Looking For Information About Aerial Photography
Posted on February 8, 2010
Filed Under Digital Camera Features, Good Digital Cameras |
Aerial photography consists of photos of the ground taken from high altitude. All sorts of platforms can be used for aerial photography from kites, poles and parachutes to helicopters, dirigibles, planes and balloons. The beginnings of this kind of photography go back to the 19th century in France when Gaspard Felix Tournachon took photos from his balloon. Later on, people tried to use aerial photography for security or military purposes.
The number of applications is impressive. Amateurish aerial photography is something common for travelers, and extreme sports fans. Yet, the scientific approach is a lot more extended. Aerial photography is very practical for cartography. It is very difficult to create topographic maps without such pictures. These applications are not new, but the novelty now consists in the processing softwares such as GIS.
All mapping agencies use geographic information systems aligning images with real-world coordinates based on aerial photography. Google maps was first created on the basis of aerial photography, and with this model we are not far from the operational model of Google Earth that relies on satellite images to create a simulation of 3D landscapes.
Environmental studies, surveillance, commercial advertising and artistic projects fully bear the influence of aerial photography. One other issue noteworthy here is the possibility to document events and features on private properties. Anything that can be viewed from public space can be photographed without infringing the right to privacy, and aerial photography serves for such applications.
Aerial video now provides the alternative to aerial photography, since meta data can be embedded in the video using the GPS system. Aerial photography thus gets more and more complex applications thanks to the continuous scientific developments. And the exquisite design of cameras has a heavy word to say in the matter.
The delimitation of land properties can also be performed with aerial photography. In case you are in motion while taking aerial photos, you need a very good stabilizers and excellent optics to get good pics. Otherwise, the photos will be shaky, blurred and hard to use.
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