Research Article
Oct 1963
Photogrammetric Determination of Azimuths
Publication: Journal of the Surveying and Mapping Division
Volume 89, Issue 3
Abstract
Precise azimuth determination to ±1.0 sec of arc over distances of 70 nm to 300 nm is very desirable where electronic survey techniques, such as HIRAN, are used. In January 1962 a series of tests designed to prove the feasibility of a technique of photographic azimuth determinations was conducted by AFCRL. A B-57 aircraft equipped with a flashing stroboscopic light was flown at night at altitudes as high as 35,000 ft between ground camera sites located at Homestead AFB, at Vero Beach, Florida, and at West End, Grand Bahama Island. Six PC-1000 cameras, two located at each site, attempted to photograph the flashing light on the aircraft against a background of stars. The PC-1000 camera has a 1000 mm focal length, and an f/5 lens. Navigation of the aircraft was accomplished by directions from a radar site in the Miami, Florida area. Results of these tests are evaluated from the standpoint of planning this kind of mission, taking into careful consideration haze conditions, star backgrounds, height above horizon for visibility of stars, maximum distances between ground sites and high intensity of the flashing lights.
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Journal of the Surveying and Mapping Division
Volume 89 • Issue 3 • October 1963
Pages: 7 - 16
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© 1963 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1963
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Captain Michael S. Tavenner
Physicist, Geodesy and Gravity Branch, Terrestrial Sciences Lab., Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Bedford, Mass.
Paul B. Swenson
Geodesist, Geodesy, and Gravity Branch, Terrestrial Sciences Lab., Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Bedford, Mass.; presently with Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, Inc., Boston, Mass.
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