RUNNING BOTH ANALYTICAL AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PRODUCTION LINES IN A MAPPING ENVIRONMENT

Today s mapping technologies are in the midst of transition, from analog and analytical to digital. The move to digital is being driven by the desire to increase production capability through computer automation and take advantage of new methods, procedures and technologies. During this transition two or more production lines may be run simultaneously with all the associated complexities. The mapping production environment is thus becoming increasingly complex. In the past there have been many successful introductions and changeovers of technology where the new, typically over a period of time, replaced the old. Is this truly the case for the current move to digital? This paper will present various aspects of running both digital and analytical photogrammetric mapping production lines in a modern mapping company.