Engineering & Science

Small Format Aerial Photography

W.S. Warner, JORDFORSK, Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Norway;
R.Graham, Air Survey Consultant, Dorset, UK;
R.E. Read, Survey Navigator and Director, Aerial Imaging Systems Ltd., Enschede, The Netherlands

 

234 × 156mm 370pp hardback
140 line drawings 74 photographs with a colour section
ISBN 1-870325-56-7
£52.50
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Small format aerial photography (SFAP) provides a cheap alternative to conventional large format aerial survey and this book forms a complete guide to aerial photography operations using small cameras. From the basics of mapping, measurement and photography to all technical details of planning a survey to numerous applications and case studies, the book enables the reader to understand all aspects of the subject.

What the reviews say:

'... this book is tremendous: a quality product at a very reasonable price.'
'... (it) is full of accumulated wisdom and helpful advice.'
'Professional and amateur air photographers alike could assist their product quality and improve their efficiency from reading this book, while teachers have a source of information that they can recommend with confidence.'

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
'... an attractive publication, well illustrated ...'
'It will appeal to natural resource managers ... who wish to investigate the advantages of SFAP.
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Commonwealth Forestry Association, 1996
Readership:
Practising engineers and applied scientists in:
geology, geomorphology, surveying, civil engineering, forestry, urban planning, soil science, ecology, agriculture, hydrology, cartography;
advanced students and researchers in these disciplines;
military and paramilitary applications.

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