Prof. em. Dr. Armin Gruen (born 27 April 1944 in

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, Germany) is, since 1984, professor and head of the Chair of

photogrammetry Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant ima ...

at the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry (IGP), Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland. Since 1 August 2009, he is retired and is now with the Chair of Information Architecture,

ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture Founded in 1854, the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is an architecture school in Zürich, providing education in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. It has aro ...

. He is currently acting as a principal investigator on the Simulation Platform of the SEC-FCL (Singapore ETH Centre
Future Cities Laboratory
in Singapore.

Academic career

Gruen graduated 1968 as Dipl.-Ing. in

Geodetic Science Geodesy ( ) is the Earth science of accurately measuring and understanding Earth's figure (geometric shape and size), Earth rotation, orientation in space, and Earth's gravity, gravity. The field also incorporates studies of how these properti ...

and obtained his doctorate degree 1974 in

Photogrammetry Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant ima ...

, both from the

Technical University Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

, Germany. From 1969 to 1975 he worked as Research and Teaching Associate, and until 1981 as Chief Engineer at the Institute of Photogrammetry and Cartography, Technical University Munich. From 1981 to 1984 he acted as Associate Professor at the Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying,

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best pu ...

, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Gruen has held lecturing and research assignments at the

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, Germany,

Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; fi, Teknillinen korkeakoulu; sv, Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in ...

, Finland,

Università degli Studi di Firenze The University of Florence ( Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first univers ...

, Italy,

Stanford Research Institute SRI International (SRI) is an American nonprofit organization, nonprofit scientific research, scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The trustees of Stanford University established SRI in 1946 as ...

, Menlo Park, USA, Department of Geodesy at the

Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...

, Netherlands,

Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international organization for higher education situated 40km north of Bangkok, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, sustainable development, and manag ...

(AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Geomatics,

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb n ...

, Australia, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research,

National Central University National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiw ...

, Jhongli City, Taiwan, SCUDO program of the

Politecnico di Torino The Polytechnic University of Turin ( it, Politecnico di Torino) is the oldest Italian Public university, public Institute of technology, technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urba ...

and compact courses at the

Politecnico di Milano The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 186 ...

– Polo Regionale di Como, both Italy, Department of Geomatics,

National Cheng Kung University National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; ) is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan. The university is best known for engineering, computer science, medicine, and planning and design. As a top university in Taiwan, NCKU has played ...

, Tainan, Taiwan, CASM (Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping), Beijing, China and Shanghai Tongji University, China. He has lectured at university level since 1969, with photogrammetry and

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Ear ...

as major subjects, and

surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...

cartography Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an ...

and adjustment calculus as minor subjects. Gruen served as the head of the Department of Geodetic Sciences 1996–97 and as the dean of faculty "Rural Engineering and Surveying" of

ETH Zurich (colloquially) , former_name = eidgenössische polytechnische Schule , image = ETHZ.JPG , image_size = , established = , type = Public , budget = CHF 1.896 billion (2021) , rector = Günther Dissertori , president = Joël Mesot , a ...

(1996–98). He was promoted director of the continuing education course "Spatial Information Systems" at ETH Zurich. Through the Commission for Remote Sensing he was member of the

Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) is a Swiss national association founded in 1815.Mission
https://scn ...

. He is member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals. He has published more than 500 articles and papers and is editor and co-editor of over 21 books and conference proceedings. He has organized and co-organized/co-chaired over 35 international conferences and has served as a consultant to various government agencies, system manufacturers, and engineering firms in Germany, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, US, and other countries. He is co-founder of CyberCity AG, Zurich, an
4DiXplorer AG
Zurich, Switzerland. He served as the president of International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ( ISPRS) Commission V, as ISPRS council member (second vice president) and council member of the International Union of Surveys and Mapping (IUSM) and as chairman of the ISPRS Financial Commission. He was chairman of the ISPRS International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) and the ISPRS Ad-hoc Committee on "Knowledge Transfer", international member of the Fourth Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University, China, member of the First Academic Committee of the Key Laboratory of Mapping from Space of the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping (CASM), Beijing, China and member of the executive board of the Digital Earth Society, member of the International Expert Committee for Strategic Development of Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE),

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Repub ...

, Beijing. He was member of the Calibration/Validation team and principal investigator for the PRISM sensor on

JAXA The is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satellites into o ...

ALOS Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), also called Daichi (a Japanese word meaning "land"), is a 3810 kg Japanese satellite launched in 2006. After five years of service, the satellite lost power and ceased communication with Earth, but ...

satellite and ordinary member of the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

(DAI).

Awards and honors

Gruen's major international awards include th
Otto von Gruber Gold Medal
(ISPRS, 1980)

(ASPRS, 1985 and 1996), with Honorable Mention 1989, Fairchild Award (ASPRS, 1995), Miegunyah Distinguished Fellowship Award of the University of Melbourne (1999)
ISPRS U.V. Helava Award
(2000)
E.H. Thompson Award
(2005)
ISPRS Brock Gold Medal Award
(2008), Dr. Boon Indrabarya Gold Medal Award (2009),

Yuri Gagarin Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin; Gagarin's first name is sometimes transliterated as ''Yuriy'', ''Youri'', or ''Yury''. (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. Tr ...

Medal (

Roskosmos The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" (russian: Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (russian: Роскосмос) ...

, 2014). He is corresponding member of the German Geodetic Commission (

Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften) is an independent public institution, located in Munich. It appoints scholars whose research has contributed considerably to the increase of knowled ...

, Munich), Ordinary Member of the

(DAI), holds honorary professorships of the

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and i ...

, Wuhan, China and

Yunnan Normal University Yunnan Normal University (; YNNU) is in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province. Yunnan Normal University (YNNU) is a key university of Yunnan province, with a long history and a great tradition. It is a higher institution co-funded by the ...

, Kunming, China, is honorary member of the

Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing The Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (JSRS) is a Japanese learned society devoted to photogrammetry and remote sensing. It is a member of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISRS publishes the '' ...

(JSPRS) and

International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) is an international non-governmental organization that enhances international cooperation between the worldwide organizations with interests in the photogrammetry, remote sens ...

(ISPRS). Gruen is furthermore fellow professor at the Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research,

, Jhongli City, Taiwan, visiting chair professor at the Department of Geomatics,

, Tainan, Taiwan. See also th
ETH Zurich Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Staff Awards

Research

Gruen's group's major scientific achievements include (in chronological order): * Studies to the processing of amateur photographs (including his PhD thesis "Reconstruction of rotation surfaces from single images") * System calibration by self-calibration with additional parameters * Reliability studies and blunder detection in bundle systems * Algorithms for sequential estimation in bundle systems (on-line triangulation) * Geometrically constrained multi-image least squares image matching * CCD-camera based measurement systems in close-range photogrammetry ("videogrammetry") * Development of the new concept of a Digital Photogrammetric Station with the first pilot system (DIPS1) * Digital ortho-image generation on general low-cost computers * PTV system for the measurement of flow structures * First practical test for the integration of GPS and (simulated) INS observations into a photogrammetric bundle block, including self-calibration * LSB-Snakes for line feature extraction * CyberCity Modeler for semi-automated 3D city modeling * 3D modeling and tracking of clouds from satellite and terrestrial imaging sensors * 3D modeling in Archaeology and Cultural/Natural Heritage (among those are the Nasca geoglyphs, Mount Everest, Ayers Rock, the reconstruction of the Great Buddha of Bamyian, etc.) * Implementation and testing of new sensor and trajectory models for aerial and satellite Linear Array cameras, including self-calibration, for calibration, geo-referencing, validation * Advanced image matching for DSM generation * 3D Least Squares Surface and Intensity matching * UAV photogrammetry His group's most recent major projects in 3D modeling of Cultural Heritage, based on photogrammetry, laser scanning and structured light, include:

Nasca Lines The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and le ...

Geoglyphs A geoglyph is a large design or motif (generally longer than 4 metres) produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth. A positive geoglyph is formed by the arrangement and alignment ...

Adobe Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for '' mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of ...

pyramids of Tucume,

Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain range.UNESCO World Heritage Centre. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, whi ...

, Pinchango Alto, petroglyphs of Chichictara (all Peru),

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...

Ayers Rock Uluru (; pjt, Uluṟu ), also known as Ayers Rock ( ) and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone formation in the centre of Australia. It is in the southern part of the Northern Territory, southwest of Alice Spring ...

(Australia), reconstruction of the two Great

Buddhas of Bamiyan The Buddhas of Bamiyan (or Bamyan) were two 6th-century monumental statues carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of Hazarajat region in central Afghanistan, northwest of Kabul at an elevation of . Carbon dating of the structur ...

, pre-Columbian site of

Xochicalco Xochicalco () is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Miacatlán Municipality in the western part of the Mexican state of Morelos. The name ''Xochicalco'' may be translated from Nahuatl as "in the house of Flowers". The site is located 38 ...

(Mexico), Maya site of Copan (Honduras),

Bayon The Bayon ( km, ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, ) is a richly decorated Khmer temple related to Buddhism at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII ( km, ព្រះ ...

Angkor Wat Angkor Wat (; km, អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring . Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the g ...

(Cambodia), Drapham Dzong (Bhutan), Weary

Herakles Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive ...

(Antalya, Turkey),

Khmer Khmer(s) may refer to: Cambodia *''Srok Khmer'' (lit. "Khmer land" or "Land of the Khmer(s)"), a colloquial exonym used to refer to Cambodia by Cambodians; see * *Khmer people, the ethnic group to which the great majority of Cambodians belong ** ...

Head (

Rietberg Museum The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. It is the only art museum focusing on non-European art and design in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zürich, and the largest t ...

), Zurich 1800 city model relief,

Alfred Escher Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, known as Alfred Escher (20 February 1819 – 6 December 1882) was a Swiss politician, business leader and railways pioneer. Thanks to his numerous political posts and his significant role in the foundatio ...

memorial, St. Gallen Globe (all Zurich),

Pfyffer Pfyffer is a Swiss family and surname, originally members of the patriciate of the city of Lucerne. Several generations of representatives of this family (11 in total between 1652 and 1982) were commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard,Lischer (2 ...

Relief (Lucerne). See also al
past
an
present
projects at the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry (IGP), ETH Zurich. Gruen's main recent research interests include: automated object reconstruction with digital photogrammetric techniques, building and line feature extraction, 3D city modeling, image matching for

DTM DTM may refer to: Sport * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000 * Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995 Computing * Deterministic ...

generation and object extraction, Three-Line Linear Array sensor modeling, industrial quality control using vision techniques, motion capture, body and face reconstruction for animation, imaging techniques for generation and control of VRs/VEs, especially for cultural heritage recording and modeling, 3D processing of very high resolution satellite images, photogrammetric

UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...

research. As principal investigator on the Simulation Platform of the SEC-FCL
Future Cities Laboratory
project, he is mainly involved in

Smart City A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in retur ...

applications of 3D/4D city models, including the generation and updating of those models from high-resolution satellite and UAV images. Beside this he is currently working on cultural and natural heritage projects in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and on

Moorea Island Moorea ( or ; Tahitian: ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word , meaning " ...

Publications

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In media

NASCA Project (movies, TV reports)

* "Nasca – geheimnisvolle Zeichen in Peru" by Roland Blaser,

Schweizer Fernsehen Schweizer Fernsehen (SF; "Swiss Television") is the German-language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in Switzerland for German-speaking Switzerland. It has its head office in Zürich. ...

MTW, 1999
"Nasca Lines - The Buried Secrets"
by

Philip J Day Philip J Day is a British film producer, screenwriter, and showrunner. His films have been awarded a Peabody, two Emmys, seven Emmy nominations, and twenty-one Telly Awards. His credits include Sky TV, NBC, Turner Broadcasting System, PBS, B ...

National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney General ...

Edge West Productions
2010 * "Im Bann der Nasca-Linien",

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

ARTE Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, pl ...

, 2009 * ORF2, 27. May 2004

NASCA Project (written reports)

* "Der Walfisch in der Wüste" by Ernst Scagnet,

Neue Zürcher Zeitung The ''Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' (''NZZ''; "New Journal of Zürich") is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zürich. The paper was founded in 1780. It was described as having a reputation as a high-quality ...

(NZZ), 7./8. Nov 1998 * "Zwischen Rätsel und Geheimnis" by

Georg Gerster George Gerster (April 30, 1928 – February 8, 2019) was a Swiss journalist and a pioneer aerial photographer. Early life Born in Winterthur, in 1950 Gerster earned a doctorate at the University of Zurich in Germanistik. Through 1956 he worked ...

, NZZ, 28. May 1999 * "Rätselhafte Zeichen im alten Peru", by Silvia Huber,

Tages-Anzeiger ''Tages-Anzeiger'' (), also abbreviated ''Tagi'' or ''TA'', is a Swiss German-language national daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland. History and profile The paper was first published under the name ''Tages-Anzeiger für Stadt un ...

, 22. Jun 1999 * "Nazca: Geheimnisvolle Zeichen aus der Vergangenheit", Schweizer Fernsehen, 9. Sep 1999 * "Sand rinnt wie Zeit durch die Finger" by Ernst Scagnet, Basler Magazin, 11. Sep 1999 * "Mit dem Computer in die Wüste Perus" by acl, NZZ and NZZ Online, 16. Sep 1999 * "Wasserzeichen in der Wüste" by Joachim Laukenmann, Sonntagszeitung, 24. Oct 1999 * "Ein riesiger Wal in der Wüste" by rk, Tages-Anzeiger, 28. Oct 1999 * "Nasca en 3D", SCIENCES et AVENIR, May 2000, p. 26 * "Sentieri Segreti" by Laura Taccani, la Repubblica delle Donna, 28 Nov 2000 * "Hi-tech solution to age-old mystery", Geographical, Dec 2000, p. 94 * "Spurensuche im Wüstensand", Archäologie in Deutschland, 1/2001, p. 14-19 * "Archäologisches Puzzle statt Spekulationen" by Martin Arnold, Tages-Anzeiger, 3. Jan 2002
"Dem Rätsel der Geoglyphen auf der Spur"
by Martin Leuch, NZZ, 23. Jan 2002 * "Sisyphusarbeit oder Kunst für Götter", uni/eth/Zürich, Nr. 285, Apr 2002, p. 56-58 * "Der rätselhaften Landschaftskunst auf der Spur" by Martin Leuch,

Basler Zeitung ''Basler Zeitung'' (literally: "Basler Newspaper"), or ''BaZ'', is a Swiss German-language regional daily newspaper, published in Basel. History and profile ''Basler Zeitung'' was created in 1977 through the merger of the '' Basler Nachrichte ...

, 3. May 2002 * "Die Sehnsucht nach dem Unbekannten" by Barbara Vonarburg, Tages-Anzeiger, 22. May 2003 * "Landschafts- und Siedlungsgeschichte im Gebiet der Nasca-Kultur/Peru", Geographische Rundschau, 3/2004, p. 22-29 * "Archäologie ferngesteuert",

Abenteuer Archäologie ''Abenteuer Archäologie'' (meaning ''Adventure Archeology'' in English) was a German archaeological and science magazine. The magazine was founded in February 2004 and was published by Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in Heidelbe ...

, 4/2005, p. 14-19 * "Das Rätsel der Pampa", National Geographic Deutschland, Aug 2005, S. 20-30 * "Ein Modellhelikopter über versunkenen Stätten", Antike Welt, 1/2006, 37. Jahrgang, p. 85-90 * "XXL-Bilder im Sand", P.M. Perspektive, 1/2007, p. 86-89 * "Das Geheimnis von Nasca ist enthüllt", Bild der Wissenschaft, 1/2007, p. 56-63
"Kultstätte im Wüstenstaub"
by Michael Zick,

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. Histo ...

, 18./19. Apr 2009 * "Nasca ist jetzt etwas weniger geheimnisvoll" by Daniel Bächtold, Tages-Anzeiger, 16. May 2009 * "Das Rätsel von Nazca", P.M. History, 1/2012, p. 34-43

BAMIYAN Project (movies, TV reports, radio)

* "

The Giant Buddhas ''The Giant Buddhas'' (2005) is a documentary film by Swiss filmmaker Christian Frei about the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan in Afghanistan. The film premiered in August 2005 and was released in March 2006. The movie quotes local Afghans ...

" by

Christian Frei Christian Frei (born 1959 in Schönenwerd, Solothurn) is a Swiss filmmaker and film producer. He is mostly known for his films ''War Photographer'' (2001), '' The Giant Buddhas'' (2005) and '' Space Tourists'' (2009). Frei has been an associate le ...

, Documentary, Switzerland 2005 * SRF1,

10vor10 ''10vor10'' (''10 to 10'') is a current affairs programme broadcast at 21.50 every Monday to Friday evening on the German-language Swiss public television channel SRF 1. Profile According to Christian Dütschler, editorial director of ''10vor1 ...

, 24. May 2002 * Deutsche Welle (DW), English version * Deutsche Welle (DW), German version * SRF1,

, 5. Sep 2003 * SRF1,

, 19. Sep 2003 * ARD, W wie Wissen, 24. Sep 2003 *

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, Nano, 24. Sep 2003 * 3SAT, Nano, 25. Sep 2003 * 3SAT, Nano, 26. Sep 2003 * U1 News, 4. Dec 2003 * RTS, le 19:30 Journal, French version * Plans to remake Giant Buddhas opposed by UNESCO,

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says tha ...

, 13. Nov 2003 * Oe1, 7. Jul 2005, 19.05, radio report

BAMIYAN Project (journals, newspapers)

* "Erstes 3-D-Modell der Buddhas von Bamiyan",

Der Standard ''Der Standard'' is an Austrian daily newspaper published in Vienna. History and profile ''Der Standard'' was founded by Oscar Bronner as a financial newspaper and published its first edition on 19 October 1988. German media company Axel Spring ...

, 23./24. Mar 2002 * "Riconstruiamo I Buddha la sfida degli archeologi",

la Repubblica ''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arno ...

, 26. Mar 2002
"Auferstehung der Buddhas"
ETHLife, 13. May 2002 * "Wiedergeburt der Giganten",

Sonntagsblick ''Blick'' is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, and online news website covering current affairs, entertainment, sports and lifestyle. History and profile ''Blick'' was established in 1959. The newspaper was the first Swiss tabloid publ ...

, 25. May 2002 * "Wiedergeburt der Buddhas",

Computerworld ''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website ...

, 31. May 2002 * "Buddhas Rückkehr",

Focus Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to: Arts * Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film *''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore * ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...

6/2002, p. 118-119 * "Vermessungstechnik: Ein Buddha wird wiedergeboren",

GEO Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ''γη'' or ''γαια'', meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”. GEO or Geo may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''GEO'' (magazine), a popular scientific magazine ...

, Jan 2003 * "Wiedergeburt der Buddhas", TELE Nr. 42, 2003, magazin Science, p. 115 * "Die Bamian-Buddhas als Punktwolke",

DIE ZEIT ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History Th ...

, 24. Apr 2003 * Donga Daily (Seoul), 11. Jul 2003 * "Des Zurichois ressuscitent les buddhas afghans",

Tribune de Genève The ''Tribune de Genève'' (English: ''Geneva Tribune'') is a Swiss French-language, regional daily newspaper, published in Berliner format by Edipresse in Geneva. History and operations The ''Tribune de Genève'' was first published by J ...

, 11.-12. Sep 2004
"Die Auferstehung der Buddhas"
NZZ am Sonntag, 10. Oct 2004 * "Renaissance des buddhas afghans à l’heure Suisse",

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, 3. Nov 2003 * "Scientists seek to replace razed statue",

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, 13. Nov 2003 * GEO (Korea), 3/2003, p. 36-38 * "Zürcher Computer rekonstruieren zerstörte Buddhas von Afghanistan", Tages-Anzeiger, 13. Nov 2003 * "Tall order for Afghan Buddhas. Researchers hope to rebuild statues razed by the Taliban",

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, 13. Nov 2003 * "Model of Taliban-destroyed Buddha created",

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, 13. Nov 2003 * "Buddhas reincarnation faces delay", Das NZZ Archiv auf CD-ROM, English Window, 13. Nov 2003 * Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 14. Nov 2003 * "Rebirth of the Afghan Buddhas",

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, 14. Nov 2003 * "The Buddhas of Bamiyan", by Avrom Wolf, The Alia Times, 14. Nov 2003 * Asahi Shimbun, 18. Nov 2003 * "Die Buddhas von Bamiyan",

, 2/2004. p. 70-74 * "Preserving an Afghan Landmark",

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, Jun 2004, p. 24-25 * "Bring back the Buddha", by

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, November 2004, p. 70-72 * "Bamian – Rekonstruktion und Aufbau", NZZ, 13. Dec 2004 * "Buddhas virtuelle Auferstehung",

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, 13. Dec 2004
"Ein Buddha aus Olten"
NZZ, 24. Dec 2004 * "Auferstehung der Statuen",

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, 25. Aug 2005 * "Afghan Buddhas may rise again",

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, 13. Dec 2006

Others

* "Mount Everest. Surveying the Third Pole", National Geographic, Vol. 174, No. 5, Nov 1988 * "Von der Landvermessung zur Robotik", Technische Rundschau (TR), Heft 26, 84. Jahrgang, 26. Jun 1992, p. 60-66 * "Photogrammetrie – know-how für Fernerkundung und Robotik", Technische Rundschau (TR), Heft 22, 85. Jahrgang, 4. Jun 1993, p. 40-45 * "3-D tracking simplifies volume-image analysis", Opto & Laser Europe, Issue 17, Feb 1995, p. 23-24 * "Unterwegs in virtuellen Stadtlandschaften", Bund, Kanton, Gemeinde, 2/1998, p. 4-5 * "Stadtvermessung dreidimensional", Bund, Kanton, Gemeinde, 4/1998, p. 32-34 * "Mt. Everest – wie Reinhold Messner ihn noch nie sah", Bild der Wissenschaft, 3/2002, p. 54-59 * "Armin Grün, Photogrammeter: In drei Dimensionen zeichnen", Hochparterre, Nr. 8, Aug 2012, 25. Jahrgang

References

Sources

* "Grün, Armin." In: ''

Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender ''Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender'' (English: "Kürschner's Encyclopedia of German Scholars"), formerly subtitled ''Lexikon der lebenden deutschsprachigen Wissenschaftler'' ("Encyclopedia of Living German-Speaking Scholars"), is a German l ...

'' 2003. 19th ed. Vol I, K. G. Saur, Munich 2003, , p. 1053
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