History of the professorship: Timetable
| Tharandt | Dresden | ||
| 1811 | Foundation of the forestry school | ||
| 1816 | Conversion of forestry school into forestry academy | ||
| 1828 | Foundation of Technical Educational Institute | ||
| 1851 | Renaming of the Technical Educational Institute to Polytechnic School | ||
| 1852 | Foundation of the Geodetic Institute (1.4.1852) | ||
| 1890 | Polytechnic School receives the status of a Technical College | ||
| 1911 | Prof. Dr. R. Hugershoff, Mathematics, surveying (including photogrammetry) | 1911 | Private lecturer Prof. Dr. R. Hugershoff, Photogrammetry |
| 1923 | Renaming of the Forestry Academy to the Forestry University | ||
| 1925 | Prof. Dr. P. Werkmeister, surveying (including photogrammetry) | ||
| 1929 | Association of the Forestry College Tharandt and the Technical College Dresden | ||
| 1933 | Foundation of the Institute of Engineering and Aerial Surveying | ||
| 1938 | Foundation of the Institute of Surveying and Photogrammetry; Prof. Dr. R. Hugershoff Surveying and Photogrammetry |
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| 1940 | Foundation of the Institute for Forest Surveying and Aerial Photogrammetry | ||
| 1943 | Prof. Dr. K. Schwidefsky, Surveying and Photogrammetry | ||
| 1947 | New foundation of the Geodetic Institute at the Technical College; Prof. Dr. A. Buchholtz, Surveying, Adjustment Theory, Photogrammetry | ||
| 1948 | New foundation of the Geodetic Institute at the Faculty of Forestry | ||
| 1949 | Foundation of the Faculty of Civil Engineering with the main specializations (departments) of Architecture and Civil Engineering | ||
| 1952 | Prof. Dr. A. Buchholtz, Photogrammetry | ||
| 1953 | Formation of the Department of Surveying with the chairs of Land Surveying, Surveying Science, Photogrammetry | ||
| 1956 | Prof. Dr. G. Müller, Forest geodesy | ||
| 1958 | Subdivision of the surveying department into the specialties of geodesy and cartography | ||
| 1961 | Renaming of the Geodetic Institute of the Faculty of Forestry to the Institute of Forestry Geodesy and Photogrammetry; The Technical College receives the status of a Technical University; Prof. Dr. H. Jochmann, Photogrammetry | ||
| 1966 | Prof. Dr. W. Zill, Comm. Head of the Photogrammetry Department; Lecturers: Dr. J. Pietschner, Dr. K. Regensburger, Photogrammetry |
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| 1968 | 3. University reform of the GDR: New status of faculties, Formation of sections: - Geodesy and Cartography Section - Section Forestry - Dissolution of the Institute for Forestry Geodesy and Photogrammetry Prof. Dr. W. Rüger, Photogrammetry |
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| 1969 | Lecturer Dr. G. Klier Forest Photogrammetry and Aerial Photographic Interpretation | ||
| 1973 | Lecturer Dr. K. RegensburgerForest Photogrammetry and Aerial Photographic Interpretation | ||
| 1978 | Lecturer Dr. J. Pietschner, Photogrammetry Lecturer Dr. E. Pelz, Forest Photogrammetry and Aerial Photographic Interpretation |
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| 1981 | Dozent Dr. E. Pelz, Photographic Interpretation | ||
| 1991 | Restructuring of the technical university Foundation: Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (with 2 lectureships) |
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| 1992 | Conversion of the lectureships into the professorships for photogrammetry and remote sensing Prof. Dr. K. Regensburger, Photogrammetry |
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| 1993 | Prof. Dr. E. Csaplovics, Remote Sensing | ||
| 1998 | Chair substitution Dr. R.-P. Mark, Photogrammetry | ||
| 2000 | Prof. Dr. H.-G. Maas, Photogrammetry | ||