Requirements and Specifications for Cartographic Video Discs,
Abstract
Video discs can store large quantities of analog (paper film, and video tape) and digital cartographic products on a compact, nonvolatile medium. These discs can be interfaced with microcomputers to provide compact and portable systems for accessing this cartographic information. Such interactive video disc systems could be used for terrain analysis, navigation, map use training, and command and control. Video discs used for cartographic data storage should be treated as mapping products in the same way as analog and digital cartographic products. Thus, there is a need to develop requirements and specifications to design and to produce these video discs. Particular attention is needed in the following seven areas: planning, gathering source materials, filming, transferring film to video tape, mastering, replicating, and developing software. The U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories (ETL) recently began research into requirements and specifications for these video discs. ETL is developing experimental cartographic video discs, investigating video map graphic design, and studying new technologies for video discs. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA144906
Entities
People
- D. J. Costanzo
Organizations
- Geospatial Research Laboratory