Closing Report 
Chairman: Mr. G. Ducher (France) 
A closing report summarizing the Commission’s 
activities was presented by President Ducher. 
The Commission had met nine times during the 
Helsinki Congress, the arrangements of which 
had been successful in all ways: seven technical 
sessions and two business meetings had made 
it possible to present a general outlook on all 
of the items attributed to the Commission, not 
to speak of the smaller meetings of the Working 
Groups themselves. 55 oral presentations had 
been made, about ten minutes each, by 35 
speakers (of whom several had intervened on 
many occasions) from 17 countries and five 
continents. 11 Invited Papers had been presented 
COMMISSION V 
NON-TOPOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAMMETRY 
PHOTOGRAMMETRIE NON-TOPOGRAPHIQUE 
NICHTTOPOGRAPHISCHE PHOTOGRAMMETRIE 
President: 
Secretary: 
Dr. H. M. Karara (U.S.A.) 
Dr. R. E. Herron (U.S.A) 
Monday, July 12, 1976, from 16.15 to 17.00 
Session 1 of Commission V 
Topic: Business Meeting 
Chairman: Dr. H. M. Karara (U.S.A.) 
After welcoming the delegates, Dr. Karara 
. introduced the Chairmen of the Commission V 
Working Groups: 
Dr. K. Linkwitz (F.R.G.) — Working Group 1 
Dr. W. Faig (Canada) — Working Group 2 
Dr. M. Kurtz (U.S.A.) — Working Group 3 
Dr. Karara then outlined the program of all the 
sessions comprising Commission V presenta- 
tions during the Congress. He also drew attention 
to a few last minute changes. 
A Resolutions Committee was appointed by 
Dr. Karara to receive and develop resolutions 
concerning the activities of Commission V during 
the next four years. Appointed to this Committee 
were: Dr. Karara, Dr. K. Torlegárd (Sweden), 
Dr. J. Badekas (Greece), and Dr. R. E. Herron 
(U.S.A.). 
The meeting was adjourned. 
Wednesday, July 14, 1976, from 10.45 to 12.15 
Session 2 of Commission V 
Topic: Reports on the Activities of Com- 
mission V and Related Committees 
and Meetings 
Chairman: Dr. H. M. Karara (U.S.A.) 
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(from eight countries) and five panel discussions 
had been held. 
Had one been asked to give four keywords to 
describe the work of Commission IV in Helsinki, 
they would have been: automation, digitization, 
revision, orthophotography. Before closing the 
session, the President thanked the interpreters 
for their efficient and pleasant cooperation, and 
- all attendants for their participation in the general 
discussions. It is only through international 
cooperation that effective progress in these areas 
can be achieved. 
The President then read the five Resolutions of 
Commission IV together with the Recommenda- 
tion concerning the use of satellites. The texts 
were unanimously adopted. 
The meeting was adjourned. 
Reports 
Author: Dr. H. M. Karara (U.S.A.) 
Title: Non-topographic photogrammetry 
1972—1976 CR V/01 
Dr. Karara gave a short summary of his report 
relating a.o. the names, members and activities 
of the three Working Groups, the participation of 
Commission V in several international meetings 
and symposia concerning Close-Range Photo- 
grammetry as well as the significant progress 
made between 1972—1976 in various aspects of 
this quickly expanding technology. 
Author: 
Title: 
Mr. M. Carbonnell (France) 
Comité International de Photogram- 
métrie Architecturale (CIPA) 
A report on the acitivities of the International 
Committee on Architectural Photogrammetry 
was given by its President, Mr. Carbonnell. 
Following Mr. Carbonnell's report Mr. J. Danko 
(U.S.A.) commented on the possibility of using 
stable base polyester film instead of glass plates, 
which, as Mr. Carbonnell explained, are becoming 
more difficult to obtain. The latter thought that 
this would be an acceptable solution if more ste- 
reometric cameras which can use film become 
available and if the problem of film flatness is 
adequately resolved without adding too much 
weight or technical complexity. 
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