Ryutaro Tateishi 
Hirofumi Chikatsu 
Shoji Takeuchi 
Ryosuke Sibasaki 
Hiroshi Masaharu 
KEY WORDS: Japan, National Report 
ABSTRACT 
The National Report of Japan outlines developments and activities in photogrammetry, remote 
NATIONAL REPORT OF JAPAN 
   
Chiba University, Japan 
Tokyo Denki University, Japan 
Remote Sensing Technology Center (RESTEC), Japan 
Tokyo University, Japan 
Geographical Survey Institute (GSI), Japan 
sensing and GIS during the period 1992-96. In photogrammetry, real time dynamic Photogrammetry 
became active. In remote sensing, global change studies has become a main driving force for the | 
planning of future satellite programs while practical use of remote sensing has been also pursued. In 
GIS, practical usage has expanded and the development of various new geographic data has started. 
Review of scientific and professional organizations on photogrammetry, remote sensing, and GIS is 
also included. As a national mapping agency, the activities of Geographical Survey Institute are 
reviewed in detail. This report was co-authored by members of the editorial committee of the Japan 
Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 
1. DEVELOPMENT OF 
PHOTOGRAMMETRY 
Digital photogrammetry recorded in real time is 
expected to become a useful tool in various 
fields in the future, e.g. in industry, machine and 
robot vision, medical science, sports and 
construction management. There are still, 
however, some issues which need to be 
resolved before real time photogrammetry will 
become operational. These problems include 
accuracy, measuring speed, imaging and 
recording, the handling of large data volumes, 
etc. Research in real time dynamic 
 photogrammetry is currently performed by 
individual companies, institutes or universities, 
but to make it operational, an interdisciplinary 
team to cover the related institutions is needed. 
. With this motive, an Association for Real-time 
Imaging and Dynamic Analysis (ARIDA), was 
established in Japan in May, 1994. The key 
words that describe ARIDA's activities are : 
digital imaging, real time image recognition and 
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dynamic analysis. Meetings are held every two 
months to report related research progress from 
various fields of work. À newsletter is also 
published and English newsletter is sent to every 
ordinary members of ISPRS. Symposia or 
seminars will be held periodically. As an 
international activities, ARIDA held workshop 
in February,1995 at ETH with the Swiss side 
working group on "Close-Range 
Photogrammetry and Machine Vision". There 
are presently seven working groups within 
ARIDA : 1) Sensors and Recording, 2) Image 
Processing, 3) Automated Measurements, 4) 
GPS, 5) Dynamic Analysis, 6) Special 
Instruments, and 7) Hardware and Software. 
The primary focus theme of ARIDA is dynamic 
real time measurements which includes, 1) fixed 
sensor and moving target, 2) moving sensor and 
fixed target, 3) moving sensor and moving 
target. The aims of ARIDA are an 
operationalization of real time photogrammetry 
and an international contribution in this field. 
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
    
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
   
  
   
    
   
   
   
   
    
   
    
   
     
    
    
    
   
   
   
   
  
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