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Mapping of maldives using aerial photography and digital photogrammetric techniques V. Raghu Venkataraman*, K. Kalyanaraman, Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Dr. R.R Navalgund, P. Srinivas*, PVSSN Gopalakrishna, CVKVP Jagannadha Rao, K. Srinivasa Rao, G. Srinivas, P. Shashivardhan Reddy, J. Narendran, CS Narsimham, Dr. K. Venugopala Rao. AERIAL SERVICES DIGITAL MAPPING AREA National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Govt. of India, Balanagar, Hyderabad – 500037, India Corresponding author 1 - P. Srinivas e-mail: srinivas_p@nrsa.gov.in National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Govt. of India, Aerial Services Digital Mapping Area, Balanagar, Hyderabad – 500 037 Andhra Pradesh, INDIA Telephone Nos. 0091 040(O) Fax No. 0091 040Corresponding author 2 - V. Raghu Venkataraman e-mail: raghu_vv@nrsa.gov.in Telephone Nos. 0091 04071 (O) Abstract Republic of Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean about 300 miles south of India and 450 miles south west of Sri Lanka consisting of 26 atolls with 1192 islands scattered between 1o S to 8o N latitude, 72o E to 74o E longitude with 99 % of the area being water. The objective of this project was to prepare digital maps of the entire country in 1:25,000 scale using aerial photographs acquired in 1:40,000 scale in a single coordinate system. Remote sensing satellite data was acquired for preliminary reconnaissance of the terrain and selection of reference and base stations for continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) observations to establish reference datum in WGS 84. Thereafter, flight operations for aerial photography were carried out with automated Computer Controlled Navigation System (CCNS). Digital photogrammetry techniques with Kinematic GPS data and pre pointed GPS control survey data was utilized for aero triangulation, block adjustment and vector capture. The large scale mapping for