REMOTE SENSING AND DIGITAL MAPPING. VOLUME 1 - REPORT

The report presents the findings of the committee following an investigation into the development of remote sensing and digital mapping techniques. As currently used remote sensing is generally the determination of the nature of objects or surfaces from a distance above the earth while digital mapping involves the conversion of geographically distributed data into digital form, storage and subsequent processing and display in various forms. The development of both techniques, individually and in combination, are discussed in the following sections: (1) introduction; (2) growth and applications of remote sensing and digital mapping; (3) institutional organisation; (4) views of witnesses; (5) opinion of the committee; and, (6) summary of conclusions and recommendations. (TRRL)

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  Her Majesty's Stationery Office

  House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology
  London WC1V 6HB,   England 
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 88 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 98-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Development; Digital computers; Digital maps; Maps; Photogrammetry; Remote sensing; Surveying; Technology; Terrain
• Old TRIS Terms: Digital photo map
• ITRD Terms: 4006: Aerial photography; 9013: Development; 8673: Digital computer; 4074: Map; 4004: Photogrammetry; 4016: Remote sensing; 4025: Surveying (land); 3855: Technology; 4035: Terrain
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-10-492184-6
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM