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tion by means of air photos, as referred to in a previous section of this paper,
have been found very helpful in appraising the suitability of particular areas
for various engineering operations.
In agricultural engineering, the utilization of air photos in land management
and erosion control is now well established, and general practices are reviewed
in recent papers by Magruder (1949) and Henriques (1949). Similar data for
other countries are included in an admirably illustrated treatise by Sisam (1947).
SUMMARY
In summary, it may be said that photo-interpretation procedures have
reached a position of considerable prominence in the various fields of basic earth
science, and in the various practical applications arising therefrom. In some
fields progress has been more rapid than others, but in nearly all there 1s op-
portunity for much future development. The effective use of photos makes for
greater speed, economy, accuracy, and completeness in surveying the physical
phenomena of the earth’s surface, and thus contributes measurably to our
material and intellectual progress.
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