19 June 2001

A GIS INTEGRATION APPROACH FOR
DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE SURVEYS

B. Bourgeois    M. Harris
Naval Research Laboratory
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004
F. Petry
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
P. Alleman
C&C Technologies, Inc.
Lafayette, LA

This paper defines and discusses dynamically reconfigurable surveying (DRS), an approach to surveying wherein survey conduct is dictated by the data collected instead of by pre-determined lines generated from historical data. The enabling factor in DRS is the ability to process the collected data in-situ so that survey conduct decisions may be made in near real-time. The need to improve survey efficiency is summarized and the way in which DRS can reduce overall survey costs is discussed. The authors investigate in detail the technology requirements to enable DRS, and propose that a GIS fulfills these requirements. The alternate approaches to integration of a GIS into a hydrographic data collection system are developed and evaluated.

Sponsored by Space and Naval Warfare System (SPAWARS) Center and the Naval Research Laboratory.

Published in The Hydrographic Journal in January 1999.
Naval Research Laboratory Contribution Number NRL/JA/7442 98-0007.
Journal Article