Control Networks
Distributed here are control network data for solar system bodies (planets, moons, and asteroids) other than the Earth. Each control network is essentially a set of photogrammetric or radargrammetric solution (input and output) files. The input files consist of, aside from a priori information, measurements of common points (control points, or sometimes tie points) on images of a planetary body. The output files include the coordinates of the control points and revised orientation information (camera pointing) for the images. The primary use of such information is for the creation of image mosaics of the planetary body. However, these solutions can also provide fundamental data on the size of the body, its rotation period, and the direction of its polar axis in space. The control point coordinates also usually serve to define the fundamental coordinate system for the body in question.
The source for these control networks are primarily work done at the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, by Merton E. Davies and Timothy Colvin, and by the Astrogeology Team of the U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ. Information, such as references and data if available, will also gradually be added regarding control networks created by others, such as for Mercury, Phobos and Deimos (the moons of Mars), Jupiter's moon Io, and the asteroid Eros.
Ariel Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Callisto Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Clementine Lunar Control Network
Control NetworkThe Clementine Lunar Control Network (CLCN) includes 543,245 measurements of 271,634 points on 43,871 Clementine 750-nm images-the largest planetary control network ever computed. It was completed at RAND by Merton Davies and
Dione Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Enceladus Cassini Global DEM 200m Schenk
Archive | Control Network | Digital Elevation Model | Global Mosaic | Grey Scale | Raster Data | Topographic Map 2024-08-12This new global topographic map of Enceladus represents our best and most accurate shape model and DEM of the surface of this active icy moon of Saturn (Schenk and McKinnon, 2024). It
Enceladus Cassini Global Mosaic 100m Schenk
Archive | Control Network | Global Mosaic | Grey Scale | Image | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2024-08-12This new global rectified base mosaic of Enceladus (Schenk and McKinnon, 2024) is deriverd from more than 500 Cassini ISS images acquired in the clear filter with resolutions from 250 to <50
Enceladus Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Europa Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Ganymede Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Gaspra Image Control Network
Control NetworkThis page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. This control network for asteroid 951 Gaspra originated from Merton Davies and Tim Colvin
Hyperion Image Control Network
Control NetworkThis page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control network measurements for Saturnâs moon, Hyperion, originated from Merton Davies and Tim
Iapetus Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Ida Image Control Network
Control NetworkThis page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. This control network for asteroid 243 Ida originated from Merton Davies and Tim Colvin
Io Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
LRO LIDAR-improved lunar control networks
Control Network 2025-04-01We describe work to rigorously register LRO LROC NAC and LOLA [1, 2, 3] image and lidar data to make high resolution lunar digital terrain models (DTMs) suitable for landing site planning,
Mars Image Control Network
Control NetworkPositional control for the MDIM 2.1 global mosaic came from a geodetic/photogrammetric solution of the global Mars Mariner 9 and Viking image control network. The details of this network solution are described
Mimas Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Miranda Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Oberon Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Rhea Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Tethys Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Titania Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Triton Voyager Image Control Network
Control NetworkThis page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. This control network for Neptuneâs moon, Triton, originated from Merton Davies and Tim Colvin
Umbriel Voyager Image Control Network
Control Network 2025-04-01This archive has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. These control networks originated from the RAND corporation (Merton Davies and Tim Colvin) and
Unified Lunar Control Network solution output files
Control NetworkLunar Orbiter Lunar Control Network 2004: The USGS worked to digitize and restore a global set of Lunar Orbiter images and to assemble this into a global digital Lunar Orbiter mosaic of
Venus Magellan Control Network
Control NetworkThis page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. This control network for Venus originated from Merton Davies, Tim Colvin and others, and
