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APPENDIX A
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN NMD
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TABLE A.1 Research and Development Projects Approved for PY 1991
Project Title Project Leader Initiative
System Tabulation of Error E. Constance
Propagation
Systematic Horizontal Adjustment of E. Coleman
Positional Error in Digital Line
Graphs (SHAPE)
SMD/SES Replacement Mapping W. Harris
System
Development of a Digital Ortho- L. Ladner
photo Production System
Enhancement of the TIGRIS M. Faye
Software's Front End and User
Interface for the Standalone Edit
System (SES)
Cartographically Enhanced High
Resolution Orthophotography as a
Basis for a Multipurpose Cadastrea
The Development of Standards for
the Production of Derivative Maps
from GIS Studiesa
Modeling Elevation with
Triangulated Irregular Networks
(TINs)
Professional Paper: Automated
Cartography and Geographic
Information Systems
Automated Derivation of Stream
Network Characteristics from DEM
Dataa
Relational Structures for Device
Independent Map Composition and
Design
System
Development
System
Development
System
Development
System
Development
System
Development
L. Gaydos Product
Generation
D. Carter Standards
M. Kumler Standards
J. Domingue
E. Fosnight
Theoretical
Spatial Data
Handling
Techniques
Development
Techniques
Development
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Project Title
Project Leader Initiative
Development of Radar Data
Processing Capabilities
Research in Image Quality and
Feature Extraction
Applications of Remote Sensing
for Landslide Hazard Assessment
Extraction of Line, Symbol, Color,
and Text Information from Scanned
Thematic Maps
Baseline Studies for Monitoring
Global Climatic Change in the
Arctic Environment
J. Thormodsgard
S. Benjamin
L. Gay~os
B. Wright
M. Shasby
Remote Sensing
and Image
Processing
Remote Sensing
and Image
Processing
Remote Sensing
and Image
Processing
Thematic
Mapping
Global Change
~ Inactive, will be active in FY 1991.
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TABLE A.2
of FY 1990
Research and Development Projects to be Completed by End
Project Title
Project Leader
Nominal Filtering Research
Digital Line Graph Accuracy Testing and Evaluation System
A Geological Engineering Application of a Knowledge-based GIS
Assessment of SPOT Stereoscopic Data and Potential
Applications to NMD Programs
Users Needs for Land Surface Information in Metropolitan
Denver in the 1990s
Attribution of Large-scale DLG Elements from Small-
scale DLGs
Digital Elevation Overedge Requirements for Orthophoto
Production
3-Dimensional Scientific Visualization
High-resolution DEMs from DLGs
Characterization of Urban Places Using a GIS
Desktop GIS Demonstration
Systematic Misregistration of Multispectral Data
Digital Analysis of SLAR Data Sets
AVHRR Image Map of Antarctica
GIS Modeling
Calibration and Information Extraction from Satellite Image Data
South Central Alaska Radar Study
Development of Enhanced Vector Capabilities for the MIPS
Development of Digital Geometric Correction Techniques for
SLAR Data Using Ground Control Marked by Trihedral
Reflectors
Fractal Analysis of Land Cover from Satellite Imagery
Large-scale Digital Orthophoto Product Development Study
GPS-Controlled Photography for Mapping and Revision
The Geography of Terrestrial Carbon
E. Fosnight
P. Schubring
M. Speak
R. DeSawal
G. Kelly
R. Alexander
L. Ladner
B. Napier
L. Ladner
W. Acevedo
B. Napier
L. Gaydos
S. Benjamin
A. Colvocoresses
P. Chavez
M. McEwen
L. Steyaert
P. Chavez
J. Jones
J. Anderson
J. Schoonmaker
L. DeCola
E. Zang
G. Williams
R. Watts
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TABLE A.3 Research and Development Projects Completed by May 1,
1990
Project Title
Project Leader
Image Restoration of Remotely Sensed Image Data
Organization and Integration of U.S. Geo Data in a
Undergraduate Program in GIS
USGS ACS 85
Satellite Image Map of Great Salt Lake West
Space Image Mapping of Hydrilla in the Potomac River
Accuracy by RMMC, RTM, EMC, and WMC Analysis of
Thematic Maps Using a Personal Computer
Digital Topographic Map of the Future
Spectral Data Base
Evaluation of LFC Photography from Shuttle Mission 17 for
Topographic and Orthophoto Mapping
D. Meyer
F. Beatty
E. Bates
A. Colvocoresses
A. Colvocoresses
K. Lins
J. Findley
A. Colvocoresses
D. Light
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TABLE A.4 Distnbution of Full-time Equivalents (FTE approximate
person years) by Activity and Location of Personnel, FY 1990.
ADC OGCR OSD OTM MCMC RMMC WMC EMC EDC Total
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
System 0 0 1~ 0 4.0 0 0 15 0 6.7
Development (2~2) (4~) (~0) (9~0)
Product 0 4.2 05 1.0 Z0 1.6 15 0 0 10.8
Generation (25) (25) (25) (14.7)
Standards 0 0.1 0 5.0 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 5.4
(03) (5.6)
Rules Developmcut 0 0.1 1.0 Z0 1.0 0 0 0 0 4.1
(4.0) (4.0) (1.5) (05) (11.1)
Technology 0 23 05 0 05 0 05 0 0 3.8
Transfer
DLG-E 0 1.1 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0 0 4.0 9.9
Development (3 0) (1.7) (02) (13.0)
RESEARCH INITIATIVES
Theoretical Spatial 0 03 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.5
Data Handling
Techniques 0 03 0 0 0 0 1.7 0 5,0 7.0
Development
Remote Sensing 0 5.6 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 2.5 12.1
and Image
Processing
Thematic Mapping 0 0.1 05 0 0 0 03 0 0 0.9
Data Applications 0 03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03
Global Change 0 3.1 0 0 0 1.1 2~2 0 4.0 10.4
Data Collection, 0 0 0 0 1~ 0 03 0 0 1.8
Management, and (2.7) (3~0)
Dissemination
TOTAL 0 175 5.7 9.0 103 3.7 105 1~ L5.5 73.7
(6.7) (11~0) (18.0) (7.0) (5.2) (91.4)
NOTE: Numbers are for FTEs under the NMD Assistant Division Chief for Research; numbers in parentheses are for
the entire National Mapping Division, if different.
ADC, Assistant Division Chief for Research
OGCR, Office of Geographic and Cartographic Research
OSD, Office of Systems De~rclopmcat
OTM, Office of Technical Management
MCMC, Mid-Continent Mapping Center
RMMC, Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
WMC, Western Mapping Center
EMC, Eastern Mapping Center
EDC, EROS Data Center
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TABLE A.5 Research Proposals Submitted for FY 1991
EASTERN MAPPING CENT ER
· Generation of a 7.5-Minute Graphic Map from DLG-3 Data Using
Automated Methods
· Character Recognition and Associated Tagging Capabilities of the
Scitex 280 System
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New Replacement Data Base Sampler
MID-CONTINEN7r MAPPING CENTER
· Microcomputer-based Graphic Dictionary for Digitizing Rules
· Evaluation of Image Mapper Software for Producing Text and Collar
Placement to NMD Specifications on 1:24,000- and 1:100,000-scale
Graphics
· Comparison of Plotter Capabilities for Symbolization
Parallel Processing Solutions for Digital Cartographic Applications
· Microstation for the MacIntosh for Digital Line Graph (DLG)
Production
· Evaluation of ARC/Oracle as a Replacement for ARC/INFO
· Development of Knowledge-based Interfaces for GIS
· Rule Set Development for Automated Vertical Integration of
DLG-3 Data
Review and Correction of Digital Line Graphs Using a Raster/Vector
Platform and Applied Mathematical Transformations
EROS DATA CENTER
· Identification of Global and Contmental Map Projections
· Automated Extraction of Hydrographic and Woodland Features in
Alaska from SPOT Digital Data
· Hyperspectral Data Visualization
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAPPING CENTER
· Automated Plotting of Symbolized Hypsography from DLG-3 Data
· DLG-E Data Collection Methodologies for Existing Systems Data
Applications Research Initiative
Raster to Vector Conversion of Scanned Data
Consolidated Digital to Analog Mapping Process (CODAMAP)
Development Using ARC/INFO
Land-use Modeling and Monitoring on Ecosystems: Colorado Prototype
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WESTERN MAPPING CENTER
· Modeling Urbanization Effects on Ecosystems
· Developing Land Surface Characterization Parameters for Input to
Hydrologic Models
· An Interactive Distributed Modeling Environment for Methane Flux in
Arctic Alaska
· Visualization Tools for the Analysis of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
and Seismicity Patterns
Improved Estimates of Regional Methane Emissions from Tundra
Ecosystems
Electronic Prepress for Thematic Mapping
Demonstration GIS for USGEODATA
Geometric and Radiometric Correction of Scanner Aerial Photographs
for Photogrammetric Applications
Softcopy Aerotriangulation
OFFICE OF GEOGRAPHIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
(Reston)
· 3-Dimensional Analysis and Display Techniques
Digital Revision of New Jersey State Base Map
Metropolitan GIS—Initiative 2050
Determining Requirements for a Common User Interface to National
Mapping Division Data Bases
Feasibility of Applying GIS Technology in a Spatial Indexing System for
USGS Earth Science Data Bases
Contingency for Anticipated Cooperative Technology Transfer or
Implementation and Development Projects
Integrating Desktop Publishing and Presentation Graphics Capabilities
with GIS, ACS, and Image Processing Systems
Development of an ADP Communications Network to Link National
Mapping Division Research Activities
ERDAS/ARC-INFO Training Development to Support the Digital
Thematic Mapping Unit
· Alternative USGEODATA Distribution Format
· Coordination, Support, and Technological Advancement of CD-ROM
Activities
· Continued Coordination of South Central Alaska Radar Study 88-8
· Continued Management of the Bureau's Side-Looking Airborne Radar
.
(SLAR? Research Program
Development of Digital Geometric Correction Techniques for SLAR
Data Using Ground Control Marked by Trihedral Reflectors
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Assessment of Census TIGER Data for Supplementing Land-Use/Land-
Cover Classification of Digital Imagery
Extraction of Line, Symbol, Color, and Text Information from Scanned
Thematic Maps
USEPA/USGS Land-Use/Land-Cover Coop
Antarctica GIS Pilot Project
Land Characterization Measurement and Analysis
GIS Front End for Hydrologic Models
Applications of GIS for Tracking SLAR Acquisition and Research
Requests
Mortality Surveillance and Spatial Distribution System (MSSDS)
Interaction of Topography, Vegetation, and Climate in Colorado
Automatic Change Detection and Identification Using Remotely Sensed
Image Data
Understanding Landscape Dynamics for Global Change Research
Continued Development and Support of Research Technology Transfer
Activities at NSTL
Evaluation of LAS versus MIPS as Sole Supported System for Digital
Image Processing in NMD
OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (Reston)
None
OFFICE OF TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT (Reston)
None
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