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instructions—the first at post-graduate or professional
level, the second at graduate or technologist level and
the third at the technician level*
The course content and the lecture and practical
instruction hours of three levels of courses conducted
in Survey Training Institute, Hyderabad compare
favourably with available information on world practice*
The pattern and standard of photogrammetric education
in Survey Training Institute adequately meet the
requirement of Developing countries*
INTRODUCTION ,
It has long been recognised that surveying and
mapping are essential pre-requisites for providing the
necessary data for planning of economic development of
a country* Photogr amine try as a branch of surveying has
been in use for over sixty years* During this period
photogrammetry has been established as the moot effic
ient method of surveying considering the aspects of
accuracy and speed* It is, therefore, natural that
all d eveloping countries should introduce photogramm
etric method of survey in their national survey organis
ations* Photogrammetric education should therefore, be
given increasing attention so that photogrammetry can
solve the economic and social problems of the developing
countries* It was heartening to soe the interest exhib
ited in photogrammetric educational needs of developing
countries in the Thirteenth International Congress of
Photogrammetry, Helsinki, Finland in 1976* - The experience
of India in organising its photogrammetric education
programme will be analysed*
LEVEL Or PHOTOGRAMMETRIC EDUCATION AND NUMBER
The use of photogrammetry in its simplest form
was introduced in India in 1919-20 soonafter the
First World War* Several survey projects were undertaken
on an experimental measure and the training of personnel
was restricted* With the introduction of radial line
method in 1932-33, a specialist unit was raised to
