Since the United Nations are presently in the process of con- 
ducting another survey of the status of world cartography up 
to the end of 1987 (including available manpower) it is ex- 
pected to obtain more concrete information on the world's 
existing photogrammetry and remote sensing manpowers. 
Another question of concern to ISPRS WG VI-1 will be the actual 
or required manpower densities in photogrammetry and remote 
sensing. According to Ref. 1, there was in the world and in 
1980 a photogrammetry and remote sensing manpower of 150,000 
people (excluding the sporadic manpower for strictly military 
purposes and operations), meaning that 1 person out of about 
17,500 inhabitants was active or was supposed to be active in 
photogrammetry and remote sensing. This would give a first 
guideline particularly for developing countries to how many 
photogrammetry and remote sensing people should be available 
and consequently how many people in these fields should be 
educated and trained in the future and this as soon as pos- 
sible. Again it is expected that the reports of the sub-work- 
ing groups of WG-1 as well as the above mentioned UN survey of 
the latest status of world cartography will provide more ac- 
curate figures on these requirements. In any event it is 
strongly recommended that the world's countries undertake as 
soon as possible an analysis on the existing photogrammetry 
and remote sensing manpower on a national level, on future 
manpower requirements and consequently on future photogrammetry 
and remote sensing manpower education and training require- 
ments. 
World-wide Inventory of Education Facilities in Photogrammetry & Remote 
Sensing 
In order to obtain the required information on the status of 
available education and research facilities a special question- 
naire was prepared by ISPRS WG VI-1. Copies of this question- 
naire were forwarded to all regular members of ISPRS WG VI-1. 
Compilation and an analysis of information received from the 
sub-working group regions (completed questionnaires) as well 
as from other sources is in progress. Because this information 
is too voluminous it cannot be presented in extenso in this 
paper. However, the respective data have been stored and are 
available in/from Laval University's Surveying & Mapping Data 
Bank. All what can be emphasized here is that there is a 
marked trend to complete the photogrammetric equipment at 
respective educational institutions by the acquisition of 
analytical plotters. Of particular interest is an evaluation 
of presently available and required teaching staff in educa- 
tional institutions offering photogrammetry and/or remote 
sensing programs or courses. Again, the available and received 
information on this teaching staff is too extensive to be 
presented in details in this paper and reference is made to 
Laval University's Surveying & Mapping Data Bank. Neverthe- 
less, it is considered in order to indicate here present trends 
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