Hello Andy,
Here is some information on kite and balloon based photography that you
might find useful:
Giovanni Bertotti uses a camera mounted under a helium balloon for mapping
fracture pavements:
https://sites.google.com/site/giovegeol/home/research/fractures-tools
The Anthropology Analytical Cartography and Geographic Information System
Lab at the Pennsylvania State University does several related things,
involving kite aerial photography, photogrammetry, pole aerial photography
etc:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/nmc15/blogs/anthspace/blog/
The website above also extensively mentions Photosynth; a fully automated
photogrammetry solution. It automatically matches all photos of a scene and
constructs a 3D surface model of the scene. Not quite Lidar, but still nice
to have. Enthusiasts have created tools for extracting and post processing
the data.
http://photosynth.net/discussion.aspx?cat=ceca0f30-0f7c-4468-811a-32b623ea85
63&dis=733842c9-7f81-44fd-93d3-57cae92a7b66
You can also search for Kite Aerial Photography (KAP), many hobbyists
document ways to stabilize, move and remotely trigger cameras.
CHDK : Canon Hack development kit; this adds extra functionality to many
Canon compacts. Probably the cheapest and easiest way to experiment with
remote camera control and advanced intervalometers. Very popular in the KAP
community.
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
Good luck,
Yannick Kremer
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Sent: 05 September 2011 16:08
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Subject: Rock Outcrops Photographs
We are looking at taking photographs of flat "Rock Pavement" using a camera
on a pole.
I would appreciate any hints how this would work and or any articles out
there that may describe it.
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