Data Capture

The capture of massive quantities of spatial data, able to be distributed and shared in real time, provide for an ever-increasing range of environmental and societal applications. Data capture includes the principles, methods, technologies, applications, and institutional/programmatic aspects of spatial data acquisition. Sources of data include global navigation satellite systems, satellite and aerial sensing, field surveys, land records, socioeconomic data (e.g., census), volunteered geographic information, wireless sensor networks, and unmanned aerial systems.

Topics in this Knowledge Area are listed thematically below. Existing topics are in regular font and linked directly to their original entries (published in 2006; these contain only Learning Objectives). Entries that have been updated and expanded are in bold. Forthcoming, future topics are italicized

 

History & Trends Processing Remotely-Sensed Data
Changes in Data Capture Methods Over Time, Part 1: Technological Developments Image Interpretation: Aerial Photography & Satellites
Changes in Data Capture Over Time, Part 2: Implications and Case Studies Feature Extraction in Satellite Imagery
Georeferencing and Georectification Structure from Motion Photogrammetry
Digital Data Sources & Capture Methods Ground Verification and Accuracy Assessment
Historical (Paper) Maps Spectral Properties of Terrestrial Surfaces
Global Navigation Satellite Systems  
Mobile Applications GIS and Surveying
Aerial Photography: History & Georeferencing Professional Land Surveying
Ground or Street-Level Imagery Land records
Social Media Platforms Ocean Surveying
Texts  
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) Field Data Collection
Remote Sensing Platforms & Sensors Sampling: Size Selection, Sample Types, Intervals
Remote Sensing Platforms overview Field Data Capture Technologies
Nature of multispectral image data U.S. Census Data
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Data Coordinating Organizations
Landsat Multi-Organizational GIS Coordination
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Federal Agencies & National Organizations and Programs
Indoor LiDAR Scanning International Organizations & Programs
Thermal Imagery  
Radar, Sonar, and Echolocation  
Hyperspectral Imagery  
Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry