i teg ated se si g to spatiote po al e og itio a d og itio , fo the auto ati ge e atio of i fo atio a d
k o ledge, also i eal-ti e;
sha e esou es dist i uted a oss egio s a d dis ipli es fo eas a d ope a ess to the
assi e ua tities of a aila le geospatial data a d p odu ts;
i spi e a d edu ate futu e ge e atio s i appl i g geospatial data fo lo al to glo al
sustai a ilit studies a d i itiati es;
o f o t glo al p o le s su h as e i o e tal ha ge, pa de i s, atu al a d
a th opoge i disaste s, displa ed populatio s, al ut itio , ate sho tages, isi g
o ea le els, a d a othe s.
Prague, July 12, 2016