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aerial photographs - Coggle Diagram
aerial photographs
Interpretation Elements
Tone/Color
Shape
Size
Texture
Pattern
Shadow
Site & situation
Uses
Map making (cartography)
Urban planning
Agriculture (crop analysis)
Environmental studies
Military & defense
Disaster management
Characteristics
Perspective view
Distortion (relief & tilt)
Shows real-world features
No uniform scale
Advantages
Covers large areas
Shows current ground conditions
Useful for inaccessible areas
High level of detail
Limitations
Distortion affects accuracy
Weather dependent
Expensive to capture
Requires skilled interpretation
Oblique Aerial Photographs
Camera angled
Low oblique (horizon not visible)
High oblique (horizon visible)
Scale
Large scale (small area, more detail)
Small scale (large area, less detail)
Scale varies across photo (especially oblique)
Vertical Aerial Photographs
Camera points straight down
Used for mapping and measurements