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RICS Geomatics has produced a new, 5th edition 2010,
guidance note on vertical aerial photography and digital imagery.
This
new international
guidance note recognises the shift in demand from panchromatic film and
photographic products to the use of digital cameras and sensors to capture the
vertical images. To aid industry penetration RICS Geomatics guidance and the
very popular geo client guide series are now available from WikiGeo https://communities.rics.org/connect.ti/Wikigeo/groupHome
It
aims to help anyone involved in commissioning, buying or producing surveys and
maps by outlining best practice and preventing duplication of effort. It
provides useful guidance for drawing up clear specifications for aerial
photography and digital imagery obtained directly from digital cameras and
sensors, or from analogue aerial photography using digital scanners.
Such
specifications may be prepared by the clients requesting information or by the
contractors who tender for or undertake the work.
The
RICS guidance is relevant to photogrammetric mapping and digital data
collection, the production of orthophotography and digital mosaics and
environmental information-gathering and general interpretation.
Part
1 is a survey brief for completion by the client, and each section of Part 1
has a corresponding section in Part 2 combining standard specifications and
guidelines.
At
every stage, the guidance will help the contractor advise the client on the
most appropriate and effective specification for a particular project
application.
Do please feel free to distribute this new GN and to use
within any relevant aerial surveying and mapping tender documentation.
Kind regards and happy Christmas
james
Director Land Group, Professional Groups and
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