# Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society

The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) is a learned society devoted to photogrammetry and remote sensing. It is the UK's adhering body of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
RSPSoc resulted from a merger, in 2001, of the Photogrammetry Society (PSoc) founded in 1952 and the Remote Sensing Society (RSS) founded in 1974.
What is Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry and How is it used?
Remote sensing and photogrammetry are both techniques used to gather information about the Earth's surface, but they differ in their methods and applications.
Remote sensing involves collecting data about an object or area from a distance, typically using satellites, aircraft, or drones. It relies on sensors that detect and record reflected or emitted energy from the Earth's surface. Sensors capture electromagnetic radiation (e.g., visible light, infrared, or microwave) reflected or emitted by the Earth. This data is then processed to create images or maps. It is used for environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, agriculture, urban planning, and disaster management.
Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs, especially to create maps or 3D models of the Earth's surface. It involves taking overlapping photographs of an area from different angles. These images are processed using software to extract geometric information, such as distances, elevations, and volumes. It is commonly used in surveying, construction, archaeology, and creating digital elevation models (DEMs).
The key difference is that remote sensing focuses on capturing and analysing electromagnetic radiation to study the Earth's surface. Photogrammetry specifically uses photographs to measure and model the physical properties of objects or terrain. Both techniques are often used together to provide comprehensive spatial data for various applications.
RSPSoc (www.rspsoc.org.uk)
RSPSoc is the UK's leading Society for remote sensing and photogrammetry and their application to education, science, research, industry, commerce and the public service.
Its mission is to advance the education of the public in remote sensing and photogrammetry and to promote the benefits to be derived from their application.
Its vision is to be a credible, trusted, internationally-recognised authority on the exciting disciplines of remote sensing and photogrammetry that advances education through facilitating fellowship, research, study, and academic excellence.
It has hundreds of members across the world. It fosters links between commercial, industrial, academic and international organisations and gives its members wider opportunities to exploit available technology and to combine their knowledge and skills. Its activities are relevant to individuals and groups interested in the:
* Application of remote sensing and photogrammetric data to real world problems in design and development of new instrumentation, sensors and platforms for remote observation and measurement;
* Development of novel techniques and methods for analysing remotely sensed and photogrammetric data;
* Integration of remotely sensed and photogrammetric data with other spatial data;
* Development of the commercial market for remote sensing and photogrammetric products and services;
* Promotion of education in remote sensing and photogrammetry.
Its members join to learn, network and push forward the benefits of remote sensing and photogrammetry to society.
RSPSoc supports the publication of learned articles in the International Journal of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Letters, and The Photogrammetric Record (all with JCR impact factors).