APPS-IV Civil Works Data Extraction/Data Base Application Study

Abstract

Photo interpretation is a widely accepted means of using remotely sensed data (imagery) for the purpose of identifying, measuring, and evaluating the significance of features on the Earth's surface. This report describes the Computer Assisted Photo Interpretation Research (CAPIR) facility assembled at the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories and discusses the implementation and applications of such a system in the Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program. Following an exposition on the system, a demonstration project is described. In this demonstration, the CAPIR system was applied to a flood damage potential study. The particular applications were structural mapping and land use interpretation. A Civil Works User Scenario is also included in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123889

Entities

People

  • Jonathan C. Howland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Cameras
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Operating Systems
  • Photographs

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.