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5 CONCLUSIONS 
The theoretical as well as the practical examinations of the 
cartographical potential have shown that MOMS-02 data 
can be used for a fast and relatively cheap creation and 
revision of topographical databases at medium scales in 
the order of 1 : 50 000 or 1 : 25 000. Compared to sensors 
like SPOT or the proposed 1-m-U.S.-systems MOMS-02 
offers a good compromise regarding the pixel size and the 
swath width which is optimized for scales around 1 : 25 
000. Depending on the specific application the quality 
standards for the geometrical accuracy - especially for the 
vertical component - and for the catalogue of objects to be 
extracted have eventually to be lowered. 
Furthermore, it has been shown that the method develop- 
ment, which is strongly embedded into the environment of 
a Geographical Information System (GIS), is able to satisfy 
the demand for an interactive and semi-automatic produc- 
tion of orthoimage or line maps (Schiewe, 1995). 
So far, MOMS-02 was only of experimental nature. Better 
operational parameters compared to the MOMS-02/D2 
mission are planned for the pre-operational MOMS-02/P 
mission onboard the Russian MIR-station from 1996 on as 
well as for the use as MOMS-03-freeflyer. 
6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The MOMS-02 scientific program is funded by the German 
Federal Ministry for Education, Research and Technology 
(BMBF). Copyrights for MOMS-02/D2 imagery shown here 
are with the German Space Agency (DARA). Thanks to 
Dubai Municipality, Environment and Remote Sensing 
Institute of Zimbabwe (ERSI), University of Düsseldorf 
(Dept. of Geography) and University of Munich (AGF- 
Working Group for Remote Sensing) for providing us with 
reference material, as well as to Dr. Wang, Dr. Jacobsen 
and Dipl.-Ing. Elmhorst from the University of Hannover for 
their contributions. 
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