Elements of Photogrammetry with Application in GIS, Fourth Edition (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

Wolf, Paul R.; DeWitt, Bon A.; Wilkinson, Benjamin E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071761128 ISBN 13: 9780071761123

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2014

Synopsis

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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

About this title

About the Author

Paul R. Wolf, Ph.D., was a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Bon A. DeWitt, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Geomatics Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. He is currently serving as the Geomatics Program Director (1999 - present). Dr. DeWitt specializes in photogrammetry, digital mapping technology, digital image processing, hydrographic surveys, subdivision design, and land surveying Benjamin E. Wilkinson is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida with specialization in photogrammetry, LIDAR, remote sensing, navigation, and software development.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0071761128
• ISBN 13: 9780071761123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 696