Re: MAPS-L: Aerial vs. bird's eye vs.
panoramic
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Re: MAPS-L: Aerial vs. bird's eye vs.
panoramic
In particular, the term "bird's eye view" originated
centuries before human flight. I think of "aerial" imagery
as actually created from airborne observation or photography.
The water is muddied somewhat by John Reps inclusion in his
"Views and Viewmaker," which many think of as the catalog of
US bird-seye views, of many non-bird's-eye views. To be a true bird's
eye view, it shuold be from an imagined, constructed perspective
Oblique or vertical views are a distinction as to angle.
A further distinction: perspective vs axonometric views. Most of
what we think of as "Bird's eye" views are historically
drawn with a horizon line. and at least the suggestion of perspective.
More recently, many publishers have published "bird's eye views"
which have a constant horizontal scale and no horizon-- axonometric
views.
Hope this is helpful.
Nat Case
Hedberg Maps
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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Aerial vs. bird's
eye vs. panoramic Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:18:57 -0400 From: David J.
Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
quick definitions:
bird's-eye views are a type of aerial view since they look downward
from a
bird's viewpoint.
aerial includes this but usually aerial images describe straight
down
shooting or oblique shooting with specific parameters (airplane or
sate
images).
an aerial photo could also be just an image made from a plane or high
view
though this usually is a different thing, not a map then.
panoramic views are very wide field images. usually a special camera
was
used but multiple images can be put together to create a pano
image.
panoramas can be from the air or ground or anywhere. the only
determining
factor is that a panorama is the very wide view.
Let me know if this does it.
David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
University at Buffalo Map Collection
--On Friday, May 19, 2006 2:29 PM -0500 "Angie Cope,
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> Subject: Aerial vs. bird's eye vs. panoramic
> Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 12:04:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: jwc <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi all,
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> I'm a little bit confused about the difference between aerial vs.
bird's
> eye vs. panoramic view(s). How can you distinguish between
them? Can
> those descriptions be combined, i.e. "bird's eye panoramic
view?" Can
> someone provide some input and clarification?
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> Thanks.
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>
David J. Bertuca
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Nat Case
Hedberg Maps, Inc
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