Soft Maps for U.S. Army Electronic Map Background Applications.

Abstract

Background maps for geographic referencing and situation status have emerged as the U.S. Army's number one requirement for electronic displays in support of operational systems. Analog video, digital raster, and digital vector data all provide viable alternatives for the development of background maps. This paper reviews U.S. Army applications requiring electronic background maps, examines alternative approaches for producing electronic maps, and focuses on the issues associated with soft maps (raster scanned images of hardcopy products). Soft maps are proposed as a method of quickly developing a digital background map product with wide area coverage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1987
Accession Number
ADA188427

Entities

People

  • David J. Scott
  • Douglas R. Caldwell

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Coverage
  • Cartography
  • Coding
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Coordinate Systems
  • Graphics
  • Hard Copy
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Logistics Management
  • Maps
  • Notation
  • Specifications
  • Topographic Maps
  • Video

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics