THE AUTOMAP SYSTEM

THE AUTOMAP SYSTEM IS AN AUTOMATED CARTOGRAPHIC PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE CIA TO PLOT AUTOMATICALLY ANY PORTION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, USING ANY PROJECTION AND ANY SCALE, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UTILIZING THE DIGITIZER, COMPUTER, AND AUTOMATIC PLOTTER, THE SYSTEM CAN PRODUCE A NEW PLANIMETRIC MAP (WITHOUT TYPE) IN A MATTER OF HOURS. WHILE SOME ECONOMY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN TOTAL COST PER ITEM, THE MAIN IMPACT OF AUTOMAP HAS BEEN ITS SPEED AND THE WIDE RANGE OF MAPS IT CAN PRODUCE. /AUTHOR/