Technical Committee 19
Environmental Measurements

Chairman: Nominated during IMEKO XV World Congress:

Prof. Dr. Scot E. Smith

 University of Florida

 College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

 346 Weil Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2083

 Phone: +904 392-9493, Fax: Phone: +904 392-9492

 E-mail:

Vice-Chairmen: Nominated during IMEKO XV World Congress:

 1) Prof. Dr. Roland Collay

 Collège de Métrologie, Formation Permanente

 École des Mines

 158, Cours Fauriel

 42023 Saint Étienne, Cédex 2, France

 Phone: +33 477 42 01 98, Fax: +33 477 42 02 04

 E-mail:

2) Prof. Dr. ir. Leo Van Biesen

 VUB-ELEC, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

 Phone: +32 2 629 29 43, Fax: +32 2 629 28 50

 E-mail:

Scientific Secretary: Nominated during IMEKO XV World Congress:

 Dr. Peter Princz

 Living Planet, Environmental Consulting Co. Ltd.

 H-2040 Budaörs,

 Szivárvány u. 10, Hungary

 Phone & Fax: +36 1 224 0047

 E-mail:

Brussels, June 28^th 2000

 

To:

1. The members of the IMEKO TB;
2. The MO’s;
3. The Chairmen and Officers of IMEKO TCs;

Dear Colleague,

Dear Friend,

As you may recall, the 42^nd IMEKO GC held in Osaka, has approved the recommendations formulated by the TB with respect to the founding of a new Technical Committee 19 on “Environmental Measurements”.

The very first event of this new TC-19 has been a Round Table discussion, held during the XVth IMEKO World Congress in Osaka, Japan, on June 16^th 1999. I had the pleasure to chair this session and I would like to report on the discussions in order to

• propose a draft of the Scope of TC-19;
• propose a Working Plan for the years 2000-2003 and ongoing;
• make a Call for the participation to the TC-19 Round Table discussion to be held during the XVIth IMEKO World Congress in Vienna, Austria, between September 25 and 28 2000;
• make a Call for Co-optation of potential interested Members of the Board of TC-19;

The preliminary work plan for the years 2000-2003, which has been approved by the 16 attendees during the first RT-discussion in Osaka, but modified due to time constraints, is also send to you as an addendum. Dr. Princz will make an application for the first Symposium in 2002 for approval by the TB in the near future.

Could I also ask to investigate in your MO for potential member(s) for the board of this TC-19, i.e. to suggest and propose names of colleagues operational in this wide field of interest, or having expertise in the matters of this TC?

As you do well know, in less than 4 months, the IMEKO XVIth World Congress will take place in Vienna. Hence, it is of extreme importance that the possible members of the board of TC-19 and/or the names of potential interested colleagues are known in due time. Indeed, attendees to the RT-discussion of TC-19 in September should make their bookings for the World Congress and should be allowed to prepare their travel arrangements, if not undertaken so far at reasonable fares.

Finally, I also would like to draw your attention that according to Section 3.8.3 of the IMEKO Constitution, the TC officers (Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Scientific Secretary) may be appointed by the General Council for two consecutive 3-year terms. Consequently, for the posts of Officers, nominations will have to be made and a vote will be held during the next meeting of TC-19 in Vienna. Could I therefore also ask you to make nominations for the Officers of TC-19? The nominated candidates for the posts of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Scientific Secretary are mentioned in the header of this letter.

It is, to conclude, with pleasure that I can announce You that the number of papers dealing with Environmental Measurements (for a Sustainable Management) to be presented during the XVIth World Congress in Vienna accounts 14. Since the first announcement of the founding of the new TC-19 in Tampere, during the IMEKO XIVth World Congress by Prof. T. Kemény and myself, the number of presentations increased from only two to the present figure (see also http://www.imeko2000.at). This, of course, encourages the future of this new TC!

Hoping to see you or the representative of your MO in Vienna, I do thank you in advance for your consecrated time effort.

Yours truly, Leo Van Biesen
Provisory Vice Chairman TC 19

Technical Committee 19
Environmental Measurements

Work Plan for the years 2000 – 2003
 

Comments:

• Roll Call. Presentation of delegates proposed by the MO’s and the other TC’s. Agreement /vote on composition/members of TC 19;
• Votes for the posts of Chairman and Officers for TC 19;
• Approval of the Agenda;
• Approval of forthcoming listed events and call for invitations for the future;
• Preparation of First IMEKO TC 19 Symposium;
• Any other business;

Date and place of the next Meeting of the Board.

The First Symposium on Environmental Measurements will be organised in co-operation with the Hungarian Chemical Society in Budapest, Hungary from 3-5 September 2002, if the TB agrees on this. The local organiser is dr. Princz. A formal application towards the IMEKO TB, via the Secretariat, however, still has to be made by the local organisers, but will be achieved in due time.

During the 17th World Congress, similar arrangements as for 1) have to be made. Since according to Section 3.8.3 of the IMEKO Constitution, the TC officers (Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Scientific Secretary) may be appointed by the General Council for two consecutive 3-year terms, votes for the renewal of the TC 19 Officers have to be made and ratified by the GC.

In case the Meeting of the Board and the RT-discussion in Austria would highlight ‘hot topics’ to be treated in the very next future, and the first Symposium in Budapest would indicate the need for concerted actions, a Workshop can be organised at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in Brussels, Belgium. The appropriate period would be either June or September 2004. If the organisation of such a Workshop would be welcomed, an appropriate application towards IMEKO will be made in due time. The local organiser will then be Prof. Leo Van Biesen. However, invitations from MO’s to host the Workshop or to organise future events of TC-19 are greatly welcomed.
 
 

Technical Committee 19

• air,
• water,
• soil

• drinking water, surface water, groundwater and wastewater,
• solid and liquid waste,
• human, plant and animal bodies as well as organisms, -
• synthetic products,
• gases.

3. Remote sensing methods for the measurement of environmental pollution.

4. Development and improvement of analytical methods for measuring environmental pollutants:
 

5. Development of new analytical methods, sensors and instruments for monitoring of air, water and soil quality in residential, industrial as well as agricultural areas.
 
6. Development and improvement of remote sensing methods for measuring environmental pollution:
 

7. Development of new platforms (e.g. satellites and aerial configurations) and image processing techniques for detection of potential sources of contamination and monitoring of air, water and earth quality. Development of Geographic Information Systems to perform spatial and temporal analysis of remote sensing-based and ground-based environmental assessment. Hazard modelling is also included, since the models are based on observations and historical data, and hence, on measurements.

8. Evaluation and assessment of environmental data.

Evaluation methods for off line analytical data and real time sensor data. Methods for higher level processing.

• Evaluation of air, water and soil quality data;
• Evaluation of noise and vibration data
• Assessment of Earth processes including erosion, climatic and global changes
• Evaluation of methods for real time remote sensing data such as relay satellites and aerial drones. Methods for monitoring and higher level image and spatial data processing. Use of measurements to establish surrogates such as vegetation stress as indicators of environmental impact
• Assessment of land use and land cover type change
• Use of measurements to establish environmental burden as a measure of potential environmental impact.