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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 
Commission VI 
Symposium held in Mainz, FR Germany, 22 - 25 September 1982 
  
Proceedings Part 7: STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE 
DT SCUSS.LOI8BN 
  
Prof. Adamec(Australia), when opening the session: It will be very important 
to have standards to know what has to be expected from a graduate from any 
educational system. 
Prof. Hothmer (FRG): I have asked the Presidents of the other ISPRS Commiss- 
ions to cooperate with Commission VI on Standards of Competence. They agreed 
to do so. 
Mr. Glendinning (Australia): Photogrammetrists rely on their practical ex- 
perience, and it is most important to have possibilities for upgrading their 
knowledge along with progress in technology. 
Mr. Paresi (Netherlands): Standards on education and training have to be pe- 
riodically updated/upgraded to serve as guide lines for professional educa- 
tion of photogrammetrists being involved in practice. 
Prof. Badekas (Greece): Presentation of curricula alone does not promote set- 
ting up standards of competence. Firstly, general items such as levels should 
be defined, and after that one can define curricula. 
À controversial discussion follows on the number of levels, and on the type of 
levels necessary in photogrammetry and remote sensing. Brandenberger and Ghosh 
(Canada) are in favour of using the UN classification of levels (Professional, 
Technician, Auxilary), whereas Hothmer (FRG) is against this classification ar- 
guing that Technicians are also involved in the profession and, therefore, are 
Professionals as well by definition of the word profession. 
. President ISPRS Dr. Doyle (USA): We have to consider whether we are a Professio- 
nal Society, or a Learned Society. In the first case, we have to establish Stan- 
dards of Competence, in the latter case this is not necessary. Further, I am 
not in favour of using University certificates as Standards of Competence, as 
there is a great discrepancy in knowledge shown between several so-called 
"equivalent" certificates. | 
N.N.: Any establishment of grades of membership within ISPRS as related to edu- 
cational standards, or levels of competence, may infringe conditions of member- 
ship within local bodies which, in many countries, are of the nature of "Lear- 
ned Societies''. 
Prof. Adamec (Australia) and Mr. Paresi (Netherlands) present proposals for 
resolutions. They are discussed and, after slight modifications, adopted by 
the Commission Board. 
N.N.: Some reference to "competence! should be included in the recommendations. 
Prof. Hothmer (FRG): A characteristic of photogrammetry is that a relatively 
small number of professionals are actually executing the work. In contrast, a 
much larger number of professionals from various fields have a demand for pho- 
togrammetric work which they are, however, not prepared to do themselves. I 
called these two groups once 'active' and "passive!" photogrammetrists; although 
I do not like these terms myself too much, nobody as yet invented better words. 
Ihe well being of ISPRS depends, obviously, on having as many as ever possible 
passive photogrammetrists. The Working Group, therefore, may wish to devote a 
considerable part of its activities on promoting the education of passive 
photogrammetrists and remote sensing specialists.