GPS Surveys, DEMs, and Scanned Aerial Photographs for GIS Database Construction and Thematic Mapping of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Welch R, Jordan T, Madden M. 2000. GPS Surveys, DEMs, and Scanned Aerial Photographs for GIS Database Construction and Thematic Mapping of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 33(B4):1181-1183
ABSTRACT: Detailed vegetation mapping of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) is being undertaken by the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS) at The University of Georgia in support of the All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) survey. An accurate base map is needed to reference the massive data collection effort associated with the ATBI. For this reason, a combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys, softcopy photogrammetry and geographic information system (GIS) procedures are being employed to produce digital orthophotos and corrected interpretation overlays in the construction of a vegetation database for the National Park.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Welch, Roy; Jordan, Thomas; Madden, Marguerite
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, DEM, GIS, GPS, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00832, Orthophoto, SER, Softcopy Photogrammetry, Southeast Region