Designing and implementing software components for an automated mapping system

Yom, J.-H. and Drummond, J. (2007) Designing and implementing software components for an automated mapping system. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 73(12), pp. 1417-1424.

Abstract

This paper summarizes a research project that examined the usefulness of Object-oriented Programming (OOP) and the Unified Modelling Language (UML) in producing well-designed software. This leads to cost effective implementation of new automated mapping tools as they emerge. In this project, software for an automated mapping system was designed, implemented, and successfully tested. The system consists of the following subsystems: 1) image acquisition, 2) positioning, 3) image point referencing, 4) spatial object extraction, and, 5) visualization. This paper addresses parts of this work (the first 3 subsystems) in order to demonstrate the flexibility of this approach to software design.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Drummond, Dr Jane
• Authors: Yom, J.-H., and Drummond, J.
• Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography; T Technology > TR Photography
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
• Research Group: ESG
• Journal Name: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
• Journal Abbr.: PERS
• Publisher: American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• ISSN: 0099-1112
• Published Online: 01 January 2008