Arctic Terrain Characteristics Data Bank

Abstract

An arctic terrain characteristics data bank was established as part of a program to evaluate advanced surface effect vehicle (SEV) designs for Arctic use. The data bank contains approximately 4300 kilometers of terrain profiles in digital form acquired with an airborne laser profilometer system, and approximately 50 digital terrain maps for areas ranging from 0.01 sq km to 1 sq km, photogrammetrically derived from aerial photography. The development and data processing techniques are described along with descriptions of the data bank contents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0777551

Entities

People

  • S. J. Mock
  • V. Lagarde
  • W. B. Tucker

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Cold Regions
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Engineering
  • Flight Speeds
  • Instrumentation
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Profilometers
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Riverine Ecology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy