CAN DIGITAL TERRAIN DATA CUT ROUTE SELECTION TIME?

Photogrammetry and microprocessing equipment are capable of replacing traditional methods of road reconnaissance. The U. S. Forest Service analyzed a variety of routes in a Northern Idaho national forest using digital terrain data. Photogrammetry plus computers provide the modern engineer with data on project alternatives that traditional methods would be unable to supply. The volume of information collected and the flexibility of photogrammetry used with computers far outweigh that which could be collected by ground reconnaissance methods.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Turner, R F
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 50-52
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Digital maps; Forestry; Highways; Information processing; Mapping; Microprocessors; Photogrammetry; Planning; Reconnaissance; Route choice; Terrain
• Old TRIS Terms: Digital photo map; Forestry applications; Highway systems; Maps and mapping
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386999
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM