Dr. Mohamed M.R. Mostafa is the Lead Technical Authority, Mobile Mapping at Applanix. Dr. Mostafa obtained his Ph.D. in geomatics engineering from The University of Calgary, Canada in 1999. He has over 20 years of experience in system design, development, integration, calibration, and quality control for airborne, land, and indoor surveying and mapping. He has managed and delivered projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and has contributed to more than 200 technical publications, including the Manual of Photogrammetry 5th edition and the DEM User Manual. He served as Vice President of Commission 1 (sensors and platforms) for the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and as the Chair of the Direct Georeferencing Committee of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) from 2000 to 2010. He received 11 international awards in the last 30 years
