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    end use for different scales of color aerial photography

  use for color aerial photography

  color IR

  natural color

  identify conifers with crown diameter 2 feet or larger, for plantation management

1:7,500
 

  1:6,000

  identify individual trees, bushes, or other features for project boundary locations
(crowns 3 feet or more in diameter, features 3 feet or more in size)

1:8,000
 

  1:7,000

  identify existing snags, 20 inches or more in diameter, 20 feet or more in height

1:8,000
 

  1:8,000

  identify slope breaks for stream management zones

1:24,000
 

  1:11,000

  identify tree species (for groups of trees) based on crown forms, texture, and color
(crown diameter 20 feet or larger)

1:18,000
 

  1:11,000

  determine wet areas 1/10 acre or larger in size by color, texture, species composition of surrounding vegetation

1:16,000
 

  1:12,000

  locate existing trails, ditches, and other linear features 3 feet or more in width, broken to open cover

1:15,000
 

  1:13,000

  detect erosion, large gullies, etc. (8 feet or more in width)

1:15,000
 

  1:14,000

  identify rock outcroppings or obstructions 30 feet or more in size

1:15,000
 

  1:15,000

  determine crown density (areas 1 acre or larger)

1:16,000
 

  1:15,000

  identify potential rock source location (areas 1 acre or larger)

1:27,000
 

  1:25,000

  locate change in vegetation cover in areas 5 acres or larger for fire rehabilitation planning

1:30,000
 

  1:25,000

  locate existing structures - buildings, water towers, etc.
(20 feet or greater in width or diameter)

1:30,000

  1:24,000


Table courtesy United States Bureau of Land Management Mapping Sciences


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