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Title:

USE OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES BY THE INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Accession Number:

00202846

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

A BUREAU OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES WAS ORGANIZED WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA IN NOVEMBER, 1959. THE BUREAU HAS AS ITS RESPONSIBILITY THE PERFORMANCE OR SUPERVISION OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) ALL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, (2) ANY GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY OF A SPECIAL NATURE REQUESTED BY PERSONNEL IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE, (3) THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY GRAPHIC ARTS, PHOTOSTAT OR PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY WORK, (4) THE PREPARATION BY PHOTOGRAMMETRIC METHODS OF ANY TOPOGRAPHIC OR PLANIMETRIC RECONNAISSANCE OR DESIGN MAPS USING THE KELSH STEREOSCOPIC PLOTTERS, (5) PREPARATION, DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION, OR MODIFICATION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, AND (6) THE MAINTENANCE OF A COMPLETE FILE OF THE LATEST AVAILABLE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF THE 92 COUNTRIES OF THE STATE. EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL OF THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC DIVISION ARE DESCRIBED. PHOTOGRAMMETRY WAS EMPLOYED ON FIVE ROAD PROJECTS IN WHICH ALL PLANIMETRY AND SPOT MEASURED CROSS-SECTION POSITION AND ELEVATION POINTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO DESIGN SQUADS. OTHER STEREOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT MEASUREMENT WORK WAS PERFORMED ON BORROW PITS, FOR INTERCHANGES, AND FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF ROUTE LOCATION SURVEY AND DESIGN WORK. THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE AERIAL WORK LEADS TO PREPARATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MOSAICS FOR ROUTE LOCATION BY THE PLANNING AND LOCATION DEPARTMENTS.

Supplemental Notes:

pp 27-31. 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 Accession #:

00202562

Pagination:

pp 27-31

Publication Date:

1964

Serial:

Highway Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 82
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Design; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Sep 21 1970 12:00AM

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