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Encyclopedia > Aerial photograph

Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from above with a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite or similar vehicle. It was first practised by the French airman Nadar in 1858.


Aerial photography is used in cartography, land-use planning, studies of the environment, espionage and other fields.


Aerial photos are often processed by a GIS system.


See also

External links

  • Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing (http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/remote/remote_f.html)





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The use of aerial photography for military purposes was expanded during World War I by aviators such as Fred Zinn.
Aerial photography is used in cartography, land-use planning, movie production, environmental studies, espionage, commercial advertising, and other fields.
Aerial photographs are considered outside the realm of privacy.
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