In 1994, ERIM, in consultation with an international advisory
committee, elected to foster the establishment of an independent,
non-profit corporation for the specific purpose of convening a
symposium on remote sensing every two years. In 1995, the International
Symposia on Remote Sensing of Environment was incorporated. William
Brown, Robert Miller, and Jim Weber were named Directors of ISRSE.
Jim Weber was named President and CEO of the corporation.
In
August of 1998, the International Symposium on Remote Sensing
of Environment was renamed the International Center for Remote
Sensing of Environment (ICRSE) to reflect the Center's involvement
in other remote sensing activities outside the Symposium. Timothy
Foresman was elected to the Board of Directors of ICRSE. The Center
then located on the University of Maryland Baltimore County south
campus. The Center, under direction from the Board of Directors,
continues as the legal entity of the corporation, responsible
and liable for all activities carried out by the corporation.
The
Symposia series continues to be guided by an international executive
committee comprised of experts in the field of remote sensing
who represent most of the world's national space agencies. In
January of 2000, the Center signed a Letter of Intent with the
International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
to strengthen cooperation and coordination. In July of 2000, the
General Assembly of ISPRS approved the installation of the executive
committee as the International Committee on Remote Sensing of
Environment (ICORSE) of ISPRS. In addition to its role in providing
policy and programmatic guidance to ISRSE, ICORSE will serve as
a standing advisory committee to the ISPRS Council. Alexander
Tuyahov serves as Chairman of ICORSE.
In
October 2000, Charles Hutchinson was elected to the Board of Directors
and was appointed President and CEO of ICRSE. Jim Weber was elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors. The office of operations for
the Center and the Symposium was moved to Tucson, Arizona.