Acquisition of Aerial Photographs.ppt

Acquisition of Aerial Photographs Lecture 8 prepared by R. Lathrop 9/99 Updated 9/07 with reference to material in Avery Berlin 5th edition Learning Objectives Remote sensing concepts Range of existing imagery sources Important parameters to consider in planning/contracting imagery acquisition Math concepts Calculating number of photos required as part of flight planning Skills Lay out a flight plan and calculate number of photos required to cost out a flight mission Aerial Photographic Sources National High Altitude Photography (NHAP): (1980-1987) 1:58,000 CIR or 1:80,000 Pan National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP): (since 1987) 1:40,000 CIR NASA high altitude photography: (since 1964) 1:60,000-1:120,000 PAN, COLOR, CIR These images are archived by the Eros Data Center as part of the USGS Global Land Information System. To search archive /EarthExplorer/ Aerial Photographic Sources USDA: (since 1955): mainly PAN of 1:20,000-1:40,000. These photos are archived by the Aerial Photography Field Office /dam/APFO/airfto.htm National Archives and Records Administration archives older (pre- 1950’s) aerial photography /research/ordering/mapordr.html 1930’s BW aerial photography mosaics of New Jersey(source: NJDEP) 1-meter resolution natural color aerial photography of New Jersey, leaf-on: July-August 2006 (source: USDA-FSA APFO) Aerial Photographic Sources National Ocean Survey (NOS) coastal photography: (since 1945), color, scales of 1;10,000 - 1:50,000 The photos are used for a variety of geo-positioning applications, which include delineating the shoreline for Nautical Chart creation, measuring water depths, mapping seabed characteristics, and locating obstructions to marine and air navigation. Army Corps NJ shore aerial photos of 1920’s-30’s-40’s-60’ NASA Astronaut Photography /sseop/clickmap/ Satellite imagery sources Will be covered later in the semester Contract Imagery Existing aerial photographs/imagery may be unsuitable for certain projects Special-purp