Aerial View Maps

what is an aerial photograph?

is it like a bird eyes view of the scenery ? oblique is taken at an angle or slope ? and ground level is pretty much from the eye view?

Public Comments

1. a photograph taken from the air. so yes, a birds eye view.
2. It's pretty self explanatory. It would be getting an aerial view of whatever the focus of the picture is.
3. It is a photograph taken from the air, aerial photographs are usually taken from a plane, a blimp, or a helicopter. So yeah, you had it right!! You have the other two right as well!!
4. It is like a birds eye view as it's taken from the air
5. An aerial photograph is one take from a plane.
6. Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. The term usually refers to images in which the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely or triggered automatically. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, kites, poles, parachutes,vehicle mounted poles . Aerial photography should not be confused with Air-to-Air Photography, when aircraft serve both as a photo platform and subject.
7. Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. The term usually refers to images in which the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely or triggered automatically. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, kites, poles, parachutes,vehicle mounted poles . Aerial photography should not be confused with Air-to-Air Photography, when aircraft serve both as a photo platform and subject. Aerial photography is used in cartography (particularly in photogrammetric surveys, which are often the basis for topographic maps), land-use planning, archaeology, movie production, environmental studies, surveillance, commercial advertising, conveyancing, and artistic projects. In the United States, aerial photographs are used in many Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for property analysis. Aerial photos are often processed using GIS software.
8. A spy satellite is taking an aerial photograph of you right this minute, I hope that you are not naked ??? !!!