TITLE: IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYING AND MAPFING ON
DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES' ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES
AUTHOR: JOHN OKON ANWANA
SURVEY DEFARTMENT, UYO
AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
COMMISSION VI, WG Vi/4
KEY WORDS: ECONOMIC, IMPACT, PHOTOGRAMMETRIC, SURVEYING, MAPPING,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, GEOGRAPHIC/RESOURCE, EXPLORATICN.
ABSTRACT:
An Analysis of the Present Level and Progress Rate of Photogrammetric
Surveying and Mapping in Developing Countries of the world shows an
insufficient Natural Resources and Geographic Information Needed to cope with
the Developing Countries Major Economic problems, such as; high Percentage of
poor standard of living, political instability, civil Strife/ War, Ecological
disasters, Population Explotions and poor Economic - Growth rate.
Undountedly, if greater percentage of the Developing Countries
National Revenue are spent on Inventory, Interpretation, Mapping and Analysis
of all the available Natural Resources, and made accessible to Economic
planners, Investors and Developers. It will diminish the delays in the
exploitation, development and management of Natural Resources; such efforts
will necessarily boast the Economic performances of Developing Countries in
the National and International framework.
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