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The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society

Annual Review

April 2021 March 2022

Objective of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society: To advance the education of the Public in the many fields of remote sensing and photogrammetry

Governing Instrument: Memorandum and Articles of Association

Office Address: The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Office c/o School of Geography University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK

Reporting Accountant: TCP Chartered Accountants 10 The Triangle NG2 Business Park Nottingham NG2 1AE

Charity No: 292647 Company No: 01436807

© The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society 2015

The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society

Report of the Trustees of the Society

April 2021 - March 2022

RSPSoc Trustees: N Bachiller Jareno, M Foote, N Galiatsatos, P Mason, A Novellino, S Pike, M Smye-Rumsby, K Smith, F Visser, K White, M Williams and W Xiao

CREDITS

IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDED IN THIS ANNUAL REVIEW HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED BY SENSED CONTRIBUTORS OR THE AUTHORS DIRECTLY.

Front and Back Cover Image: modified Sentinel-2 imagery of Tajikistan processed by James O’Connor (extract).

CONTENTS

Page No:
1 Foreword by the President of the Society 1
Paul Curran
2 Message from the Chair 2
Kay Smith
3 Council Membership 4
Philippa Mason
4 Honorary Treasurer's Report 5
Samuel Pike
5 Awards and Professional Standards Committee 6
Wen Xiao
6 Education and Training Committee 9
Fleur Visser
7 External Afairs Committee 10
Kay Smith
8 Publicity and Communications Committee 11
Martin Smye-Rumsby
9 Publications Committee 12
Kevin White
10 Conference Committee 13
Meredith Williams
11 Wavelength Representative's Report 14
Cristina Vrinceanu
12 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 15
Nuria Bachiller Jareno
Annex 1 Council Membership 17
Annex 2 Committee Membership and Terms of Reference 18
Annex 3 Accounts 21
Annex 4 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Conveners 34
Annex 5 Professional Members and Honorary Members 35
Annex 6 Corporate Members 36

Foreword by the President of the Society Professor Sir Paul Curran

Our Society benefits from the leadership of a very active and engaged Council. I would like to thank Dr Kay Smith (Chair), Dr Philippa Mason (Honorary General Secretary), Martin Syme-Rumsby (ViceChair & Publicity) and Samuel Pike (Honorary Treasurer), eight Council members and four Special Interest Group convenors for their committed leadership during what one could euphemistically call, ‘another challenging year’. I am especially grateful for the administrative support of Rachel Hopkins and Uta Feinstein, editorial skills of Dr James O’Connor, Dr Chris Lavers and Adam Keith, our SENSED team, and generosity of our fifteen corporate members.

A highpoint in our Society’s calendar is an ‘annual get together’ in September. Although usually a face-to-face conference, last year we enjoyed a virtual Earth Observation week in the company of our colleagues from NCEO and CEOI. The papers presented were excellent and with a tilt towards climate topics, they complemented well the UN COP26 meeting that occurred only two months later.

In pre-Brexit days when government science policy was in flux, it was comforting to see a clear and often repeated statement that the UKs departure from the EU would not mean leaving Horizon and Copernicus programmes. Despite the six years that have passed since the referendum, the EU has yet to finalise our association to these programmes under the Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA). We were tantalisingly close to doing so when the UK and EU agreed terms in December 2020. Since then, the EU has linked the UK’s association with wider Brexit-related issues, leaving RSPSoc academic and commercial members in limbo. As a stopgap, the UK government’s ‘Horizon Europe Guarantee’, launched last November and since extended, has given RSPSoc members welcome but time-limited access to European Commission funding.

The coming year will be a pivotal one for UK

Earth Observation as either the UK Government’s preference will prevail, and the EU will finalise the UKs association with Horizon and Copernicus, or a yet to be agreed, ‘Plan B’ will swing into action. As we discussed at the June RSPSoc Council meeting, considerable effort is being put into developing transitional measures and viable alternatives that will form the basis of this Plan B. The Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department’s (BEIS) proposed transitional measures relating to the ‘Horizon Programme Guarantee’, top talent, endto-end innovation, global collaboration and investments in the R&D system could benefit the RSPSoc community and have been generally well received. Still to play for is the UK plan for what would have been unthinkable only a few years ago – a UK alternative to Copernicus. This summer and autumn will see much discussion prior to consultation on what I suspect will emerge as a package of measures later in the year. If you have an opportunity to influence, through your university, company, or committee membership, this important national discussion then I would encourage you to take it.

On a more positive note, June saw the publication of a well-evidenced review of the actual and potential use of Earth Observation in the UK public sector. Co-funded by the Geospatial Commission and the Space Applications Catapult it highlights, with great clarity, the important role that Earth Observation can play in our everyday lives and is well worth a read.

I feel sure that the future of the UK’s involvement in Copernicus will be a topic of conversation in and around the UK National Earth Observation Conference. With the support of fourteen corporate sponsors, this will be held face-to-face in September at the National Space Centre in Leicester. I look forward to seeing you there.

It remains, as ever, a great honour and privilege to be the President of our Society.

Professor Sir Paul Curran

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Message from the Chair Kay Smith

very informative and vibrant scientific event thus fulfilling our remit to inform and educate. If RSPSoc continue to deliver Joint Conferences, then we must fully embrace this idea as a Society and I encourage our members to engage where and when we can to ensure that RSPSoc continues to thrive and diversify throughout our scientific community.

The reporting period covered by this Annual Review (April 2021 to March 2022) has again encompassed a testing time for many of us due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This time last year we all had to make huge changes to our working lives and had to adapt to home working. Thankfully things slowly began to progress towards a normal way of working during the latter part of this reporting period as restrictions gradually lifted and organisations slowly began to allow people to return to the office or encourage a more hybrid style of working. I say normal, but for many there may still be a long time before the old normal way of working returns and some may never return to what was before. I think things that are forced on us can make us more resilient to change if we embrace it, but we all have to be so mindful that not everyone deals with things in the same way. RSPSoc have been so fortunate that our Executive Secretary R Hopkins and Administrative Secretary U Feinstein have been able to continue supporting RSPSoc throughout all the upheaval and our sincerest thanks go to the both of them for keeping us functioning.

As a consequence of the virtual nature of the Annual Conference, RSPSoc once again held our Annual General Meeting in 2021 as a virtual event, also marking the end of my first year in the Chair role. In addition to the AGM, there was a need for an Extraordinary General Meeting in 2021 to highlight the financial situation facing the society through changes in the publication royalty landscape. RSPSoc made it clear to members that we need to make financial savings to the society as well as boosting income and outlined some of the financial savings from changes that had taken place and some of the plans that need working on to build income to the society. The relatively low numbers in attendance is something that concerns me as Chair and RSPSoc must seek ways to encourage participation of our members, particularly when outlining what has been and what is coming for the society.

This reporting period again saw RSPSoc co-organise our Annual Conference 2021 together with NCEO and CEOI, the biggest difference this time in that the entire event was virtual, using the DigiLeaders platform to enable attendees to listen and interact with Keynotes, Plenaries and two parallel sessions as well as sit at ‘virtual tables’ between sessions to interact with other delegates. The RSPSoc Special Interest Groups organised several sessions at the event, engaging with a wide audience. Although many of us had participated in virtual conferences/ meetings over the preceding year, organising a full event was more challenging than originally thought. Reflecting on the event, the ‘network’ element could have been a lot more engaging for delegates, but hind-sight is a wonderful thing and at least we now know that if RSPSoc ever have to go down the route of organising a full multi-day virtual conference ever again (hopefully not) then that aspect must be considered more closely. However, I still feel RSPSoc in conjunction with NCEO and CEOI delivered a

Wavelength was another RSPSoc event that embraced the virtual element to encourage wider participation. Wavelength was hosted at the University of Nottingham in early March 2022 by Wavelength Representative Cristina Vrinceanu with co-hosting of the virtual element by Shadow Wavelength Representative Yanna Fidai (University of Southampton). It was a great pleasure to attend this event and present on behalf of RSPSoc, the future is promising with the quality of presentations at the event. Congratulations to Cristina and Yanna for putting together a great event.

Our Council have had a lot to contend with this year and my thanks go to all the Committee Chairs for their continued leadership. Much of the reporting period focused on planning for forced and much needed changes. I would like to single out Kevin White for continuing to ensure the relationship

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with our publishers is strong, and also Wen Xiao for RSPSoc being able to award the new Bill Barlow Award during the reporting period to help students with non-conference-related matters. Many of our Council members have faced uphill challenges with external forces driving the need for change and each one of them has risen to the challenge to help advance the aspirations of the society. As we move into the next reporting period, we head towards inevitable changes in Committee leadership and now RSPSoc must ensure succession planning is in place. This is where the membership must step up and engage with the running of the society for now and for the future.

RSPSoc as a society relies heavily on the efforts of volunteers, and so I would like to express my sincerest thanks to the Society’s Council Members and Trustees for their contributions during this

reporting period. I am particularly indebted to the Executive Committee, Philippa Mason (Hon. General Secretary), Samuel Pike (Hon. Treasurer), Martin Smye-Rumsby (Vice-Chair) and Meredith Williams (Deputy Hon. General Secretary) for all their hard work over the last 12 months. The RSPSoc Executive Committee continued to meet and function through virtual media methods throughout the reporting period and as Chair I wish to thank all of them for giving up additional regular time to discuss through progress, transformations and future plans. I would also like to sincerely thank Rachel Hopkins and Uta Feinstein for all their work in underpinning the Society and keeping the Society running smoothly.

So please, I encourage you to read the submissions in this Annual Review to find out just how much we have achieved as a society during the reporting period.

Kay Smith

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Council Membership Philippa Mason

What a whirlwind the year has been so far. We had hoped to run at least one in-person Council meeting but it didn’t quite happen. The online meetings we did have were full of in depth discussion of sometimes tricky topics, and it still managed to be a busy and productive year, once again. Council met in November, March and June during this reporting period, and the Annual Conference (EO WEEK 2021 - Supporting Climate and Environmental Sustainability through Earth Observation Science) was run as a virtual event in collaboration with NCEO and CEOI, 6-10 Sept 2021.

At the 2021 AGM, Dr Tina Thomson stepped down as the Society’s Honorary Treasurer after 14 years of service to the Society. She served as Student Representative (2007-08), was elected to Council in 2008 and became a Director in 2011. Sam Pike, who has been shadowing Tina over the last year or so, was elected by Council during the year, as the new Honorary Treasurer. Dr Nikolaos Galiatsatos (Durham University) was elected to Council for his first term of office. Mortimer Werther completed his year as Wavelength Representative and was succeeded by Cristina Vrinceanu (Univ of Nottingham).

As ever, on behalf of Council and the Society, I will take this opportunity to thank the RSPSoc Office staff, Rachel Hopkins and Uta Feinstein, for their great works, running things efficiently and smoothly, and keeping us all on track throughout the year.

In June Council elected its four Ex-Officio Officers for the coming year as Dr Kay Smith (Chair), Martin Smye-Rumsby (Vice Chair), Sam Pike (Honorary Treasurer) and Dr Meredith Williams (Honorary General Secretary).

So this is my last report on Council membership for the RSPSoc Annual Review. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the Society for the last 17 years. It has also seen me through some challenging times and I have valued the support and friendship of all those who have served on Council (Presidents, Directors, Council members, Observers and Editorsin-Chief, too numerous to name) during that time, as well as the wonderful and long-standing RSPSoc Office experts Karen Laughton, Uta Feinstein and Rachel Hopkins.

Philippa Mason

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Report of the Honorary Treasurer Samuel Pike

Excluding investments, the total trading income for the year was £76,797 compared to £85,944 the previous year, including £18,382 raised from our annual subscriptions and £51,282 from royalties. £84,387 (2021: £94,472) was spent on raising those funds, including support costs of £82,222 (2021: £82,457). All told, this represents a deficit of £7,590 in operations, where last year the loss was £8,528. This is reflected in the continuing issue of membership growth and expected reduction in royalty payments, but highlights the need for a diversified income stream, such as from the Annual Conference. When investment income of £5,234 is taken into account, this reduces the deficit for the year to £2,356 (2021: £3,948).

The revenue generated by the charity will be reduced by at least £50,000 a year from next year onwards, as our publishing partner Taylor & Francis ceased their royalties for the International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Remote Sensing Letters, at the end of December 2021. This is due to the changing face of academic publishing, and Open Access business models. The financial health of the charity has been modelled and projected for the next ten years by the Treasury Committee. In response to this, the charity have set up Task Forces, to discuss and action activities related to expanding and enhancing the reach and reputation of RSPSoc, through charterships, additional member benefits, internships, and career support opportunities.

the COVID period and once again demonstrates the impact external market forces can have on the on-going valuation of the investments stated in the accounts (below). It should, however, be recognised that this is purely due to movements in the market as opposed to changes in management policy. It should also be noted that the investments are held for long-term gain and so market fluctuations are inevitable.

Total Funds as shown in the Balance Sheet at 31 March 2022 are now £583,464 (2021: £570,976), an overall growth of £12,488. Of this, cash at bank is £353,656 and the Investments are £186,080 which altogether continue to demonstrate a very strong and stable balance sheet which the charity can continue to build and consolidate upon. £30,000 of the balance is held as restricted funds, specifically for the Bill Barlow Grant. There was no activity within this fund for this financial year, but awards will be granted in 2022/23 onwards.

The Directors and Trustees have considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which started in January 2020 on RSPSoc from both a financial and economic perspective. The Directors and Trustees do not believe that the continuing COVID-19 pandemic will have any material, or adverse impact upon the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. A full breakdown of the accounts is available in the appendix.

The market value of our investments show an increase of £14,844. (2021: £29,051). This reflects the continuing volubility of the stock markets during

Samuel Pike

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Awards & Professional Standards Committee Wen Xiao

The Society’s awards are given either in recognition of the contribution made to the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry disciplines by their recipients, or to recognise younger professionals with potential to make significant contributions to those disciplines. Below is a list of award recipients for this year. They will be presented with their awards at the Annual Conference.

Contributions to the fields of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing are also recognised in the awards for the best contributions to the Society’s three journals, the Len Curtis Award, the E H Thompson Award and the Taylor and Francis Remote Sensing Letters Award.

The successes and contributions of younger professionals in the Society are celebrated through the various student awards. This year a number of very strong theses were submitted for consideration by the Awards Committee. Applications for Student Travel Bursaries still remain at a low level, whereas the newly established Bill Barlow Award has received considerable attention and applications.

The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Award:

For ‘services to Remote Sensing and/or Photogrammetry’ through sustained and distinguished contributions to furthering the science and applications which use remote sensing or photogrammetry. The terms of the award state that it is to be awarded on an occasional basis and never more than once in any year. This award consists of a suitably inscribed Gold Medal and Honorary Membership of the Society for Life.

This year The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Award is not being presented.

Founder’s Award:

An award that is conferred upon those who have made significant, original and personal contributions to the Society. Recipients of the Founder’s Award should not be currently serving as Officers or Trustees of the Society. Awarded occasionally by resolution of Council and not more than once in any one year. This award consists of a Silver medal and a cheque for £250.

This year The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Award is not being presented.

The Business Innovation Award:

The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society’s new award is to be presented at the society’s Annual Conference focused around the commercial exploitation of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry. Entitled the ‘Business Innovation Award’, the award has been created to recognize the leading technologies, products and services the society’s corporate company and individual members are delivering to users across different market sectors.

The Business Innovation Award is not being awarded this year.

The Len Curtis Award:

For an outstanding technical paper published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS) during the preceding calendar year. It consists of a certificate and books to the value of £200 sponsored by Taylor and Francis. Nominations are considered by the Awards & Professional Standards Committee, and the award is confirmed by Council.

Awarded to: Li, X., Xu, F., Lyu, X., Gao, H., Tong, Y., Cai, S., Li, S. and Liu, D., 2021. Dual attention deep fusion semantic segmentation networks of largescale satellite remote-sensing images. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 42(9), pp.3583-3610.

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The Taylor and Francis Remote Sensing Letters Award:

Awarded for the best letter published in the Remote Sensing Letters publication during the previous calendar year. The award winner receives a certificate and one year’s free subscription to the IJRS/RSL or a £100 book token. The award is sponsored by Taylor and Francis. Nominations are considered by the Awards & Professional Standards Committee, and the award is confirmed by Council.

Awarded to: Meena, S.R., Bhuyan, K., Chauhan, A. and Singh, R.P., 2021. Snow covered with dust after Chamoli rockslide: inference based on highresolution satellite data. Remote Sensing Letters, 12(7), pp.704-714.

E H Thompson Award:

Awarded to the author of the paper in The Photogrammetric Record which most merits the award. The award will be made primarily for the originality of the content and the value of the paper to photogrammetry. It will be made from all those eligible papers published in the oneyear period up to and including April of the year in which the award is to be made. The award usually takes the form of a certificate and £100. Nominations are considered by the Awards and Professional Standards Committee, and the award is confirmed by Council.

Awarded to: Maiwald, F. and Maas, H.G., 2021. An automatic workflow for orientation of historical images with large radiometric and geometric differences. The Photogrammetric Record, 36(174), pp.77-103.

Bill Barlow Award:

The Bill Barlow Award is newly established to support the cost of non-conference-related activities in the fields of Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Earth Observation and other related disciplines, as undertaken by a student. These activities could include (but are not limited to) data purchase, fieldwork expenses and/or equipment, and support for overseas exchange or internship.

This year the Bill Barlow Award is awarded to Ruolin Leng from University of Exeter, to collect

ecological data from the high altitude areas above the treeline (>4000 m.a.s.l) in Nepal for her PhD study.

The Student Awards:

The Society makes two student awards annually for the best Doctoral and Masters Theses, on the subjects of remote sensing and/or photogrammetry, accepted by a university during the previous calendar year. The submission of the theses should be made by the student’s supervisor, who is required to write a supporting letter. The thesis should be submitted in a softcopy format where possible.

The Doctoral award is restricted to student members of the Society, and the award comprises a certificate and cheque for £500. The Masters award is open to any student who submits a thesis on the subject of remote sensing and/ or photogrammetry, and the award comprises a certificate, a cheque for £250 and one year concessionary membership of the Society.

PhD: Dr Vivek Agarwal, ‘Study of Groundwater Properties and Behaviour Using Geospatial Techniques’, Nottingham Geospatial Institute, University of Nottingham

MSc: Rebecca Guiney (MRes), ‘Statistical Analysis of Anthropogenic and Climate Induced Changes in GRACE Derived Groundwater Storage Anomalies in The Yamuna Basin, India’, School of Engineering, Newcastle University

President’s Cup:

The President’s Cup is awarded for the best oral presentation, not including keynote addresses or invited lectures, made at the Society’s Annual Conference. The award is determined by a combination of a secret ballot of conference attendees and chairs of the sessions at the annual conference. The award is in the form of a certificate and the engraving of the winner’s name on the President’s Cup trophy.

The President’s Cup was awarded at RSPSoc EO2021 to Antony Walker, Forest Research, for his presentation entitled ‘Cauliflower or pineapple? Forest mapping through remote sensing and machine learning’.

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Environmental Management.

Poster Paper Award:

For the best poster paper displayed at the Annual Conference of the Society as judged by the Awards and Professional Standards Committee.

The awards consist of a main award and up to two runner-up merit awards. In previous years, the award took the form of a certificate and £100 (main award) and £25 (runner-up merit award). Sponsored by MDPI and Whittles who also provided books to the winners.

The awards were not presented at RSPSoc EO2021 virtual conference.

Professional Membership

FRSPSoc: Dr Richard Armitage, Senior Lecturer in GIS, University of Salford.

Richard is currently the Academic Lead for the Geography and Environmental Management (GEM) area in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment, responsible for managing the delivery of the portfolio of taught programmes in Geography and

He was also an elected Trustee and Council member of a learner society, the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc), and was Chairman of the Society in September 2016. Through his involvement in RSPSoc he sits on a number of national and European advisory panels relating to remote sensing and earth observation.

AFRSPSoc: N/A

Travel Bursaries:

Awarded for travel that supports the aims of the Society, especially towards part of the costs of student and younger members of the Society presenting papers at international conferences or carrying out fieldworks.

One travel bursary awarded to Thomas Partridge, Wavelength Conference, 2021, Nottingham, UK.

Wen Xiao

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Education and Training Committee Fleur Visser

The Education and Training (E&T) Committee aims to increase awareness and understanding of remote sensing (RS), Earth Observation (EO) and Photogrammetry.

The following activities were undertaken during the last year:

• Alessandro Novellino delivered Google Earth Engine for Land Use Mapping training session at the 2022 Wavelength conference.

• Work has been done to put together a database of EO/RS related modules and courses on offer at UK HE institutions. potential gaps in EO/RS/ Photogrammetry skills/information exchange and inform discussion on this topic.

• Trials were undertaken to test materials for introducing secondary students to Earth Observation. This included online exploration of satellite data to investigating the urban environment of Rio the Janeiro, which is a current exam topic.

• A session on ‘Earth Observation Education’ was proposed and accepted for UK National Earth Observation Conference 2022, chaired by Fleur Visser and co-hosted by Iain Woodhouse and Gail Milin-Chalabi. So far 4 abstracts have been submitted.

• As associated partner, RSPSoc supported the EO4GEO project, which has recently delivered the Space/Geoinformation sector Skills Strategy report: http://www.eo4geo.eu/sector-skills-strategyreport/

• The E&T facebook page and Twitter account are still growing: https://www.facebook.com/ EOforSchools (166 followers) and https://twitter. com/EOforSchools (40 followers).

The Committee has several ideas to extend their activities over the coming year, including the following two focus activities:

Develop the RSPSoc E&T website area, specifically focussing on resources for Early Career Members. => More videos like the one produced by Philippa Mason, which will be linked into a text document with (links to) other useful resources and including a summary of useful points made by the speakers.

With experience gained from the trial sessions, develop single lesson activity pack on EO for schools, which can be sent out to schools/geography teachers, to promote and support uptake of Earth Observation in teaching.

• A more or less regular E&T column is now appearing in Sensed!

Fleur Visser

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External Affairs Committee Kay Smith

The purpose of the External Affairs Committee is to strengthen existing links and to build new links with relevant groups, societies or organisations with a similar focus on remote sensing or photogrammetry. RSPSoc is represented on: UK Space Agency (UKSA) Earth Observation Advisory Committee (EOAC); UKGeoForum; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) UK Sub-Committee; and European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) Council. RSPSoc are always willing to discuss potential new collaboration and linkages with any organisation with a similar focus.

RSPSoc activity and participation in EOAC during this reporting period has involved a single meeting (December 2021). During this meeting, members were given a general update from UKSA and discussions were held on a variety of topics including the National Space Strategy, COP26 EO activities, the ongoing Copernicus dialogue, EO data architecture and infrastructure, Instrumentation innovation and Industrial growth of around EO. In addition to the meeting held, it was with delight that RSPSoc extended an invitation to the Chair of EOAC (Prof Iain Woodhouse) to deliver the Opening Keynote of EO Week 2021, which was accepted giving a fantastic start to the UK Earth Observation Conference 2021 week of events.

The UKGeoForum (ukgeoforum.org) is a group of organisations that represent core specialist skills of geography, mapping and geospatial technology that are key to many applications in the modern world. UKGeoForum has had a quiet reporting period with no direct meetings.

The UK Sub-Committee to ISPRS continued to represent the UK Earth Observation community (including RSPSoc, RICS and CICES) on the international stage. During this reporting period, discussions were held on the ISPRS General Assembly and Congress, which had been postponed from 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic and

rescheduled for June 2022 in Nice. The Chair of the External Affairs committee now has a much better understanding of the expectations from the UK perspective, the RSPSoc perspective and potential ways to engage more fully with photogrammetry element of RSPSoc. Changes in membership of the UK Sub-Committee have taken place during the reporting period and as such a full meeting has yet to occur. During this reporting period, RSPSoc sent a nomination to ISPRS for Professor Jon Mills (Newcastle University) to be bestowed an ISPRS Fellowship.

During the reporting period, EARSeL held their postponed 44th EARSeL General Assembly and 40th Annual Symposium as an online event (June 2021). The postponement from 2019, due to the pandemic, had also resulted in postponements to the election of Bureau offices, election of SIG chairpersons, the Council Meeting and also the General Assembly so the virtual nature of the event allowed not just these event to take place, but also the participation of RSPSoc in their AGM, as a member of EARSeL Council.

Since the last Annual Review, RSPSoc have begun to assess potential linkages with external organisations that provide opportunities to apply for Chartership status. RSPSoc will not focus on providing our own chartership scheme, but will link with those organisations to provide materials and engagement opportunities suitable for building the CPD requirements for those wishing to apply for chartership(s). RSPSoc will provide more detail on this Chartership in the next Annual Review.

During this reporting period, discussions have begun on considering external high-level engagement opportunities for RSPSoc. This builds on from activity and discussions with external organisations involved in the skills gap assessment for the Geospatial Commission and engagement with the wider scientific community.

Kay Smith

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Publicity and Communications Committee Martin Smye-Rumsby

Overview. The Publicity and Communications Committee (PCC) continued to operate within the context of a pandemic that has understandably focussed attention for many on core roles and personal obligations. The PCC is organised around 5 channels: SENSED; social media; website; membership; and corporate. Digital media is now core to the Society’s efforts with continued strong social media growth underpinned by the quarterly SENSED digital magazine.

SENSED. A core offering which is more accessible to a wider audience than the Society’s journals, there have been 4 issues of SENSED published during the reporting period. The PCC would like to recognise the particular contribution of Rachel Hopkins for her diligent efforts to ensure timely publication. A rich variety of articles has included pieces ranging from, “Learned Societies and the changing face of academic publishing” to “UK Space Command Goes Boldly Where The UK Has Gone Before”. SENSED can be found on the Society’s website.

wealth of content for reference. The PCC reviewed the arrangements for maintaining the website and has advocated to Council to consider how best to ensure the website navigation and feel continues to evolve in keeping with contemporary style and conventions.

Membership. Current and future members are at the heart of the Society’s charitable mission and so a clear and compelling offer is critical to our viability. In order to ensure that any assumptions about our membership’s needs and wants are tested, the Society undertook a survey to understand how the membership offer might be developed with analysis ongoing. The PCC Convener also, supported by the RSPSoc Office, undertook a series of one-to-one sessions with a broad variety of members to understand their thoughts about the Society. Loosely structured around the ‘stop, start, continue’ model, the discussions were on a nonattribution basis and were helpful in learning about how our fellow members view the Society.

Social media. Many of our members continue to extensively use social media to source information about their interests and so the PCC has again focussed on LinkedIn as a primary platform during the reporting period. Regular posts about an engaging variety of topics have seen the Society secure 15,016 followers as at the reporting period end, continuing to grow at a rate of approximately 500 followers per month. This followership provides a foundation from which the Society can achieve its charitable mission to inform and educate.

Website. This is our authoritative source of information about the Society and contains a

Corporate. Recent conferences have demonstrated that the Society would benefit from a focussed engagement with industry to ensure that, where appropriate, the interests of industry can be aligned with the Society’s charitable mission. This channel focuses on managing relationships with industry to provide support to the Society’s outreach activities. A key part of this channel is ensuring a clear set of benefits to our corporate supporters. It remains necessary to understand in more depth the needs and wants of our corporate membership, particularly so in what have been challenging trading conditions during the reporting period.

Martin Smye-Rumsby

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Publications Committee Kevin White

The Publications Committee is responsible for ‘developing and coordinating the Society’s publications’. It is chaired by Kevin White. Also on the Publications Committee are Kevin Tansey (Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Remote Sensing), Costas Varotsos (Editor-in-Chief, Remote Sensing Letters), Yongjun Zhang and Debra Laefer (Co-Editors in Chief, The Photogrammetric Record), Rachel Hopkins (in attendance), and Samuel Pike (RSPSoc Honorary Treasurer). The committee liaises with our publishing partners – Wiley (The Photogrammetric Record) and Taylor and Francis (International Journal of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Letters).

The International Journal of Remote Sensing has continued to increase its impact factor (3.151 in 2020, up from 2.976 in 2019), this reflects well on the hard work of the Editorial Board during a period of ongoing change in academic publishing. Remote Sensing Letters has also increased its impact factor, from 2.298 in 2019 to 2.583 in 2020. After many years working as Portfolio Manager for our journals at Taylor and Francis, Andrew Kelly has moved on to another role with the company, leading a team supporting the movement of their science, social science and medicine journals to Open Access. We wish him well and we look forward to working with Tricia Pantos, our new T&F Portfolio Manager. A new publishing agreement with the Society, covering these journals, came into force in January 2022 and, although the Society no longer receives Royalties from these titles, they remain Official Journals of the Society and we continue to work closely with Taylor and Francis to benefit members. Alongside free online access to these journals, and in view of the transition to Open Access publishing, members of the Society are entitled to very generous discounts on Article Processing Charges (RSPSoc members can publish their work as Gold Open Access for £615/€667/$800, a 68% discount on the standard article processing charge) and we strongly encourage all members of the Society to

take advantage of this when considering their own publication plans.

The Photogrammetric Record, published by Wiley, has maintained its profile as an international journal in the very competitive field of photogrammetry, the impact factor increased from 1.867 in 2019 to 2.744 in 2020. The new Co-Editors in Chief (Prof. Yongjun Zhang and Prof. Debra Laefer) together bring a wide range of expertise to the growing field of photogrammetric technology and applications, and are working with an expanded Editorial Board to reflect recent developments involving artificial intelligence, unmanned platforms and new applications in engineering and manufacturing, alongside more traditional methods and applications. In addition, Wiley is undertaking an overhaul of their editorial and publication processes; moving to a Free Format submission for manuscripts, transitioning to the new submission platform (Research Exchange, or REX, designed to reduce the time it takes for manuscript submission and to make the process more user-friendly), alongside updating author’s guidelines to reflect these developments. Wiley have signed several new Transformational Agreements in the past twelve months, extending the ability of authors to publish their research Open Access in all Wiley’s hybrid journals to more countries.

Our academic journals are adapting to a rapidly changing world of academic publishing; library budgets are increasingly stretched, and Open Access continues to grow as more funders mandate Open Access publishing for outputs of the research they support. The Publications Committee will continue to support our publishing partners as they adapt to these changes, to ensure our titles support our mission to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise in remote sensing and photogrammetry, and to secure members’ benefits to access, and contribute to, the latest news on developments in these fields.

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Conference Committee Meredith Williams

The Conference Committee (CC) aims to ensure vibrant and engaging events are available for the Society’s members. The RSPSoc calendar on the Society website continues to provide information on forthcoming events worldwide in remote sensing and photogrammetry, as well as deadlines for abstract submissions and registrations.

students took place at the University of Nottingham from 3-4 March 2022 as a hybrid event. RSPSoc would like to extend our thanks to the convenors, Cristina Vrinceanu and Yanna Fidai, for their hard work organising Wavelength 2022. Wavelength 2023 will be hosted by Yanna at University of Southampton. Keep an eye out for announcements.

Covid-19 restrictions continued to impact our events provision in 2020/21, with neither the Annual Conference nor the Wavelength meeting able to run as face-to-face events. The 2021 Annual Conference was incorporated into an online-only UK National Earth Observation Week in September 2021. The week-long Conference ran with a plenary day on Wednesday, and a dedicated RSPSoc day on the Thursday, with the remaining three days primarily dedicated to either NCEO or CEOI. The event was a great success, attracting 336 delegates in total. The event was also a financial success, resulting in a small surplus despite the high cost of using a professional online platform. The RSPSoc day was dominated by the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), with the GRSG, Disaster Monitoring and Archaeology SIGs coordinating themed sessions. Charlotte Bishop, Louise Rayne, Chris Brooke, Richard Teeuw and Tina Thomson deserve special mention for their work behind the scenes to ensure the RSPSoc aspects of EO Week went smoothly. The RSPSoc Conference Committee would like to thank all those involved in organising the EO Week 2021, whose task was made difficult by the late switch from a hybrid event to online-only.

With Covid restrictions lifting in 2022 we are gradually getting back to normality with face-toface events. The RSPSoc Wavelength conference for

Rather than run a stand-alone annual conference in 2022 RSPSoc will once again be teaming up with our partners from EO week 2021, the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI), to host a UK National Earth Observation Conference. For 2022 the Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) will also be joining us a co-hosts. The 2022 National EO Conference is titled ‘Earth Observation Science – Technology in Action’, and will take place from 6-8 September 2022 at the National Space Centre, Leicester. Unlike last year’s joint conference this will be a face-to-face event, with limited online provision. A rich programme is planned, covering a wide variety of remote sensing and photogrammetry topics. Conference activities will be fully integrated between the host organisations throughout the duration of the conference, rather than running a specific RSPSoc day, with the Annual General Meeting being the only stand-alone RSPSoc element. Updated details of the event can be found at the dedicated website https://ukeo.org/ and delegate registration will open in mid-June.

We welcome your ideas for facilitating discussion about the many and varied matters of the moment in our respective disciplines. Please send any suggestions for new events, and feedback on events, to office@rspsoc.org.uk.

Meredith Williams

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Wavelength Representative’s Report Cristina Vrinceanu

Wavelength is the RSPSoc’s conference for students and early career professionals, designed to foster the growth and development of the next generation of remote sensing and photogrammetry specialists, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

to two parallel trainings targeting skills that are currently in high demand for the young community. Both trainings approached the subject of cloud processing (Google Earth Engine and WekEO DIAS) of remote sensing data and were delivered by established professionals. The organising committee would like to thank Dr. Alessandro Novellino (BGS) and Dr. Geoff Smith (SpectoNatura Ltd.) for their contribution. Furthermore, we arranged for two career-oriented keynotes to be delivered to our attendees by Dr. Booker Ogutu (University of Southampton) and Alistair Maclenan (BARSC), which generated a lively discussion. We aimed to provide our audience with a balance between industry and academia perspectives and this format has been well-received. In support of that, we also booked a session for industry and academia short presentations, for participants to learn about the various initiatives and opportunities across the community, industry, and academia.

This edition of Wavelength (the 10th) has been organised by the University of Nottingham in a hybrid format between 3rd-4th March 2022. As the situation improved after the termination of COVID-19 lockdowns, we were delighted to deliver the conference in a format that enabled participants to meet and interact both in person and virtual.

Despite the challenges of organising a hybrid event, we managed to attract not only the UK community, but also global participants which had the chance to participate online. We ensured that the event will be self-funding and enforced participation fees for both online and on-site participation. While the fees were affordable for our participants (£5-£25), we have noticed a steep drop in registration numbers this year (43 registrations). We appreciate this might have also been an effect of decreased interest in events and especially virtual events worldwide, as the same trend was noticeable in similar events as well. However, we also noticed that a fee has ensured that all registrations were respected, and we had a coincident number of participants both days. While most of our attendees have opted still for online attendance, due to travel restrictions and local outbreaks, we were delighted to welcome a small group, locally, in Nottingham. There were plenty of opportunities for networking and this has been a highlight of the conference, with all participants engaging into conversations over the breaks and during the keynotes. It was certainly appreciated that we could meet in a small group for the dinner event on the first day.

Overall, we were met with a very warm and useful feedback which guarantees the conference was a good experience for our attendees. Despite our packed programme, the highlight was the string of high-quality scientific presentations from authors, which demonstrates the relevance of remote sensing in every aspect of environmental research and the commitment and passion of the early career generation. We are happy that the format was successful with our attendees and that we managed to connect the UK community of young researchers and professionals to a worldwide one, as well as providing the opportunity to engage and learn from professionals in both academia and industry.

The next Wavelength edition will be organised by Yanna Fidai from the University of Southampton and will benefit from an enlarged team to deliver an improved experience to our attendees.

The conference this year has been structured between two days. The first day was dedicated

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Special Interest Groups Nuria Bachiller-Jareño

SIGs – Overview

As you will see from the individual round ups below this has been an active year for the affiliated SIGs which, like the rest of us, slowly snapped back to pre-pandemic normalcy.

The beginning of the year found the convenors of the Archaeology, Disaster Management and Geology Remote Sensing interest groups busy organising various thematic sessions for the RSPSoc Annual Conference, UK EO WEEK 2021, that took place in early September.

The GRSG organised a virtual workshop held in the US and had a successful Annual Conference in December which despite being an online event including socials held in London.

I would like to thank the SIGs conveners and their members for their effort and enthusiasm during this challenging year. I would also like to take the opportunity to encourage the Society’s members to become active members of the SIGs or to contact us if they have an idea for a new SIG. The SIGs act as foci for members of the Society within particular topics or application areas to meet and share ideas.

SIGs – Conveners

Archaeology - Chris Brooke (University of Nottingham) and Louise Rayne (Newcastle University, UK) Emergency, Disaster and Risk Management (ED&RM) – Richard Teeuw (University of Portsmouth, UK)

Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) - Charlotte Bishop (KSAT, Norway)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) - Amy Woodget (Natural England, UK)

Archaeology SIG

Drs Louise Rayne and Chris Brooke hosted the Archaeology session at the RSPSoc’s Annual Conference in September which went extremely

well and, in its hybrid format, reached a larger audience that it would have been in a presential meeting. The session had five excellent papers on a varied range of archaeologically-related topics from declassified satellite data, machine-learning, and through to underwater survey.

The rest of the year, the SIG was working on a newsletter that stemmed from the conference session.

Emergency, Disaster and Risk Management (ED&RM) SIG

Dr Richard Teeuw chaired the Disaster Management session at the RSPSoc’s annual conference in September. The session had speakers from the Group on Earth Observation (GEO), the humanitarian mapping charity MapAction, The Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET) and UN World Food Programme (WFP).

Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) SIG

GRSG held its 32nd Annual Conference and AGM in December. The meeting, planned as a hybrid event was moved online due to lack of venue. It took place on 12-14th and included in-person socials in London and then a virtual event held on Zoom with technical presentations, careers talk in association with the Early Careers Network and sponsor presentations. The international attendance was high, KSAT had over 80 people registered for the event.

The GRSG was also present at the RSPSoc Annual Conference leading the Geological Applications of EO session. Also in September, the group celebrated its second Regional GRSG Energy Workshop in the US led by North America representatives; this was an online event.

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The GRSG planned further Python and Google Earth Engine training courses that were delivered between June and October.

GRSG did a presentation in Wavelength 2022 in March to promote the GRSG and our activities for students and those in early careers. The has remained fully committed to their students and early careers as key areas of growth for the group and, despite covid adverse financial effects, presented 3x student awards (of £500 each). Going forward, the group

will continue to support their student community and will provide student awards again this year including a newly designed Sponsors award, still for students but funded by corporate sponsors.

GRSG continued to find ways to optimise the benefit to the membership whilst engaging with the community as best as possible to ensure as things improve, they continue to build on a strong foundation towards their next year and beyond.

Nuria Bachiller Jareño

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Annex 1 - Council Membership at the End of the Reporting Period, 31st March 2022

EX-OFFICIO (TRUSTEES)

Dr K Smith, Chair (British Geological Survey), Dr P Mason, Honorary General Secretary * (Imperial College London), Mr M Smye-Rumsby, Vice-Chair (Blue Sphere Space Ltd), Mr S Pike, Honorary Treasurer * (Environmental Systems Ltd)

(* = Directors of RSPSoc)

ELECTED MEMBERS (TRUSTEES)

Ms N Bachiller Jareno (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) Mr M Foote (Willis Towers Watson) Mr N Galiatsatos Dr A Novellino (British Geological Survey) Mr S Pike (Environment Systems Ltd) Dr F Visser (University of Worcester) Dr K White (University of Reading) Dr W Xiao (Newcastle University)

CO-OPTED MEMBERS (TRUSTEES)

Dr M Williams (University of Greenwich)

IN ATTENDANCE

Prof Sir P Curran President (The City University, London) Prof G Foody Liaison Officer, (University of Nottingham) Mr A Keith SENSED Editor Dr C Lavers SENSED Editor Dr J O’Connor SENSED Editor Dr D F Laefer Co-Editor of The Photogrammetric Record Prof K Tansey Editor of the International Journal of Remote Sensing Prof Costas Varotsos Editor of Remote Sensing Letters (RSL) Dr Y Zhang Co-Editor of The Photogrammetric Record

Ms C Vrinceanu Wavelength Representative 2021-22 Ms Y Fida Wavelength Representative 2022-23 Ms R Hopkins Executive Secretary (RSPSoc Office)

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ANNEX 2 - Committee Membership and Terms of Reference (April 2021 - March 2022)

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Wen Xiao (Convenor) Richard Armitage Rachel Gaulton

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

. Working with teachers (and practitioners) at all levels of education and promoting interaction between remote sensing scientists and professionals and those in the teaching profession to support use of remote sensing/earth observation and photogrammetry in teaching. This may include:

Supporting outreach activities in schools

Developing teaching materials for use in schools Organising teacher CPD activities. Influencing education curriculum.

. Supporting or undertaking the provision of training to introduce a wider audience to RS/EO techniques.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kay Smith (Convener) Martin Smye-Rumsby Philippa Mason Samuel Pike Rachel Hopkins (in attendance)

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Kay Smith (Convener) Philippa Mason Matthew Foote Richard Armitage (ex-officio)

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Affiliated members :

Beth Greenaway, UK Space Agency Earth Observation Advisory Committee (EOAC) membership Alistair Maclenan (BARSC)

ISPRS Sub-committee: Richard Armitage (Chairman) Sally Cooper (EuroSDR) Ian Dowman (ISPRS/Hon. Secretary) Allan Jamieson (RICS) Kay Smith (RSPSoc) Jon Mills (ISPRS) Rory Stanbridge (ICES) Rene Wackrow (ICES)

FINANCE

Samuel Pike (Convener) Philippa Mason Uta Feinstein (in attendance) Rachel Hopkins (in attendance)

PUBLICATIONS

Kevin White (Convener) Costas Varotsos (Editor, RSL) Kevin Tansey/(Editor, IJRS) Kay Smith (RSPSoc Chair) Debra Laefer, Yongjun Zhang (Editors, The Photogrammetric Record) Rachel Hopkins (in attendance)

PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Martin Smye-Rumsby (Convenor) James O’Connor/Chris Lavers/ Adam Keith (Co-Editor, SENSED) Rachel Hopkins (in attendance)

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Nuria Bachiller-Jareño (Convenor

Archaeology (Chris Brooke and Louise Rayne)

Conservation & Indigenous Communities (ConICom) (Chris Lavers)

Emergency, Disaster and Risk Management (Richard Teeuw)

Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) (Charlotte Bishop)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) (Amy Woodget)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Core Members :

Meredith Williams(Convener) Kay Smith Rachel Hopkins (in attendance)

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ANNEX 3 - Accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 01436807 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 292647

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR

THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

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THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Balance Sheet 5
Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 9
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 10 to 11

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THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2021).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The purposes of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the many fields of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry. In pursuance of these objectives the Society conducts a number of technical meetings throughout the United Kingdom and various members of the Society participate in similar activities around the world.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The state of the charity's affairs is considered to be satisfactory. The accounts this year show a consistent financial performance of the charity.

Excluding investments, the total trading income for the year was £76,797 compared to £85,944 the previous year. £84,387 (2021: £94,472) was spent on raising those funds, including support costs £82,222 (2021: £82,457). All told, this represents a net loss in trading activities of £7,590, where last year the loss was £8,528. This reflects the continuing issue of membership growth, and the importance of the Annual Conference as part of a diversified income stream. When investment income is taken into account, this reduces the loss for the year to £2,356 (2021: £3,948).

Total Funds as shown in the Balance Sheet at 31 March 2022 are now £583,464 (2021: £570,976). Of this, cash at bank is £353,656 and the Investments are £186,080 which altogether continue to demonstrate a very strong and stable balance sheet which the company can continue to build and consolidate upon.

The market value of investments show an increase of £14,844. (2021: £29,051). This reflects the continuing volubility of the stock markets post the covid period and once again demonstrates the impact external market forces can have on the on-going valuation of the investments stated in the accounts at £186,080. It should, however, be recognised that this is purely due to movements in the market as opposed to changes in management policy. It should also be noted that the investments are held for long-term gain and so market fluctuations are inevitable.

The revenue generated by the charity will be reduced by at least £50,000 a year, as our publishing partner Taylor & Francis ceased their royalties for the International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Remote Sensing Letters, at the end of December 2021. This is due to the changing face of academic publishing, and Open Access business models. The financial health of the charity has been modelled and projected for the next ten years by the Treasury Committee. In response to this, the charity have set up Task Forces, to discuss and action activities related to expanding and enhancing the reach and reputation of RSPSoc, through charterships, additional member benefits, internships, and career support opportunities.

GOING CONCERN AND COVID-19

The directors and trustees have considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which started in January 2022 on the company from both a financial and economic perspective.

As part of this review the directors have considered cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements and are confident that the company can meet its liabilities as they fall due.

As such, the directors and trustees do not believe that COVID-19 will have any material or adverse impact on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BREXIT AND THE EURO

The directors do not believe that Britain exiting the European Union will have any material or adverse impact on the company or its future performance.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Charity constitution

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. Every member of the Society undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Society in the event of the company being wound up during the time of their membership or within one year thereafter. However, the maximum amount they may be required to contribute is £1 per member.

In addition, the company is precluded by its Memorandum and Articles of Association from distributing any portion of its net income to the members.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Articles of Association states the regulations in respect of the appointment and re-elections of the Trustees and Council Members.

Decision making

The decision making for the Society is determined by various Committees comprising both Trustees and Council members of the Society who hold regular meetings throughout the financial year.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

01436807 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

292647

Registered office

The School of Geography The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD

Trustees

The following Trustees are Ex-Officio Trustees and are also the company directors:

M B Smye-Rumsby Dr K Smith (Chair) Dr P J Mason (Hon. Gen. Secretary and Company Secretary) S Pike

The following were Trustees during the year under review but are not company directors:

Dr K White Dr F Visser Dr W Xiao M Foote Dr A Novellino Dr N Galiatsatos N Bachiller-Jareño

The following Trustees were Co-opted members during the year but are not company directors:

Dr M Williams

Company Secretary

Dr P J Mason

Independent Examiner

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Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19 July 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Dr K Smith – Trustee and Chair

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Remote Sensing And Photogrammetry Society

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 4 to 11.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
69,664
Other trading activities
2
7,133
Investment income
3
5,234
Other income
-
Total
82,031
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
2,165
Other
82,222
Total
84,387
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME
(2,356)
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
14,844
Net movement in funds
12,488
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
541,143
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
553,631		 31/3/2022
31/3/2021
Restricted
Total
Total
fund
funds
funds
£
£
£
-
69,664
83,064
-
7,133
3,958
-
5,234
4,580
-
-
(1,078)
-
82,031
90,524
-
2,165
12,015
-
82,222
82,457
-
84,387
94,472
-
(2,356)
(3,948)
-
14,844
29,051
-
12,488
25,103
29,833
570,976
545,873
29,833
583,464
570,976

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SOCIETY

BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2022

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
7
186,080
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
8
67,354
Cash at bank
323,823
391,177
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
9
(23,626)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
367,551
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
553,631
NET ASSETS
553,631
FUNDS
10
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 31/3/2022
31/3/2021
Restricted
Total
Total
fund
funds
funds
£
£
£
-
186,080
171,236
-
67,354
7,435
29,833
353,656
434,934
29,833
421,010
442,369
-
(23,626)
(42,629)
29,833
397,384
399,740
29,833
583,444
570,976
29,833
583,464
570,976
553,631
541,143
29,833
29,833
583,464
570,976

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19 July 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Dr K Smith – Trustee and Chair

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2021)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Member's subscriptions are recognised when received and any payments received in advance are deferred to future periods. Other income is recognised when receivable.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Foreign currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
Conferences 286 (6,448)
Publications: IJRS/RSL (907) 735
ISPRS 1,800 1,800
Publications: The Record 4,749 9,939
Annual administration fee 100 100
6,028 6,126

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

INVESTMENT INCOME
31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
Deposit account interest 5,234 4,580

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

The Trustees all give freely time and expertise freely without any form of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind (2021: £nil).

Trustees' expenses

Expenses paid to the Trustees in the year £nil (2021: £nil). These expenses were made up of 4 Trustees (2021: 4) reimbursed for their travel and refreshment expenses.

5. STAFF COSTS

The charity does not employ any members of staff. The day to day operations are carried out by employees of The University of Nottingham who re-charge the salary costs to the charity on a monthly basis.

6.

COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES RESTATED

Unrestricted
fund
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
83,064
Other trading activities
6,126
Investment income
4,580
Other income
(1,078)
Total
92,692
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
15,012
Other
84,625
Total
96,640
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(3,948)
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains on revaluation of fixed assets
29,051
Net movement in funds
25,103
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
516,040
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
541,143		 Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,833
29,833		 Total
funds
£
83,064
6,126
4,580
(1,078)
92,692
15,012
84,625
96,640
(3,948)
29,051
25,103
545,873
570,976

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

7. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
£
MARKET VALUE
At 1 April 2021 171,236
Net unrealised gains on revaluation 14,844
At 31 March 2022 186,080
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2022 186,080
At 31 March 2021 171,236

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

The charity holds 9,570.61 Income units in the COIF Charities Investment Fund and these have been valued at the mid market value at the balance sheet date. The original cost of the investment was £71,953.

8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
Trade debtors 60,283 2,791
Prepayments and accrued income 7,071 4,644
67,354 7,435
9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
Trade creditors 6,440
VAT 3,007 20,233
Accruals and deferred income 13,543 22,396
Pension 636 -
23,626 42,629
10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1/4/2021 in funds 31/3/2022
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 541,143 12,488 553,631
Restricted funds
Restricted fund 29,833 - 29,833
TOTAL FUNDS 570,976 12,488 583,464
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Gains and Movement
resources expended losses in funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 82,031 (84,387) 14,844 12,488
TOTAL FUNDS 82,031 (84,387) 14,844 12,488

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1/4/2020
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
516,040
Restricted funds
Restricted fund
29,833
TOTAL FUNDS
545,873		 Net
movement
At
in funds
31/3/2021
£
£
25,103
541,143
-
29,833
25,103
570,976
570,976

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
92,692
92,692		 Resources
expended
£
(96,640)
(96,640)		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
29,051
25,103
29,051
25,103		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
29,051
25,103
29,051
25,103
25,103

Unrestricted funds includes unrealised investment gains of £114,127 (2021: £99,283).

The restricted funds relate to income received from a donor in prior year's and the fund can only be used for educational purposes.

11. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Honoraria payments are paid to certain individuals who volunteer their service to the Society. These payments are paid gross without the deduction of income tax. If any person fails to declare their honoraria income to H M Revenue and Customs then there could be recourse to the Society for the tax payable.

12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations - 97
Subscriptions 18,382 25,765
Royalties 51,282 57,202
69,664 83,064
Other trading activities
Conferences 286 (6,448)
Publications: IJRS/RSL (907) 735
ISPRS 1,800 (368)
Publications: The Record 4,499 9,939
Committee awards and education 1,105 -
Annual administration fee 100 100
Other income 150 -
7,133 3,958
Investment income
Deposit account interest 5,234 4,580
Other income
Exchange rate differences - (1,078)
Total incoming resources 82,031 90,524
EXPENDITURE
Raising donations and legacies
Committee : Awards and standards 770 1,363
Conference expenses 184 -
Donations 50 -
1,004 1,363
Other trading activities
Publications: The Record - Honoraria - 9,293
Publications: Newsletter - 156
Publications: The Record 1,161 1,203
1,161 10,652
Support costs
Finance
Bank charges 974 1,211
Over interest payable 627 -
1,601 1,211
Governance costs
Staff and centre costs 74,981 76,981
Insurance 1,099 852
Postage, printing and stationery 64 -
Accountancy 1,500 1,500
Website costs 180 180
Carried forward 77,824 79,513

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

31/3/2022 31/3/2021
£ £
Governance costs
Brought forward 77,824 79,513
Repairs and renewals 1,621 100
Society subscriptions 295 195
Advertising - -
Legal and professional fees 881 1,438
80,621 81,246
Total resources expended 84,387 94,472
Net expenditure (2,356) (3,948)

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ANNEX 4 - Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Membership of the SIGs is open to all RSPSoc Members. For details of SIG activities please contact the Conveners listed below via the Society’s office or website.

Archaeology - Chris Brooke and Louise Rayne

Disaster Management – Richard Teeuw

Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) - Charlotte Bishop

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) - Amy Woodget

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ANNEX 5 - Professional Members - FRSPSoc, AFRSPSoc and Honorary Members

FRSPSoc

P Atkinson S M J Baban J C Boardman C D R Chan K Challis H T Chuah T A Clarke R R Clemons A J Fox A Hart R Hill L A Hisscott C Jordan A Koh R Littleworth W M McKay P Mason C Power R Stanbridge I L Thomas T Thomson A M Thriscuttf G Vincent E H F Wickens

T Moore J-P A L Muller P J Naylor T Nishidai A G Nwosu S Pike B F Plummer W G Rees A D Robinson R J S Rowe R F Scott M R Shortis A Smart G D’Souza J C Taylor R M Teeuw R M Walpole R M Warwick Smith T C Welsh K White K Whitehead A K Wilson

Honorary Members

I Robinson H F Ross A N Schofield G H Thomson J E Todd J Townsend, FRSPSoc J L van Genderen FRSPSoc N Veck MBE B V Vinogradov FRSPSoc S Wilson FRSPSoc J A T Young FRSPSoc D A Wallis FRSPSoc A S Walker FRSPSoc M Wooster

PS Amin DWG Arthur AFRSPSoc K B Atkinson D Bowers K Bishop G Brachet FRSPSoc C J Berooke V Brown A R Condal P Curran FRSPSoc A C Cook G Davison FRSPSoc G C Deane I J Dowman AFRSPSoc D N M Donoghue G Ducher I Downey J E Farrow J Duignan G M Foody AFRSPsoc P Eales C S Fraser N D J Edmead P Goldsmith FRSPSoc H Epp R Gurney R Evans J Hale M J F Fowler GH Holder K-A Henderson J Houghton FRSPSoc R F E Jones RJ Hulme C Kidd SO Ihemadu J Kupiec LS Koh P Lakin A S Macdonald V V Lawrence E J Milton AFRSPSoc H Lee D Muir Wood R G Lloyd I Newton R MacDonald G Paterson J McMorrow D W Proctor C M Mould D W Rhind

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ANNEX 6 - The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Corporate Members

DARTCOM ,

Powdermills, Postbridge, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6SP, UK (Tel: + 44 (0) 1822 88253, Fax: +44 (0) 1822 88232) (https://www.dartcom.co.uk/home)

Photoarc Surveys Ltd (IlC Technologies Ltd)

IIC Technologies, The Catalyst, York Science Park, Baird Lane, York, YO10 5GA https://www.iictechnologies.com/

DIFC Defence Intelligence

Fusion Centre , IKM Info. Division, Pathfinder Building, RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2EA

LEICA GEOSYSTEMS LIMITED,

Hexagon House, Michigan Dirve, Milton Keynes, Tongwell MK15 8HT https://leica-geosystems.com/en-gb

UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE (The

EARSeL ,

EARSeL Head Office, Wasserweg 147 (secretariat@earsel.org)

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ,

Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath, BA2 9ES, UK (Tel: +44 (0) 1225 444066. Fax: +44 (0) 1225 469939) (https://www.gov.uk/government/ organisations/environment-agency)

Library), Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN, UK (Tel: +44 (0) 1823 337900 x3500, https://www. gov.uk/government/organisations/ uk-hydrographic-office)

UK SPACE AGENCY, Polaris House, Room C204, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1SZ https:// wwww.gov.uk/government/ organisation/uk-space-agency

HISTORIC ENGLAND ,

The Survey Team, The Photogrammetric Unit, 37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP, UK (Tel: + 44 (0) 1904 601959, Fax: +44 (0) 1904 601999) (https://historicengland.org.uk/)

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ,

Print Subscriptions - Content & Development, Charles Seale Hayne Library, (Room 308), University of Plymouth - Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK (Tel: 01752 587140, jkwatson@plymouth.ac.uk)

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR

EARTH OBSERVATION

Space Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH ( info@nceo.ac.uk https://www.nceo.ac.uk/)

VEXCEL IMAGING GmbH ,

Anzengrubergasse 8/4, 8010 Graz, Austria (Tel: +43 (0) 316 849 066 – 966, Fax: +43 (0) 316 849 066 – 999, angelika.rieger@vexcel-imaging.com

ORDNANCE SURVEY ,

Adanac Drive, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 OAS, UK (Tel: +44 (0) 2380 792349, Fax: + 44 (0) 2380 792472, enquiries@ordnancesurvey.co.uk)

ORDNANCE SURVEY OF

NORTHERN IRELAND ,

1S Queens Court, Belfast, BT1 6FD, UK (Tel: +44 28 90 255740, (Email: osni@nics.gov.uk https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/ ordnance-survey-of-northern-ireland)

ORDNANCE SURVEY IRELAND ,

Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland (Tel: +353 1802 5383, Fhttps://www.osi.ie/)

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