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Image Scale - definition(s)

image scale - [data capture] The ratio between a distance in an image and the actual distance on the ground, calculated as focal length divided by the flying height above mean ground elevation. Image scale can vary in a single image from point to point due to surface relief and the tilt of the camera lens.

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Source: esri, 16 May 2012 10:18:34, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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