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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 
Commission VI 
Symposium held in Mainz, FR Germany, 22 - 25 September 1982 
  
S CIENTIFI-C, COMMUNICATION 
IN SURVEYING AND MAPPING INCLUDING 
PHOTOGRAMMETRY, AND REMOTE SENSING 
FACING, THRE LEAR -120:0:0 
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hothmer 
President, Commission VI 
Fachhochschule.Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany 
ABSTRACT 
Research is a vital requirement for the well being of any professional field. 
Results are published to the benefit of every country. A feature of our era is 
a continuously increasing quantity of published material. Yet, the capacity of 
readers is limited. As an outcome, previous publications are often not re- 
ferenced and considered when preparing a new paper. Aside of being a waste of 
efforts and resources, the objective of publishing may be questioned if the 
content is not read nor digested. 
The paper analyses trends of this phenomenon whilst touching upon the inter- 
relation of periodicals with bibliography and technical dictionary. Feasible 
international solutions for all three components for the foreseeable future 
are outlined whilst advocating co-operation between ISPRS, IAG, ICA and FIG. 
1. Definition of Headline 
  
Science comprehends any knowledge attained through research, through literature, 
and through education. In this paper I intend to exclude the latter part of this 
definition. The objectives of communication are to exchange information. Dif- 
ferent modes are applied to communicate. Hereinafter, I will restrict myself 
to periodicals, to reports, and to proceedings of conferences. Finally, sur- 
veying and mapping is used as a synonym for the broad field covered by the sis- 
ter societies, the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 
(ISPRS), the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the International As- 
sociation of Cartography (ICA), and the International Federation of Surveyors 
(FIG). Thus the scope of this paper is to enhance futureminded considerations 
on exchange of information on the grounds of research and literature whilst fo- 
cussing the fields covered by the sister societies IAG, ICA, ISPRS and FIG. 
The following are personal ideas and do not necessarily represent the offical 
views of ISPRS. 
  
Updated text of a paper with the same headline having been presented at the CIS 
Centennial Meeting, Ottawa, April 1982 
Bibliographic quotation : 
Hothmer, J. : Scientific communication in surveying and mapping including photogrammetry 
and remote sensing facing the year 2000. In: Int. Archive of Photogrammetry, 
24k - VI, pp 124 ~ 133, Mainz 1982