Topics for Papers

The main topics of this symposium are:

• Education and Training

• Computer Assisted Teaching

• International Cooperation and Technology Transfer

• Internet Resources and Distance Learning

• Changes in geomatics curricula of universities;
• Postgraduate opportunities in photogrammetry, remote sensing and GIS;
• Role of regional training centers in capacity building in geomatics;
• Possibilities for financing of education in international and regional organisations;
• Bibliographic and technical databases;
• Computer assisted teaching and learning in modern education and training for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS;
• Development, assessment and evaluation of interactive multimedia materials for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS;
• Pedagogical transformations of tertiary level curricula for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS;
• Distance learning and remote presence for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS courses;
• Promotion and Marketing of the Geomatics profession;
• Knowledge Transfer and Improvement of Transfer Infrastructure in the Developing World;
• Collaborations between the Developed and Developing World;
• Possibilities and examples of international cooperation for education, capacity building, projects and research in photogrammetry, remote sensing and GIS;
• Accreditation & Certification in distance learning;
• Potentials of Internet based education;
• Metadata;
• Opportunities in research in Internet resources and distance learning;
• Sources of spatial data and its accessibility through Internet Map server applications.