Real time disaster mapping camera | |
| Author | Chauhan, Ravi |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RS-05-13 |
| Subject(s) | Disasters--Remote sensing Digital cameras Global Positioning System Real-time remote closed captioning |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Mapping of disaster activities is very important to monitor, to document and to understand their behavior in detail. The disasters are usually of short durations hence it's very important to obtain information of damaged area on real time basis in order to predict and prevent the calamity. In this study a low cost easily transportable Real Time Disaster Mapping Camera is designed and built to obtain direct georeferencing parameters. The main components of the Real Time Mapping Camera are a GPS receiver, a digital compass and a digital camera. The main aim of the system is to directly define the orientation parameters of the mapping camera to concurrently produce orthophoto maps from the landscape images without any ground control points. The accuracy of the 3D coordinates of the points belonging to the object photographed is a consequence of the whole process which involves GPS positioning, compass angle determination, system calibration and any other useful auxiliary data that can be used to improve the accuracy of the system (Declination angle, focal length of camera etc). The tests carried out up to now have demonstrated huge potential of the measuring system and its versatility. The system can in fact be used to carry out surveys using vehicles such as car, helicopter etc. |
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Remote Sensing (RS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Honda, Kiyoshi |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chen, Xiaoyong;Manukid Parnichkun |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005 |