Data Availability to Support a Standardized Military Geographical Information System Database.
Abstract
Military installations own or administer large areas of land in many different regions which are used for training. These lands require competent resource management. Good resource management requires a knowledge of geographical information, and personnel must have access to this information to make effective management decisions. Computers have made display, update, and manipulation of this type of information easy and economical. The way this information is classified is critical to its consistency, clarity, ease of use, and high information value. However, such data must first be available. This study investigated a proposed standard classification scheme for computer storage and manipulation of geographical information and tested whether the proposed scheme could actually be supported by available data. The test, conducted at three National Guard installations, indicated that the scheme worked will, but that data availability depended on the data type and the test location.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA128494
Entities
People
- D. J. Smead
- R. D. Lozar
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory