Geographical Skills and Mapping · Regions of the World

Aerial Photographs and Satellite Imagery

Using vertical and oblique photographs to analyze land use and change over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1What information can an aerial photograph provide that a map cannot?
  2. 2How does the perspective of a photograph change our interpretation of the landscape?
  3. 3How can satellite imagery be used to monitor environmental changes like urban sprawl?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Junior Cycle - Geographical SkillsNCCA: Junior Cycle - Remote Sensing
Class/Year: 1st Year
Subject: Exploring Our World: Junior Cycle Geography Year 1
Unit: Geographical Skills and Mapping
Period: Regions of the World

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