Geographic information systems and remote sensing future computing environment

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; (United States)

OSTI ID:5386393

Faust, N L; Anderson, W H; Star, J L ^[1]

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1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (USA) Ohio State University, Columbus (USA) California, University, Santa Barbara (USA)

When considering the research needs related to the integration of remote sensing information into a geographic information system (GIS), one of the factors that must be considered is the state-of-the-art in computer technology. Operations that once took hours or days on mainframes can now be performed in real time or near real time on microcomputers and workstations. In addition, many operators that were once considered impossible because of computing limits can now be revisited and, perhaps, implemented. This paper attempts to describe the essential functionality required for remote sensing and GIS integration, evaluate the state of the art in computing technology, articulate current impediments to remote sensing and GIS integration, and define research issues that should be attacked to further this integration. 59 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5386393
• Journal Information: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; (United States), Journal Name: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; (United States) Vol. 57; ISSN PERSD; ISSN 0099-1112
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990300* -- Information Handling
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTERS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA PROCESSING
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
GEOGRAPHY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
MICROCOMPUTERS
PARALLEL PROCESSING
PROCESSING
PROGRAMMING
REMOTE SENSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
VECTOR PROCESSING