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GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 
CULTURAL AND ECONOMICAL SIGNIRICANCES OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY 
AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF PHOTOGRAM ETRY 
In the early stages of its existence, photogrammetry was 
nearly exclusively a surveying and map compilation method. This 
particular application and its simificance has not diminish in 
recent years. On the contrary, pho togramme try is at the present 
time the most important map compilation method. To-day more 
than 90% of all original map HanuSGripte throughout the entire 
world avé compiled by photogrammetry, in particular by aerial 
photogrammetry. Also typical ground surveying is more and more 
replaced by photogrammetrio surveying. This is also true in the 
field of geodesy. New systems of world-wide triengulation are 
designed using photorranierrie tracking techniques and artificial 
earth satellites. 
Parallel to this development in topographical photogram- 
metry, a similar development took place in non-topographical 
photogrammetry. In fact, it can be stated that in non-topogra- | 
phical photogrammetry, the range of applications more than in 
topographical photogrammetry and conventional surveying is 
practically unlimited. Fields of applications include the space 
sciences (satellite tracking, lunar mapping, etc.), civil 
engineering, forestry, agricultural engineering, military 
sciences, architecture, geology, geography, mechanical engineering,