A Data Base Sizing Methodology Applied to the Army Terrain Information System (ARTINS).

Abstract

The objective of this report is to describe a methodology for estimating the storage requirements of a terrain data base as a function of geographic location and areal extent. This is done within the context of the development of a tactical data system called the Army Terrain Information System (ARTINS). The conclusions are: (1) The feasibility of storing a large terrain data base on militarized, or commercial, random access devices is clearly demonstrated; (2) A predictive methodology can be employed quickly and cheaply to estimate terrain data base storage requirements; (3) The total storage requirement is relatively insensitive to changes in horizontal spacing in the range beyond 125 meters; and (4) The storage requirement attributed to feature data can be dramatically reduced by modifying the required level of detail and/or the criteria for including and segmenting features. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA058120

Entities

People

  • Regis J. Orsinger

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Army
  • Bridges
  • Cell Size
  • Cells
  • Construction Materials
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Geographic Regions
  • Grids
  • Information Systems
  • Materials
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • Terrain

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Geodesy
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space