Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

Andy McGill, General Manager Surveying & Remote Sensing www.osi.i

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Over 190 years of innovation in surveying and mapping

Introduction

• Mapping a Nation

• A focus on Systems, Consistency and Efficiencies

• Creating a Digital Environment

• Exploiting Technology Developments

• Continued Infrastructure Developments

• A focus on Data

Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

Mapping a Nation

Lough Foyle Base Line (1827-28)

1st Triangulation (1832)

1st Edition 6”(1824-1846) 1st Edition 25”

(1887-1913)

Drummond Limelight Heliostat Reflector

Mapping a Nation

Poolbeg Vertical Datum(1837)

Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

A Focus on Systems, Consistency & Efficiencies

A Focus on Systems, Consistency and Efficiencies

Theodolite & Tellurometer(1958-1969)

Wild A8 (1965)

RC8 Camera (1965)

Programmable Desktop Computing (1970’s)

Digital Data Collection From Photogrammetry (1970’s)Air Triangulation

(1970’s)

Commenced Map Revision(1960’s)

Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

Creating a Digital Environment

Digital Drafting (1970’s)

Creating a Digital Environment

Digitising Paper Maps(1970’s)

Development of a Digital Management Environment

(1970’s) Introduction of Flying Operations (1970’s)

Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

Exploiting Technology Developments

Stabilised Camera Mount(1980’s)

Exploiting Technology Developments

Analytical Stereo Plotters (1980’s)

National Photogrammetric Survey (NPS)(1988)

Digital Systems for Small Scale Product Production (1990’s)

Digital Photogrammetry (1990’s)

Exploiting Technology Developments

IRENET95 (1995)

Field Computers (1990’s)

WETT

ONSA

ZIMM

MADR

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Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

Continued Infrastructure Development

ITM Mapping (2000’s)

Continued Infrastructure Developments

Continued Development of GPS/GNSS Infrastructure (2000’s)

GEOID Model OSGM02 (2000’s)

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GPS Enabled Camera Systems(2000’s)

Continued Infrastructure Developments

LiDAR & Point Cloud Processing (2000’s)

Aerial Digital Sensor (ADS)(2000’s)

Real-time Positioning

Completion of the Implementation of a Digital InfrastructureActive GNSS Network

Continued Infrastructure Developments

Over 190 Years of Innovation in Surveying and Mapping

A Focus on Data

Prime2 Data Model

A Focus on Data

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

• Way• Artificial• Vegetation• Exposed• Water

Seamless, topologically consistent blanket of polygons

Prime2 Concepts• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

A Focus on Data

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

A Focus on Data

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) • GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

A Focus on Data

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

FormPhysical form of an object as it exists in the real worldi.e. Building, Pylon, Field, River, Lake

Function‘Use’ or ‘Purpose’ of an object in the real worldi.e. Residential, Army Barracks, Electricity Supply, Agricultural, Reservoir

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

A Focus on Data

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Full geometric network connectivity on Roads, Rail and Rivers

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

A Focus on Data

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

A Focus on Data

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

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Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

A Focus on Data

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locales

SitesPoints of interest with known boundariesi.e. Hospitals, University, Golf Course

LocalesFuzzy boundaries where the geographic entity is undefined or subject to interpretationi.e. Mountain Range, Bay, Town

Prime2 Concepts

A Focus on Data

Prime2 Concepts

• Skin Of The Earth Objects

• Superimposed Objects

• Links objects using persistent ID’s

• Form & Function object classification

• Segmentation & Connectivity

• GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling

• Z-Order Property

• Sites & Locals

• 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)

A Focus on Data

Prime2 Workflows

A Focus on Data

Thank You

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