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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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