GVII-70
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING
herein illustrated shows the need for better planning. Perhaps the International
Society of Pnotogrammetry or the American Society of Photogrammetry, mak
ing use of the vast organization, will decide to organize or to set up a committee
that will study all phases of this problem and that will recommend organized
approaches to research in fields of photo interpretation. The utilization of past
studies in this very brief and limited study has caused the author to recommend
a uniform plot size of 1/5 acre (1/10 hectare) and that these plots be paired
for studies involving subject matter like volume estimates on aerial photos.
Other items that influence the variance studies such as variability of volume,
techniques in photo interpretation, skill of photo interpreters, and quality of
aerial photos should be controlled so that studies can be compared and our
knowledge increased.
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