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Introduction to Photogrammetry and GIS - Theory & Concepts

Basics of aerial photography, scale calculations, relief displacement, and GIS components.

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Photogrammetry Scale Simulator

Calculate photo scale based on flying height and camera focal length.

Focal Length (ff) (mm)152
Flying Height (HH) (m)3000
Terrain Elevation (hh) (m)500

Results

Scale=fH−h\text{Scale} = \frac{f}{H - h}
Scale=1:16447\text{Scale} = 1 : 16447
Terrain (h=500)Camera (H=3000)Photo (f=152)

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