Digital Mapping System

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Digital Mapping System
Daniel Ryerson Forest Health, New Mexico
Zone Albuquerque, NM
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Digital Sketchmapping
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Benefits of System

• Efficiency Fewer steps to have data ready
• Accuracy GPS aids observer in mapping

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Record using Digital Sketchmap System
Aerial Surveys
Marking locationon a map
Manuscripting and Digitizing
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GPS Reference
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System Features

• Current location
• Panning screen
• Digitize areas, points, lines
• Tracks (flightlines, routes) recorded
• Can be used in aircraft or truck
• More flexibility/features
• Base maps
• Data is almost ready when mission completed
  (Shapefile)

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System Equipment
Laptop
Touchscreen
GPS
GPS Antenna
Power supply
Power connection
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System Equipment Changes
Tablet PCs

• Ruggedized
• Compact
• Battery power

GPS

• Disadvantages
• Screen brightness
• Processor

GPS Antenna
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System Equipment
Laptop
Touchscreen
GPS
GPS Antenna
Power supply
Power connection
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System Setup
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Interface
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Customizable Keypad
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Customizable Keypad

• Keypad used for insect disease surveys
• Single letter codes
• Numeric values
• Setup for multiple codes

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Customizable Keypad

• Example of keypad for fire use
• Single attribute design

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Flexible Reference Data
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Data Types for Backgrounds
Satellite
DRG
DOQ
Vector
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DRG

• DRG Digital Raster Graphic
• Digital version of USGS maps
• Familiar
• Features highlighted

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DOQ

• DOQ Digital Orthophotograhpic Quad
• Actual photographs
• Corrected for terrain
• More detailed than DRGs
• Typically black and white

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Satellite Imagery

• Actual satellite photographs/imagery
• Benefit of extra bands (colors)
• Detailed
• Merged products such as Brovey images

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Vector Features

• Any vector features
• Highly customed
• Easily updated
• Can be labeled
• More detailed
• Overlay with raster imagery

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Logging Feature

• Tracks automatically recorded
• Provides a record of surveyed areas

9/3/2003
9/9/2003
9/2/2003
9/2/2003
9/5/2003
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Demonstration
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