proposed IDC-EPPWC on the basis of the Laval Data Bank or combining the
IDC-EPPWC with the Laval Data Bank and housing the IDC-EPPWC at Laval
University's Department of Photogrammetry. The meeting agreed:
a). The IDC-EPPWC, International Documentation Centre on Education,
Professional Practice and World Cartography, would be of great
practical usefulness and scientific interest.
b) The Canadian colleagues of all four societies are kindly invited
to make every effort to realize the IDC during the forthcoming
Canadian FIG Administration 1985-1988.
C) The president of ISPRS (Dr. F. Doyle) is to contact the United
Nations Cartographic Section to explore continued United Nations
support.
d) The IDC-EPPWC is to include cadastral and Land Information
System data.
Further discussions on the project took place between Mr. Charles
Weir, President-Elect of FIG and Drs. A.J. Brandenberger & S.K. Ghosh at
the CIS Centennial Meeting in spring 1982 in Ottawa and Mr. Weir is preparing
a request to the author of this paper to work out a detailed project
proposal together with a budget (the latter to be covered at least partially
by Canadian sources).
Structure and Operation of the proposed IDC-EPPWC
A preliminary and realistic scheme for the IDC-EPPWC has been
prepared by Prof. Matthias. This scheme consists of the following phases:
1. Tasks of the IDC-EPPWC
-Survey and analysis on a global basis on the status of professional
education (higher education institutions, technical colleges, profes-
sional training), responsible faculties, level of education, course
curriculas, enrollment, duration of studies or training [P.S.: basic
ground work on this survey has already been completed; reference is
made to Source 2)].
-Survey and analysis on a global basis on the status of professional
practice; government S & M agencies, private S & M sector, including
ratios of work distributions. Responsibilities and tasks of the
various individual S & M organizations. Structure of these organiza-
tions according to expertise and size.
-Publication of periodic reports within the framework of FIG.
-Providing information on specific request.
-Participate in the activity of FIG.
2. Organization and funding of the IDC-EPPWC
-] director plus 2 associates working on a part-time basis.
Brandenberger