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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25366
Title: Lens above Lens: The Development and Use of Aerial Photography in WWI
Authors: Beck, Gordon Walter
Keywords: aerial photography;World War, 1914-1918;remote sensing;air photo interpretation;cartography;photogrammetry
Publication Date: 2014
Abstract: This lecture was delivered in 2014 at the National Gallery of Canada to coincide with their exhibit, "The Great War: The Persuasive Power of Photography." It discusses the introduction to cartography of the new sciences of remote sensing and photogrammetry, as well as the disciplines of air photo interpretation and camouflage detection.
Description: The Lloyd Reeds Map Collection has approximately 600 aerial photos from the Great War. They are available in digital format online at the following link: https://library.mcmaster.ca/wwi-trench-maps-aerial-photographs
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25366
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