REPORT OF W.G.VI/1 ACTIVITY (1988-92)
REPORT OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD FOR VOLUME III
THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Zbigniew
Sitek
Professor and Head of Photogrammetric Departments at:
1) University of Mining & Metallurgy
2) Agriculture University, Cracow, Poland
Co-Chairman of W.G.VI/1
Chairman of the Editorial Board for Volume III of the "History..."
ABSTRACT:
Report presents the development of the works on a text of handbook HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY,with refererr-
ce to the first works in 1976.Include the editorial guidelines for Volume III and state of the Volume III.
KEYWORDS: History, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Education
1. Introductory Remarks
Over fifteen years ago it was my idea to
initiate publishing a review on the historic
development covering various branches of photo
grammetry and remote sensing. I have invited Dr
T.J.Blachut - Chief of Photogrammetric Section of
the National Research Council of Canada to create
the Working Group VI-2 "Photogrammetry in its
Historical Context". The main aim of that W.G.
has been to prepare a text on "History of Photo-
grammetry'", which should record in a continuous
and chronological way the history of the disci-
pline.
The following colleagues were the initial
members of W.G.VI-2: K.B.R. Burkhardt,
F.L.J.H.Corten, [B.Dubuisson,] F.J.Doyle,C.E.Olson,
K.Rinner, L.Solaini, G.K.Schut, J.Cruset — former
President ISP and Z.Sitek — former President of
Commission VI, who originated the project.
In the 1977 the following program was accep-
ted by former W.G.VI-2 (chapters of the book):
The Early Days of Photogrammetry,
Analogue Methods and Instruments,
Satellite Photogrammetry,
Photointerpretation and Remote Sensing,
Aerial Photography, Airborne Aides and Naviga-
tional Procedures,
Analytical Methods and Instruments,
Non-Cartographic Photogrammetry,
Significance and Future Role of Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing,
9. Synoptic Tables Correlating Various Events.
Till now only two chapters has been comple-
ted: the first — by Dr T.J.Blachut and the second
— by Prof.Dr K.B.E. Burkhardt.
These chapters were edited as a Volume I, under
the common title "Historical Development of
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Photogrammetric Methods and Instruments" and
published in six languages (Chinese, Spanish,
German, Japanese, English, Polish) during the
period of 1988-89. In 1991 also the Greek edition
(probably) has been finished. However French
version of the Volume I was shortened about 50%
and published by French Society of Photogrammetry
in Bulletin de la Societe Fran;aise de
Photogrammé trie — but without permission of the
authors.
In 1984 as well as in 1988 the chairmanship
of W.G.VI - "History" has been taken over by
Dr.F.J.Doyle, who was responsible for the publi-
cation of Volume II. This Volume should consist
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of chapter 3: Satellite Photogrammetry and chap-
ter 4: Photointerpretation and Remote Sensing.
In December 1988 I was invited by Prof.
J.Badekas to cooperate with W.G.VI-1 as a Co-
Chairman — responsible for Volume III.
The following colleagues were asked by me
for collaboration:
T.J.Blachut — as a founder and Chairman of Edito-
rial Board in 1976 and as a advisor of Editorial
Board for Volume III,
S.K.Ghosh - the virtual author of
Analytical Methods and Instruments,
chapter 6:
E.Klipelà - virtual author of chapter 5: Aerial
Photography, Airborne Aides and Navigational
Procedures,
G.Konecny — virtual author of chapter 8: Signifi-
cance and Future Role of Photogrammetry and Remo-
te Sensing,
K.Torlegard — virtual author of chapter 7:
Cartographic Photogrammetry.
Prof .K.Torlegard was not able to cooperate
on the project because of this general responsi-
bility for ISPRS and other duties.
Prof .G.Konecny has suggested that the chap-
ter 8 has no place in the textbook of history. I
agree with him and we should not include it into
Volume III.
Non-
2. Editorial Guidelines for Volume III.
During the period 1976-1978 Editorial Board
— after several meetings — set up the editorial
guidelines for the book: History of Photogramme-
try. Having in mind that Volume I has been com—
pleted and issued basing on this guidelines,
therefore the same procedure was applied to
Volume III:
— the book should be useful as a general textbook
on Photogrammetry which records a continuous
history of the discipline,
— the text should be presented in a chronological
order covering in each chapter the most impor-
tant photogrammetric events, method and instru-
ments from the inception of Photogrammetry
until 1992. It is obvious that the authors of
each Chapter should not repeat the information
which are presented in the Volume I — prepared
by Dr.Blachut and Prof.Burkhardt,
— the text must be sufficiently technical and
should be accompanied by pertinent formulae and
illustrations,
