Aerial Photographs - The Basics

An Aerial Photograph is a birds eye view of the Earth's surface. The photograph is taken from an airplane.

When the photograph is taken with the camera pointing straight down, it is called a VERTICAL AERIAL PHOTO.

When the photograph is taken with the camera positioned on an angle it is called an OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.

Aerial Photographs can help geographers to understand how and why land cover has changed.