Application and Accuracy of Two Fixed Base Camera Systems |
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| Authors: | W S Warner & S E Reutebuch |
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| Institution: | Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Norway,;USDA Forest Service |
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| Abstract: | This paper discusses the application of two fixed base non-metric camera systems. The first is a helicopter supported 5m boom carrying two 70 mm Hasselblad cameras, fired simultaneously. The 1;850 scale stereomodels, each covering about 40 ×45 m, were used to measure individual tree characteristics, such as crown closure and size. The second system is a portable camera platform designed for microtopography, which used sequential Minolta 35mm photography (1;80 scale) for generating DEMs and computing volume of soil erosion. In both cases, an analytical plotter was used to collect measurements without ground control. With the helicopter boom system, distances and heights were measured to within 5 per cent of true dimensions. With the portable platform system, volume estimates were within 1 per cent of field measurement values. Particular attention is given to the orientation and scaling of stereopairs. Because the air base is used to scale the model, errors in scale due to non-parallel lines of sight are avoided. Advantages and disadvantages of both systems are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | fixed base photography non-metric camera forestry microtopography |
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