Basic Principles of Aerial Photo Interpretation

Paper Code: 
RES131
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Students will be able to recognize and explain at basic level fundamental physical principles of remote sensing, including the electromagnetic spectrum; the emission, scattering, reflection, and absorption of electromagnetic (EM) radiation; how EM radiation interactions vary across a limited number of substances, geometries, and temperatures; and geometric properties of photographs and imagery.

18.00
Unit I: 
 Development of Aerial Photography
 Introduction to Aerial Photography
 Fundamental principles of Aerial photography
18.00
Unit II: 
 Types of Aerial Photography
 Factors affecting photo images
 Photo Mosaics and its significance
18.00
Unit III: 
 Stereoscopic vision and its conditions
 Study of a Stereoscope
 Application of the instrument
18.00
Unit IV: 
Geometry of Aerial Photography
 Basic principles of Photography
 Relief displacement
 Tilt distortion
18.00
Unit V: 
Scale of Aerial photography
 Introduction to Scale of Aerial Photography
 Vertical Exaggeration
 Flight planning
Essential Readings: 
 Cracknell, A and Hayes, L. (1990): Remote Sensing Year Book, Taylor and Francis, London
 Curran Campbell, J. B. (2002): Introduction to Remote Sensing. 5th edition. Taylor and Francis, London.
 Cracknell, P.J. (1985): Principles of Remote Sensing, Longman, London.
 Deekshatulu, B.L. and Rajan, Y.S. (ed.) (1984): Remote Sensing. Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore.
 Floyd, F. and Sabins, Jr. (1986): Remote Sensing: Principles and Interpretation, W.H.Freeman, New York.
 Guham, P. K. (2003): Remote Sensing for Beginners. Affiliated East-West Press Private Ltd., New Delhi.
 Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. (2000): Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. 4th edition.
 Hallert, B. (1960): Photogrammetry, McGraw Hill Book Company Inc., New York.
Academic Year: 
2023-2024