Revisiting the Apollo photogrammetric mapping system
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Abstract
The integrated photogrammetric mapping system flown on the last three Apollo lunar missions (15, 16, and 17) in 1971 and 1972 incorporated a Metric (mapping) Camera, a high-resolution Panoramic Camera, and a star camera and laser altimeter to provide support data. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Astrogeology Science Center, the Intelligent Robotics Group of the NASA Ames Research Center, and Arizona State University are working together in an ongoing collaboration to achieve the most complete cartographic development of Apollo mapping system data into versatile digital map products. These will enable a variety of scientific/engineering uses of the data including mission planning, geologic mapping, geophysical process modelling, slope dependent correction of spectral data, and change detection. After a brief discussion of the origins of the mapping system, we describe the Metric and Panoramic cameras, processing of the associated image and support data, work to photogrammetrically control the Metric Camera images, and future plans.
Suggested Citation
Edmundson, K., Alexandrov, O., Archinal, B., Becker, K., Becker, T.L., Mapel, J., Moratto, Z.M., Nefian, A.V., Richie, J., Robinson, M.S., Shepherd, M., Shinaman, J., and Smith, E., 2018, Revisiting the Apollo photogrammetric mapping system, in International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, v. 42, no. 1, Karlsruhe, Germany, 10-12 October 2018, p. 133-140, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-1-133-2018.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Revisiting the Apollo photogrammetric mapping system |
| DOI | 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-1-133-2018 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | September 26, 2018 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ISPRS |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| First page | 133 |
| Last page | 140 |
| Conference Title | ISPRS Technical Commission I Symposium, "Innovative Sensing - From Sensors to Methods and Applications, |
| Conference Location | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Conference Date | 10-12 October 2018 |
| Other Geospatial | Moon |