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The sponsors gave generous support to the Commission II in human resources and 
kind. A grant covering the full expenses for publication of proceedings and a 
grant for support of traveling funds for speakers were received from the 
National Research Council of Canada. 
The Symposium was attended by 136 registered participants from 18 countries. 
The technical program of the Symposium was organized in nineteen technical 
sessions. Two technical sessions were assigned to each of the five Working 
Groups. The W.G. II/4 had one and the W.G. II/5 had three additional 
concurrent technical sessions. Two technical sessions were devoted to panel 
discussions, one concerned with photogrammetry and the other with remote 
sensing. In addition to the technical sessions related to the activities of 
the Working Groups, three special technical sessions ("Manufacturers' Forum") 
were devoted to the presentation of papers by the representatives of the 
industry on the latest advances in commercial equipment and services. 
The proceedings of the Symposium have been prepublished. They contain 58 
papers (about 83% of the papers presented at the Symposium). 
An exhibition related to the theme of the Symposium was held during the 
Symposium. There were 15 exhibitors. 
CONCLUDING REMARKS 
The activities of Commission II in the period 1980-1984 have been proceeding 
equally well in the scientific and research work, in the organization of a 
number of successful international meetings, and in the consolidation of the 
structure of the Commission. The organizational structure of the Working 
Groups and their terms of reference represent a sound foundation for a 
successful continuation of the Commission's activities. 
However, to be able to meet the challenges of the next four years two 
significant modifications in the organization of the Commission would seem 
appropriate. 
One of them concerns the clearly perceived need for closer cooperation between 
the photogrammetrists and the remote sensing specialists in Commission II. To 
create the proper facility for this cooperation a new "Interdisciplinary 
Working Group" (W.G. II/6) should be established. This Working Group would 
concentrate on matters of mutual interest to photogrammetry and remote sensing 
and play the role of a catalyst for exchange of information and ideas between 
the two disciplines. 
The second required change is dictated by the need to cover the emerging area 
of possible vigorous developments in the near future related to the new 
instrumentation for photogrammetric digital image metrology and processing. 
To accommodate this need two alternative solutions are possible i.e. to form 
another new Working Group or to expand the terms of reference of the Working 
Group II/2 on "Automated Equipment and Systems". A possible new name for the 
reorganized W.G. II/2 could be: "Automated and Digital Photogrammetric Image 
Processing Instrumentation". 
In view of the areas of activities of Commission II reflected in the terms of 
reference of its Working Groups and in view of the modern concepts in the 
design of the instrumentation, a modification of the Commission II name seems 
appropriate. The new name should be: "Instrumentation for Processing and 
Analysis of Data".