We kindly invite you to our conference ``Automatic Extraction of GIS Objects from Digital Imagery'', to be held September 8 - 10, 1999 at Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany. This International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) single track conference will include seven invited and 23 high-level oral presentations. The one-day workshop ``Semantic Modeling'' will precede the conference on September 7, 1999.

The conference addresses researchers and practitioners from universities, research institutes, industry, government organizations, and engineering companies. It consists of high quality, previously unpublished papers. Contributions present recent research and applications focusing on, but not restricted to the following topics:

• Automatic and semi-automatic extraction of topographic objects such as buildings, roads, and vegetation
• Models and strategies for topographic object extraction from aerial images, satellite imagery, surface models, and laser-scanner data
• Sensor and data fusion including the use of information from geographic information systems (GIS)
• Automatic extraction of digital surface models
• Automatic image orientation and registration
• Integration and interaction of digital systems for image analysis and GIS
• Quality control and performance evaluation

All presented papers have undergone a rigorous review process. Reviewing was carried out in a ``double blind'' fashion by the Program Committee:

Peggy Agouris, University of Maine, USA
Albert Baumgartner, Technische Universität München, Germany
Ismael Colomina, Institut Cartographic de Catalunya, Spain
Ian Dowman, University College London, United Kingdom
Wolfgang Förstner, University of Bonn, Germany
Dieter Fritsch, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Armin Grün, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Eberhard Gülch, University of Bonn, Germany
Olaf Hellwich, Technische Universität München, Germany
Olivier Jamet, Institut Géographique National, France
Amnon Krupnik, Technion, Israel
Chris McGlone, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
David McKeown, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Ram Nevatia, University of Southern California, USA
Tapani Sarjakoski, Finish Geodetic Institute
Toni Schenk, Ohio State University, USA
Anthony Stefanidis, University of Maine, USA
Carsten Steger, MVTec Software GmbH, Germany
Charles Toth, Ohio State University, USA

The proceedings of the conference are published in the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume XXXII, Part 3-2W5.

The conference will be held at Technische Universität München, a 130 years old academic center of excellence. It is conveniently located near the city center.

Munich is a city of fascinating experiences. Historic buildings of every period, grand boulevards and squares, bear imposing witness to a culture centuries old. Art, in the museums and outside, lures millions of visitors to the city year after year. Unique are Munich`s beer gardens. Both, locals and guests are enjoying this special way of come together during the warm evenings in summer time.

Munich is surrounded by some most splendid landscape including the Bavarian Alps and a number of pleasant lakes. Also, famous sights, including the castles of King Ludwig II are within easy reach of the city.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference in September 1999