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Appart from the obvious obligation of university courses to comply
with the modern trends of the science and with the contemporary tech
niques, university courses should face the present and future demands of
both the national and the international production lines. As far as national
organizations are concerned, they should define their needs for the next
10-20 years, so that courses could adjust themselves accordingly.
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A national pianninig of applications seems to be the first serious
step. A large portion of this planning is being made nowadays by the
newly established Hellenic Organization for Cadastre and Cartography. The
whole spectrum of applications should, however, be mapped by an inde
pendent committee, representing all and supported by all the involved
organizations.
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A systematic registration and evaluation of available resources
(equipment, manpower, expertise etc.) should be made, so that planning of
needs in personnel and equipment can become a reality. If the above steps
are made, then specifications to the education system can no doubt be
defined.
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If the above analyses show that future, not to say present, photo-
grammetric and remote sensing work needs be supported by private firms,
the private sector should be prepared accordingly. It is a fallacy to expect
significant investments by anthusiasts, without the certainty that work will
exist. If the potential of the private sector is to be exploited, private firms
should be given financial motivations (e.g. loans to purchase new or reno
vate existing intrumentation) and pilot, if not actual, viability projects.
One major handicap of hellenic university laboratories concerns
the quality of instruction instrumentation and the number of available
pieces of equipment. Actually qualified professionals cannot be produced if
the available pieces of equipment is not related to the number of students
instructed per year, and if the instruments are outdated. A good deal of
financial support to renovate and expand instrumentation at university labs
is absolutely necessary.
Universities should develop, on the other hand, at least nationwide
homogeneous curricula for undergraduate studies, in accordance with the
production enviroments specifications. They should also develop post
graduate courses according to the interests of the contemporary and
planned practice. In the meantime, needs for post-graduates can be faced
by established courses abroad. Subject-oriented post-graduate studies
