|
|
|
Title: TERRAIN SIMULATION FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Accession Number: 00468628
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The old adage that one picture is worth a thousand words is really a conservative estimate when applied to elevational data points. Digital elevation data presently being gathered or converted from previous mapping efforts afford valuable data for transportation planners, but these data are not readily usable. When these data are converted to an aerial photolike scene, they offer a valuable additional planning tool. Surface simulation models based on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) digital elevation models were accomplished on a VAX 11/780 with a Vectrix VX384 display. A Hermite curve technique was used to simulate the surface configuration of the terrain. The terrain surface simulation was overlaid with USGS digital line graph data to show transportation routes. In addition to vertical views, oblique views from any direction may be shown and the direction and vertical angle of the source of lighting may be chosen.
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Photogrammetry and Aerial Surveys. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01418086
Authors: Hansen, Jack HHurst, Mitchell JPagination: pp 134-138
Publication Date: 1987
Serial: ISBN: 0309044723
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
(6)
; Photos
(4)
; References
(8)
TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I41: General Soil Surveys
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM
More Articles from this Serial Issue:
|
