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Aerial Photography and Prepared by Darren
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The Resources Inventory Committee consists of representatives from various ministries and agencies of the Canadian and the British Columbia governments as well as from First Nations peoples. RIC objectives are to develop a common set of standards and procedures for the provincial resources inventories, as recommended by the Forest Resources Commission in its report "The Future of our Forests".
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Terrestrial Ecosystems Task Force - Aquatic Ecosystems
This document was prepared by Darren Ham, Department of Geography, University of B.C. Preparation of this document was initiated by Anthony Cheong, Fisheries Branch (Victoria), Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Funding for this work was provided by the Resources Inventory Commission. This document is largely based on similar work completed in 1995 for Tom Johnston at the Fisheries Research Centre (UBC), Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. This document could not have been completed without this previous funding under a grant provided through the Watershed Restoration Program.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
3.0 OVERVIEW OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
4.0 OVERVIEW OF AERIAL VIDEO (VIDEOGRAPHY)
5.0 SIZE SCALES AND APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES
6.0 SURVEY INTENSITY AND DATA COLLECTION STANDARDS
7.0 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
APPENDIX A: PLANNING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SURVEY
APPENDIX C: COMMERCIAL VIDEO SERVICES
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Common remote-sensing platforms
Figure 2a, 2b Camera height vs. scale and scale vs. ground coverage
Figure 3 Print of original S-VHS video frame from Carnation Creek
Figure 4 Size scales and appropriate remote sensing platforms
Figure 5a Top Example of 35-mm photo taken from 10 metre pole
Figure 5b Bottom Photo taken from 35-mm camera suspended from a balloon
Figure 6 Positive print of 70-mm helicopter photo
Figure 7 Proposed data log sheet for future aerial video surveys
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Example camera settings for correct 35-mm exposures
Table 2 Field of view angles (FOV) for common photographic platforms
Table 3 Feature identification comparison for film types
Table 4 Ground resolution for aerial platforms
Table 5 Channel parameters and appropriate platforms
Table 6 Special project flight summary for Carnation and Clemens Creek
Table 7 Summary of GPS Positioning Methods
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