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Commission II, Belelux 
lie — Commission VI, 
OPENING OF SEVENTH CONGRESS 
by 
Mr. Ray Smart, 
Program Director, International Society of Photogrammetry. 
Fellow members of the International Society of Photogrammetry, disting 
uished guests, ladies and gentlemen; I consider it a great honor and privilege to 
open this Seventh International Congress of Photogrammetry, the first to be 
convened in the 'Western Hemisphere. 
I am most grateful to the officers and reporters of the seven Commissions 
of the International Society who have performed a major portion of the work 
of developing the technical program; to the many members of the program 
staff for their hard work and constructive advice in planning for the Seventh 
Congress; to the translators and interpreters for their vital assistance; to the 
many commercial organizations and other agencies for the splendid displays of 
equipment and techniques. 
Because of the rapid progress which has been made since the last Interna 
tional Congress, there is much information and many ideas to be exchanged, 
and in view of the limited amount of time for each of us to participate in the 
program, I shall bring this to a close and move on to our welcoming address 
speaker. 
We are privileged to have with us today Mr. George D. Whitmore, Pre 
sident of the American Society of Photogrammetry, our host society. Mr. 
Whitmore has for the past thirty years been engaged in progressive surveying 
and mapping. Until 1933 he was engaged in private practice, specializing in 
city surveys and maps. From 1934 to 1945 he was Chief of Surveys for the 
Tennessee Valley Authority. During a part of 1944 his services were loaned to 
Brazil to advise on new mapping programs and for the past seven years he has 
been the Chief of the Technical Staff of the Topographic Division of the 
United States Geological Survey. Mr. Whitmore was president of the American 
Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1942 and 1943 and is a former Chair 
man of the Surveying and Mapping Division of the American Society of Civil 
Engineers. He is an author of texts of Geodetic Surveying, Elements of Photo 
grammetry, and advanced Surveying and Mapping, Co-Author of the Ame 
rican Society of Civil Engineers, Manual number 10 on City Surveys. 
MR. WHITMORE 
OUVERTURE DU SEPTIEME CONGRES 
par 
Mr. Ray Smart, 
Directeur du Programme Société Internationale de Photogrammétrie. 
Membres de la Société Internationale de Photogrammétrie, hôtes distin 
gués, mesdames et messieurs, je considère que c’est un grand honneur et un 
grand privilège que d’ouvrir ce Septième Congrès International de Photogram-