Description: The GRS-S established the GRS-S TRANSACTIONS Prize Paper Award (TPPA) to recognize the authors who have published in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING (TGARS) during the calendar year an exceptional paper in terms of content and impact on the GRS-Society. If a suitable paper cannot be identified from among those published during the calendar year, papers published in prior years and subsequently recognized as being meritorious may be considered.
Administration: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE GRS-S).
Eligibility: Papers published in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING.
Award Items: Certificate and check $3000. In case of multiple authors, each will receive a certificate, and the cash award will be shared among the co-authors.
Frequency: The award shall be presented annually to one recipient, provided a qualified paper is identified. If a suitable paper cannot be identified from among those published during the calendar year, papers published in prior years and subsequently recognized as being meritorious may be considered.
Funds: The award is funded through the IEEE GRS-S budget. The society’s budget includes the amount for this award AND the Society budget is net positive with the inclusion of the award.
Nominee Solicitation: Nominations for the GRS-S TRANSACTIONS Prize Paper Award shall be made by:
Reviewers of the GRS-S TGARS papers
Associate Editors of GRS-S TGARS
Editor in Chief of GRS-S TGARS
Society members
Download the Nomination Form
The Editor-in-Chief compiles the list of nominated papers, along with the number of nominations and any other pertinent and appropriate data. The Editor-in-Chief is not allowed to remove any nominated paper from consideration.
The Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in IEEE and Society governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. No paper authored or coauthored by persons involved in the selection process is eligible.
Award Committee: The nominations are evaluated and ranked by the IEEE GRS-S Publications Awards Committee. The IEEE GRS-S AdCom approves the award in its spring meeting.
Schedule: The Editor in Chief of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING is requested to forward the nominations list to the GRS-S Publications Awards Committee Chairperson mid December. The Publications Awards Committee (PAC) shall accept these nominations, evaluate and rank them and forward the ranking list to the GRS-S AdCom mid February. The GRS-S AdCom selects and approves the GRS-S TRANSACTIONS Prize Paper Award in its spring meeting.
Selection/Basis for Judging: In selecting the paper, factors considered are originality, clarity and timeliness of the paper. IEEE membership is preferable.
Presentation: The award shall be presented at an awards ceremony during IGARSS of the following year.
Publicity: : Nominations for the award shall be requested in the GRS Newsletter and on the GRS home page. A feature publication will be published in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING and/or in the GRS-S Newsletter.
