Draft report of Committee I: prepared by the rapporteur geodesy and hydrography

Abstract

This draft report of committee I is prepared by the rapporteur on geodesy and hydrography. The terms of reference of the Committee I were to study, item 13 of the agenda: Technical questions on basic mapping with particular reference to geodesy and hydrography. The Committee considered the technical papers and held discussions on the following subjects: flare triangulation and satellite triangulation; airborne methods, conventional geodetic surveying, connection of national level-ling networks and common geodetic datum for Africa.