Definition: Aerial photography

Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems

Techniques for taking photographs from an aerial platform, usually a low-flying aircraft. Also sometimes called vertical photography or orthophotography. Air photos are used for photogrammetric mapping, allowing a high degree of accuracy. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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