TITLE: IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYING AND MAPFING ON 
DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES' ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES 
AUTHOR: JOHN OKON ANWANA 
SURVEY DEFARTMENT, UYO 
AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA 
COMMISSION VI, WG Vi/4 
KEY WORDS: ECONOMIC, IMPACT, PHOTOGRAMMETRIC, SURVEYING, MAPPING, 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, GEOGRAPHIC/RESOURCE, EXPLORATICN. 
ABSTRACT: 
An Analysis of the Present Level and Progress Rate of Photogrammetric 
Surveying and Mapping in Developing Countries of the world shows an 
insufficient Natural Resources and Geographic Information Needed to cope with 
the Developing Countries Major Economic problems, such as; high Percentage of 
poor standard of living, political instability, civil Strife/ War, Ecological 
disasters, Population Explotions and poor Economic - Growth rate. 
Undountedly, if greater percentage of the Developing Countries 
National Revenue are spent on Inventory, Interpretation, Mapping and Analysis 
of all the available Natural Resources, and made accessible to Economic 
planners, Investors and Developers. It will diminish the delays in the 
exploitation, development and management of Natural Resources; such efforts 
will necessarily boast the Economic performances of Developing Countries in 
the National and International framework. 
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