ISPRS COMMISSION VI INTERNATIONL SYMPOSIUM PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND HEMOTE SENSING : 
IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASCON, BADAGRY 22-26 SEPTEMBER, 1956 
^'ords of Welcome 
Clayinka Adekoya (Mrs) — Nigeria 
President, Commission VI ISPRS (1984— 1988) 
Honourable nis ter of i orxs & Housing 
Honourable Minister of L.»nce anc Technology 
Honourable Minister of National Planning 
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa 
Kabiyesi, (Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi |} Oba Akran of Badagry 
President ISPRS 
Director General, ASCON 
Special Guests 
Distinguished Friends and Col leagues 
Ladies and Gentlemen 
It is my pleasant duty and it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this mid-Congress 
International Symposium of Commission VI, International Society of Photogrammetry and 
Remote Sensing (ISPRS), the theme of which is, ‘photogrammetry and remote sensing in econo- 
mic development. 
The ISPRS, founded in 1910, is a non-governmental scientific organisation devoted to the 
development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote 
sensing and their applications. Its activities are initiated and coordinated by 7 Technical Commi- 
ssions, each charged with specific subjects defined under the Constitution of the Society. Each 
Commission establishes its own Working Groups to conduct studies and research into topics 
within the spectrum of subjects under its responsibility. The programme of activities of the 
Commissions are implemented and the results disseminated through correspondence, discussions 
and lectures at meetings of the Working Groups, the mid-Congress Symposia of the Commissions 
and the quadrennial Congress of the Society. 
Nigeria is entrusted with the tasks of Commission V1, (Education, Economics and Professional 
Aspects) for the period 1984 — 1988. These tasks are implemented through the Working Groups 
established by the Commission Board. 
The objective of this Symposium is to review the work of the Commission and identify other 
areas where additional work may be required. 
Photogrammetry and remote sensing is a fast, efficient and dynamic tool for mapping which 
is basic for all development planning and implementation. Natural Resource data are obtainined 
on a continuous basis for inventory, exploration and their exploitation from remotely sensed 
imageries. 
An appraisal of our present economic problems calis for solutions which to my mind are 
basic and fundamental. We need an up to date inventory of available reousrces, a re-assessment 
and re-ordering of priorities, proper and systematic planning and prudent management of these 
resources. To do this effectively the establishment of a Resource Information and Dats Manage- 
ment Centre should be a major priority. We should therefore exploit the opportunities of hosting 
this Symposium and other subsequent activities of the Commission for the improvement of 
niis and th expansion and further development of the technology locally. 
  
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