Using Bar Codes to Enhance Maps and Charts,

Abstract

Printed map and chart products may be linked to digital systems using a hybrid low technology/high technology map system. The system includes a paper map overprinted with machine-readable information, a reader to decode the information, and software to process the decoded data. Techniques for placing machine-readable data may be adopted from the automatic identification field. Bar code, optical character recognition (OCR), bit code, and magnetic stripe systems are all potentially applicable. The U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories have demonstrated the hybrid concept with a bar code-based system linking a Defense Mapping Agency nautical chart with a digital version of the World Port Index.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA179697

Entities

People

  • Douglas R. Caldwell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Bar Codes
  • Character Recognition
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Engineers
  • Identification
  • Nautical
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Personality
  • Radio Frequency
  • Recognition
  • Standards

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.