Lt. Col. Paweł BORYN, PhD
POLISH EXPERIENCES IN PREPARING HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPS FOR JTLS
Agenda
1. Introduction
2. How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?
3. Conclusions
Introduction
The first hex map of Poland (2004)
Produce hex net of area for GIS system
coordinates of the hex’es
GIS layer
How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?
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How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?
Forest areas
Depth
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Elevation
Rivers and lakes
Roads
Urban areas
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Preparing terrain definition layers (forests, urban areas, waters, roads, rivers, bathymetric map of the Baltic sea, elevation)
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
geo-databas
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How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?
Load layers of terrain definition to the geodatabase
Layers of terrain definition
DepthElevationRivers and lakesRoadsUrban areasForest areas
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
geo-database
Calculationsand
Transformation
Calculations And Transformations
Dedicated application for:
- making decision concerning type of terrain for each hex ;
- making decision concerning definition of the barriers for the hexes;
- checking integrity of the database.
How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?
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Data conversion from HEX geo-database to ASCII file (.hx) ready to use in the JTLS system
HEX geo-database
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Raster map 1:250 K
Conclusions
8km hex map
Conclusions
1km hex map
Conclusions
250m hex map
Conclusions
8km
1km
250m
1 hex (8km) = 81 hexes (1km) = 1093 hexes (250m)
Conclusions