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Chryssy Potsiou

Professor NTUA

Director Topography Section of SRSG Engineers

UNECE WPLA Bureau Member

Honorary President of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

Brief CV

Chryssy Potsiou graduated from Arsakeio Psychikou in 1976, and from School of Rural & Surveying Engineers, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1982; she was awarded with the Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) graduation scholarship. She then received a four-year scholarship from NTUA for PhD studies in Photogrammetry and Cadaster.

During the period 1982 - 1993 she worked as a registered private practitioner, at A-level in the Ministry of Environment Spatial Planning and Public Works' register, in several projects in the domains of Topography (16) and Spatial Planning (2) studies. During the period 1993 - 2001 she was employed as Special Research and Teaching Scientist at the Lab of Photogrammetry, Topography Division, School for Rural and Surveying Engineering, NTUA, at a permanent position.

In 1995 she completed her PhD. The title of her PhD thesis was "Digital Cartographic Data for the Hellenic Cadaster". During the period 1998 - 2001 she worked as management-advisor for international, educational and technical issues at the KTIMATOLOGIO S.A., agency responsible for the implementation of the Hellenic Cadaster.

In 2006 she attended the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) professional education courses on Real Estate Markets Center for Real Estate: Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Markets: Location, Product, Timing; Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Development.

During the periods: 2005 - 2010 she was elected at the position of a Lecturer (in a permanent position) at NTUA, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, teaching Cadastre and Land Management, Spatial Information Management, and Property Valuation; 2010 - 2013 she was elected as an Assistant Professor (in a permanent position); 2013-2017 she was elected as an Associate Professor (in a permanent position).

In 2017 she was elected at the permanent position of a Professor. Since then she teaches the undergraduate courses of "Cadaster and Land Management", "Property Valuation and Land management", "Cadastre and Land Policy", "Design of modern Land Administration Systems", and the post graduate course "Valuation and Development - Management of Real Estate".

She has supervised more than 85 undergraduate diploma theses and more than 15 post-graduate theses in Geoinformatics, at NTUA, as well as 1 PhD thesis on "The Volunteered Geographic Information in Land Administration: Crowdsourcing Techniques in Cadastral Surveys" and she was co-supervisor in 3 more. She currently supervises 6 PhD theses.

Positions of trust and tasks in Greece:

For the period 2009-2010 she was appointed by the Hellenic government (through a qualification based procedure) as a member of the board of directors at HEMCO, Hellenic Mapping and Cartographic Organization, http://www.okxe.gr/engprof.htm. For the period 2009-2012 she was appointed by the Hellenic government (through a qualification based procedure) as a member of the board of directors at the KTIMATOLOGIO S.A., agency responsible for the implementation of the Hellenic Cadastre, 2009. http://www.ktimatologio.gr/ktima/EN/index.php?ID=qoQhyNCvtozm6ajS_EN.

For the periods: 2013 - 2015 she was elected as a Member of the Management Board of the Hellenic Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers (HARSE); Since 1992 she is elected and serves as a member of the Management Board of the Hellenic Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; 2002 - 2006 & 2008 - 2010 as an elected member of the Management Board of the Hellenic Society for Geographic Information Systems - HellasGIs (http://www.hellasgi.gr/).

Since 1994, she represents the Technical Chamber of Greece in UNECE/ Working Party on Land Administration WPLA and the International Federation of Surveyors FIG.

International Activities

International activity and Positions of Trust:

2023 - 2024	UNECE WPLA Bureau Member;
2019-	Honorary FIG President
2019-2021	Vice chair of WPLA
2015-2018	FIG President
2011-2014	FIG Vice President and chair of the FIG Task Force on Property and Housing.
2007-2010	Member of the FIG Council for 2 periods as ACCO representative;
2006-2010	Chair of FIG Commission 3'Spatial Information Management';
2004-2006	Vice chair of FIG Commission 3 'Spatial Information Management';
2002-2006	Chair of Working Group 3.3 "Spatial Information Management - State of the Art" of FIG Commission 3;
2001-2021	Bureau Memberof the UN/ECE Working Party on Land Administration (WPLA);
1998-2002	Chair of the Working Group 3.1 "Spatial Information Management - Technical Aspects" of FIG Commission 3;
1994-1998	Member of the Working Group 7.1 of FIG Commission 7;

Since 2009 she sporadically cooperates as an independent expert with the World Bank, for the compilation of research studies in the field of cadaster, land administration and land management in various UNECE and ECA countries such as Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Greece and Albania.

Through the above mentioned activity she has organized a large number of focused international workshops (6 of them in Greece in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2018) and has accomplished international research and has published several UN/FIG publications. She has also participated in land administration review missions in UNECE countries as an independent expert.

She has lectured in more than 30 national and international training seminars for engineers in Geoinformatics and especially in the fields of cadaster, spatial data infrastructures, land administration and land management, property valuation, GIS, photogrammetry, informal settlements, disaster response, digital documentation of archaeological monuments and sites, land use planning, Housing. In five of those she was the scientific responsible and coordinator. She has published more than 120 peer reviewed publications in conference proceedings or scientific journals, as well as another 125 oral presentations in scientific conferences or papers and editorials in professional journals. She has been an invited speaker in about 40 and a keynote speaker in 17 international conferences.

She serves as a reviewer in various scientific international conferences and journals (e.g., Journal of Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (CEUS); Surveying and Land Information Sciences (SaLIS); Nordic Journal of Surveying and Real Estate Research; Survey Review; Land Use Policy) and she is member of the editorial board of the "Survey Review" scientific journal. She was responsible for the organization of the Peer Review Process for the papers submitted in FIG conferences, and she acted as chief editor for the 2008 and 2009 conferences.

As the President of the International Federation of Surveyors, in 2015, she has signed a MoU between FIG and the World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ and initiated a joint international research on Real Estate Markets, and in December 2017 she signed a MoU between FIG and the International Real Estate Federation FIABCI http://www.fiabci.org/ and initiated a joint research in Formalizing Real Estate Markets.

She participated in more than 200 international and local conferences, such as of CIPA Heritage documentation http://cipa.icomos.org/; FIG www.fig.net; ISPRS http://www.isprs.org/; UNECEWPLA https://www.unece.org/housing/working-party.html; Hellas GIs http://www.hellasgi.gr/; HARSE http://www.psdatm.gr/; UNECECHLM https://www.unece.org/housing.html; the World Bank Land and Poverty conferences http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2017/08/07/land-and-poverty-conference-2018-land-governance-in-an-interconnected-world; TCG http://portal.tee.gr/portal/page/portal/TEE/TCG; etc.

She has organized more than 50 international conferences/workshops.

She speaks Greek, English (level: Proficiency in English, Cambridge) and German (level: Mittelstufe, Goethe Institut).

Publications

Books - Publications

Nizalov, D., Tan, E., Potsiou, C., Langdown, I., Childress, M., Locke, A., 2022. Sustainable Development and Security of Property Rights in the UNECE Region. An assessment of perceived tenure security for land and housing.UNECE, United Nations, Overseas Development Institute ODI and GLOBAL LAND ALLIANCE

Potsiou, C., Louwsma, M., Rispoli, E., Scorza, M. 2022. The Role of Land Administration Data in the Real Estate Sector. In: Geospatial Data in the 2020s Transformative Power and Pathways to Sustainability. FIG Publication 78, FIG, ISSN 2311-8423 (pdf), ISBN 978-87-93914-01-8 (pdf).

Nystrom, S., Potsiou, C., Wouters, R., 2022. Covid-19 Recover Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region. UNECE, United Nations, ISBN 978-92-1-117293-5

Lemmens, R., Antoniou, V., Hummer, P., Potsiou, C., 2021. Citizen Science in the Digital World of Apps. The Science of Citizen Science, 461,

Bakogiannis, E., Kyriakidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2021. What's the Future of Greek Cities in the Post-COVID-19 Period? New Perspectives on Urban Resilience and Sustainable Mobility. In: Abbas Rajabifard, Daniel Paez, Greg Foliente (eds) COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information, and Community Resilience - Global Applications and Lessons, Chapter 39, p. 447, CRC Press/Tayor & Francis Group.

Potsiou, C., 2021. Formalizing Informal Settlements to Empower Residents Against COVID-19 and Other Disasters. In: Abbas Rajabifard, Daniel Paez, Greg Foliente (eds) COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information, and Community Resilience- Global Applications and Lessons, Chapter 15, CRC, Taylor & Francis, pp. 195-202, DOI 10.1201/9781003181590

Potsiou, C., Nystrom, S., Wouters, R., Figueiredo, A., 2019. "Guidelines for the formalization of informal constructions" UNECE, United Nations, ISBN 978-92-1-117234-8

Potsiou, C., 2019. Why and How Informal Development should be Formalized Quickly, Inclusively and Affordably - Experience from UNECE Region. In: Abbas Rajabifard (ed) Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma - Land and Geospatial Information for Urban and Rural Resilience, Chapter 18, 13 p., ISBN-13: 978-0367259358, ISBN-10: 0367259354.

Cetl, V., Dalyot, S., Doytsher, Y., Felus, Y., Haklay, M., Ioannidis, C., Mueller, H., Potsiou, C., 2019. Rispoli, E., Siriba, D., 2019. New Trends in Geospatial Information: The Land Surveyors Role in the Era of Crowdsourcing and VGI. FIG Publication No. 73, Copenhagen, Denmark, ISSN 1018-6530, ISBN 978-87-92853-85-1

Aggelopoulos, E., Potsiou, C., 2017. Affordable and Quality Improvement of State-owned Housing in Greece. Southern European Housing II 'New Developments in Southern European Housing', Eds: Elena Bargelli and Thorsten Heitkamp, PISA University Press, pp. 153-166

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., 2016. A Proposed Crowdsourcing Cadastral Model: Taking Advantage of Previous Experience and Innovative Techniques. In: Capineri, C, Haklay, M, Huang, H, Antoniou, V, Kettunen, J, Ostermann, F and Purves, R. (eds.) European Handbook of Crowdsourced Geographic Information, pp. 419-433. London: Ubiquity Press.

Potsiou C., 2015. Formalizing the Informal: Challenges and Opportunities of Informal Settlements in South-East Europe. UNECE/FIG Publication, 121 p., ISBN 978-87-92853-32-5,

Potsiou, C., 2012. Study on illegally built objects and illegal development in Montenegro, 147 p

Potsiou C., 2010. Informal Urban Development in Europe. Experiences from Albania and Greece - Summary version. FIG/UN HABITAT publication, 40 p., ISBN: 978-92-1-132266-8.

Doytsher Y., Kelly P, Khouri R., McLaren R., Mueller H, Potsiou C., 2010. Rapid Urbanization and Mega Cities: The Need for Spatial Information Management. FIG publication 48. ISBN 978-87-90907-78-5, p 92.

UNECE, 2009. Guidance and Good Practice for the Application of Fees and Gharges for Real Property Cadastre and Registration Services. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), published by the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre, Prague, 15 p.

Tsenkova, S., Potsiou, C., Badyina, A., 2009. Self-Made Cities - In search of sustainable solutions for informal settlements in the United Nations Economic Commissions for Europe region. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Publications, ISBN 978-92-1-117005-4, Geneva, p. 113.

FIG/UN-HABITAT, 2008. Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing. FIG Publication No 44, 60 p., ISBN 978-87-90907-70-9,

UNECE, 2005. Land Administration in the UNECE Region: Development Trends and Main Principles. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), published by the Technical Chamber of Greece, Athens, 104 p. (Authors: P. Dale, B. Kjellson, H. Sahakyan, H. Koenig, P. Creuzer, C. Potsiou, A. Kokkonen, B. Mikuta, A. Overchuk, J. Valis, B. Lipej, A. Solchaga, T. Beardsall, G. Vinogradov, G. Μuggenhuber, P. van der Molen, H. Onsrud, D. Steudler, R. Baldwin, S. Kelway, J. Manthorpe).

UNECE, 2004. Guidelines on Real Property Units and Identifiers. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), ECE/HBP/135, Geneva, p. 68. (Authors: P. Dale, N. Vata, H. Sahakyan, F. Hutterer, P. Halme, C. Potsiou, B. Mikuta, A. Hoekstra, H. Onsrud, J. Paasch, R. Ashwin).

Πότσιου, Χ., 1995. Ψηφιακά χαρτογραφικά στοιχεία του Κτηματολογίου. Διδακτορική Διατριβή, Τμήμα Αγρονόμων Τοπογράφων Μηχανικών ΕΜΠ, Αθήνα, 213 σελ.

Scientific Papers in peer reviewed Journals

C. Potsiou, C. Ioannidis, S. Soile, A.-M. Boutsi, R. Chliverou, K. Apostolopoulos, M. Gkeli, F. Bourexis, Geospatial Tool Development for the Management of Historical Hiking Trails-The Case of the Holy Site of Meteora. Land 2023, 12(8), 1530; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081530

Gkeli M., Potsiou, C., 3D crowdsourced parametric cadastral mapping: Pathways integrating BIM/IFC, crowdsourced data and LADM, 2023, Land Use Policy, 131, 106713, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106713

C. Potsiou, N. Doulamis, N. Bakalos, M. Gkeli, C. Ioannidis, S. Markouizou, A Prototype Machine Learning Tool Aiming to Support 3D Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveying of Self-Made Cities, Land 2023, 12(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010008

Apostolopoulos, K., Potsiou, C., How to Improve Quality of Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveys. Land 2022, 11, 1642. doi: 10.3390/land11101642

Theodosopoulou, Z., Kourtis, I.M., Bellos, V., Apostolopoulos, K., Potsiou, C., Tsihrintzis, V.A. 2022, A Fast Data-Driven Tool for Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Areas. Hydrology 2022, 9, 147. doi: 10.3390/hydrology9080147

Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., Soile, S., Verykokou, S., Gkeli, M., Filippakopoulou, M. 2022, A Technical Tool for Urban Upgrading: An Application for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Planning for Affordable Housing. Land 2022, 11, 1197. doi: 10.3390/land11081197

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Soile, S., Vathiotis, G., Cravariti, M-E., 2021, A BIM-IFC Technical Solution for 3D Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveys based on LADM. Accepted to be published in Earth Journal (ISSN 2673-4834)

Lemmens, R., Antoniou, V., Hummer, P., Potsiou, C., 2021. Citizen Science in the Digital World of Apps. The Science of Citizen Science, 461

Apostolopoulos, K., Potsiou, C., 2021. Consideration on how to introduce gamification tools to enhance citizen engagement in crowdsourced cadastral surveys. Survey Review, pp 1-11

Bakogiannis, E., Potsiou, C., Apostolopoulos, K., Kyriakidis, C. 2021. Crowdsourced Geospatial Infrastructure for Coastal Management and Planning for Emerging Post COVID-19 Tourism Demand. Tourism and Hospitality, vol. 2(2), pp. 261-276.

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2020. A technical solution for 3D crowdsourced cadastral surveys. Land Use Policy, vol. 98(Nov 2020), 104419, 14 p.

Antoniou, V., Potsiou, C., 2020. A Deep Learning Method to Accelerate the Disaster Response Process. Remote Sensing, vol. 12(3), 544.

Potsiou, C., Paunescu, C., Ioannidis, C., Apostolopoulos, K., Nache, F., 2020. Reliable 2D Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveys: Case Studies from Greece and Romania. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI), vol. 9(2), 89.

Mourafetis, G., Potsiou, C., 2020. IT Services and Crowdsourcing in Support of the Hellenic Cadastre: Advanced Citizen Participation and Crowdsourcing in the Official Property Registration Process. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, vol. 9(4), 190.

Bakogiannis, E., Papadaki, K., Kyriakidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2020. How to Adopt BIM in the Building Construction Sector across Greece? Applied Sciences, vol. 10(4)

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2019. Crowdsourced 3D cadastral surveys: looking towards the next 10 years. Journal of Geographical Systems, vol. 21(1), pp 61-87.

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2019. Crowdsourced 3D cadastral surveys: looking towards the next 10 years. Journal of Geographical Systems, vol. 21(1), pp 61-87.

Apostolopoulos, K., Geli, M., Petrelli, P., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2018. A new model for Cadastral Surveying using Crowdsourcing. Survey Review, vol. 50(359), pp. 122-133.

Gkeli, M., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2017. The potential use of VGI data for 3D cadastre surveys. Coordinates magazine, vol. 13(10), pp. 14-19.

Gkeli, M., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2017. Review of the 3D Modelling Algorithms and Crowdsourcing. Coordinates magazine, vol. 13(9), pp. 7-14.

Apostolopoulos, K., Geli, M., Petrelli, P., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2016. A new model for cadastral surveying using crowdsourcing. Survey Review, Published online: 15 Nov 2016.

Potsiou, C., 2015. Ensuring the rapid response to change - Ensuring the Surveyor of tomorrow. South-Eastern European Journal of Earth Observation and Geomatics, vol. 4(2S), pp. 45-63.

Aggelopoulos E., Potsiou C., 2015. Monitoring the implementation of FAO Voluntary Guidelines οn the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Forests in Greece, South-Eastern European Journal of Earth Observation and Geomatics, vol. 4(1S), pp. 51-70.

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., Bakogiannis, E., 2015. OpenStreetMap for cadastral purposes: An application using VGI for official processes in urban areas. Survey Review, vol. 47(344), pp. 333-341.

Mourafetis, G., Apostopoloulos, K., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2015. Enhancing cadastral surveys by facilitating the participation of owners. Survey Review, vol. 47(344), pp. 316-324.

Filippakopoulou, M., Potsiou, C., 2014. Research on residential property taxation and its impact on the real estate market in Greece. Survey Review, vol. 46(338), pp. 333-341.

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., 2014. The Volunteered Geographic Information in Cadastre: Perspectives and citizens' motivations over potential participation in mapping. GeoJournal, vol. 79(3), pp. 343-355.

Potsiou, C., 2014. Policies for formalization of informal development: Recent experience from Southeastern Europe. Land Use Policy, vol. 36(January), pp. 33-46.

Potsiou C., 2013. Illegal Development in a State Controlled Economy in transition: the case of Montenegro. South-Eastern European Journal of Earth Observation and Geomatics, vol. 3(1S), pp.71-85.

Filippakopoulou M., Siana, L., Potsiou C., 2013. A Research on the Greek Social Housing Policies. South-Eastern European Journal of Earth Observation and Geomatics, vol. 3 (1S), pp. 3-22.

Spirou-Sioula, K., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2013. Technical Aspects for a 3D Hybrid Cadastre Model. Survey Review, vol. 45(333), pp. 419-427.

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., 2012. Improving cadastral survey procedures using crowd sourcing techniques. Coordinates, vol. VIII(10), October 2012, pp. 20-26.

Bregu, E., Potsiou, C., 2012. The Development of a Property Market in Albania. South-Eastern European Journal of Earth Observation and Geomatics, vol. 1(2s): Land and Information Management in South Eastern Europe, pp. 83-96.

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., 2012. VGI in Cadastre - A Greek experiment to investigate the potential of crowd sourcing techniques in Cadastral Mapping. Survey Review, vol. 44(325), pp. 153-161.

Potsiou, C., Basiouka S., 2012. Security of ownership versus public benefit: A case study for land taking for infrastructure in Greece as an EU member state. Survey Review, vol. 44(325), pp. 111-123.

Συλαίου, Σ., Μπασιούκα, Σ., Πότσιου, Χ., Πατιάς, Π., 2012. Επισκόπηση εφαρμογών της Εθελοντικής Γεωγραφικής Πληροφορίας με έμφαση στην Πολιτιστική Κληρονομιά. ΧΩΡΟγραφίες, τόμος 3(1), σελ. 15-22.

Potsiou, C., Dimopoulou, E., 2012. Access to Land and Housing of the Greek Roma. Surveying and Land Information Sciences (SaLIS), volume 72(1), pp. 37-49.

Potsiou, C., Theodorou, M., Elikkos, E., 2010. Increased Market Demand may lead to Informal Development. Zeitschrift fuer Geodaesie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement, vol. 135(1), pp. 49-59.

Potsiou, C., Theodorou, M., Elikkos, E., 2009. Informal Development Due to Market Pressure-A Case Study on Cyprus and the Role of Land Administration. Nordic Journal of Surveying and Real Estate Research, vol. 4(2009) Special Series, pp. 53-68.

Ioannidis, C., Psaltis, C., Potsiou, C., 2009. Towards a strategy for control of suburban informal building through automatic change detection. Journal of Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (CEUS), vol. 33(1), pp. 64-74.

Potsiou, C., Dimitriadi, K., 2008. Tools for Legal Integration and Regeneration of Informal Development in Greece: A Research Study in the Municipality of Keratea. Surveying and Land Information Sciences (SaLIS), vol. 68(2), pp. 103-118.

Ioannidis, C., Psaltis, C., Potsiou, C., 2008. Suburban Informal Building Control. Technica Chronika, Scientific Journal of the TCG, I, May-December 2008, vol. 28(2-3), pp. 111-123.

Potsiou, C., Mueller, H., 2008. Comparative Thoughts on German and Hellenic Urban Planning and Property Registration. Technica Chronika, Scientific Journal of the TCG, I, May-December 2008, vol. 28(2-3), pp.19-35.

Potsiou, C., Apostolatos, G., 2007. Legal Reforms for Land Management in Support of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece and Infrastructure after the Games. Surveying and Land Information Sciences (SaLIS), vol. 67(3), September 2007, pp. 159-173.

Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Soile S., 2007. A Spatial Information System for the archaeological site of Mycenae. International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC),vol. 5(2), June 2007, pp. 375-394.

Potsiou, C., 2007. Workshop on "Spatial Information Management toward Legalizing Informal Urban Development" and "Informal Settlements-Real Estate Market Needs for Good Land Administration and Planning", Surveying and Land Information Sciences (SaLIS), vol. 67(2), pp. 91-96.

Potsiou, C., Volakakis, M., Doublidis, P., 2001. Hellenic Cadastre: State of the art - Experience, proposals and future strategies. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (CEUS), 25 (January 2001), pp. 445-476.

Πότσιου, Χ., Μπαντέκας, Ι.,1985. Φωτογραμμετρική Απόδοση με Η/Υ: Αναλυτικοί Προσανατολισμοί. Τεχνικά Χρονικά Α, τόμος 5, τεύχος 4, σελ. 187-220.

Papers in Conference proceedings with peer review

D. Andritsou, C. Alexiou, and Potsiou, C., BIM, 3D cadastral data and AI for urban management - A case study for energy consumption monitoring, 2023, 11th International FIG Land Administration Domain Model / 3D Land Administration Workshop 11-13 October 2023, Gavle, Sweden, http://www.gdmc.nl/3DCadastres/workshop2023/programme/ProceedingsLADM_3DLA_2023.pdf

D. Andritsou, S. Soile, and Potsiou, C., MERGING BIM, LAND USE AND 2D CADASTRAL MAPS INTO A DIGITAL TWIN INFRASTRUCTURE, 2023, 18th International 3DGeoInfo Conference 2023, https://www.3dgeoinfo.org/3dgeoinfo/?page_id=13

D. Andritsou, M. Gkeli, S. Soile, and Potsiou, C., A BIM/IFC - LADM SOLUTION ALIGNED TO THE GREEK LEGISLATION, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B4-2022, 471-477, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-471-2022, 2022.

T. Evangelou, M. Gkeli, and Potsiou, C., 2022. BUILDING DIGITAL TWINS FOR SMART CITIES: A CASE STUDY IN GREECE, ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4/W2-2022, 61-68

Ioannidis, C., Soile, S., Boutsi, A.M., Verykokou, S., I. Pastos, I. Tallis, P. Tokmakidis, K. Tokmakidis, Potsiou, C., 2022. 5dMeteora: Information System for Multi-Level Documentation of Religious Sites and Historic Complexes, Proceedings of the FIG Congress 2022

D. Andritsou, M. Gkeli, S. Soile, Potsiou, C., 2022. A BIM/IFC - LADM SOLUTION ADJUSTED TO THE GREEK LEGISLATION, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLIII-B4-2022 XXIV ISPRS Congress (2022 edition), 6-11 June 2022, Nice, France

Ioannidis, C., Soile, S., Boutsi, A.M., Verykokou, S., Potsiou, C., 2021. From 3D Documentation to XR Representation of Cultural Heritage Buildings - The Case of the Katholikon of St. Stephen, Meteora. Proceedings of the FIG WW2021,

Paunescu, C., Potsiou, C., Cioaca, A., Apostolopoulos, K., Nache, F., 2021. Introducing New Technology in the Cadastral Surveying. Proceedings of the FIG WW2021,

Nystrom, S., Potsiou, C., Wouters, R., Salize, M., 2021. Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements. Proceedings of the FIG WW2021,

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2021. BIM data as Input to 3D Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveying - Potential and Perspectives. Proceedings of the FIG WW2021, 9th FIG Workshop on the LADM/3D Land Administration,

Potsiou, C., Doulamis, N., Bakalos, N., Gkeli, M., Ioannidis, C., 2020. Indoor localization for 3D mobile cadastral mapping using machine learning techniques. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. VI-4/W1-2020, pp. 159-166, 3rd BIM/GIS Integration Workshop and 15th 3D GeoInfo Conference, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-VI-4-W1-2020-159-2020

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2020. Design of a fully crowdsourced 3D cadastral technical solution. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XLIII-B4-2020, XXIV ISPRS Congress (2020 edition), pp. 269-276

Gkeli, M., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2020. Mobile Crowdsourcing in 3D Cadastral Surveys: Exploring Publics' Reaction and Data Quality. Proceedings of the FIG Working Week 2020 'Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management', 22 p.

Potsiou, C., 2019. The TCG vision for Establishing Global Partnerships FIG, UIA, ECCE, WPLA, TCG, REM. Proceedings of the XI session of WPLA, Geneva.

Potsiou, C., Nystrom, S., Wouters, R., 2019. Guidelines for formalization of informal constructions. Proceedings of the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 'Catalyzing Innovation', Washington D.C., USA.

Potsiou, C., 2019. Improving professional skills in support of resilience and Sustainability - The Role of Surveyors in the Era of crowdsourcing and VGI. Proceedings of the Ninth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) 'Building Technical Capacities for Resilience and Sustainability', New York, USA.

Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Soile, S., Verykokou, S., Boutsi, A-M., 2019. Geospatial big data management for a holistic documentation of complex sites - the case of Meteora, Greece. Proceedings of the FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop 2019: "Advances in Geodata Analytics for Smart Cities and Regions", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Apostolopoulos, K., Potsiou, C., 2019. Development of an Open Source Software for Reliable 2D Crowdsourced Cadastral Surveys. Proceedings of the FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop 2019 "Advances in Geodata Analytics for Smart Cities and Regions", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Bakogiannis, E., Kyriakidis, C., Siti, Potsiou, C., 2019. The potential of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) to contribute in cycling infrastructure planning in Athens, Greece. Proceedings of the FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop 2019 "Advances in Geodata Analytics for Smart Cities and Regions", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Apostolopoulos, K., Potsiou, C., 2019. Participatory procedures & Consideration for indroducing gamification tools in the Hellenic Cadastral Project. Proceedings of the FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop 2019 "Advances in Geodata Analytics for Smart Cities and Regions", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Potsiou, C., 2019. UNECE WPLA / FIG Guidelines for Formalization of Informal Constructions within Europe. Proceedings of the 80th session of Committee of Urban Development, Housing and Land Management 'Ensuring access to decent, adequate, affordable and healthy housing for all', Geneva.

Potsiou, C., 2018. UNECE/FIG Guidelines for Formalization of Informal Real Estate within Europe. Proceedings of Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2018 'Land Governance in an Interconnected World', Washington DC, USA.

Potsiou, C., 2018. Preparing the future of Surveyors and contributing to the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. Proceedings of VI Croatian Congress on Cadastre - Land Administration Globalization and Integration and LADM2018, Zagreb, Croatia.

Potsiou, C., 2018. Ensuring our Rapid Rensponse to Change. Proceedings of the FIG Congress 2018, Keynote Speech, Istanbul, Turkey.

Potsiou, C., 2018. Tool to Support Small-sized Urban Land Consolidation. Proceedings of the UNECE WPLA Workshop on 'Land Consolidation Legislation', Skopje, FYROM.

Potsiou, C., 2018. Formalization of Informal Real Estate. MIPIM 2018 Conference, Cannes, France.

Apostolopoulos, K., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2016. A proposal for fast, flexible, low-cost and reliable Cadastral Surveys. Proceedings of FIG Commission 3 Workshop, Iasi, Romania.

Potsiou, C., 2016. FIG in Support of Real Estate Markets. Proceedings of the High Level FIG/World Bank Conference on Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms, Athens, Greece.

Doulamis, N., Voulodimos, A., Preka, D., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Fritsch, D., 2016. An Efficient Framework for Spatio-Temporal 4D Monitoring and Management of Real Property. Proceedings of the High Level FIG/World Bank Conference on Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms, Athens, Greece, 16 p.

Bakogiannis, T., Kyriakidis, C., Siti, M., Potsiou, C., 2016, A Study of the Development of Commercial Activity in City Centers: The Commercial Triangle of Athens. Proceedings of the High Level FIG/World Bank Conference on Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms, Athens, Greece.

Maltezos, E., Manasis, L., Potsiou, C., 2016, Towards the Incorporation of the Energy Spot of Buildings in the Property Market in Greece. Proceedings of the High Level FIG/World Bank Conference on Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms, Athens, Greece.

Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Soile, S., Verykokou, S., 2016, A tool for affordable housing development. Proceedings of the High Level FIG/World Bank Conference on Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms, Athens, Greece, 16 p.

Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Soile, S., Verykokou, S., Mourafetis, G., Doulamis, N., 2016. Technical aspects for the creation of a multi-dimensional land information system. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XLI-B2, pp. 115-122, XXIII ISPRS Congress, Prague, Czech Republic.

Potsiou, C., 2016. Assessment of Legislative Reform on Property Market in Greece. Proceedings of FIG Working Week 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Andreou, E., Lampropoulos, T., Potsiou, C., 2016. Developing an automated valuation model (AVM) for residential properties in Greece. Proceedings SPIE 9688, Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2016), Paphos, Cyprus, vol. 968817.

Gkeli, M., Apostolopoulos, K., Mourafetis, G., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2016. Crowdsourcing and mobile services for a fit-for-purpose Cadastre in Greece. Proceedings SPIE 9688, Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2016), Paphos, Cyprus, vol. 968817, 10 p., doi: 10.1117/12.2240835.

Potsiou, C., 2016. Recording of the Relevant Legislative Reforms in Greece during the Economic Crisis and Assessment of their Effect on the Property Market. Proceedings of World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2016 'Scaling Up Responsible Land Governance', Washington D.C., USA.

Nystrom, S., Potsiou, C., 2016. Quantifying the effect of Land Policy on a National Economy. Proceedings of World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2016 'Scaling Up Responsible Land Governance', Washington D.C., USA.

Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., Soile, S., Verykokou, S., 2016. A technical and policy tool for urban upgrading and affordable housing planning. Proceedings of FIG Commission 3 Workshop and Annual Meeting 'From Volume to Quality - Bridging the gap for Spatial Data Infrastructure', Iasi, Romania.

Filippakopoulou, M., Potsiou, C., 2016. A Proposal for Affordable Housing Policy in Greece. Proceedings of FIG Commission 3 Annual Workshop and Annual Meeting 'From Volume to Quality: Bridging the Gap for Spatial Data Infrastructure', Iasi, Romania.

Doulamis, N., Voulodimos, A., Preka, D., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., Fritsch, D., 2016. An efficient framework for spatiotemporal 4D monitoring and management of real property. Proceedings of High Level Joint FIG / World Bank Conference on 'Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms', Athens, Greece.

Bakogiannis, E., Kyriakidis, C., Siti, M., Potsiou, C., 2016. A study of the development of commercial activity in city centers: The Commercial Triangle of Athens. Proceedings of High Level Joint FIG / World Bank Conference on 'Sustainable Real Estate Markets Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms', Athens, Greece.

Gkeli, M., Apostolopoulos, K., Mourafetis, G., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2016. Crowdsourcing and mobile services for a fit-for-purpose Cadastre in Greece. Proceedings of SPIE - Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2016), Eds: K. Themistocleous, D. Hadjimitsis, S. Michaelides & G. Papadavid, SPIE vol. 9688, art. no. 968817, 10 p.

Ioannidis, C., Verykokou, S., Soile, S., Potsiou, C., 2015. 5D Multi-Purpose Land Information System. Proceedings of 3rd Eurographics Workshop on Urban Data Modelling and Visualisation, Eds: F. Biljecki and V. Tourre, Delft, The Netherlands

Doulamis, A., Doulamis, N., Ioannidis, C., Chrysouli, C., Grammalidis, N., Dimitropoulos, K., Potsiou, C., Stathopoulou, E.K., Ioannides, M., 2015. 5D modelling: An efficient approach for creating spatiotemporal predictive 3D maps of large-scale cultural resources. Proceedings of ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. II-5/W3, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 61-68

Balta C., Van der Horst, D., Potsiou C., 2015. A Tool to Facilitate Energy Retrofitting Policies for Urban Residencies in Greece. Proceedings of FIG Working Week 2015 'From the Wisdom of the Ages to the Challenges of the Modern World', Sofia, Bulgaria

Mourafetis, G., Ioannidis, C., Doulamis, A., Potsiou, C., 2015. Dynamic 3D representation of information using low cost Cloud ready Technologies. Proceedings of FIG Working Week 2015 'From the Wisdom of the Ages to the Challenges of the Modern World', Sofia, Bulgaria

Doulamis, A., Soile, S., Doulamis, N., Chrisouli, C., Grammalidis, N., Dimitropoulos, K., Manesis, C., Potsiou, C., Ioannidis, C., 2015. Selective 4D modelling framework for spatial-temporal Land Information Management System. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9535, art no. 953506.

Spirou-Sioula, K., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2012. Technical Aspects of a 3D Hybrid Cadastre Model. Proceedings of Joint FIG Commission 3, FIG Task Force on Property and Housing and UNECE WPLA Workshop, Athens, Greece,

Spirou-Sioula, K., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2012. Technical Aspects of a 3D Hybrid Cadastre Model. Proceedings of Joint FIG Commission 3, FIG Task Force on Property and Housing and UNECE WPLA Workshop, Athens, Greece,

Potsiou, C., Boulaka, I., 2012. Informal Development in Greece: New Legislation for Formalization, the Chances for Legalization and the Dead Capital. Proceedings of FIG WW 2012 on "Knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage", Rome, Italy, FIG Article of the Month (March 2012), FIG Article of the Month (March 2012)

Spirou-Sioula, K., Ioannidis, C., Potsiou, C., 2011. Proposal for the Development of a 3D Hybrid model for the Hellenic Cadastre. Proceedings of 2nd International Workshop on 3D Cadastres, Delft, The Netherlands, pp. 333-354,

Basiouka, S., Potsiou, C., 2011. Can Volunteered Geographic Information be used for Cadastre purposes? A case study for investigating the use of crowd sourcing techniques in creating Cadastral Maps. Proceedings of FIG Commission 3 Conference on "The Empowerment of Local Authorities - Spatial Information and Spatial Planning Tools", Paris, France.

Potsiou, C., Dimopoulou, E., 2011. Access to Land and Legal Rights on Land and the Housing Aspects of the Greek Roma. In: Proceedings of FIG Commission 3 Conference on "The Empowerment o Local Authorities. Spatial Information and Spatial Planning Tools", Paris, France. Best paper award.

Potsiou, C., Doytcher, Y., 2010. Urban Management: Availability of technical tools development. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures 2010, Skopje, FYROM, pp. 175-197

Doytsher, Y., Kelly, P, Khouri, R., McLaren, R., Mueller, H., Potsiou, C., 2010. Spatial Information Management and the current rapid process of urbanization. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures 2010, Skopje, FYROM, pp. 158-174

Potsiou, C., Dimitriadi, K., 2008. Legal Integration and Environment Upgrading of Unplanned Development. In: Proceedings (CD) of FIG Commission 3 Workshop on "Spatial Information Management toward Environmental Management of Mega Cities", Valencia, Spain.

Οthers Publications

Research Activity

Research Projects

She has been scientific responsible for 14 international research projects and has participated in another 22 Greek or international ones.

Her major recent research interests include the following projects:

'TRIQUETRA: TOOLBOX FOR ASSESSING AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS AND NATURAL HAZARDS THREATENING CULTURAL HERITAGE' Project 101094818, HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-08 (2023-2025)

'BIOABSORBABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTED SCAFFOLDS FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT OF PERIODONTITIS', Financed by: EPAnEK 2014-2020, Greece (2021-2023)

'Cargo Bikes and Drones', Financed by: EPAnEK 2014-2023, Greece (2021-2023)

'Information System for Multi-level Documentation of Religious Sites and Historic Complexes (METEORA)', Financed by: EPAnEK 2014-2020, Greece 2018-2022

Development of Guidelines for the strategic planning for establishing a network of bike and pedestrian routes and geospatial infrastructure for the Region of Thessaly and especially the unit of Trikala and Meteora. Financed by the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy (2021)

Investigation of the degree of integration of refugees and immigrants into the Greek cities-development of a social integration indicator with a spatial reference. Financed by EU (2021)

The World Bank Group's Technical Assistance for advancing the Cadastre reform in Greece funded by the European Union via the Structural Reform Support Program and in cooperation with the European Commission's DG REFORM (2020-21)

'Post COVID-19 Recovery in Informal Settlements in the ECE Region' (2020) UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE- REGULAR PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION

'Development of the Global Property Rights Index (PRIndex)' (2020) (LAND ALLIANCE, Washington DC), a research project that assess the perception of citizen in terms of security of tenure in various countries.

'European Network Exploring Research into Geospatial Information Crowdsourcing: software and methodologies for harnessing geographic information from the crowd (ENERGIC)' (EU RTD framework program COST (IC1203) (2012-2016).

A World Bank research project: 'The Cost of a Lack in Real Property Market Formalization on a National Economy - Application for Greece and Albania' (2016). This study focuses on developing a methodology for the quantification of the economic cost of the lack of market formalization on a country's national economy.

Research Study on Informal Development and Assessment of Land Policy and Legalization Framework in Kosovo (Statens Kartverk, Norwegian Mapping Authority, Cadastre and Land Registry) (2016)

'5 Dimensional Multi-Purpose Land Information System - 5DMuPLIS', a bilateral research project between Greece and Israel (2014-2015). This project developed a methodology and system for the collection and management of 3d geospatial information in various time periods (the 4th dimension) and in various scales and detail (the 5th dimension) for the management of urban areas and the redistribution of property rights in the case of small land readjustment projects for the application of affordable housing and energy saving policies. Granted patent Copyright Registration Receipt ID# DEP636004570144813318 Date of registration: 02/06/2016 09:36:57 by Copyright Registration Service in UK, http://www.copyright.co.uk/ Certifies that the product/tool that has been implemented for the project "5 Dimensional Multi-Purpose Land Information System, ACRONYM: 5DMuPLIS,www.5dmuplis.gr" in which Chryssy Potsiou has acted as the principal researcher, is owned by the consortium team, and the commercialization is exclusively under the consortium team. File Size: 4545198 octets. Locarno Code: 99-00 Md5:fXOT8DCqtTGKYJh32Kgd9w==

A European Commission, Social Market Economy in Member States II: ESF, ESF Financial and Budget Support project: 'Recording and assessment of the impact of the recent legislative reforms and administrative process on the property market during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 period in Greece' (2015).

A project of the European Commission, Regional Policy H1: "Comparative Study on Expropriation Legislation in selected EU Member States (Greece, France and the Netherlands)" aiming to harmonize the relevant legal framework and policy in Greece (2013).

Research Study on Informal Development and Assessment of Land Policy and Legalization project in Kyrgyzstan (the World Bank) (2013)

Research Study on Informal Development and Assessment of Land Policy and Legalization project in Montenegro (Statens Kartverk, Norwegian Mapping Authority, Cadastre and Land Registry) (2012)

Research Study on Informal Development in Cyprus (NTUA) (2010,2012)

Research Study on Informal Development and Assessment of Land Policy and Legalization project in North Macedonia (the World Bank) (2009

Research Study on Informal Development and it's impacts in Albania and Greece (FIG/UNHABITAT) (2007-2008)