CEE 403: Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs

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CEE 403: Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs, Fall 2000 (Mezera), formerly Course Homepage of Prof. Dave Mezera / Fall 2000

CEE 403: Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs, Fall 1998 (Rodman), formerly Course Homepage of instructor Rodman

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Catalog Description

403 Geometric Analysis of Vertical Aerial Photographs. (Crosslisted with EnvirSt, Forest 403.) I, II; 1cr. Elementary photogrammetric procedures for obtaining reliable measurements from aerial photographs. Photographic measurements and refinements; geometry of vertical aerial photographs; scale and relief displacement; stereoscopy and parallax. Introduction to stereoplotters and orthophotoscopes. Camera calibration. Introduction to analytical photogrammetry and flight planning. P:Math 221 or equiv &Civ Engr 301 or 353, or cons inst. Lillesand, Vonderohe.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Differential calculus.
Introduction to Aerial Photographic Systems.

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation by Lillesand and Kiefer or
Elements of Photogrammetry by Wolf and Dewitt

Course objectives

Provide a component of a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of civil and environmental engineering.
Provide a basic understanding of the geometry of aerial photographs and the knowledge necessary to derive reliable spatial information from such photographs through measurement techniques.
Provide insight into aerial photographic mission planning.

Topics covered

Camera components and calibration.
Relief displacement.
Scale variation.
Elevation difference by parallax measurement.
Ground coordinates from aerial photos.
Orthophtotos.
Flight planning.

Class/laboratory schedule

Two one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week for five weeks.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

The final laboratory assignment is design of an aerial photographic mission that integrates the technical aspects of mission planning with economics to achieve a cost-effective result.

Students completing this course should be able to apply analytical techniques to aerial photography to derive reliable spatial information applicable to engineering projects. They should understand data capture instrumentation and the accuracy and precision of information derived from measurements on aerial photos. With regard to mission planning, they should be able to state goals, define assumptions, derive equations and state solutions.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Student performance is assessed through 8 homework / laboratory exercises, and a final exam.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Alan P. Vonderohe

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Date last modified: 02-Aug-2007
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