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aerial photography| Taking photographs from a high level (using an aircraft or satellite). Aerial photography enables surface features to be detected, and is used by geologists, surveyors, engineers, and meteorologists. In archaeology, for example, aerial photography reveals surface features (such as crop marks, soil marks, and shadow marks) that are not clearly visible from ground level and that indicate the presence of ancient features; crops will show differences in growth and colour if they are growing over a buried wall foundation or other stone feature. |
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| This 461-page
study showcases pioneering French efforts in the technology and tactics
of bombing enemy forces from the air including the development of aerial
bombs, bomb-dropping mechanisms, bombsights, intelligence-based
targeting packages, formation flying, night flying and navigation,
long-range fighter escorts, and aerial photography for bomb damage
assessment. com, aims to help boaters
increase their situational awareness of unfamiliar waters by offering
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navigational landmarks from coast to coast. The base is also using technology, including aerial photography and
the use of Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR - radar-like aerial
equipment that bounces light off a target and analyzes the light that is
reflected back. |