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Ex6. Find Out The Scale of Photograph Imagery With Reference To A Given Map PDF

This document discusses how to determine the scale of aerial photographs and satellite imagery using reference maps. It explains that scale is the ratio of the distance between two points on an image to the actual distance between those same points on the ground. The document outlines a procedure to determine image scale which involves selecting two identifiable points on both the image and reference map, measuring the distances between those points on each, and using those measurements in a formula to calculate the scale. The scale calculated provides the ratio that can be used to relate distances on the image to actual ground distances.

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Ex6. Find Out The Scale of Photograph Imagery With Reference To A Given Map PDF

This document discusses how to determine the scale of aerial photographs and satellite imagery using reference maps. It explains that scale is the ratio of the distance between two points on an image to the actual distance between those same points on the ground. The document outlines a procedure to determine image scale which involves selecting two identifiable points on both the image and reference map, measuring the distances between those points on each, and using those measurements in a formula to calculate the scale. The scale calculated provides the ratio that can be used to relate distances on the image to actual ground distances.

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GI 1.

5 - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Practicals

Exercise No: 06

Finding out the scale of photograph/ imagery with reference


to a given map

Aim/Objective: To find out the scale of aerial photograph / image with reference to
the concerned map.

Instrument/Material used: Pencil, Metric ruler, Thread, Eraser, etc.

Data Consulted: SOI Toposheet and Satellite Imagery.


Details of Toposheet: Map No: D43D11, Scale- 1:50,000,
Contour interval: 20m, Est: 2010

Introduction:
Scale: the ratio of the distance between two points on a photo to the actual distance
between the same two points on the ground (i.e. 1 unit on the photo equals "x"
units on the ground). If a 1 km stretch of highway covers 4 cm on an air photo, the
scale is calculated as follows:

Another method used to determine the scale of a photo is to find the ratio between
the camera's focal length and the plane's altitude above the ground being
photographed.

If a camera's focal length is 152 mm, and the plane's altitude Above Ground Level
(AGL) is 7 600 m, using the same equation as above, the scale would be:

Department of Geoinformatics, Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, Gadag Page:
GI 1.5 - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Practicals

The scale of a photograph can be determined very readily when a reliable map of
the area is available. By measuring on the photograph the distance between two
well defined points which can also be identified on the map and then measuring
the map distance, data are obtained for computing the photographic scale by the
following relationship.

Photo scale Photo distance

--------------- =------------------

Map scale Map distance

Both the photo distance and the map distance are measured in the same units.

Two terms that are normally mentioned when discussing scale are:

 Large Scale - Larger-scale photos (e.g. 1/25,000) cover small areas in greater
detail. A large scale photo simply means that ground features are at a larger,
more detailed size. The area of ground coverage that is seen on the photo is
less than at smaller scales.


 Small Scale - Smaller-scale photos (e.g. 1/50,000) cover large areas in less
detail. A small scale photo simply means that ground features are at a smaller,
less detailed size. The area of ground coverage that is seen on the photo is
greater than at larger scales.

Department of Geoinformatics, Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, Gadag Page:
GI 1.5 - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Practicals

Procedure:
1. The image distance can be determined by the use of the scale on a map of the
same area.

2. Select two points common to both the satellite image and the topographic
map. They should be as widely spaced as possible in order to keep
measurement error to a minimum. Using the scale of the map measure the
terrain distance between the two points.

3. The points selected on the imagery must be identifiable on the map of the
same area.

4. Using metric ruler or thread measure the distances between two identifiable
points on both map and image such as road junction, stream pattern or road
and stream junctions, etc.

5. Take some observations for different identifiable features.

6. Calculate the scale for all the observations using above formula.

7. Take mean of all the scale values to get the scale of given satellite imagery.

Output:

The scale of a vertical aerial photograph is determined by comparing the measured


distance between two points on the satellite imagery with the measured map
distance between the same two points.

Scale calculated for given satellite imagery is _______________

Inference:

As for conclusion, I am able to find out the scale of the given satellite imagery with
reference to the concerned map.

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