Photography and imagery: a clarification of terms
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Abstract
The increased use of pictorial displays of data in the fields of photogrammetry and photo interpretation has led to some confusion of terms, not so much b photogrammetrists as bu users and interpreters of pictorial data. The terms "remote sensing" and "remote sensing of environment" are being used as general terms to describe "the measurement of some property of an object without having the measuring device physically in contact with the object" (Parker, 1962).
Measurements of size and shape by photogrammetric and optical means are common examples of remote sensing and therefore require no elaboration. Other techniques of remote sensing of electromagnetic radiation in and beyond the limits of the visible spectrum require some explanation and differentiation from the techniques used in the visible spectrum.
The following definitions of "photography" and "imagery" are proposed to clarify these two terms in hope that this will lead to more precise understanding and explanation of the processes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Photography and imagery: a clarification of terms |
| Series title | Photogrammetric Engineering |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Photogrammetry |
| Publisher location | Falls Church, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 880 |
| Last page | 881 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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