Colwell R N
School of Forestry, University of California,Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Appl Opt. 1966 Jun 1;5(6):883-92. doi: 10.1364/AO.5.000883.
Some of the most important applications of the optical sciences are in the taking of aerial photographs of the earth's surface and in the extraction of data from them. This article is intended to serve both as an introduction for the articles following it in this issue and as a summary of the factors that must be considered in the taking and interpretation of aerial photographs. Special emphasis is placed on the means by which photographic images of high quality can be obtained and viewed in order to facilitate the data extraction process A summary of the more important current applications of aerial photography in the earth sciences and life sciences also is provided.
光学科学的一些最重要应用在于拍摄地球表面的航空照片以及从中提取数据。本文旨在作为本期后续文章的引言，并总结在拍摄和解读航空照片时必须考虑的因素。特别强调了获取和查看高质量摄影图像以促进数据提取过程的方法。还提供了航空摄影在地球科学和生命科学中当前更重要应用的总结。
