G2 
3. Participation 
  
The meeting was held a 
The Netherlands and was at 
(a) Dr. Francois Beck 
Physics and Remot 
Strasbourg, Franc 
(bX oD VAP) Cracknetï 
Theoretical Physi 
Dundee, Scotland, 
(c) Dr. Jürcen Hothme 
Photogrammetry an 
BY. 
t the ITC headquarters in Enschede, 
tended by: 
er (EARSeL W.G. 3), Professor of 
e Sensing, University Louis Pasteur, 
e; 
l (EARSeL W.G. 3), Professor of 
cs and Remote Sensing, University of 
U.K.; 
r (ISPRS Commission VI), Professor of 
d Remote Sensing, Fachhochschule, 
Mainz, West Germany; 
(dyncDr; ROA.C. Savigde 
of Physical Geogr 
ar (EARSeL W.G. 3), Former Professor 
aphy and Remote Sensing, presently with 
EEC Joint Research Center, Ispra Establishment, Ispra, 
Italy; 
(e) »vDr.-C.^Voüte (Cha 
Geology and Remot 
and 
(f)-.Dr. Ade Abiodun, 
Applications, Uni 
4. Presentations were mad 
EARSeL, ISPRS and IANF in t 
education and training, an 
Applications Programme as 
irman EARSeL W.G. 3), Professor of 
e Sensing, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands; 
United Nations Expert on Space 
ted Nations, New York, USA. 
DELIBERATIONS 
e on the collaborative efforts among 
he fields of remote sensing information, 
d on the future United Nations Space 
approved during the recently concluded 
UNISPACE 82 Conference in Vienna (A/CONF.101/9, paras. 422-423). 
Details of these are conta 
A/CONF.101/BP/11/Add.2. 
ined in documents A/AC.105/303 and 
(a) The joint presentation from EARSeL, ISPRS and IAF first 
focussed on remote sensing 
the importance of such sys 
training, the participants 
at length on the variety o 
information systems. And because of 
tems (the latter) on education and 
reviewed and subseguently deliberated 
f remote sensing related information 
data bases that have been established and operational, and/or 
proposed world-wide. A list (not exhaustive) of some of these 
information systems is con 
"Global data base network" 
that there are too many or 
competing for the control 
world-wide. : 
(b) Participants expr 
of competition and duplica 
the unhealthy impact of th 
accessibility of essential 
It was the view of the par 
institutions dealing with 
tained in Annex 1 under the title 
. It was the view of the participants 
ganizations, institutions and agencies 
Of remote sensing information svstems 
essed alarm at the levels and degrees 
tion in this particular area, and noted 
ese activities on the availability and the 
information to the developing countries. 
ticipants that before any further 
the subject cf remote sensing information 
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