Record details

• ISBN: 0471204897 (acid-free paper)
• ISBN: 9780471204893 (acid-free paper)
• Physical Description: xii, 632 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Geometry of a vertical aerial photo -- Principles of stereoscopic vision -- Scale of a vertical aerial photograph -- Horizontal measurements: distance, bearings, and areas -- Vertical measurements -- Acquisition of aerial photography -- Orthophotography -- Map projections, grid networks, and control -- The Global Positioning System -- The transfer of detail -- Geographic information systems -- Small-format aerial imagery -- Films, filters, and the photographic process -- Principles and techniques of aerial image interpretation -- Landforms and drainage patterns -- Geology, soils, and engineering applications -- Land use planning -- Environmental monitoring -- Addition topics in natural resources management -- Forestry -- Elementary statistics and sampling techniques -- Mapping accuracy assessment -- Aerial photo mensuration -- An example photo timber cruise -- Additional characteristics of electromagnetic energy -- Radar and lidar: active remote sensors -- Scanning remote sensors.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:

Aerial photography.
Photographic interpretation.
Aerial photography in forestry.
Photographie aérienne.
Photo-interprétation.
Photographie aérienne en foresterie.