Course Content
Introductory concepts. Remote sensing systems. Instruments and materials for aerial
photography. Awnings for aerial photography. Photographic system. Aerial photography
design. Geometry of aerial photography. Types of aerial photographs. Characteristics of
aerial photography. Distortion - Shift. Stereoscopy. Stereoscopic observation. Placement of
aerial photographs and stereoscopes suitable for stereoscopic observation. Problems and
rules that affect stereoscopic observation and study of aerial photographs. Comparison of
map and aerial photography. Stereoscopic parallax. Measurement of height of objects,
altitude, slope, degree of harvest, forest volume with aerial photographs. Photo
interpretation - mapping. Photo-interpretation data. Thematic Mapping Process.
Applications of aerial photography in Forestry. Orthophotos – Orthophotomaps. Satellites.
Satellite images. Radiation - Sensors. Spatial and temporal analysis of satellite data.
Discrepancy of satellite data. Arrangement of digital data. Advantages of satellite data.
Digital processing of satellite data. Image Enhancement. Sorting of satellite data - methods.
Classification Accuracy. Exploitation of satellite images in forestry and the environment,
applications. Combining satellite data with geographic information systems
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