Support for the 17th International Society for Photo- grammetry and Remote Sensing Congress; Washington, DC; August 1992

由于近几十年来关于摄影测量、遥感、地理信息系统和相关专题的研究非常活跃，由国际摄影测量和遥感学会(摄影测量和遥感学会)主办的四年一度的大会已成为来自世界各地的学者聚集在一起交流其最新研究成果并规划未来合作活动的特别重要的场所。国际科学研究方案第17届大会将于1992年8月初在华盛顿特区举行，为美国科学家提供了一个直接与世界其他地方的专家见面的绝佳机会。该奖项以两种方式为1992年ISPRS大会提供支持。首先，它提供财政援助，以抵消出版和分发会议记录的费用，在这些会议记录中，将复制约600份文件。其次，它提供了一种手段，让其他联邦政府机构可以选择通过机构间协议提供财政支持，这些协议将为最初的奖励提供补充资金。通过部分补贴大会议事程序的出版和分发费用，这一宝贵的资源将以较低的成本向无法出席大会的科学家提供，从而扩大大会的有益影响。如果国家科学基金会能够协助将其他联邦机构的捐款输送到这项重要的活动中，这笔赠款的进一步积极影响将会得到实现。

Because research on photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related topics has been so dynamic in recent decades, the quadrennial congresses sponsored by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) have become especially important settings at which scholars from throughout the world come together to exchange the most current results of their research and to plan future collaborative activities. The 17th Congress of the ISPRS will be held in Washington, D.C., in early August 1992, providing an excellent opportunity for American scientists to meet directly with experts from throughout the rest of the world. This award provides support for the 1992 ISPRS Congress in two ways. First it provides financial assistance to offset costs of publication and distribution of proceedings within which about 600 papers will be reproduced. Second, it provides a means by which other federal government agencies may choose to provide financial support through interagency agreements that will fund supplements to the initial award. By partially subsidizing the publication and distribution costs of the congress proceedings, this valuable resource will be made available at reduced costs to scientists unable to attend the congress, thereby expanding the beneficial impacts of the congress. Further positive consequences of this grant will be realized if NSF can assist in channelling contributions from other federal agencies to this important activity.