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THE AERIAL SURVEYS BRANCH OF THE US BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE AERIAL SURVEY TO LOCATE FEASIBLE HIGHWAY ROUTES THROUGH A 90,000 SQUARE MILE AREA IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. AERIAL SURVEYS FOR HIGHWAYS COMPRISE TAKING AND USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR TYPE OR SCALE AND MANNER OF USE, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE ESSENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION (INCLUDING PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTER APPLICATIONS) AND REQUISITE GROUND CONTROL SURVEYS. RECONNAISANCE SURVEYS FOR DETERMINING FEASIBLE ROUTES AND COMPARING THEM TO SELECT THE BEST ROUTE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND REPORTS PREPARED FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS OF DIVERSIFIED TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS AND VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS IN REGIONS OF AFRICA, HAWAII, AND CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, ROUTE LOCATIONS FOR NUMEROUS HIGH-STANDARD SECTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM HAVE BEEN DETERMINED. RECONNAISANCE SURVEY REPORTS ARE WRITTEN ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF EACH SURVEY. PRELIMINARY SURVEY MAPPING IS USUALLY DONE ON A JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT BASIS. IN PRELIMINARY SURVEY MAPPING, NEW PHOTOGRAPHY IS DESIGNED AND TAKEN FOR EACH SURVEY PROJECT. WORK OF THE AERIAL SURVEYS BRANCH SELDOM CONTINUES BEYOND THE MAPPING PHASES OF THE PRELIMINARY SURVEY STAGE OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERING INTO THE DETAILED DESIGN PHASES. SPECIAL SERVICES ARE A CONTINUAL AND IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE BRANCH. NUMEROUS TRIPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REGIONAL AND DIVISION OFFICES OF THE BUREAU TO PERFORM A CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICE, ESPECIALLY IN OBTAINING AERIAL SURVEY SERVICES BY CONTRACT FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEERING SURVEY AND DESIGN PURPOSES. AERIAL SURVEY TRAINING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, JUNIOR ENGINEERS, AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS SINCE 1947. DATA ON SURVEY COSTS RELATIVE TO ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAY SURVEYS ARE COMPILED AND REVISED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS TO KEEP COST RECORDS CURRENT AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

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1964

Highway Research Board Special Report

Digital/other

Aerial photography; Aerial surveying; Computers; Highways; Location; Photogrammetry; Photointerpretation; Reconnaissance; Route choice; Topographic maps; Training

Interstate Highway System

Highway location

Design; Education and Training; Highways

TRIS, TRB

Sep 21 1970 12:00AM

• Current Highway Applications of Photogrammetry and Aerial Surveys
• CURRENT PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PRACTICES IN VIRGINIA
• FUNCTION AND TECHNIQUES OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRY SECTION, KANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
• FUNCTION AND TECHNIQUES OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRY SECTION, TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
• MICHIGAN STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ACTIVITIES
• PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ACTIVITIES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
• PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND HIGHWAYS
• PHOTOGRAMMETRY AS APPLIED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS OFFICE REGION 9, U.S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
• PHOTOGRAMMETRY IN ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
• PHOTOGRAMMETRY IN MISSISSIPPI
• STANDARD SIZE PLAN SHEETS PREPARED FROM CONTROLLED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN GEORGIA
• TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING OF PATHS BETWEEN MICROWAVE TOWERS
• USE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN REGION 15, U.S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
• USE OF AERIAL SURVEYS IN CONNECTICUT
• USE OF AERIAL SURVEYS IN REGION 8, U.S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
• USE OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY IN MONTANA
• USE OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES BY THE INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
• USES OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY BY THE WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION