About Our Society

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About Us:

Our Mission:

To advance the education of the public in remote sensing and photogrammetry and to promote the benefits to be derived from their application.

Our Vision:

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.

Our Values:

·      Execution

·      Persistence

·      Intentionality

·      Consistency

These deliver an EPIC focus in delivering our charitable mission.

We act in the best interest of our members at all times.

 

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RSPSoc gives you access to the world of remote sensing and photogrammetry.

The Society is involved with:

  • The co-ordination and promotion of activities in remote sensing and photogrammetry;

  • Relationships and discussion with other related societies;

  • The encouragement of commercial and government participation in remote sensing and photogrammetry;

  • Supporting education and training at all levels.

 

The Society 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.

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Message from the RSPSoc Chair

In the last year the Society has overcome some significant challenges and undertaken fundamental reform to ensure a sustainable future. The Society is now quickly moving forwards thanks in particular to the hard work of the Trustees with support from our President, Professor Sir Paul Curran.

This has culminated in an improved more personalised membership model and this new website. We are building our events programme and rebooting our Thematic Research Groups (which will be thought leaders) and have a number of new and exciting offers. Please take a few moments to have a look through the website and let us know what you think.

The website is still under development, but there is a lot more to come, including a member only area where you can access services and opportunities not available to non-members.

If you are not yet a member then click here to find out more.

Martin Smye-Rumsby

RSPSoc Board

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    Martin Smye-Rumsby

    CHAIR

    Martin became Chair of RSPSoc in 2023, having been our Vice Chair for 3 years.

    He has worked with start-ups, aerospace primes, central government, the military and with universities. He understands the specific challenges involved in getting new capability to market and into service. He has collaborated successfully with people from many different nationalities and cultures.

    He is passionate about space exploration, about the application of remote sensing and about using spin-off technologies to improve life down here on planet Earth.

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    Nikolaos Galiatsatos

    VICE CHAIR

    I have 20+ years of international experience in remote sensing and photogrammetry.

    It encompasses diverse applications and sectors and has been enriched by RSPSoc and its community since I became a member in 1999.

    I am now excited to leverage this experience to support RSPSoc in achieving its mission.

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    Meredith Williams

    HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY

    Dr. Meredith Williams has been the Honorary General Secretary since September 2022. He has held various research and teaching positions, focusing on multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing of vegetation and polar regions, working at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Newcastle University.

    He has co-convened several RSPSoc annual conferences and workshops.

    From 2010 to 2025, he was a Senior Lecturer in Remote Sensing and GIS at the University of Greenwich Medway Campus. In September 2025 he took early retirement.

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    Samuel Pike

    TREASURER

    Samuel Pike is a Senior Remote Sensing and GIS Consultant at Environment Systems Ltd, based in Aberystwyth, Wales.

    After completing his BSc and MSc (Aberystwyth University), he joined Environment Systems. His work employs EO to solve complex environmental and agricultural issues, technical research, field-work, classifications, environmental science, and ecosystem services. He is a Charted Geographer, and Fellows of RSPSoc and the Royal Geographical Society.

RSPSoc Council

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    Alessandro Novellino

    Education Committee Convenor

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    Mark Warren

    Awards and Professional Standards Committee Convenor

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    Ruusa Magano-David

    Thematic Research Groups Committee Convenor

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    Sam Valman

    Early Career Researchers Lead

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    Vahid Akbari

    Publications Committee Convener

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    Yanna Fidai

    Events Committee Convenor

RSPSoc Committees

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    Vahid Akbari

    Publications Committee

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    Mark Warren

    Awards and Professional Standards

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    Alessandro Novellino

    Education & Training Committee

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    Yanna Fidai

    Events Committee

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    Ruusa-Magano David

    Thematic Research Groups