There is a progressive movement in the GIS community towards combining varied and complex data sets, specifically vector based GIS coverages with detailed raster data. These images, up until recently, have remained locked in the virtual world of the workstation due to imitations in hard copy output options and capabilities. Advancement in ultra-high resolution printing technologies combined with expanding format options brings affordable quality presentation solutions to integrated imaging projects and makes them accessible to all segments of the industry. The soon-to-be commercial availability of satellite imagery of up to 1 meter pixel resolution and the increasing use of digital ortho photography is pressuring for dynamic changes in output formats. Avenues for resolving the integration of high-resolution output in a cost-effective fashion traditionally were scarce until now. Users are finding output solutions with turnaround times and costs falling within existing budgets and providing up to 6 times today's standard resolutions.
From principle to practice: This presentation/paper will show examples from recent GIS studies demonstrating how these techniques can benefit a project. Examples will include large scale mapping applications using processed satellite images combined with digital vector data from the USGS, discussing integrated post-processing techniques and the procedures involved in breaking existing imaging resolution thresholds.
Michael Fox
Digital Graphics, Inc.
4 "A" St.
Burlington, MA 01803
Telephone: 617-270-3670
Fax: 617-270-3663
Steve Line
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas
120 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: 617-426-7330