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SWEDISH NATIONAL REPORT 
FOR 
PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 
1992-1996 
Prepared for the Swedish Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing by 
Anders Boberg 
Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 
Commission VI 
ABSTRACT 
A short description of some aspects of the development of photogrammetry and remote sensing in Sweden during the 
period 1992-1996 is given. Within photogrammetry, research on digital methods has been followed by an introduction 
of digital photogrammetry in education as well as in some production areas. A depression in public economy has lead 
to a structural rationalization within private photogrammetry consultants. In remote sensing, Sweden holds a strong 
international position through the Kiruna satellite receiving stations and the engagement in the SPOT and CORINE 
programs. Sweden is involved in international cooperation through ISPRS Council and working groups, and through 
OEEPE and ESA. : 
KEY WORDS: National Report, Sweden, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Research, Production, Organization 
1. SWEDISH SOCIETY FOR 
PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 
The Swedish Society for Photogrammetry and Remote 
Sensing (SSFF) was founded in 1929 with the aim "to 
promote research and development within 
photogrammetry and remote sensing". The society has 
over 500 members and works by promotion of national 
and international cooperation, by offering travel grants, by 
the publication of a journal, Bildteknik/Image Science 
and by organizing yearly "Map Days together with the 
Cartographic Society. One yearly issue of the journal 
presents an account of the latest year's development in 
Sweden. 
The society has been actively involved in international 
development and activities. Prof Kennert Torlegärd acts 
first vice president of ISPRS. Sweden hosts three TC 
working groups, viz. 
WG Il "Image Data Quality Control and 
Standardization” (Chairman Prof Hartmut Ziemann, 
Dessau, former at KTH, Stockholm, secretary Mr Anders 
Boberg, KTH, Stockholm) 
WG 1/6 "Preprocessing and Archiving of Satellite 
Data for Remote Sensing” (Chairman Dr Dan 
Rosenholm, secretary Mr Dan Klang, both Swedish 
Space Corporation) 
WG III/2 "Geometric-Radiometric Models and Object 
Reconstruction” (Chairman Prof Kennert Torlegérd, 
secretary Dr Eberhard Giilch, both KTH, Stockholm) 
WGs 1/1 and III/2 arranged workshops in Dessau and 
Stockholm, respectively. 
In the autumn of 1994, the society hosted a national 
conference on Digital Image Analysis (together with the 
Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis). The 
society has been preparing for the participation in ISPRS’ 
International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXI, Part B6. Vienna 1996 
Vienna Congress and for hosting the 1997 CIPA 
Symposium in Goteborg (together with the Institute of 
Conservation, Goteborg University). The theme for the 
CIPA Symposium has been chosen as "Photogrammetry 
for Architecture, Archaeology and Urban Conservation". 
The society has supported the publication of a new 
textbook on photogrammetry and remote sensing, 
published by the National Swedish Board for Forestry, 
Commission for Remote Sensing in Forestry. 
2. DEPARTMENT OF GEODESY AND 
PHOTOGRAMMETRY, KTH, STOCKHOLM 
2.1 Organization 
The departments of Photogrammetry and of Geodesy, and 
the section for Photography and Sensor Physics at KTH 
were merged into one department in 1993. The new 
department is called Department of Geodesy and 
Photogrammetry. Except photogrammetry, geodesy and 
photography, the department is active in geoinformatics 
in large, s.a. GIS and remote sensing. The WWW 
address is: : 
http://www.geomatics.kth. se 
The department hosts the Centre for Geoinformatics 
(CGI). CGI consists of 7 institutions in Sweden. It was 
founded in 1995 to promote interdisciplinary and 
international research related to geoinformatics and to 
establish a graduate school in geoinformatics. The 
WWW address of CGI is: 
http: //www.ce.kth.se/GEOFOTO/CGI