Airborne Laser Hydrography in the United States,

Abstract

Conventional waterborne hydrographic survey methods have become exceedingly expensive while the need for improvement of charts is increasing rapidly. The U.S. Government is developing techniques to conduct rapid, efficient surveys; especially airborne laser bathymeters. The first system should be in use by 1983. It will penetrate to 28 meters under typical conditions and will be deployed in a helicopter from a coastal survey ship. A hybrid system using a combined laser and multispectral scanner is also under development for surveying clear, shoal areas. Advanced high pulse rate laser systems are also under study. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090106

Entities

People

  • Van K. Nield

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Aircrafts
  • Australia
  • Bathymetry
  • Cartography
  • Contracts
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Employment
  • Fish
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Heart Rate
  • Lasers
  • Navigation
  • Satellite Navigation Systems
  • United States

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Geodesy
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy