Land Surveying and Cartography Significant changes in
both Photogrammetry and
Courses Remote Sensing were
envisaged by Departments
% Photogrammetry| $ Remote Sensing with Surveying and
Cartography courses. All
76 24 foresaw & decreasing
97 23 interest in, and emphasis
80 20 upon, the analogue aspects
67 33 of Photogrammetry. |
75 25 Analytical Photogrammetry
however, would continue
to be important especially
Other Courses the areas of computer-
assisted mapping, the
collection and processing
$ Photogrammetry| ? Remote Sensing of digital images, and
non-metric, non-standard
photogrammetric applications.
! 190 Remote Sensing was seen as
0 100 an expanding area with
0 100 interest being centred on
30 70 advanced image processing
33 67 especially the processing
of high resolution satellite
data and its consequent
: : utilisation in mapping
Table 2:. Content (in terms of hours (5nd Geographie Information
devoted to Photogrammetry and Remote Systems (GIS).
Sensing (expressed as a percentage))
Areas other than Surveying and Cartography appreciated the need
to retain some Photogrammetry. However, photogrammetry in its
traditional sense was being de-emphasised and in some cases
discontinued. All respondents believed Remote Sensing teaching
would expand significantly. Digital image processing, mapping
applications and interfacing with GIS were suggested as the
areas of future growth.
For students undertaking courses in Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing the main areas of support subjects were seen to be:
- mathematics (topics should include statistics, numerical
analysis and matrix manipulation)
- computing (topics should include digital image processing,
data structure and data base concepts, pattern
recognition and computer graphics
- applied physics (topics should include optics, electromagnetic
radiation and its transfer especially through the
atmosphere, introductory electronics especially sensor
systems).
With regard to Graduate Studies, a number of Institutions provide
a range of courses.
