THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RECORDING OF HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION SITES

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability and accuracy of documentation drawings prepared from close-range terrestrial photogrammetry and to compare them with the results of traditional documentation techniques which depend on hand measurements. The photogrammetric research was organized to coincide with equipment resources available within the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. The sites studied on a case-by-case basis illustrate the types associated with transportation improvements that are likely to be affected by federal requirements which demand documentation of certain historically significant sites. The variety of sites also demonstrates the adaptability and limitations of the photogrammetric method. Documentation drawings executed by the photogrammetric method are presented in several stages of completion to illustrate the process. These drawings are considered successful documentation delineations, with certain limitations inherent in the process. (FHWA)

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18984
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Virginia Department of Highways

  Traffic and Planning Division, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Spero, PAC
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 101 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Documents; Drawings; Historic preservation; Photogrammetry
• Uncontrolled Terms: Documentation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379641
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/VA-83/35 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: 1888
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM