Aerial photography Flashcards
Oblique photographs are taken with the sensor ….
mounted at the side of the platform
Vertical photographs which have been geometrically corrected to be used as maps are called ….
Orthophotos
Vertical photos look ….
straight down
The identification and communication of features on the photograph is
Aerial photo interpretation
The relative brightness of features on photographs is
Tone
The form, configuration or outline of objects is
shape
The area occupied by an object ….
size
The spatial arrangement of objects on the ground is
Pattern
…….are useful in determining relative heights of objects.
Shadows
Most photographs are taken around ….
noon (12pm to 2)
Geographic location of objects is
location or site
The occurrence of certain features in relation to others is ….
association
The smoothness or roughness of image features is
texture
A collection of pixels laid out in a specific order is ….
digital image
The word pixel means
picture element
what is the color model for display devices?
RGB
What is the color model for printing?
CMYK
Internal errors due to the system itself is
system errors
non system errors are ….
external sources
Occurs when a detected goes out if adjustment
Striping
the process of removing striping is
destriping
Caused by forward or backward scan miss-calibration.
banding
Occurs when a detector either completely fails to function or becomes temporarily saturated during a scan.
Line dropout
Atmospheric attenuation is caused by
scattering or diffraction of light
