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Photogrammetry: The Irish Experience
Author(s) -
Walsh M. C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the photogrammetric record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1477-9730
pISSN - 0031-868X
DOI - 10.1111/0031-868x.00043
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , photogrammetry , irish , work (physics) , commit , investment (military) , geography , database , computer science , engineering , cartography , remote sensing , political science , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , politics , law
The history of survey and map production methods used by the Ordnance Survey of the Republic of Ireland is outlined and the significance of the decision, taken in the 1960s, to maximize the use of computer technology is emphasized. The four objectives of the Ordnance Survey's current programme of work (urban mapping, small scale database, large scale database and private sector support) require effort to be concentrated on resurvey procedures and no revision of old mapping is carried out. Details are given of equipment possessed by the Ordnance Survey and of staff distribution, followed by descriptions of procedures adopted for achieving both the small scale and large scale databases. Justification is presented for the decision to commit major financial investment to digital photogrammetry.