DEVELOPMENT OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC NAVIGATION BY GPS

Airborne Global Positioning System (GPS) methods have been developed at the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) to facilitate all aspects of photo-navigation for collection of photography for photogrammetric purposes. The objective of this research was to implement a similar photo-nav system for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), tailored to the larger scale characteristics of the ODOT photo missions. Drawing on these developments, the ODOT photogrammetric system, which includes a geodetic quality airborne GPS receiver, was augmented with a laptop computer and supporting devices to provide the photo-navigator with full view and control over the various system components. Software developments facilitated the office flight-planning phase, the field operations, and subsequent download processing of data. At the conclusion of the program, the photo-nav equipment was installed in the ODOT Partenavia aircraft and demonstrated. The final report includes the objectives of the program and descriptions of hardware, software, and results.

• Record URL:
  • https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/21000/21200/21294/PB99109787.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Topo Photo, Incorporated

  3894 Chevington Road
  Columbus, OH  United States  43220

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  25 South Front Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Merchant, D C
• Publication Date: 1997-10-24

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photogrammetry; Demonstration projects; Global Positioning System; Information processing; Software
• Geographic Terms: Ohio
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760316
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/OH-98/001,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: State Job No. 14577(0)
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 23 1999 12:00AM