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APPLICATION OF THE AERIAL PROFILING OF TERRAIN SYSTEM.

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Abstract

The U. S. Geological Survey has completed the performance evaluation flight tests of the Aerial Profiling of Terrain System (APTS) and is now performing a series of application tests to determine its effectiveness and efficiency as an earth-science data collection tool. These tests are designed to evaluate the APTS at such tasks as positioning water wells, testing reliability of older maps, measuring elevations of kettle ponds, and profiling stream valleys for flood studies. The results of three application tests in Massachusetts are discussed: positioning water wells and measuring elevations along the Charles River; testing four older 1:24,000-scale quadrangle maps in the Plymouth area; and measuring elevations of several hundred kettle ponds near the Cape Cod Canal.

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Cyran, E.J., 1985, APPLICATION OF THE AERIAL PROFILING OF TERRAIN SYSTEM., in Technical Papers of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping, Washington, DC, USA.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title APPLICATION OF THE AERIAL PROFILING OF TERRAIN SYSTEM.
Year Published 1985
Language English
Publisher American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
Publisher location Falls Church, VA, USA
Larger Work Title Technical Papers of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
First page 498
Conference Title Technical Papers, 45th Annual Meeting - ACSM: Theodolite to Satellite. Papers presented at the 1985 ASP-ACSM Convention (American Society of Photogrammetry).
Conference Location Washington, DC, USA
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