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this aim and aerial photos in the manner of supporting 
satellite images are getting increased and its application 
fields are getting supplemented in Turkey as being in the 
world perspective. 
Considering satellite image improvements that will take 
place in the near future, the satellite images are still 
inefficient in respect of their application capabilities. These 
inefficiencies are; difficulties in procuring images in the 
desired time and the desired area, to take much time for 
getting existing images, to be affected too much by the 
meteorological conditions, having poor resolution for some 
applications, dependence on the other countries. 
From the Turkey’s point of view, to eliminate some 
inefficiencies of satellite images above mentioned and to 
decrease the other ones to the minimum level we are aiming 
at establishing a technology. For this purpose Airborne 
Remote Sensing system project was launched under the 
structure of TNSPRS. 
By implementing the project, data acquisition will be 
accelerated and the actual data requirements of our country 
will be fulfilled more rapidly with the help of Airborne 
Remote Sensing system. Remote sensing activities which 
have been currently carried out by using satellite images 
and aerial photos will gain the big acceleration and these 
works will be integrated with data acquired from the 
project. 
3.1. APPLICATIONS 
In Turkey, remote sensing is used successfully in the fields 
of conservation of environment, defense, forestry, 
agriculture, geology, mining, geophysics, region and city 
planning, rearrangement of lands, water resource 
management, municipality services, coast surveying, 
metropolitan area analysis, digital map production and 
understructure sewage management. 
By using satellite image, topographical map production in 
1/50000 and the smaller scale are carried out successfully in 
GCM which is the most important map production 
organization in public sector. Also, digital orthophoto and 
anagliph map production are carried out by using satellite 
images in the same organization. 
In the big and important projects, universities and private : 
sector benefit from remote sensing techniques. The projects 
realized in this field; Lake-basin of ATATURK dam 
project, Powerline distribution systems in Gaziantep and 
Bursa cities, rearrangement of SanliUrfa Harran plain, 
agricultural crop forecast, conservation of environment 
project. 
Landsat satellite image archive which covers the Turkish 
territory was established in the institute of statistics. 
International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXI, Part B6. Vienna 1996 
3.2. EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION 
Remote sensing education has been given in 8 universities 
(Istanbul Tech. U., Bosphorus U. Tech. School on 
Geodesy & Photogrammetry, Bilkent U., Gazi U., 
Hacettepe U.) in our country. 
Engineer graduated from these universities are educated to 
undertake efficient tasks in the worldwide project and in the 
national development. 
Engineers are specialized in the domain of remote sensing 
by attending the postgraduate and undergraduate program 
in the same universities. 
3.3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Research and development studies in the domain of remote 
sensing in Turkey are generally carried out in the 
universities and public sector. Especially research demands 
and a lot of interest in the domain of remote sensing are 
observed. 
4. IMPORTANT EVENTS 
* The scientific and steering committee meetings of 
OEEPE were held between 25-27 OCTOBER 1994 in 
Ankara. 
* 2nd remote sensing symposium organized by GCM and 
Hacettepe University were held in MAY 1994 in Bursa. 
* Ist National Geographical Information System 
symposium was organized by the Karadeniz Technical 
University in 1994. 
* The 5th Mapping Assembly was organized by The 
chamber of Surveying and Cadastral Engineers in 
JANUARY 1995. 
* 100th anniversary of Turkish Mapping was celebrated in 
MAY 1995. During this meetings different activities were 
carried out and international mapping symposium was held.