Aerial Photography Use and Scale Chart
Match Uses to Scale |
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| Uses | Scale type | Scale ranges | Map scales |
| Large area studies |
High altitude (small scale) |
1:50,000 to 1:90,000 | 1"=3333' to 1"=7500' (1.4 miles) |
| Delineations of land use, land cover, crops, soils, wetlands, etc. | Medium altitude | 1:10,000 up to 1:50,000 | 1"=833‘ to 1"=3333' |
| Site planning |
Low altitude (large scale) |
Up to 1:10,000 | 1"=883' to 1"=100' or less |
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