FLIGHT PLANNING FOR STEREO RADAR MAPPING

Pairs of terrair-imaging radar images may be viewed and measured stereoscopically in order to obtain elevation data for topographic mapping. An analysis of the technical and economic considerations in selecting flight parameters for mapping projects is presented. Both parallel and right-angle flightpaths are considered. The results indicate that systems as presently constituted have the potential to produce data adequate for original medium-scale mapping, and that the right-angle mode is superior to the parallel-flightpath mode under the assumptions made if psychophysical difficulties in image fusion are not encountered. /Author/

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  American Society of Photogrammetry

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  Falls Church, VA  United States  22046
• Authors:
  • Graham, L C
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1131-38
• Serial:
  • Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • ISSN: 0099-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Flight plans; Mapping; Radar; Technology; Video imaging detectors
• Old TRIS Terms: Imaging radars
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127225
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM