Curriculum Vitae von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Fritsch
Dieter Fritsch
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
| Privatdozent | Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Technische Universität München , 1991 |
| Dr.-Ing. habil. | Civil Engineering and Surveying, Technische Universität München, 1990 |
| Dr.-Ing. | Geodesy, Universität Bonn, 1982 |
| Dipl.-Ing. | Surveying, Universität Bonn, 1977 |
| Ing. (grad.) | Surveying, Univ. Applied Science (Fachhochschule) Mainz, 1974 |
| Military Service Surveyor | 1969-1971 |
| Professional Surveyor | Cadastral and Surveying Office Westerburg, 1967-1969 |
| Apprenticeship Surveying | Cadastral and Surveying Office Westerburg, 1964-67 |
| Born: | May 19, 1950 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 10/00 - 09/06 | Rector, Universität Stuttgart (appointed to 6 years) |
| 10/98 - 09/00 | Vice Rector Higher Education and Life Long Learning, Univ. Stuttgart (2 years app.) |
| 10/94 - 09/96 | Dean Faculty of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Universität Stuttgart |
| 06/92 - current | Full Professor, Universität Stuttgart, Director Institute for Photogrammetry (ifp) |
| 01/91 - 05/92 | Privatdozent, Photogrammetry and GIS, Technische Universität München |
| 01/89 - 04/89 | Invited Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 88 - 91 | Senior Researcher, Technische Universität München |
| 83 - 88 | Research Assistant, Technische Universität München |
| 78 - 83 | Research Assistant, Universität Bonn |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| Honorary Professor of Wuhan University, China (11/2007) |
| Appointment Chairman Board of Trustees, The ISPRS Foundation, 2006-10 |
| Appointment Member of Apple’s University Education Forum (UEF), 2006-10 |
| Appointment Member Scientific Advisory Board, The Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI), Helsinki, Finland (from 2005) |
| MediaPrix 2005 Winner (for the eLearning concept Univ. Stuttgart) |
| Appointment Board of Directors, Leica Geosystems AG, Heerbrugg/Switzerland, 2002-05 |
| Appointment Member Board of Trustees, German University in Cairo (from 2002) |
| Offer Full Professorship “Surveying”, Agricultural University Vienna/Austria, 2000 |
| Principal Investigator Earth Observation Program MOMS/PRIRODA, 1992-1996 |
| Visiting Fellow Land Victoria, Australia, 1997 |
| Visiting Fellow South African Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1991, 1996 |
| Fellow of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) |
| Harper Book Award for Outstanding Study Performance, 1977 |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
| Academic Co-Founder of The German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt, since 2000 |
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International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) President ISPRS Technical Commission 4 “Mapping and GIS” 1996 – 2000 Co-Chairmen ISPRS Working Group III/3 “Image Understanding”, Technical Commission III, 1992-1996 Chairmen ISPRS Working Group V/3 “Image Analysis and Image Synthesis for Close Range Applications”, Technical Commission V, 1988-1992 Member ISPRS Working Group “Geographic Information System Theory”, 1988-1992 Member ISPRS Working Group “Digital Terrain Models”, 1985-1988 |
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EuroSDR/OEEPE National Delegate Germany, since 1998 |
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Journal Geo-Information-Systems (GIS) Editor-in-Chief 1988-2006 |
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International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Member IAG Study Group “Kinematic and Dynamic System Modelling of Geodetic Measurements, 1987-1991 Chairman IAG Study Group “Statistical Methods for Estimation and Testing of Geodetic Data” 1983-87 Member IAG Study Group “Computer Aided Design of Geodetic Networks, 1980-1987 |
COMPETITIVE FUNDING HISTORY (Selected Projects only)
| 2006 | 3D GIS, 3D Cultural Heritage Reconstruction (State Baden-Wuerttemberg) |
| 2004 | IMK Automotive, Chemnitz (Industry) Semi-Automatische Gebäudemodellierung aus Laserscannerdaten |
| 2003 | Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg (CH) (Industry) Geometrische und radiometrische Genauigkeitsuntersuchungen digitaler Luftbildkameras |
| 2002 | DFG SFB 627: Nexus - Spatial World Models for Mobile Context-Aware Applications (German Science Foundation, funding 2002-2010) |
SAMPLING OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS
FRITSCH, D (2005). The Photogrammetric Week Series - A Centennial Story of Success. J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS), 8/2005, pp. 17-22. Also in: D. Fritsch (Ed.) Photogrammetric Week '05, Wichmann, Heidelberg, pp. 3-12)
FRITSCH, D. (2003): 3D Building Visualisation - Outdoor and Indoor Applications. In: FRITSCH, D. (Ed.): "Photogrammetric Week 03", Wichmann, Heidelberg, pp. 281-290. Also in: J. Geo-Informations-Systems (GIS), 9/2003, pp. 26-32.
FRITSCH, D./VOLZ, S./KLINEC, D. (2003): NEXUS - Integrating Data and Services for Mobile Users of Location Based Services. J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS), 6/2003.
FRITSCH, D./HILD, H. (2002): Generation of a Consistent Spatial Data Base for a Land Use Planning Project in South Eastern China (SILUP). J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS) 3/2002, pp. 12 - 20.
FRITSCH, D./SCHMID, W. (2002): Routing in Graphs with Forbidden Paths. J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS) 6/2002, pp. 31 - 36.
WEIPPERT, H./FRITSCH, D. (2002): Development of a GIS supported interactive Remote Sensing Learning Module, J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS) 14(9), Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 38-42.
FRITSCH, D. (2001): Geo-Informationssysteme im Spannungsfeld von Mobilität und Gesellschaft. In: Machbarkeit von Zukunft, Hrsg. M. Fromm, ebenso in J. Geo-Information-Systems (GIS), Heft 9/2001, S. 4-8.
FRITSCH, D. (2001): Electronic Business and Mobile Photogrammetry - Visions for the Future. In: Photogrammetric Week '01, Eds. D. Fritsch/R. Spiller, Wichmann, Heidelberg. pp. 329 - 335.
SCHÜRLE, T. / FRITSCH, D. (2001): Planung und Durchführung eines Benchmarks zur Auswahl eines CAFM-Systems. In: CAD2000, Hrsg. A. Iwainky IIEF, Berlin, S. 509-524, 2001.
FRITSCH, D. / KLINEC, D. / VOLZ, S. (2001): NEXUS -- Positioning and Data Management Concepts for Location Aware Applications. Proceed. 2nd International Symp. Telegeoprocessing, Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, France, pp. 171-184, also published in: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Elsevier, 25(2001), pp. 279-291.
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
| Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing of Geodetic Data, Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing |
| Digital Photogrammetry: Airborne and Space-borne Digital Sensor Systems, Sensor Integration, 3D City Modelling, 3D Building Modelling, Digital Terrain Models, Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning (LIDAR) |
| Geographical Information Systems: Data Structures, Data Quality, Metadata, OpenGIS, 3D GIS, Mobile GIS, GIS Data Visualization, Computer Games |
| Life Long Learning: Strategies, Repositories, Podcasts, Organizer of The Photogrammetric Week Series |
| Intercultural Relations: German University in Cairo, Higher Education Management |
More than 220 publications, thereof 12 textbooks and proceedings!
PhD STUDENTS & YOUNG RESEARCHER PROMOTION
| Supervision and Guidance of 20 PhD Students at the Institute for Photogrammetry, Univ. Stuttgart (1993-2006) |
| Co-Supervisor of more than 30 PhD Students from other universities (national and international) (1993-2006) |
| Supervision and Guidance of 2 PostDocs for Habilitation Degree at the Institute for Photogrammetry, Univ. Stuttgart (1993-2006 |
| Co-Supervisor of 1 PostDoc for Habilitation Degree (at ETH Zurich) |