GPS Van - Input to GIS

John D. Bossler

Abstract:	During 1991, the Center for Mapping at The Ohio State University developed an integrated system in a Ford van for mapping the environment along a roadway. The system combines the global positioning system (GPS), a dead reckoning system, a pair of digital cameras (vision system) and produces a digital map using geographic information system (GE) technology. The system is basically portable and has been used in an airplane. Exciting new developments with the vision system will be discussed. The power of the vision system can be simply stated. It enables the user to obtain coordinates [positions], with nearly arbitrary accuracy, for everything in the cameras’ field of view. The challenge in the future deals with exploiting the enormously rich imagery from the cameras. The status of this project and its commercialization will be fully discussed.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 5th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1992) September 16 - 18, 1992 Albuquerque, NM
Pages:	427 - 431
Cite this article:	Bossler, John D., "GPS Van - Input to GIS," Proceedings of the 5th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1992), Albuquerque, NM, September 1992, pp. 427-431.
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