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Data Conversion - Import the 
remotely sensed data into the 
chosen Image Analysis System. 
Activity 13. 
Data Enhancement - of the visual 
display. 
Activity 14. 
Rectification - of the remotely 
sensed data onto the map grid. 
Activity 15. 
Classification - The analysis of 
the remotely sensed data. 
Activity 16. 
Field Reconnaissance and Training 
Site Selection - Verification of 
image analysis by observation on 
the ground (ground truth). 
Activity 17. 
Activity 18. 
satisfactory achievement of the 
project objectives? Has the 
desired accuracy been achieved? 
Integration - with existing Land 
Information Systems or other 
databases. 
Activity 19. 
Output Production - Presentation 
of the information in forms that 
may include: 
2 Layers in a Land 
Information System, both in 
digital and hardcopy form 
Thematic and other maps 
Images 
Statistical analysis 
Tabular data 
Activity 20. 
Activity 21. Report - The final report which 
may include considerable 
information from other sources. 
These activities form the basis of both project 
scheduling and project cost control. Table 1 
illustrates the involvement of the different 
classifications of project personnel in each 
activity, and provides a template from which to 
develop cost estimates of labour, equipment, data, 
and materials for each specific project. 
This methodology has been applied to several remote 
sensing projects undertaken by the RMIT Centre for 
Remote Sensing. The projects were for shire 
management (regional local government) in both 
mixed urban-rural and rural environments. The major 
emphasis in the projects were environmental 
monitoring, regional management and bio-physical 
resource mapping. 
The objective of the project for the rural shire 
was to produce a forest cover map over an area of 
40x50 km to a resolution of one hectare. The total 
project costs from the model are: 
Personnel SA 10,600 
(Including Local Govt.) 
Image Analysis System Hire $A 1,500 
Digital Data $A 2,500 
Project Materials $A 1,000 
Total Project Cost $A 15,600 
The second project, based on a near-metropolitan 
urban-rural shire with an area of 40x30 km, was a 
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three year land use and land cover monitoring 
programme. The total project costs from the model 
are: 
Personnel $A 28,300 
(Including Local Govt.) 
Image Analysis System Hire SA 5,200 
Digital Data $A 15,000 
Project Materials SA 2,500 
Total Project Cost $A 51,000 
(Note: SA 1.00 = $US 0.75 - approx. 1992) 
These results illustrate the relevance of this 
approach as a planning and control tool. It 
currently provides a financial model for the cost 
analysis of operational remote sensing projects. 
The challenge that remains is to develop a rigorous 
measure of project benefit. 
CONCLUSION 
This paper argues that the use of project 
management practice is essential in the 
establishment of standards for the planning and 
control of operational remote sensing applications. 
The adoption of the methodology described in this 
paper will both enhance and quantify the degree of 
success of operational remote sensing projects. 
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