Photographic Surveying: Including the Elements of Descriptive Geometry and Perspective (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

E. Deville

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656677295 ISBN 13: 9780656677290

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical, historically rich guide to using photography for topographic surveying and perspective.

Photographic surveying offers a clear look at how photos can replace or supplement field plotting. The book explains practical advantages, from rapid data gathering on the ground to plotting details in the office. It covers the challenges surveyors face, such as lens choice, film types, and the interpretation of aerial and ground photographs, with a steady emphasis on real-world usability.

Readers will find explanations of the instruments, techniques, and processes that underpin modern photographic survey work. Topics range from the treatment of perspective on the ground to the transfer of measurements onto plans, including how to handle horizons, verticals, and plane-to-vertical conversions using photographic methods.

• How photography speeds up topographic work and reduces field labor
• Discussion of lenses, plates, and enlargements for accurate plotting
• Techniques for transferring perspective to plan and vertical planes
• Practical guidance on horizons, vanishing points, and measuring directions

Ideal for readers of technical surveying and anyone curious about the role of photography in map making.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656677295
• ISBN 13: 9780656677290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272