Showing papers in "Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing in 1989"
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TL;DR: Black-and-white space images for the period 1973-1985 are used to determine rates of shoreline displacement, map the growth in the lake's water area, and to determine probable areas of future flooding as a basis for prediction of future lake levels and shoreline positions.
Abstract: The findings of a program monitoring the growth of an enormous man-made lake, created by the flooding of a low-lying area by irrigation water drainage, are described. Black-and-white space images for the period 1973-1985 are used to determine rates of shoreline displacement, map the growth in the lake's water area, and to determine probable areas of future flooding as a basis for prediction of future lake levels and shoreline positions. Translated from: Geodeziya i kartografiya, 1988, No. 7, pp. 44-46.
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TL;DR: Torrey et al. as mentioned in this paper used space information to assess present and forecast future socioeconomic characteristics related to land use in the Sheki-Zakataly region, Azerbaijan SSR, and provided a basis for evaluating possibilities for improvement and intensification of land use and for predicting possible land use trends given certain assumptions.
Abstract: Space information is used to assess present and forecast future socioeconomic characteristics related to land use in the Sheki-Zakataly region, Azerbaijan SSR. Land use maps were compiled to clarify present conditions, which then provided a basis for evaluating possibilities for improvement and intensification of land use and for predicting possible land use trends given certain assumptions. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, SSSR: seriya geograficheskaya, 1988, No. 4, pp. 89-96.
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TL;DR: Torrey et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a structural-digital relief model for the construction of a digital terrain model of a drainage system based on the creation of a system of ordering stream elements and points of confluence within a river network.
Abstract: The concept of a structural-digital relief model, earlier proposed by the author and others, is further expanded and improved. A specific methodology for the construction of a digital terrain model of a drainage system based on the creation of a system of ordering stream elements and points of confluence within a river network is outlined. Such models are seen as a vital link in the organization of geomorphological data banks for the USSR, the availability of which is expected to have an important scientific and economic impact. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308, from Geomorfologiya, 1988, No. 2, pp. 47-52.
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TL;DR: Comparisons based on the level of development of such processes as selection, generalization, symbolization, and image synthesis in the two disciplines lead to the conclusion that remote sensing images, photomaps, and maps are variations of the same concepturl model and should be studied and further developed as such.
Abstract: The author discusses mutually reinforcing interactions between remote sensing and cartography, and more specifically, cartographic-remote sensing analogs (related approaches, methods, and problems). Comparisons based on the level of development of such processes as selection, generalization, symbolization, and image synthesis in the two disciplines lead to the conclusion that remote sensing images, photomaps, and maps are variations of the same concepturl model and should be studied and further developed as such. Translated by Jay K. Mitchell, PlanEcon, Inc., Washington, DC 20005 from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1988, No. 6, pp. 49-53.
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TL;DR: The Director of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography reviews the history of development of the geodetic and mapping services in the Soviet Union and summarizes the current geodetics and cartographic activities of that agency.
Abstract: The Director of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography reviews the history of development of the geodetic and mapping services in the Soviet Union and summarizes the current geodetic and cartographic activities of that agency. Emphasis is given to significant achievements of recent years, but criticisms also are voiced regarding various deficiencies in the training of personnel, shortcomings in technical progress, failures to integrate various branches, and the lag behind foreign achievements in several areas. The director closes by examining the administration's adjustment to new economic conditions. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Geodeziya i kartografiya, 1989, No. 3, pp. 2–9.
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TL;DR: Engelmann et al. as mentioned in this paper described a method for mapping the distribution of a common steppe mammal, the steppe marmot, based on the interpretation of air photos of its life activities (i.e., burrows).
Abstract: A method for mapping the distribution of a common steppe mammal, the steppe marmot, is described, based on the interpretation of air photos of its life activities (i.e., burrows). Air photos at 1:30,000 scale are used in the compilation of a map of the density of marmot burrows, which permits close and more efficient investigation of the spatial correspondence of marmot habitats and natural conditions and facilitates the selection of routes and areas of sampling in advance of marmot population counts. Translated by Kurt E. Engelmann, Seattle, WA 98195 from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1989, No. 3, pp. 94–99.
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TL;DR: Previous theoretical research on the characteristics of map readability is tested using several groups of subjects (already familiar with map use) in order to ascertain the most important elements facilitating mapreadability or detracting from it.
Abstract: Previous theoretical research on the characteristics of map readability [see MSRS, 1988, No. 4, pp. 276-283] is tested using several groups of subjects (already familiar with map use) in order to ascertain the most important elements facilitating map readability or detracting from it. The results are modeled through a series of regression equations in an effort to determine the relationships between specific characteristics (number of symbol size classes, frequency of symbols within classes, background complexity) and map readability (speed and accuracy of symbol identification). Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, serlya 7 (geologiya, geografiya), 1988, No. 2, pp. 40-46.
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TL;DR: This article, based on a presentation to the All-Union Conference on Cartography in the Era of the Scientific and Technological Revolution in November 1987, contains an eminent Soviet cartographer's evaluation of the state and development of Soviet cartography and his impressions concerning the tasks which lie ahead over the era of economic restructuring and social change.
Abstract: This article, based on a presentation to the All-Union Conference on Cartography in the Era of the Scientific and Technological Revolution in November 1987, contains an eminent Soviet cartographer's evaluation of the state and development of Soviet cartography and his impressions concerning the tasks which lie ahead over the era of economic restructuring and social change. Translated from: Izvestiya Akademli Nauk SSSR, seriya geograficheskaya, 1988, No. 3, pp. 17-21 by Jay K. Mitchell, PlanEcon, Inc., Washington, DC 20005.
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TL;DR: Torrey et al. as mentioned in this paper used space imagery for study of the development of contemporary landscapes under the effect of what are identified as rhythmic, dynamic and evolutionary changes, illustrated by materials for three different areas: the tidal flats of the northern Netherlands, offshore bars on the coast of Southwest Africa, and the desert area along the Syr Dar'ya River in Central Asia.
Abstract: The use of space imagery in many cases is the most effective or only means for study of the development of contemporary landscapes under the effect of what are identified as rhythmic, dynamic and evolutionary changes. This is illustrated by materials for three different areas: the tidal flats of the northern Netherlands, offshore bars on the coast of Southwest Africa, and the desert area along the Syr Dar'ya River in Central Asia. Translated from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1988, No. 3, pp. 41-49 by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308.
TL;DR: Torrey et al. as discussed by the authors defined and evaluated specific criteria used in the compilation of large-scale maps of erosion-prone areas and derived formulas which facilitate the mapping of such areas based on such readily observable morphometric characteristics as slope length and steepness.
Abstract: Specific criteria used in the compilation of large-scale maps of erosion-prone areas are defined and evaluated for tracts of land representing a number of different agricultural cover types. Formulas are derived which facilitate the mapping of such areas based on such readily observable morphometric characteristics as slope length and steepness. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1988, No. 5, pp. 25-31.
TL;DR: The total error in geosystem indication from remote sensing imagery can be determined by an analysis of particular errors in the process of remote sensing indication and image recognition theory.
Abstract: After a general discussion of principles of remote sensing indication and image recognition theory, the particular errors in this process are analyzed individually: errors in data recording; errors...
TL;DR: Torrey et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a method for analyzing properties of solar radiation at the earth's surface based on satellite observations of cloud cover and showed that the amount of incident solar radiation is clearly governed by type of weather conditions and, more specifically, by the quantity and types of clouds.
Abstract: A method is proposed for analyzing properties of solar radiation at the earth's surface based on satellite observations of cloud cover It is shown that the amount of incident solar radiation is clearly governed by type of weather conditions and, more specifically, by the quantity and types of clouds This affords a basis for predicting solar radiation receipt at the earth's surface Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1989, No 2, pp 83–85
TL;DR: A personal-computer based automated mapping system developed and used at Tbilisi University is described and a block diagram serves as a basis for describing the system's applications, and future possibilities of such systems are outlined.
Abstract: A personal-computer based automated mapping system developed and used at Tbilisi University is described. A block diagram serves as a basis for describing the system's applications, and future possibilities of such systems are outlined. The paper is of interest because of the relative scarcity of information on PC use in Soviet cartography and the use of predominantly non-domestically produced equipment in the automated mapping system. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, geografiya, 1988, No. 4, pp. 91-96.