Advanced map and aerial photograph reading.

Description:

"The purpose of this manual is to provide a text on advanced map and aerial photograph reading for military personnel who throughly understand the basic material in FM 21-25." (Page 1.)
Creator(s): United States. War Dept.
Creation Date: December 1944
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United States. War Dept.
Advanced map and aerial photograph reading.
Publisher Info:
Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
Date(s):
  • Creation: December 1944
Description:

"The purpose of this manual is to provide a text on advanced map and aerial photograph reading for military personnel who throughly understand the basic material in FM 21-25." (Page 1.)
Note:

Earlier editions published by U.S. Engineer Dept.

"December 1944."

Supersedes FM 21-26, 17 Sept. 1941, including Changes no. 1 (15 May 1942); TB 21-25-1 (2 Mar. 1944); TB 21-26-1 (23 Feb. 1944); and Training circular no. 66, War Department (1944).

Contents: I. Introduction -- II. Maps -- III. Conventional signs and military symbols -- IV. Map measurements -- V. Direction and azimuth -- VI. Grids and coordinates -- VII. Elevation and relief -- VIII. Orientation -- IX. Aerial photographs -- X. Aerial photographs as map substitutes -- XI. Photomaps -- XII. Stereovision -- Appendix. Projections.
Physical Description:

v, 141 p. ill., maps, diagrs. ; 17 cm.
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Keyword(s): aerial photography | mapping | map making | cartography | topography | military symbols | surveying | surveillance | reconnaissance | military intelligence | stereoscopic imaging | three-dimensional imaging | photogrammetry
Added Title: War Department field manual ; FM 21-26, 1944.
Alternate Title: Map and aerial photograph reading.
Series Title: War Department field manual
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Identifier:
  • OCLC: 6324036 |
  • GOVNO: W 1.33:21-26/2
  • UNTCAT: b2444047 |
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metadc28314
Resource Type: Book
Format: Text