The definitive guide to photogrammetry—fully updated Thoroughly revised to cover the latest technological advances in the field, Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS, Fourth Edition, provides complete details on the foundational principles of photogrammetry as well as important advanced concepts. Significant changes in the instruments and procedures used in modern photogrammetry, including laser scanning, are discussed. Example problems clarify computational procedures and extensive photographs and diagrams illustrate the material presented in this comprehensive resource.

Coverage includes:

Principles of photography and imaging

Cameras and other imaging devices

Image measurements and refinements

Object space coordinate systems

Vertical photographs

Stereoscopic viewing

Stereoscopic parallax

Stereoscopic plotting instruments

Laser scanning systems

Elementary methods of planimetric mapping for GIS

Titled and oblique photographs

Introduction to analytical photogrammetry

Topographic mapping and spatial data collection

Fundamental principles of digital image processing

Photogrammetric applications in GIS

Control for aerial photogrammetry

Aerotriangulation

Project planning

Terrestrial and close-range photogrammetry

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