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CARTOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF<br />

LANDSAT DIGITAL IMAGERY WITH EXISTING SPATIAL DATA<br />

I. Introduction<br />

Richard L. McKinney<br />

Computer Sciences Corporation<br />

Silver Spring, Maryland<br />

Anyone interested in <strong>the</strong> merger of spatial data from different sources<br />

must register <strong>the</strong> various inputs to a common projection. While <strong>the</strong><br />

registration accuracy requirements may vary from application to<br />

application, <strong>the</strong> problems associated with data integration remain<br />

whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> data are merged via physical overlays or combined digitally<br />

as in a digital information system.<br />

The rectification of Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) digital data to<br />

a map projection or <strong>the</strong> scene-to-scene registration of MSS digital data<br />

requires corrections not only for <strong>the</strong> new map projection, but also for<br />

a variety of distortions. MSS digital image distortions exist due to <strong>the</strong><br />

combined effects of sensor operation, orbit and attitude anomalies, <strong>the</strong><br />

Earth's rotation, and atmospheric and terrain effects (1).<br />

This <strong>report</strong> describes <strong>the</strong> procedure used to overcome <strong>the</strong> cartographic<br />

problems association with <strong>the</strong> rectification and registration of Landsat<br />

digital data to USGS 1:24000 topographic maps.<br />

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