
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Hans-Peter Bähr
- Prof. i.R. Institut für Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung (IPF)
- Vorsitzender des Beirats des IfR
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Curriculum Vitae
Education (Degrees)
Year | Degree |
1962 | Abitur (Matura, final high school examination) Tellkampfschule, Hannover (Germany) |
1967 | Diplomingenieur in geodetic sciences, University of Hannover |
1971 | Assessor in surveying for governmental administration in the State of Lower Saxony, Germany |
1976 | PhD (Doctor in engineering), University of Hannover |
1979 | Venia legendi (Habilitation) for lecturing “Digital Image Processing in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing” University of Hannover |
Professional Record
Year | Activity |
1969/70 | Field work in Algeria (HANSA LUFTBILD, Air Survey Company) |
1969 - 1971 | Referendariat, employed by the German Surveying Administration in the State of Lower Saxony |
1971 - 1981 | Research Scientist and Lecturer (Akademischer Rat) at the University of Hannover, Institute of Photogrammetry and Engineering Survey (Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing Dr. mult. Gottfried Konecny) |
1981- 1983 | Employed by the "German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)"; University projects in Curitiba (UFPR) and Recife (UFPE), Brazil (development of a PhD course in Geodesy) |
1983 - 2008 | Head, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany |
1987 - 1989 | Dean of the Faculty for Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Karlsruhe |
1994 - 2002 | President of the German Geodetic Commission (DGK) at the Bavarian Academy of Science |
2001 - 2003 | Head, Institute of Regional Science, University of Karlsruhe (temporary) |
2008 | retired |
Lecturing
- Advanced courses in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Digital Image Processing
- Basic Courses in Surveying, Topograpy, Cartography and Geo Information Systems
- Courses in German, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French
Research (see publication list)
Digital Image Processing in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Cartography for environmental and industrial use, in particular:
- Object recognition and Image Understanding
- Quality of classification procedures
- Earth watch airborne and spaceborne
- Information systems in disaster scenarios
- Data fusion including verbal information
- Common structures in visual and verbal interpretation
Principal Supervisor of more than 30 PhD theses in the listed fields in Germany and more abroad (Brazil, Turkey, Hungary, Belgium, France)
Main Professional Activities
- International teaching and co-operation in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Cartography and GIS (Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Hungary, Turkey, Romania, France, Austria)
- Consultancy in Remote Sensing, Environmental Monitoring, Cadastre and Geo-Information Systems (SADCC States, Brazil, Argentina)
- Elected consultant to the German Research Foundation (DFG) 1987 – 1997
- Full member of the Senat´s Commission on Geosciences, German Science Foundation 1996 -2005
- Full membership of German Geodetic Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Science (Deutsche Geodätische Kommission, DGK) since 1984; President 1994 - 2002
- Editor-in-chief of "Zeitschrift für Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung" (Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) from 1989 to 1996
- Member of Karlsruhe University Board of Administration from 1992 to 2001
- Board of the Research Institute for Optronics and Pattern Recognition (FOM), Ettlingen/Germany 1984 - 2008
- Member of European Science Commission (ESF) Steering Committee on GISDATA, German delegate from 1993 to 1997
- Member, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Earth Observation Board at the German Space Agency (DLR) 1998 - 2005
Awards
Year | Award |
1972 | Travelling fellowship (USA) for assessor examination |
1980 |
Hansa-Luftbild-Prize for best annual publication in Journal Bildmessung und Luftbildwesen Honorary member of the Society of Photogrammetry and Related Sciences of Argentina Honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
2001 | Doctor honoris causa, University for Civil Engineering, Bucuresti, Romania |
2005 | Ordem da Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia (rank: comendador) |