the Central Bureau of Statistics, comprising
photogrammetric mapping of 195 villages and towns
of more than 2,000 inhabitants. Five private
companies carried out mapping at 1:2500 scale, which
contained only roads and houses as a background to
population census maps.
2.5 Facilities
The following photogrammetric facilities exist in the
country for internal use and to provide contract
services. There is no manufacturer of photogrammetric
equipment in Israel.
Aircraft 3
Major aerial survey cameras 6
Terrestrial cameras 1
Stereoplotters 12
Analytical plotters 20
Orthophoto 2
Digital Photogrammetric Work Stations 6
2.6 Education
The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,
offers a curriculum leading to a Bachelor of
Engineering degree in 4 years, or a Bachelor of
Science degree in Geodetic Science in 3 years.
The curriculum includes courses in aerial and
close range photogrammetry, digital
photogrammetry and image processing, remote
sensing and mapping from satellite images, as
well as a whole range of courses typical of a
degree programme in Geodetic Engineering. There
are some 180 students in the undergraduate
programme, 20 students in M.Sc. programme and 5
doctoral candidates.
Photogrammetry, remote sensing and GIS related
courses
e Photogrammetry 1 (undergraduate level):
‘introduction to the basic mathematical models of
photogrammetry.
eo Photogrammetry lab (undergraduate level):
Familiarisation with and utilisation of basic
photogrammetric equipment.
e Photogrammetric mapping (undergraduate level):
Theory and practice of mapping with aerial
photogrammetry.
eo Photogrammetry 2 (undergraduate level):
Aerotriangulation, GPS in photogrammetry;
calibration of equipment.
e Advanced analytical photogrammetry (graduate
level): Dynamic aerial and satellite imagery; close-
range photogrammetry.
e Introduction to digital photogrammetry and
remote sensing (undergraduate/ graduate level):
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Sources for digital imagery; basic image processing
techniques.
e Digital Photogrammetry (undergraduate/graduate
level): Using digital imagery for the preparation of
maps, digital orthophoto and mosaic maps; basics
of image matching techniques.
e Advanced digital photogrammetry (graduate
level); Automatic and semi-automatic procedures
for extracting information from digital images.
e Remote sensing for cartography
(undergraduate/graduate level): Image
segmentation and classification; link to GIS.
e Databases in Geodesy (undergraduate level):
Database models, topological relations,
representation of features in a 3-D database.
e Geographic information systems
(undergraduate/graduate level): Combining vector
and raster data, from different sources, in a
Structured database.
2.7 Research
Applizd research is conducted at the Survey of Israel
and at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
The location of the projection centre by airborne GPS
in developing photogrammetric control leads to a
decrease in field control points required for solution. A
research project in this topic covers various
applications of GPS controlled photogrammetry and
seeks to establish optimal configurations of control.
Another research project deals with the application of
digital photogrammetry and orthophoto in cadastral
mutation plans. The objective here is to establish
criteria for the successful applications of these
techniques in the planning and execution of new
cadastral subdivisions.
A number of research topics were treated in the
reporting period in the wide realm of data collection
and analysis for LIS/GIS, which included
photogrammetric aspects, such as analysis of urban
traffic accidents.
The following is a list of recent graduate theses and
research projects in photogrammetry, remote sensing
and GIS at the Center for Research and Mapping of
the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
e Graduate theses
© Automatic targeting in digital photographs.
O Automatic digital capture of hypsographic data
of topographic maps. |
O Developing procedures for defining an accurate
digital cadastre.
© Extraction of digital mapping data from
satellite images.
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