Airborne and Spaceborne Remote Sensing Terrain Mapping for Planning and Design of Transportation Infrastructure Assets

This paper discusses the integration of innovative airborne laser mapping technology, spaceborne high-resolution satellite imagery, and traditional aerial photography with geographical information system (GIS) applications that produce digital terrain models and databases for applications in transportation planning, design, monitoring, and environmental assessment. The results of a recent National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) study are presented, which evaluates data accuracy, efficiency, time saving and cost-effectiveness of the remote sensing laser technology as compared to the conventional ground-based methods for terrain data acquisition and mapping. Airborne terrain mapping laser technology permits 15-cm elevation accuracy and 1-ft contours. There are less operating constraints such as cloud and vegetation cover, traffic and usage, or time of day. Modern spaceborne remote sensing satellite imagery is very attractive because of its low cost and high resolution. Appropriate data analysis techniques and imagery data analysis can provide up-to-date information on airports, highway corridors, and surrounding areas. The digital terrain database developed from these remote sensing methods can be easily integrated with an existing infrastructure management system. Examples of three-dimensional visualization of these remote sensing data are presented for selected highway and airport infrastructure assets.

• Corporate Authors:

  Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

  Rua da Consolacao, 930
  , Sao Paulo  Brazil 

  Brazilian Pavement Association

  Miguel Couto 105, Sobrelojas 204 e 205
  Rio de Janiero, CEP 20070-030,   Brazil 
• Authors:
  • Uddin, Waheed
  • Momm, Henrique G
• Conference:
  • 2003 International Conference. Airports: Planning, Infrastructure & Environment
  • Location: Rio de Janiero , Brazil
  • Date: 2003-6-8 to 2003-6-11
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: 2003 International Conference. Airports: Planning, Infrastructure & Environment

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Cost effectiveness; Geographic information systems; Infrastructure; Lasers; Remote sensing; Technological innovations; Terrain
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01144260
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 01-004
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 2009 2:58PM