List and describe some of the advantages of learning about land surface features from aerial photographs.

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List and describe some of the advantages of learning about land surface features from aerial photographs.

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Aerial photography is defined as the source of taking photograph from a point in the air by a specially designed camera for use in aircraft for the purpose of making some type of study of surface.

It is the most common versatile and economical type of remote sensing.

The characteristic of Aerial photography are:

  • Synoptic viewpoint
  • Time freezing ability
  • Capability to stop action
  • 3-D perspective

The different types of aerial photographs are:

  • Vertical Photograph
  • Oblique Aerial Photograph
  • Low Oblique Photograph
  • High Oblique Photograph

 

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