A Compendium Of Papers In The Fields Of Geodesy And Planetary Geometry Prepared At Afcrl During 1962

A series of technical papers were prepared by scientists of Air Force Cambridge Laborities during 1962 in the fields of geodesy and planetary geometry. These papers describe research activities in the areas of satellite geodesy (in particular Project ANNA), rocketflare triangulation, airborne gravimetry, absolute and relative gravity, laser geodesy, and selenodesy. Illustrations show recent geodetic instrumentation developments and technique configuration. (Author).

Summaries are given of research in the following fields: upper atmosphere physics, microwave physics, space physics, terrestrial sciences, optical physics, data sciences, meteorology, solid state, aerospace instrumentation.

A survey of the state-of-the-art in the evaluation of natural terrain by earth-science techniques and measurement systems is presented in response to a need that existed for many years. This report considers the terrain as an envelope of the environment and all related parameters that are basic in an evaluation for relevant military applications such as unimproved landing areas, trafficability, site selection for operational facilities, terrain reconnaissance and surveillance, and target detection within a masked terrain complex. Methods of terrain-data acquisition, analysis, and evaluation and their limitations are reviewed. The status of research and development, specifying the gaps in technology, is summarized with accompanying conclusions. The report forecasts the requirement for an automated terrain-data acquisition, storage, and display system. Information pertaining to the classification of terrain data, field devices to measure bearing strength, and a visualized optimum remote sensing system is also given in the appendix. A glossary and a comprehensive bibliography are included. (Author).