DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN PRECISE MEASUREMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000800040019-8
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: December 15, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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NPIC~TSSG~RED-1964-6g
15 December 1869
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD.: '
SUBJECT: Development Objectives for Basic Research in Precise Measurement
1.:. TSSG~RED is planning a, long term program of basic research in
precise measurement. Attached is a draft copy of the development objet-
tives for. the FY-70 portion of this program.
2. .It is requested that each Group or Staff review the objectives
of this proposed: program a;nd report your comments to TSSG~RED by 12 Janiz-
ary lg7o. The .comments-should include:..
a. Any additional recommended areas or items that should be
covered in-the development objectives.
b. Any significant opposition to areas contained in the planned
-program.
c. The support in manpower,' instrument, or working area that..
operational units are willing to provide the program.
d. The type of personnel (interpreter, analyst, photogramme-
trist, technologist) that each Group is willing to have actively
.engaged in any part of the, program.,
e. Instruments available for loan to a contractor for use oz~
the program..'
f. Surplus. instruments to'be surveyed and made available for
parts in breadboarding systems.
g. The name flf a.pers.on to contact on any future reference to
this program.
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SUBJECT: Development Obje-'coves:for Basic Research in Precise Neasurernent
3. -The TSSG~RED contact for this program is
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Development Objectives for Basic Research in Precise Measurement
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_,-~';r~cductiori - ~.Lhese objectives dc-scribe the background, concept
_:,_i ~~tc_uir~=r.~lcrits of a government sponsored program of basic resea~'ch i.n
?-~~~_;e measurement as it relates to mensuration techniques, procedures,
;,r_a e~~ui~~raent in the imagery exploitation processes .
'? '_~ack~>;?ro;znd -The design. of measurring systems used in the exploita-
~__,,._ of rcconnai.ssance imagery utilize many ,different approaches a_rd employ
~. r;~_~ae v.~+r.i_ety of instrumentation to obtain the measured value. The basic
aracteristic of the measuring instruments may be optical, mechar~.i-cal,
~,-~yeccro?~ic, or any combination of these. The measuring systc-ms may incor-
?r~nte high perfor~!ance optical systems, special illumination sources, and
i:_:.y r?egaire sophisticated environmental control.
ltih._~cever the nature of the imagery mensuration problem may be, iritel-
__-:~:__, development, selection and use of measurement techniques and eq'aip-
;,~:nt deoerrds on abroad knowledge of what is available and ho-~,r the pc--r. ="orrnat?ce
c, ~` the measuring equipment may be described in terms of -the mensuration
-~~~,;;~; to be accomplished.. Both the new equipment under development and
,i-,; "uasic instruments in usc. car_ be used as devices for the present ati-on
,_~~~d development of the- general techniques and principles needed in measure-
~ae-nt instrurnenta~~ion. In general, the concepts developed in basic research
oz precise. r^_easurement will b~ useful in treating any mensuration devices
t~rat racy be developed in the future. "
_;. Concept -This basic. research pro;rarn is directed toward the invc-sti-