Week

Topic

Lab

1

Course outline and Introduction

Real  application of Aerial photography

Students have to select one of the project available in the internet

2

Orientation and Study of Aerial Photographs (p. 21- 50)

-The Simple Camera and the Mapping   Camera.

-Films and Filters

Trigonometry review

3

Principles of Airphoto Interpretation (p. 51-70), Principles of object recognition and stereoscopic vision

Stereovision review

4

Test

5

Principles of Photogrammetry (Horizontal Measurements) (p. 71-76). Scale of Vertical Aerial Photograph, Horizontal Measurements (Distance, Bearings, and Areas), Effect of Relief Displacement

Derivation of scale , distance and direction  from photo

6

Principles of Vertical Photography

 (p. 76-86)

Stereoscopic Parallax, Parallax Measurements, Height Determination, Area Measurements

Horizontal measurement and relief displacement

7

Acquisition of Aerial Photography (p. 95-107)

a)         Structure and Function of Equipment

b)         Flight Planning (Season, Time of Day, Overlap)

Flight Planning and Deadline to Submit Project Outline

8

Planimetric and Topographic Mapping

Geometry of the Earth, Spherical Triangulation, map Projections, Grid Networks and Control

The transfer of Details

9

Airphoto Mosaics

Airphoto Mosaics

10

Mid Term Exam        

Finalization of projects

11

Field trip

12

Systematic Errors of an Aerial Photograph

Radial-line Triangulation, Orthophotography

13

Non Photographic Image Systems (p. 109- 199)

Electro-optical sensors, Radar systems

14

Final Exam: