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The authors therefore propose:
- as mentioned in introduction to this paper, to limit the scope of an
eventual WG VI-10 in setting-up International Standards for Education
and Training programmes in Photogrammetry.
- as mentioned earlier in this paper, to limit the investigation of
Education and Training programmes to two main levels, namely: Operator
and Professional, with the necessary differentiations at the latter
level.
Policy, procedure and activities of WG VI-10
To avoid their rejection by professionals, Standards should not be imposed
on them by a small group of experts, members of a possible WG VI-10.
Instead, a discussion with potential users of the Standards (educational
institutes and production organisations) should take place after each
important phase of setting-up the Standards.
Considering the overlap with other techniques of surveying and mapping
and considering the desirability that Standards be developed for all
education programmes in the field of surveying and mapping at a later
stage, close contacts and, if possible cooperation is needed (at least
for "edge" topics) with Societies such as FIG and ICA.
Requirements necessary to reach the Standards will alter with changing
needs and advancing technology. This implies that Standards themselves
will also have to be reviewed regularly. The task of an eventual WG VI-10
will then be not only to set-up Standards but to keep them up-to-date
to be really useful.
To be able to prepare realistic and usable Standards, information is needed
on a world-wide basis, from education experts (those who have to guide
students to reach the Standards) and from production experts (those who
will employ the students who have reached the Standards) and from a point
of view of Technology as well as from a point of view of Applications.
Therefore the composition of a possible WG VI-10 should reflect these
needs. e.
Finally, the authors propose the following structure of the activities
of a possible WG VI-10:
Firstly a world-wide inventory on needs and desirability of setting-up
Standards and on existing levels and curricula should take place by
using existing data and/or gaining data by means of a well organised
"enquéte",
Then a definition of different levels for Photogrammetrists can take
place, immediately followed by a definition of aims and objectives of
education programmes at each level.
When agreement has been reached upon levels, aims and objectives of
educational programmes a definition of necessary curricula and students
performance objectives will have to be prepared.
Finally, definition of rules for International recognition, creation of
a recognition bureau and implementation of such recognition will have to
take place. :
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