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STEREO PLOTTING MAIN FUNCTIONAL PROCESSES and SUB-PROCESSES APPENDIX I 
1. PREPARATION (S q .km) 
1.1 Preparation for conventional stereoplotting 
includes: preparation of technical 
specification, instructions, production 
control & sheet lay-out diagrams. Preparation 
of plotting traces. 
1.2 Preparation for digital plotting as 1.1 
plus all aspects of preparation for digital 
plotting inc. coding & paging of feature 
information. 
2. ORIENTATION 
(model) 
2.1 Inner 
2.2 Relative 
2.3 Absolute 
3. PLOTTING - PLANIMETRIC DETAIL FEATURES (Sq.km) 
3.1 Line Features 
Plotting line features on digital equipment, 
using: 
3.1.2 Stereo Plotter + simple dedicated on-line 
drafting machine 
3.1.3 Computer Assisted Stereo Plotter + off- 
line drafting machine 
3.1.4 Analytical Plotter + on-line dedicated 
drafting machine 
3.1.5 Analytical Plotter + off-line drafting 
machine 
3.1.1 Plotting line or symbol features on 
conventional stereo plotting equipment. 
3.2 Point or Symbol Features 
Plotting point or symbol features on digital 
equipment, using: 
3.2.2 Stereo Plotter + simple dedicated on-line 
drafting machine 
3.2.3 Computer Assisted Stereo Plotter + off- 
line drafting machine 
3.2.4 Analytical Plotter + on-line dedicated 
drafting machine 
3.2.5 Analytical Plotter + off-line drafting 
machine 
3*2.1 Plotting point or symbol features on 
conventional stereo plotting equipment 
4. INTERPRETATION (Sq.km) 
4. Off Machine pre plotting photo interpretation. 
N.B. on machine photo interpretation is an 
influencing factor on the plotting rate 
5. PLOTTING - HEIGHT INFORMATION 
5.1 Contouring (Sq.km) 
Digital recording of contours, usinq: 
5.1.2 Stereo Plotter + simple dedicated on-line 
drafting machine 
5.1.3 Computer Assisted Stereo 
Plotter + off-line drafting machine 
5.1.4 Anaylytical Plotter + on-line dedicated 
drafting machine 
5.1.5 Analytical Plotter + off-line drafting 
machine 
5.1.1 Contouring on Stereo Plotter 
5.2 Profiling & X-sectioning (km) 
Digital recording of profiles & X sections, 
using: 
5.2.2 Stereo Plotter + simple dedicated on-line 
drafting machine 
5.2.3 Computer Assisted Stereo Plotter + off 
line drafting machine 
5.2.4 Analytical Plotter + on-line dedicated 
drafting machine 
5.2.5 Analytical Plotter + off-line drafting 
machine 
5.2.1 Profiling & X sectioning on Stereo plotter 
5.3 DGM - Spot Heighting (point/ Sq.km) 
5.3.1 DGM/spot heighting manual recording on 
5.3.2 
)GM/spot heighting digital recording. 
Stereo plotter 
6. COMPILATION (Sq.km) 
6.1 Graphical compilation 
6.2 Digital compilation (data compilation, 
6.1.1 Editing for input to Drawing Office 
6.1.2 Editing for direct reproduction 
6.1.3 Compile into map sheets 
6.1.4 Quality control 
editing & processing) 
6.2.1 Computer support (ie computing section 
time) for earlier sub processes: 
- orientation 2.1/2.2/2.3 
- planimetrie data capture 3.2.3 
- height information data capture 5.1.3/ 
5.1 .5/5.2.3/5.2.5/5.3.2 
6.2.2 Production of check plot(s) 
cont. 6.2.3