Aerial survey

The InView UAV for use in aerial survey applications.
Pteryx UAV, a civilian UAV for aerial photography and photomapping with roll-stabilised camera head

Aerial survey is a method of collecting geomatics or other imagery by using aeroplanes, helicopters, UAVs, balloons or other aerial methods. Typical types of data collected are aerial photography, LiDAR, remote sensing (using various visible and invisible bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, (such as infrared, gamma, or ultraviolet) and also geophysical data (such as aeromagnetic surveys and gravity. It can also refer to the chart or map made by analysing a region from the air. Aerial survey should be distinguished from satellite imagery technologies because of its better resolution, quality and atmospheric conditions. Today, aerial survey is sometimes recognized as a synonym for aerophotogrammetry, part of photogrammetry where the camera is placed in the air. Measurements on aerial images are provided by photogrammetric technologies and methods.

Aerial surveys can provide information on many things not visible from the ground.

Terms used in aerial survey

exposure station or air station
the position of the optical centre of the camera at the moment of exposure.
flying height
the elevation of the exposure station above the datum (usually mean sea level).
altitude
the vertical distance of the aircraft above the earth surface.
tilt
the angle between the aerial camera and the horizontal axis perpendicular to the line of flight.
tip
the angle between the aerial camera and the line of flight.
principal point
the point of intersection of the optical axis of the aerial camera with the photographical plane
isocentre
the point on the areal photograph in which the bisector of the angle of tilt meets the photograph.
nadir point
the image of the nadir, i.e. the point on the areal photograph where a plumbline dropped from the front nodal point pierces the photograph.
scale
ratio of the focal length of the camera objective and the distance of the exposure station from the ground

Uses

Aerial surveys are used for:

Aerial view of the Paranal Observatory, created by the non-profit initiative Wings for Science which offers aerial support to public research organisations.[1]

Aerial survey uses a measuring camera where the elements of the interior orientation are known, but a camera that has much larger focal length and film and more lenses is used.

References

  1. ↑ "Wings for Science Fly Over Paranal". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

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