Many of the papers dealt with what many consider "out-dated" material and many 
were too general or two narrow a subject to generate many questions. There is 
Still a need to improve the presentation of papers especially in respect to 
not reading the paper and in showing viewgraphs large enough to be readable. 
There was also the problem of authors not showing to present the paper and not 
informing the chairman of this. 
II. RESULTS OF BUSINESS MEETING 
Attending : V. DOLGOPOLOV, G.H. GRIFFITHS, A. GREEN, T. OSHIMA, J. ULLIMAN, 
J.P. VERDIN, A. NELLWING. 
Others were interested but could not attend. 
We defined the purpose of our working group to provide a forum for exchanging 
ideas, to assist in educating the users, to coordinate research efforts and 
to promote the discipline and practical applications of remote sensing techni- 
ques for agriculture, fisheries, forestry, rural environment water, wildland 
recreation and wildlife. 
We could do this by sponsoring a number of activities such are : 
a) Participating in the organization and presentation of the 
Renewable Natural Resources of America Symposium "The Application of Remote 
Sensing to Resources Management" which will be held may 22-28, 1983 in Seattle, 
Washington, U.S.A. 
b) Prepare for the 1984 Congress in Brazil as proposed, this will 
include a joint meeting with IUFRO and individual workshope on specific topics 
of interest to the working group. We will attempt to have more papers on 
tropical and arid lands and possibly discuss those topics in workshops. 
Because of a pertinent discussion that developed during the business meeting, 
the following resolution was passed and is presented for consideration 
Resolve to promote the peaceful use of space to gét high resolution imagery 
for practical applications to natural resource management. 
The following other suggestions were developed at the meeting : 
a) that ISPRS develop material on the history, functions and guide- 
lines for working groups and provide the material to those concerned. 
b) that a list of ISPRS publication be developed and make available. 
c) that a newsletter be considered for disiminating information such 
as that included in a) & b) above. 
The papers presentation are generally good with three of them above the average. 
    
   
  
   
  
    
   
   
    
   
    
   
   
    
    
    
   
   
     
    
   
   
    
    
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