Mini Raster-to-Vector Conversion.

Abstract

A raster-to-vector conversion program was developed for the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA). The program operates on run length coded data from a SCI-TEX scanner. It operates in a 16-bit Digital Equipment Corporation PDP 11/60 minicomputer with limited core storage, less than 64 k-bytes. The program was tested and timed using data supplied by DMA. It vectorized 4879.8 linear inches of contour data in 1.19 hours at 0.005 inch resolution and 1.14 hours at 0.010 inch resolution. The program also developed a number of attributes and contour intersection directories useful for automated editing of the vector data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113004

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  • Robert K. Crane

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Army
  • Boundaries
  • Cartography
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Core Storage
  • Detection
  • Directories
  • Engineers
  • Identification
  • Maps
  • Midrange Computers
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Topographic Maps

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Computer Vision.