USGS Earth Resources Observation & Science Center (EROS), 19981101, Digital Raster Graphic: TETON VILLAGE , WY: USGS Digital Raster Graphics Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) are scanned color images of USGS topographic maps., USGS Earth Resources Observation & Science Center (EROS), Sioux Falls.Online Links:
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The DRG is used for validating digital line graphs (DLGs) and for DLG data collection and revision. The DRG can help assess the completeness of digital data from other mapping agencies. It can also be used to produce "hybrid" products. These include combined DRGs and DOQs for revising and collecting digital data, DRGs and DEMs for creating shaded-relief DRGs and combinations of DRG, DOQ, and DLG data. Although a standard DRG is an effective mapping tool, its full potential for digital production is realized in combination with other digital data.
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A random sampling of DRGs is accuracy tested. The accuracy test is performed by comparing the positions of UTM grid intersections on the source graphic against the corresponding location on the digital image. A visual inspection determines whether those coordinates fall within the pixels that define a grid tick. DRGs duplicate the horzontal accuracy of its source.
The vertical positional accuracy of a DRG is referenced in the DRG collar
Image completeness is checked by visually inspecting a sampling of DRGs. Each selected DRG is examined for gaps (missing data) in the main body of the map, the map collar, the overedge areas, and any insets.
The USGS DRG is produced with the intention of replicating as close as possible the original source map. Users of the DRG will note, however, that a certain amount of "noise" can be discerned when small areas are blown up or viewed under zoomed-in conditions. This noise is in the form of random specks or pixels of color and halos due to any number of factors, such as the quality of the source, the use of screens and patterns on the litho, and the unevenness of ink due to saturation and absorption. Discontinuities or breaks in linear features may also be present and are due to improper calibration or usage of the scanner, the condition of the source, and resampling. Descreening, quantizing, and noise filtering are methods used to reduce noise, which, besides creating a more aesthetically pleasing image, have the added benefit of reducing the size of the image file. Removal of lithographic screen patterns is preferred but not required.
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- Acknowledgement of the Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the use of the data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
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