The document summarizes key properties and types of aerial photographs. It discusses that aerial photographs have angles and scales as important geometric properties. It describes the different types of photographs based on the camera axis direction (vertical, oblique, etc.), angle of coverage, film used (black and white, infrared, color), and scale determined by focal length and height. It provides details on vertical, low and high oblique, convergent, and trimetrogon photographs.

3. The most important geometric properties of an
aerial photograph are those of an angle and scale.
Angle of Arial Photographs
 The angle at which aerial photograph is taken is
used to classify the photograph into one of three
types viz. vertical, high oblique and low oblique.
 Vertical photograph taken with a single lens is the
most common type of aerial photography used in
remote sensing applications.

5.  The vertical photography is taken with the camera
axis pointing vertically downwards.
 Oblique photography is taken with the camera
axis pointing obliquely downwards (intentional
inclination of the camera axis).
 High oblique photography incorporates an image
of the horizon into the photographs while low
oblique photographs do not.

6.  A ‘truly 'vertical aerial photograph is rarely obtainable
because of unavoidable angular rotations or
tilts, caused by the angular attitude of the aircraft at the
instant of exposure.
 These unavoidable tilts cause slight (1 to 3 degrees )
unintentional inclination of the camera optical
axis, resulting in the acquisition of tilted photographs .
 Vertical photographs have properties similar to those
of a map with a approximately constant scale over the
whole photograph, and therefore can be used for
mapping and measurements.

7. Most vertical aerial photographs are taken with
frame cameras along flight line ,or flight strips.
The line traced on the ground directly beneath the
aircraft during acquisition of photography is
called Nadir line. This line connects the image
centers of the vertical photographs. Successive
photographs are generally taken with some degree
of Endlap. Not only dose this lapping ensure
total coverage along a flight line, but an endlap of
at least 50% is essential for total stereoscopic
coverage of a project area.

8. a: conditions during exposure
b: resulting photograph

10. Light rays from terrain objects are imaged in the plane
of the film negative after intersecting at the camera
lens exposure station, L. The negative is located
behind the lens at a distance equal to the lens focal
length, f. Assuming the size of a paper print positive
(or film positive) is equal to that of the
negative, positive image positions can be depicted
diagrammatically in front of the lens in a plane
located at a distance f. This rendition is appropriate in
that most photo positives used for measurement
purposes are contact printed, resulting in the
geometric relationships shown.

11. The x and y coordinate positions of image points are
referenced with respect to axes formed by straight
lines joining the opposite fiducial marks recorded on
the positive. The x axis is arbitrarily assigned to the
fiducial axis most nearly coincident with the line of
flight and is taken as positive in the forward direction
of flight. The positive y axis is located 90 counter-
clockwise from the positive x axis. Because of the
precision with the fiducial marks and the lens are
placed in a metric camera, the photo coordinate
origin, o, can be assumed to coincide exactly with the
principal point, the intersection of the lens optical
axis and the film plane.

12. Images for terrain points A, B, C, D, and E appear
geometrically reversed on the negative at
a’, b’, c’, d’, and e’ and in proper geometric
relationship on the positive at a, b, c, d, and e.
Scale of Arial Photographs (Photographic Scale)
 The scale of a photograph expresses the mathematical
relationship between a distance measured on the
photo and the corresponding distance measured on
the ground.
 A photograph scale is an expression that states one
unit of distance on a photograph represents a specific
number of units of actual ground distance.

13.  Scales may be expressed as unit equivalents (1 mm =
25 m), representative fractions (1/25,000) or ratios (1:
25,000).
 Unlike maps, which have a constant scale
throughout, the aerial photographs have a range of
scales that vary in proportion to the elevation of the
terrain involved.
 The most straight forward method for determining
photo scale is to measure the corresponding photo
and ground distances between any two points. The
scale S is then computed as the ratio of the photo
distance d to the ground distance D.
 S = photo scale = photo distance/ground distance =
d/D.

14. The scale of a photograph is determined by the focal
length of the camera and the vertical height of the
lens above the ground. The focal length (f) of the
camera is the distance measured from the centre of
the camera lens to the film. The vertical height of the
lens above the ground (H-h) is the height of the lens
above sea level (H), minus the height of the ground
above see level (h), when the optical axis is vertical
and the ground is flat.
These parameters are related by formula S = f / (H h )

16. The aerial photographs can be divided into :-
 On the basis of the direction/ position of the axis
of the camera
 On the basis of the angles of coverage and focal
length
 On the basis of the films used in the cameras.

17.  On the basis of the direction/ position of the axis of
the camera :
1) Vertical
2) Horizontal
3) Oblique
4) Convergent
5) Trimetrogon

18. The axis of the camera is vertically adjusted to take
the photographs. The area covered through
vertical air photos are often square in shape at the
uniform plane.
In simple
words, These
photographs
are taken with
an air borne
camera aimed
vertically downward from the plane.

19. The horizontal air photos are also known as
Terrestrial air photos. In the production of such
air
photos,
the axis
of the
camera is
horizontal.

20. In the oblique air photos, the adjustment of the axis
of the camera ranges from the vertical to angular
position. The areas covered by oblique air photos
assumed the shape of a trapezium.
An oblique photograph is divided into two types:-
1. Low Oblique Photographs
2. High Oblique Photographs

21. One which does not have the horizon showing is
called a Low Oblique Photographs and the axis of
the camera is 0 .

22. An oblique photographs showing the horizon is
called a High Oblique photographs and the axis of
the camera is tilted to 30 to 60 .

23. The convergent air photos are also oblique, but an
area is
simultaneously
Photographed
by two cameras.

24. In Trimetrogen air photos, three cameras are used
simultaneously amongst which the central camera is
vertical, and the other two are adjusted to oblique
position.
The cameras
are so fixed
that the
entire area
from right
horizon to
the left horizon is photographed.

25.  On the basis of the angles of coverage and focal
length
The lenses used in the camera, are of the following
types according to the angles of coverage and the
focal length :
1. Narrow Angle < 60 - More Focal Length
2. Normal Angle 60 - 75
3. Wide Angle 75 - 100
4. Super wide Angle >100 - Low Focal Length.

26.  On the basis of the films used in the cameras.
On the basis of these category the air photos are
divided into three types such as :
1. Black and white.
2. Infra red (IR)
3. Colored

27. This is also known as PANCHROMATIC . This is most
widely used
type of aerial
photograph.
This is mainly
used for study
of geological
mapping,
glacial deposit, coastal formation, relief features etc.
this films are cheapest and easily available.

28. It is similar like a black and white or panchromatic film
but the
differences
between
panchromatic
film and
infra red is
only spectral
sensitivity.
It is used in applications for mapping vegetation, types
of crops.

29. Colored photography is mainly used for interpretation
purpose. There are three colors Yellow , Magenta
(Blue+ Red) and
Blue Green when
these three colors
mixed together
they form different
colors. This types
of photographs
are mainly used
for mapping cultivated land, environment/vegetation
cover, geology, geomorphology etc.

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