AN OVERVIEW OF THE REMOTE-SENSING PROGRAM AT KING-ABDULAZIZ-UNIVERSITY, SAUDI-ARABIA

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is currently establishing a strong nationa l programme in remote sensing technology. The potential use of remote sensing for resource and environmental management is widely recognized and the Faculty of Earth Sciences (FES) of the King Abdulaziz Univers ity is participating actively in this national programme by establishi ng education, training and research facilities in remote sensing for E arth scientists. An overview of these facilities, which include an aca demic programme and laboratories for digital image analysis and geogra phical information systems, photogrammetry and photo reproduction, is presented in this article.