active participation in small format camera studies and had
involvement with local mining and other industries.
Industrial research work and applications of close-range
photogrammetry have been conducted by the
photogrammetric group attached to BHP Engineering at
Wollongong in NSW. Several projects using CRC-1 and
CRC-2 cameras have been undertaken and were reported at
the First Australian Photogrammetric Conference.
COMMISSION VII
The major activities of Commission VII over the period are
embodied in the Proceedings of the Fifth Australasian Remote
Sensing Conference held in Perth from 8-12 October 1990,
attended by over 300 people. Over 170 papers are included in
the Proceedings which comprise 1300 pages. In such a large
volume it is impossible to adequately summarise the contents
of the meeting. Applications of remotely sensed data in
Australia cover a very broad range of fields based on a range
of sensors. Satellite and airborne remotely sensed data will
continue to play a major role in the monitoring of resources
and the environment in such a vast country as Australia.
Increasingly groups in Universities and CSIRO are
undertaking research in radar and imaging spectrometer
remote sensing systems. A number of researchers are
principal investigators for the ERS-1, JERS-1 and SIR-B
programs. In October-November 1992, Australia will host an
Australia-United States cooperative deployment program for
the JPL three frequency, full polarisation Synthetic Aperture
Radar (SAR) system. A number of sites in Australia will be
flown using NASA's DC-8 aircraft. Australian researchers,
educators, and consultants are also playing an increasingly
important role in remote sensing activities in the Asia-Pacific
region. In 1990 Australia was admitted as a full member of
the Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
Prof. J.C. Trinder
Chairman
Australian Photogrammetric and
Rem. Sensing Society
May, 1992.
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