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papers as Aldrich's (1979) "Remote Sensing of Wildland Resources: A State- 
of-the Art Review," Hildebrandt's and Heller's (1971) "The Implication of 
Remote Sensors for Forestry Research and Practice," Baltaxe's (1980) "The 
Application of Landsat Data to Tropical Forest Surveys" or Short's (1982) 
"The Landsat Tutorial Workshop." Also, take best advantage of the many 
excellent papers being presented at this symposium and with my bias I must 
accentuate those of Working Group VII 4. 
You realize then that much has been done and much is being done in the 
field of remote sensing for natural resources. But there is much yet to be 
done especially in informing, educating, coordinating efforts and promoting 
the practical use of remote sensing for the person managing resources on the 
ground. The meeting in Seattle next May could be an additional step, Our 
business meeting for Working Group VII 4 Thursday afternoon in Room 5 could 
also be a fruitful step. At that meeting we might better define what we are 
and what we should be doing, how to best disseminate information, and what 
administrative structure is best for our needs. I encourage all those inter- 
ested to attend and participate in that meeting. We are open to suggestions 
and to voluntary assistance. 
   
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