Development of Theoretical and Computational Methods for Single-Source Bathymetric Data

Abstract

Providing a coherent navigational picture from multiple, inconsistent, source documents can be time consuming, subjective, and prone to error. A method is outlined for fusing the information inherent in such source documents, at different scales, into a single picture for the marine navigator which includes indicators for safely navigable areas, those to be treated with caution, and those known to be unsafe for navigation. A measure of algorithm reliability, which reflects the degree of inconsistency of the source documents, is also provided. A conceptual outline of the method, and a preliminary, limited demonstration in two areas around Norfolk, VA, are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017990

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Calder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Bays
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Classification
  • Computational Science
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Demonstrations
  • High Reliability
  • Metadata
  • Models
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • New Hampshire
  • Reliability
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.