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Title:

SEMIAUTOMATED LARGE-SCALE MAPPING

Accession Number:

00203043

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309021847

Abstract:

A SEMIAUTOMATED MAP-MAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVISED. IT CONSISTS OF PLACING AN INFORMATION-BEARING MAGNETIC TAPE INTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PRODUCE TWO-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF TERRAIN VIA AN AUTOMATIC DRAFTING MACHINE. STAGES IN MAP PRODUCTION AND CODING, DATA PROCESSING, AND DRAFTING PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS.

Supplemental Notes:

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 Accession #:

01410365

Authors:

MacLeod, Malcolm H
Turner, J Brian

Pagination:

pp 40-44

Publication Date:

1973

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 452
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26

ISBN:

0309021847

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 11 1974 12:00AM

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