active participation in small format camera studies and had 
involvement with local mining and other industries. 
Industrial research work and applications of close-range 
photogrammetry have been conducted by the 
photogrammetric group attached to BHP Engineering at 
Wollongong in NSW. Several projects using CRC-1 and 
CRC-2 cameras have been undertaken and were reported at 
the First Australian Photogrammetric Conference. 
COMMISSION VII 
The major activities of Commission VII over the period are 
embodied in the Proceedings of the Fifth Australasian Remote 
Sensing Conference held in Perth from 8-12 October 1990, 
attended by over 300 people. Over 170 papers are included in 
the Proceedings which comprise 1300 pages. In such a large 
volume it is impossible to adequately summarise the contents 
of the meeting. Applications of remotely sensed data in 
Australia cover a very broad range of fields based on a range 
of sensors. Satellite and airborne remotely sensed data will 
continue to play a major role in the monitoring of resources 
and the environment in such a vast country as Australia. 
Increasingly groups in Universities and CSIRO are 
undertaking research in radar and imaging spectrometer 
remote sensing systems. A number of researchers are 
principal investigators for the ERS-1, JERS-1 and SIR-B 
programs. In October-November 1992, Australia will host an 
Australia-United States cooperative deployment program for 
the JPL three frequency, full polarisation Synthetic Aperture 
Radar (SAR) system. A number of sites in Australia will be 
flown using NASA's DC-8 aircraft. Australian researchers, 
educators, and consultants are also playing an increasingly 
important role in remote sensing activities in the Asia-Pacific 
region. In 1990 Australia was admitted as a full member of 
the Asian Association on Remote Sensing. 
Prof. J.C. Trinder 
Chairman 
Australian Photogrammetric and 
Rem. Sensing Society 
May, 1992. 
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