Aerial photography is the oldest form of remote sensing. Despite the increasing availability of more sophisticated imaging systems, aerial photographs remain one of the most reliable and widely used sources of remotely sensed data.

What is the difference between remote sensing and aerial photography?

Remote Sensing, which includes aerial photographs and satellite images, refers to data collection taken from a significant distance from the subject. Remote sensing produces images of a much larger area of the Earth's surface than a person on the ground can photograph. ...

What is photograph in remote sensing?

Photography is a passive technique of remote sensing. It uses the sunlight reflected by the Earth's surface. Photographic systems are always airborne. Photography is the only technique in remote sensing which processes recording and storing simultaneously.