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• aerial photography — A photographic print or picture of an object, or of a source of radiation, on the earth’s surface, developed from a film previously exposed in an airborne vehicle. In narrower terms, it is the act of taking photographs of objects on the ground… …   Aviation dictionary

• Camera — For other uses, see Camera (disambiguation). Various cameras A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura… …   Wikipedia

• vertical photography — A form of aerial photography in which the axis of the camera is kept as vertical as possible while taking photographs. During a photo run, the photographs are taken continuously and an overlap is provided between the photographs. Similarly,… …   Aviation dictionary

• vertical — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis, from Latin vertic , vertex Date: 1559 1. a. situated at the highest point ; directly overhead or in the zenith b. of an aerial photograph taken with the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vertical air photograph — A photograph taken from the air with the optical axis of the camera perpendicular to the surface of the earth. Vertical photographs have practically a constant scale and are used to prepare maps and detect camouflaged objects. See aerial… …   Aviation dictionary

• History of unmanned aerial vehicles — Unmanned aerial vehicles, known variously as UAVs, drones, and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), have been a feature of aviation for much of its history, though in limited or secondary roles, and often overlooked. For the purposes of this article …   Wikipedia

• oblique photography/oblique aerial photography — A type of aerial photography in which the camera axis is deliberately kept tilted from the vertical by a specified angle. The photographs, thus taken, reveal details masked in some ways in vertical photographs. The main function of this type of… …   Aviation dictionary

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles — The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. Listed with primary mission(s) and year of first flight.Austrian models* Schiebel Camcopter S 100, reconnaissanceBelgian… …   Wikipedia

• panoramic camera — 1. In aerial photography, a camera which, through a system of moving optics or mirrors, scans a wide area of the terrain, usually from horizon to horizon. The camera may be mounted vertically or obliquely within the aircraft, to scan across or… …   Military dictionary

• true vertical photograph — An aerial photograph taken with the optical axis of the camera perpendicular to the ground. In such a photograph, the principal point, the ground nadir, and the photo nadir coincide. Whereas the principal point is always the geometric center of a …   Aviation dictionary

• photography, technology of — Introduction       equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs.  The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …   Universalium