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Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part 1: Geometry and Photo Measurements; 2 Geometry of a Vertical Aerial Photograph; 3 Principles of Stereoscopic Vision; 4 Scale of a Vertical Aerial Photograph; 5 Horizontal Measurements--Distance, Bearings, and Areas; 6 Vertical Measurements; 7 Acquisition of Aerial Photography; Part 2: Mapping from Vertical Aerial Photographs; 8 Orthophotography; 9 Map Projections, Grid Networks, and Control; 10 The Global Positioning System; 11 The Transfer of Detail; 12 Geographic Information Systems.;Part 3: Photo Interpretation13 Small Format Aerial Imagery; 14 Films, Filters, and The Photographic Process; 15 Principles and Techniques of Aerial Image Interpretation; 16 Landforms and Drainage Patterns; 17 Geology, Soils, and Engineering Applications; 18 Land-Use Planning; 19 Environmental Monitoring; 20 Additional Topics in Natural Resources Management; 21 Forestry; Part 4: Natural Resources Inventory; 22 Elementary Statistics and Sampling Techniques; 23 Mapping Accuracy Assessment; 24 Aerial Photo Mensuration; 25 An Example Photo Timber Cruise; Part 5: An Introduction to Remote Sensing.;26 Additional Characteristics of Electromagnetic Energy27 Radar and Lidar--Active Remote Sensors; 28 Scanning Remote Sensors; Appendixes; A Summary of Photogrammetric Formulas; B Summary of Statistical Formulas; C Specimen Contract for Aerial Photography; D Selected Aerial Photo Volume Tables; E Partial Answers to Questions and Problems; F Partial Answers to Laboratory Exercises; G Metric Conversion Charts; Index.;Print version record.;Includes bibliographical references and index.;Description based on print version record. The new, completely updated edition of the aerial photography classicExtensively revised to address today's technological advances, Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, Third Edition offers a thorough survey of the technology, techniques, processes, and methods used to create and interpret aerial photographs. The new edition also covers other forms of remote sensing with topics that include the most current information on orthophotography (including digital), soft copy photogrammetry, digital image capture and interpretation, GPS, GIS, small format aerial photography, statistical analy.