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products from Engineers, Architects, Archaeologists and the
medical profession* The national survey organizations are
far too heavily pre-occupied with mapping for departmental
and development projects* They are, therefore, unable to
meet this growing demand for non-topographic photogrammetrlc
products* Alternative sources of photogrammetrlc production,
preferably in smaller viable units, have now become
essential to cope with such requirements* This development
is indeed most fortunate for the growth of photogrammetrlc
education* For only if the subject is Introduced on a wider
basis, can additional production capacity be created«
There is probably a move to collect information
about existing syllabi! of photogrammetrlc education in
developing countries by the ISP« This is possibly with the
intention of proposing a standard set of syllabii for
adoption by the member countries« A word of caution is
necessary here-the ultimate goal could be to introduce
a uniform set of syllabii, but the immediate or interluro
stage must be carefully thought about first* The existing
system of education, size and needs of each country,
are among the important aspects to be considered*
A possible solution emerges from the foregoing -
discussions* Photogrammetry must be introduced as an
integral part of Survey teaching in the Engineering
College curriculum* Post-graduate courses with a
heavy bias on photogrammetry, supported by the necessary »
connected subjects, should also be introduced by the
leading universities and institutes of technology.
Research activities, particularly in non-topographic
applications of photograrametry must be encouraged by the
same universities for a healthy growth of the subject.
Photogrammetrlc education in the professional field
is already progressing satisfactorily, but needs to be
more requirement oriented« Operators for plotting details
and contours need only be trained for that specific
function, since this job takes a lot of production time*
They need not be trained in the intricacies of orientation
and connected theoretical aspects* One supervisor could