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Aerial photography

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Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from above with a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite or similar vehicle.

Aerial photography is used in cartography, land-use planning, studies of the environment, espionage and other fields.

Aerial photos are often processed by a GIS system.

See also

External links

fr:Photographie aérienne

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