Aerial photography and image interpretation /
David P. Paine, James D. Kiser.
- 3rd ed.
- Hoboken : Wiley, c2012.
- xii, 629 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Geometry of a vertical aerial photograph -- Principles of stereoscopic vision -- Scale of a vertical aerial photograph -- Horizontal measurements? : distance, bearings, and areas -- Vertical measurements -- Mapping from vertical aerial photographs -- 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 -- Additional 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.