Terrain Information Extraction System Support to Planning

Abstract

Knowledge of the terrain is essential to the planning of military operations. Increasingly terrain data is needed in digital form for used in automated analyses and mission rehearsal/simulation. Although the Defense Mapping Agency generates such data, there are gaps in the coverage and the data soon becomes outdated. Consequently, the Army is developing a Terrain Information Extraction System (TIES) to supplement DMA production. This paper describes the TIES, an all digital photogrammetric system for extracting terrain data from recent imagery. The configuration and functions of the system are enumerated. Plans for future improvements to the system are reported and how it could be used in supporting crisis operations is delineated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 1992
Accession Number
ADA254045

Entities

People

  • Paul G. Logan

Organizations

  • Army Geospatial Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cartography
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Images
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Extraction
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Images
  • Information Systems
  • Maps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Simulators
  • Standards

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy