TESTING AN AIRBORNE INERTIAL SURVEY SYSTEM FOR BLM CADASTRAL SURVEY APPLICATIONS IN ALASKA

An airborne inertial survey system is a helicopter mounted electromechanical device that is capable of continuously sensing changes in its own location, and capable of continuously displaying the coordinates and elevation of its instantaneous position. It is self contained, automated, and independent of any external signals, measurements, or data sources. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management has determined, after completing a series of field evaluation tests, that a commercially available inertial survey system, when mounted in a helicopter, is capable of performing some survey tasks to BLM specifications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was presented by Jerome C. Ives. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting, March 9-15, 1975, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

  Woodward Building, Room 430, 733 15th Street, N W
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Ball Jr, W E
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 107-137
• Serial:
  • American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Proc
  • Volume: 35
  • Publisher: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial surveying; Helicopters; Inertia; Inertial navigation systems; Mechatronics; Surveying
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electromechanical devices
• Old TRIS Terms: Cadastral surveys
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125439
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 75-235 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM