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The Georgian terrace of Royal Crescent (Bath, England) from a hot air balloon

Intersection of E42 and E451 from an aircraft soon after takeoff from Frankfurt International Airport

Moreton Island in Queensland, Australia

Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground while not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by an active photographer, or triggered remotely or automatically. Vehicles for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters; balloons, blimps and dirigibles; and rockets. kites can also be made into platforms, as can skydivers. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1372, 510 KB) Royal Crescent (Bath, England) viewed from a hot air balloon, on a dull September evening. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1372, 510 KB) Royal Crescent (Bath, England) viewed from a hot air balloon, on a dull September evening. ... Aerial view of the Royal Crescent Royal Crescent, seen from a hot air balloon. ... , Bath is a small city in Somerset, England most famous for its historic baths fed by three hot springs. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about hot air balloons themselves. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1019 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): International E-road network Aerial photography Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1019 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): International E-road network Aerial photography Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF), known in German as Rhein-Main-Flughafen or Flughafen Frankfurt am Main, is located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1363x1022, 95 KB) Photograph of Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1363x1022, 95 KB) Photograph of Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia. ... Moreton Island is the island in the top-right of this satellite image Moreton Island from above the waters of Moreton Bay Moreton Island is a large sand island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay, on the coast of south-east Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st)  - Land 1,730,648 km²  - Water 121,994 km² (6. ... For other uses, see Photograph (disambiguation). ... A camera is a device used to take images (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ... Flying machine redirects here. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Balloon (disambiguation). ... Blimp can refer to: a non-rigid airship as opposed to a rigid airship (e. ... Dirigible can refer to : an airship -- a lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan Kite flying is the activity of flying tethered man-made objects in wind. ... A skydiver is a person who engages in the sport of skydiving, i. ...

Aerial photography was first practiced by the French photographer and balloonist Nadar in 1858 over Paris, France. The use of aerial photography for military purposes was expanded during World War I by aviators such as Fred Zinn. Nadar (self-portrait). ... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Fred Zinn of Battle Creek, Michigan, was one of the volunteer American aviators who flew with the French Aéronautique Militaire in World War I. He is one of the early pioneers of using aerial photography for wartime reconnaissance. ...

Aerial photography is used in cartography (particularly in photogrammetric surveys, which are often the basis for topographic maps), land-use planning, archeology, movie production, environmental studies, espionage, commercial advertising, conveyancing, and other fields. In the United States, aerial photographs are analyzed in preparation of many Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for real property analysis. Aerial photos are often processed by a GIS system. Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ... Photogrammetry is a remote sensing technology in which geometric properties about objects are determined from photographic images. ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A movie studio is a location, room, building, or group of buildings and/or sound stages, offices and storage facilities, which may include a backlot, where movies are made. ... This article is about the natural environment. ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... Advert redirects here. ... Conveyancing is the act of transferring the legal title in a property from one person to another. ... Any piece of real estate can be the subject of a Phase I ESA. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding which identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. ... GIS redirects here. ...

Advances in radio controlled models has made it possible for radio controlled model aircraft to conduct low-altitude aerial photography. This has benefited real-estate advertising, where commercial and residential properties are the photographic subject. Full-size, manned aircraft are prohibited from low flyovers of populated locations. Miniature-size model aircraft offer full photographic access to these previously restricted areas. Miniature vehicles do not replace full-size aircraft, as full-size aircraft are capable of longer flight-times, higher altitudes, and greater equipment payloads. 1:10 scale radio controlled car (Saab Sonett) A radio controlled (R/C) model is a model that is steerable with the use of radio control. ... This remote control airplane is carrying a scale model of X-33 and is taking part in actual NASA research. ... A Die Cast Boeing 747-800 static model. ... Real estate or immovable property is a legal term (in some jurisdictions) that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Because anything capable of being viewed from a public space is considered outside the realm of privacy in the United States, aerial photography may legally document features and occurrences on private property. Privacy has no definite boundaries and it has different meanings for different people. ...

For amateurs without a pilot license aerial photographs can be made using an Astrocam or an Oracle model rocket. Astrocam launch The Astrocam is a model rocket with a built-in camera for taking aerial photographs. ... Oracle is the name of a model rocket with built in digital camera, manufactured by Estes, for aerial photography. ...

Aerial photography challenges

Aerial photography includes challenges not present in non-aerial photography. Some of these include:

1. Perspective correction – Aerial photographs are often taken at an angle to the object being photographed. This means that the perspective of the photograph will be incorrect with near objects larger than far away objects. Perspective correction distorts the image so that equal sized objects in the real world have equal size in the photograph. See orthophoto.
2. Registration – Aerial photographs usually are mapped to the real world objects (streets, buildings, etc) being photographed. For example, an aerial photograph may be converted into a series of lines based on the roads contained in the photograph.
3. Stitching – To create an aerial photograph of a large area, multiple photographs must be taken. Stitching is joining those photographs together so that they form a single large photograph. This process creates "seamless" imagery.

An orthophoto or orthophotograph is an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map. ...

See also

• Aerial archaeology
• Aerial landscape art
• Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance
• Aviation photography
• Astrocam
• Cloudscape (photography)
• Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton 1932 photo flight over Mount Everest
• Fairchild K-20 (an early aerial camera)
• Kite aerial photography
• Oracle
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
• Pictometry
• Photogrammetry
• Remote sensing
• Satellite imagery
• ViewGL

Aerial archaeology is the study of archaeological remains by examining them from altitude. ... An example of artistic depiction of an aerial landscape: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52x48. (This article concerns painting and other non-photographic media. ... A U.S. Civil Air Patrol Gippsland GA8 Airvan aircraft that carries the ARCHER payload The Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance, also known by the acronym ARCHER, is an aerial imaging system that produces ground images far more detailed than plain sight or ordinary aerial photography can. ... Aviation photography is the act of capturing images of aircraft, either in flight, or on the ground. ... Astrocam launch The Astrocam is a model rocket with a built-in camera for taking aerial photographs. ... An example of cloudscape photography Cloudscape photography is photography showing a view of clouds and sky. ... Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, 11th Duke of Brandon (February 3, 1903 - March 30, 1973), was born in Pimlico, London, England. ... “Everest” redirects here. ... The K-20 is an aerial camera used during World War II. Fairchild design, made under licence for military contract. ... Early kite photo from 1906 Kite aerial photography (KAP) is a hobby and a type of photography. ... Oracle is the name of a model rocket with built in digital camera, manufactured by Estes, for aerial photography. ... Any piece of real estate can be the subject of a Phase I ESA. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding which identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. ... Pictometry International is a Rochester, New York-based company that provides detailed aerial photography. ... Photogrammetry is a remote sensing technology in which geometric properties about objects are determined from photographic images. ... For the purported psychic ability to sense remotely, see Remote viewing right Synthetic aperture radar image of Death Valley colored using polarimetry In the broadest sense, remote sensing is the short or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real... Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. ... ViewGL is a downloadable program developed by Aerials Express that provides updated aerial photography content within Google Earth. ...

External links

• Introduction to Aerial photography
• High resolution stitched aerial panoramic photos
• A Bird's Eye View of the Delaware Valley Historical online exhibit about the Dallin Aerial Survey Company (1924-1941)
• Remote Control Aerial Photography Association
• Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
• The UK from Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images
• Canadian Natural Resources: Introduction to Air Photo Interpretation
• Professional Aerial Photographers Association, International
• Aerial Archaeology AerialArchaeology.com Aerial photography technologies
• Aerial Photography RCAPA is an international organization of Aerial Photogaphers
• How to take aerial photos using a kite
• Collection of Historic Aerial Photos of Columbia, South Carolina at the University of South Carolina Lirbary's Digital Collections Page (1938, 1959, 1960, 1970, and 1981)
• filemagazine.com Aerial photography gallery

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