Modern trends of education in photogrammetry & remote sensing

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Persistent identifier:: 856467936

Title:: Modern trends of education in photogrammetry & remote sensing

Sub title:: ISPRS Commission VI Symposium, September 13 - 16, 1990, Rhodes Island, Greece

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (251 Seiten)

Year of publication:: 1990

Place of publication:: Athens

Publisher of the original:: Technical Chamber of Greece

Identifier (digital):: 856467936

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Language:: English

Usage licence:: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Publisher of the digital copy:: Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover

Place of publication of the digital copy:: Hannover

Year of publication of the original:: 2016

Document type:: Monograph

Collection:: Earth sciences

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Title:: Education of Photogrammetry (WG VI/2).

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Title:: SENSE AND NONSENSE IN OUR DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION. Teodor J. Blachut.

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56 7 1:10 000 e populated >t recognize > and other d efficient With a .1 ture) , the ngestion of d with an irticularly 3l approach outside the : the usual r approach, perts", is supported jr detracts le present uation and it we must otal world ts unique on, is the' 5 chaos in to achieve Ld of our i African 7 to study ng to the :a. The id have a ? of the 34%! The % forests one point ion. The .re in an fessional Lting the In these surveyors :hev are This, I fic" and >ntinent. ler areas :.ies that ) 1ishment of much needed industrial and commercial activities even in urban areas must wait over five years to obtain title to the property needed by their enterprise! What prospects, then, have these countries to embark on a planned, rational program of deve1opment? As another illustration of a critical situation in the field of our concern, I may mention that in rural areas of Africa there is a strong trend toward the "individualization” of land ownership. This consists of a transition from collective tribal land use to individual use. This is due not only to the socio economic evolution slowly taking place but also to the fact that modern land cultivation requires a long term investment which can best be safeguarded if a person or family is given the ownership of the land. This trend is strongly supported by the national governments concerned, but again, our antiquated profession, with its long obsolete operational procedures, is not able to implement this healthy socio-economic trend. If we as "experts" are not able to agree on < an efficient:, simple and economic solution, how can we expect the politicians in these troubled lands to break this impass? There is another regrettable aspect of the internationally sponsored projects in our field. Often they are not properly concluded. As a result the initial enthusiasm and- momentum that has been generated by the project are irrevocably lost. Disappointment and frustration inevitably sets in among the local supporters. This was the situation evident during my recent project in the African countries. My report with detailed operational recommendations was very well received and praised, but I have heard not a word since. My impression is that the whole exciting project, like many others, has faded into oblivion. Sic transit gloria mundi! The sparse public resources spent (in a great part my own!) have passed like the glory of this world. Equally disquieting signs should be seriously considered by concerned persons such as the members of Commission VI of ISPR5. I have noticed that despite the dismal world situation in all fields of surveying and mapping, there are fewer and fewer meaningful photogrammetric articles in our journals. At the same time there are more and more on remote sensing techniques. These last describe marvelous techniques which, however, can not provide solutions to the basic and most pressing needs of present day society. At the same time there is a real "epidemic", of all kinds of meetings and symposia on "Land Information Systems", which are simply data banks with date handling, storing and display capabilities. At these meetings there is seldom any mention of the real issue: the gathering of land information in a meaningful and unambiguous form, and a dynamic and automated method for updating this information. It must be pointed out,

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