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PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

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Page 1: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

PA Height Modernization

L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P.

Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section

PennDOT

Bureau of Design

Design Services Division

Page 2: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Pennsylvania

• PA FBN / CBN completed in 2000– 130 stations

• FBN / CBN ties to adjacent states completed in 2003

Page 3: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

• B / First-Order Monumentation

• Right-of-Way Monumentation

• Topographic Survey Control

• Construction Control

• G.I.S. Base Mapping

• Airborne GPS

• Less people / time = saves your TAX $$$

Page 4: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

PennDOT Operated - CORS

Seven (7) operating sites:

WIL1 = Penn State - Wilkes-Barre

PSU1 = Penn State - Univ. Park

PIT1 = Penn State - New Kensington

PARL = Penn State - Warminster ARL

PAPT = University of Pittsburgh

UPTC = Univ. of Pitt. Titusville

YORK = PennDOT York County Maintenance Office

Page 5: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Other PA - CORS

Four (4) other PA operating sites:

HRN1 = USCG - Philipsburg

LYCO = Lycoming Co. - Williamsport

CHES = Chester Co. - West Chester

GTS1 = GTS Tech. - Harrisburg

Page 6: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Pennsylvania - Current CORS Coverage

Page 7: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

www.penndotpams.org

Page 8: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

www.penndotpams.org

• From 1968 to present• Aerial Photography +700,000 exposures• Projects +10,000• Horizontal Survey Control +1,000• Vertical Control +2,000

Page 9: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division
Page 10: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Why - Height Modernization

• Standardized• Legally Established• Greater Accuracy• Replace Destroyed Monuments• Possible $1 Million available for PA annually• Reduce Field survey Costs: Highway/Bridge,

other State Agencies, External Customers

Page 11: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Height Modernization

• Applications for Heights– Floodplain Mapping– Regional & Urban Planning– Erosion Mapping– Transportation Mapping

• Accessibility, Reliability

Page 12: PA Height Modernization L. Bradley Foltz, P.L.S., C.P. Chief - Photogrammetry & Surveys Section PennDOT Bureau of Design Design Services Division

Height Modernization

Questions ???