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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 
Commission VI 
Symposium held in Mainz, FR Germany, 22 -25 September 1982 
  
Part, 8. : PROFESSIONAL STRATEGY 
DISCUSSION 
  
Prof. Hothmer (FRG) : For the past 12 months quite a number of letters have 
been exchanged to prepare this session. Belgium, Korea, Nigeria, Sri Lanka 
and the UK have been invited for presentation of Position Papers enabling the 
audience to judge and recommend 
+ whether a Working Group should be formed and, in the affirmative, 
+ what is the task, 
+ who should chair such a Working Group, and 
+ who should be a member of such a Working Group ? 
We are grateful to Mr. Fernando for having taken the burden to prepare this 
comprehensive paper (Note of Editor : Due to postal misfortune, the paper of 
Mr. Coker was not available at the Symposium). 
Chairman Coker (Nigeria) : We should first scrutinize whether the problem 
really exists. 
Prof. Voüte (Netherlands) : The dimension introduced by Fernando was also part 
of a United Nations conference on Outer Space. It is not a matter of more pro- 
fessionals, but better professionals and a better infrastructure in which to 
work. Training of professionals should be part of the platform defined by such 
an infrastructure. 
  
Mr. Coker (Nigeria) : The problems indicated in Fernandos paper are pertinent 
to Nigeria. Here, photogrammetrists were given the opportunity of being present 
at times of decision making. There is much to contribute and maybe we are too 
modest. : 
Prof. Konecny (FRG) : I am concerned in part. To a certain extent, the cultural 
surrounding reflects also on surveying, mapping and photogrammetry. Different 
countries have the same problem, but in different forms. Within Europe, sur- 
veying is fairly well established. In Latin America, for example, a measure 
in part is achieved by the statement 'I am an ITC Graduate'. Maybe other 
countries should work at unifying their basic training status. 
Mr. Fernando (Sri Lanka) : There are political decisions and professional 
decisions. We should work at resolving the professional aspect. 
Mr. Glendinning (Australia) : The australian development of Professional 
Institutes in Cartography and Photogrammetry has only been achieved by hard 
work and persistance over a period of time. 
Mr. Coker (Nigeria) : Strategy must always be marked by the extent and type of 
development. 
Prof. Hothmer (FRG) : Mr. Fernando made a plea for an 'International Institute 
of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing' and formation of country chapters. We 
should examine most carefully whether establishing one more body is really of 
benefit to our profession. The structure proposed by Fernando does in fact 
exist as yet, and that is our ISPRS. 
Tackling the problem as outlined by Fernando requires ISPRS to engage in 
professional matters. If one is of the opinion ISPRS is a Learned Society, and 
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