Mapping from Space / Gottfried Konecny
- Austria;, 1999
- p.59-80 : Maps, Stats, Graphs; 30 cm
- Seminars of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications pages 59-80 maps; Graphs; 1999 .
Mapping from space is done as past conventional mapping methods have not been able to provide adequate mapping coverages at the required scales. A digital chart of the world was compiled by the U. S. Military, however with geometric errors in the 10 km range.