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For a country of continental dimensions like Brazil, 
remote sensing is a tool of considerable importance. All trends show 
that this importance is growing as the applications become more 
diverse and the number of users larger, especially government users. 
To conclude this paper, we would like to mention that 
INPE has a program in Remote Sensing and Applications leading to a 
Masters degree. In all, 33 students got their Masters in this program, 
of which 25 are at INPE. 
We wish to thank Dall Arthur Cotrell for helping with 
the manuscript and Maria do Carmo Silva Soares for typing the paper. 
This paper was concluded in June, 1978.