ning" might result in serious desadvantages for the trainee’s in question 
  
as they might become highly competent photogrammetry specialists without, 
however, enjoying the benefits proper to a respective official university 
degree. 
Similar considerations apply to " in house training " for photogrammetry 
technicians and plotter operators. Also on this level, even more than on 
the academic level, we have the system of "in house training”, i.e. yovern- 
mental and commercial mapping agencies train their photogrammetry tech = 
nicians an plotter operators themselves. This is an emergency solution which, 
however, is not necessarily the best and the most economic one. To impro- 
ve the situation it appears highly desirable to essentially increase the 
number of photogrammetry technician and plotler operator schools throug - 
hout the world as their present number is by far not sufficient. 
5. RATIO BETWEEN PHOTOGRAMMETRISTS WITH A UNIVERSITY DEGREE / PROFESSIONAL 
PHOTOGRAMMETRISTS /, PHOTOGRAMMETRY TECHNICIANS AND PLOTTER OPERATORS 
For the planning of photogrammetric education on a national level it is ne- 
cessary to know this ratio. From the available information it appears that 
on a world-wide basis there exists or is requested an average ratio between 
the three levels of 1:2.9;5.4. For individual countries the reported ratios 
show considerable fluctuations varying between the limits 1:3:4 and 1;3:20. 
  
On the basis of a careful analysis of present photogrammtric personnel and 
future requirements as well as taking into consideration a realistic ratio 
of personnel on the three levels it is considered feasible to do some rea- 
listic planning for required educational facilities for the future on all 
three levels. 
6. PHOTOGRAMMETRY, AN ENGINEERING PROFESSION OR NOT 7? 
Although photogrammetry is mainly taught at Engineering and Civil Technolo- 
gy Schools, it is known that photogrammetry courses are also offered at non- 
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America for 
instance highly specialized centers of photogrammetric education are not 
part of the engineering faculty / e.g. the Department of Geodetic Science 
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engineering faculties such as forestry, geography etc. In North 
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of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. belongs to the Col 
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lege of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, and the Department of Photogram- 
metry of Laval University, Quebec City, Canada is located in the Faculty of 
Forestry and Geodesy/. If photogrammetry education is considered as a part 
of the surveyor's education, then the question comes up whether surveying 
as such is considered as an engineering profession or not, At the present 
time the situation is not clear, although the majority of the reportes rep- 
lying to our questionnaire are in favor of declaring photogrammetry as an b. 
engineering profession.It appears that this item should be subject of e 
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her discussions, discussions which should take into consideration that the 
photogrammetrist and the surveyor is an explorer and recorder like the geo-