Aerial Photographs

1. Vertical – camera points directly down over.

Can not see sides of buildings only roofs.

Use compass points to find the location.

2. Oblique – Camera is pointing at an angle to

the ground. Gives a side view of

buildings.Can be low oblique (no horizon)

or high oblique (can see horizon)

How to use an aerial photograph

• Describe land use and functions

• Street patterns

• House types

• Traffic management

• Historic developments

• Time of year

Settlement and Photographs

• Can find historic or ancient settlement.

• Rural settlement

• Urban settlement.

Land use on photos

• Rural:• Agriculture• Forestry• Wind farms

• Urban• Residential• Retail• Recreational• Religious• Industrial• Transport• Educational

Time of the year the photo was taken

• SUMMER• Leaves on trees• Animals in the fields• Yellow fields that

indicate ripening crops

• Hay bales

• WINTER• No leaves on trees• Brown ploughed fields• No animals in the

fields• Chimney smoke

Traffic Management

• Traffic Congestion – Junctions, schools, shopping centres, narrow streets, streets with parking, churches, traffic lights

• Solving – roundabouts, yellow boxes, double yellow lines, off street parking, car parks, park and ride centres, one way streets, bus lanes, bypasses, traffic lights.

Photos for new developments

• Choosing a suitable site. • Greenfield site – found on the edge of town.

Larger and cheaper to buy and redevelop. Usually farmland that has been rezoned.

• Brownfield – have some buildings on them. Found in towns. Cost more to buy and redevelop. Do not have as much space but are in profitable accessible locations.

Possible new developements

• Swimming pools• Computer factory• Leisure centre• School• Shopping centre• Industrial estate• Hospital• Car park.

Drawing a sketch

• Draw to half scale. • Measure across and up. Divide by 2. • Draw 9 boxes in a grid. • Title• Fill in what is required. No cartoons just shapes. • Use colour • Use a key• Use graph paper.

Distances and Photographs

1. You will be given two points on the aerial photograph.

2. Find the two places on the OS map

3. Measure the distance using a folded piece of paper and the scale.