Aerial surveying of the UK road network
Series: RICS Geomatics Faculty News ; 12 March 2004 (1)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: New methods of aerial surveying the UK motorway and trunk road network are to be introduced by the Highways Agency, which will improve services to road users by cutting the time taken to carry out work as well as increasing safety for surveyors. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) surveying combines global positioning systems, inertial systems and lasers, allowing computer analysis of vast amounts of data at low cost. Highways Agency press release is at http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/press_releases/gen eral/2004_03_03a.htm. http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&te mplate=/includes/shownews.html&id=8437&faculty=Geo matics&faculty=All%20Faculties| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB4011-22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 125432-1001 |
New methods of aerial surveying the UK motorway and trunk road network are to be introduced by the Highways Agency, which will improve services to road users by cutting the time taken to carry out work as well as increasing safety for surveyors. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) surveying combines global positioning systems, inertial systems and lasers, allowing computer analysis of vast amounts of data at low cost. Highways Agency press release is at http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/press_releases/gen eral/2004_03_03a.htm. http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&te mplate=/includes/shownews.html&id=8437&faculty=Geo matics&faculty=All%20Faculties