Development of Data Acquisition Methods inPhotogrammetry and Remote Sensing andTheir Brief HistoriesThis paper gives a brief account on cartography and its history. Inaddition it examines the historical process of human efforts foracquiring various data of the world and developing effective techniquesfor producing maps. In this context, this study also briefly mentionsabout the progress stages of photogrammetry from the beginningrecent developments and emanation of remote sensing as a result ofemerging technology, and some of their application fields