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ANALYTICAL MONO PLOTTING SYSTEMS INTEGRATED 
Working Group II-1 
B. Makarovic 
International Institute Aerospace and 
Earth Science (ITC) 
Enschede, The Netherlands 
ABSTRACT 
An outline is presented of the analytical monoplotting systems and their 
integration into broader systems. Attention is focused on the definition 
of the AMP process, the specific geometric transformations, and the in- 
formation and data. 
The description of the AMP systems is introduced by a classification, the 
concept of digital differential mapping, and the place of AMP in the map- 
ping technology. 
Information and data are considered from various viewpoints such as the 
broad context of the information system, destination of information and 
data, successive process stages, domains, and the context of the specific 
data base. Accordingly, a frame of reference can be established for 
structuring information and data. 
Consideration is also given to integration of the AMP capability into 
broader geo-information systems. The integration comprises several in- 
£redients, such as system architecture and hardware components, software, 
interactive capability, production lines, and data bases. 
In conclusion, some technical and management issues of the AMP systems 
are reviewed. 
I Introduction 
Recent work in the area of analytical mono-plotting (AMP) systems has 
concerned their development, optimisation, applications and performance 
([2], [3], [4], [6], [7], [9]). The aim of this paper is to study the AMP 
system in a broader context, in particular its integration into larger 
information systems. To this end, it seems useful to first review the 
reasons for introducing AMP in production. These are: 
— To supplement and partly replace stereoplotters for digital mapping by 
relatively simple means; 
— To have a versatile and flexible technique for digital "differential 
mapping"; 
— To introduce a potential alternative for digital mapping from 
orthophotographs; 
— To promote distributed information production. 
"Differential mapping" concerns adding new information to existing data 
bases, and deletion of incorrect, invalid and/or non-relevant 
information. Differential mapping concerns map revision, upgrading, and 
thematic mapping; its importance is rapidly increasing in the context of 
up-to-date information technology. 
The contents of the paper are presented in four sections. In the first, 
some general issues of AMP are reviewed, and in the second section the 
AMP system is described. Consideration is then given to information and 
data, and to the different aspects of integration. 
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