Aerial Photographs 1 Vertical camera points directly down

Aerial Photographs 1. Vertical – camera points directly down over. Can not see sides of buildings only roofs. Use compass points to find the location. 2. Oblique – Camera is pointing at an angle to the ground. Gives a side view of buildings. Can be low oblique (no horizon) or high oblique (can see horizon)

How to use an aerial photograph • • • Describe land use and functions Street patterns House types Traffic management Historic developments Time of year

Settlement and Photographs • Can find historic or ancient settlement. • Rural settlement • Urban settlement.

Land use on photos • • Rural: Agriculture Forestry Wind farms • • Urban Residential Retail Recreational Religious Industrial Transport Educational

Time of the year the photo was taken • • • SUMMER Leaves on trees Animals in the fields Yellow fields that indicate ripening crops Hay bales • • • WINTER No leaves on trees Brown ploughed fields No animals in the fields Chimney smoke

Traffic Management • Traffic Congestion – Junctions, schools, shopping centres, narrow streets, streets with parking, churches, traffic lights • Solving – roundabouts, yellow boxes, double yellow lines, off street parking, car parks, park and ride centres, one way streets, bus lanes, bypasses, traffic lights.

Photos for new developments • Choosing a suitable site. • Greenfield site – found on the edge of town. Larger and cheaper to buy and redevelop. Usually farmland that has been rezoned. • Brownfield – have some buildings on them. Found in towns. Cost more to buy and redevelop. Do not have as much space but are in profitable accessible locations.

Possible new developements • • Swimming pools Computer factory Leisure centre School Shopping centre Industrial estate Hospital Car park.

Drawing a sketch • • Draw to half scale. Measure across and up. Divide by 2. Draw 9 boxes in a grid. Title Fill in what is required. No cartoons just shapes. Use colour Use a key Use graph paper.

Distances and Photographs 1. You will be given two points on the aerial photograph. 2. Find the two places on the OS map 3. Measure the distance using a folded piece of paper and the scale.