REMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC MATERIALS BY MULTISPECTRAL TECHNIQUES: AN EVALUATION OF APPLICABILITY TO HIGHWAY PLANNING IN CALIFORNIA

The remote classification of terrain features and natural materials at a California test site, obtained by multisensor scanner and computer assisted processing techniques is compared to a detailed geologic map that served as ground truth for evaluating classification accuracy. The purpose of the study was to determine if the multispectral method of remotely discriminating natural materials had practical application for highway and environmental planning, and for route selection. At the present stage of development the method does not obviate aerial photography and field studies to obtain the information of engineering significance required for preconstruction planning.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-235 991.
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Transportation Laboratory
  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gamble, J
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Aerial surveying; Computer programs; Engineering geology; Feasibility analysis; Field studies; Geological surveying; Highway planning; Maps; Remote sensing; Route choice; Soil types; Terrain; Terrain evaluation; Topographic maps; Traffic measurement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil classification
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerial surveys; Geologic maps (Aerial); Geological maps
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155433
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 632117 Final Rpt., FHWA-CA-TL-2117-76-57
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM