Aerial Photography

Exploration Technique: Aerial Photography

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Exploration Technique Information
Exploration Group:	Remote Sensing Techniques
Exploration Sub Group:	Passive Sensors
Parent Exploration Technique:	Passive Sensors
Information Provided by Technique
Lithology:
Stratigraphic/Structural:	map structures/faults
Hydrological:	map surface water features
Thermal:	if photos taken in winter snow cover, can map thermal anomalies
Cost Information
Low-End Estimate (USD):	100.36100.36 TUSD 100.36 MUSD 100.36 kUSD 10,036 centUSD / sq. mile
Median Estimate (USD):	240.54240.54 TUSD 240.54 MUSD 240.54 kUSD 24,054 centUSD / sq. mile
High-End Estimate (USD):	2,360.002,360 TUSD 2,360 MUSD 2,360 kUSD 236,000 centUSD / sq. mile
Time Required
Low-End Estimate:	0.10 days2.737851e-4 years 2.4 hours 0.0143 weeks 0.00329 months / sq. mile
Median Estimate:	0.26 days7.118412e-4 years 6.24 hours 0.0371 weeks 0.00854 months / sq. mile
High-End Estimate:	2 days0.00548 years 48 hours 0.286 weeks 0.0657 months / sq. mile
Additional Info
Cost/Time Dependency:	Location, Size, Resolution, Terrain, Weather, # of Turns

Aerial Photography:

Aerial photography involves taking photos from elevated platforms such as manned or remote controlled aircrafts or (heli)copters.

Other definitions:Wikipedia Reegle

Use in Geothermal Exploration

Aerial photography is traditionally used to provide a birds-eye view of the geothermal area of interest, often providing the first views of a prospect. Aerial photos can be invaluable for identifying areas of interest that need to be included in geologic field mapping, as well as serve as orientation guides in the field.

One type of aerial photography, termed low-sun-angle (LSA) aerial photography, can be used to identify areas of uplift associated with faults (Bell, et al., 2009). LSA photos are taken with the sun is between 10-25° above horizon at a scale of 1:12,000 or larger. Elevation accuracy can be as good as 0.3 m using this method.

Snow-Melt photography and analysis is a valuable and low cost tool for local and regional heat flow assessments.

Data Access and Acquisition

Today, current high-resolution aerial photography can be found for most locations on many internet mapping sites. Historical aerial photographs can be obtained from local aerial photography services.

Page	Area	Activity Start Date	Activity End Date	Reference Material
Aerial Photography (Nannini, 1986)	Unspecified			Some Aspects Of Exploration In Non-Volcanic Areas
Aerial Photography At Beowawe Hot Springs Area (Wesnousky, Et Al., 2003)	Beowawe Hot Springs Geothermal Area			Recency Of Faulting And Neotechtonic Framework In The Dixie Valley Geothermal Field And Other Geothermal Fields Of The Basin And Range
Aerial Photography At Brady Hot Springs Area (Wesnousky, Et Al., 2003)	Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Area			Recency Of Faulting And Neotechtonic Framework In The Dixie Valley Geothermal Field And Other Geothermal Fields Of The Basin And Range
Aerial Photography At Coso Geothermal Area (1968-1971)	Coso Geothermal Area	1968	1971	Remote sensing survey of the Coso geothermal area, Inyo county, California. Technical publication 1968--1971
Aerial Photography At Dixie Valley Geothermal Field Area (Blackwell, Et Al., 2003)	Dixie Valley Geothermal Area			Geothermal Resource Analysis And Structure Of Basin And Range Systems, Especially Dixie Valley Geothermal Field, Nevada
Aerial Photography At Dixie Valley Geothermal Field Area (Wesnousky, Et Al., 2003)	Dixie Valley Geothermal Area			Recency Of Faulting And Neotechtonic Framework In The Dixie Valley Geothermal Field And Other Geothermal Fields Of The Basin And Range
Aerial Photography At Hawthorne Area (Lazaro, Et Al., 2010)	Hawthorne Geothermal Area			United States Department Of The Navy Geothermal Exploration Leading To Shallow And Intermediate-Deep Drilling At Hawthorne Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nv
Aerial Photography At Nevada Test And Training Range Area (Sabin, Et Al., 2004)	Nevada Test And Training Range Geothermal Area			Toward The Development Of Occurrence Models For Geothermal Resources In The Western United States
Aerial Photography At Pilgrim Hot Springs Area (Prakash, Et Al., 2010)	Pilgrim Hot Springs Geothermal Area			Geothermal Exploration In Pilgrim, Alaska- First Results From Remote Sensing Studies
Aerial Photography At Truckhaven Area (Layman Energy Associates, 2006)	Truckhaven Geothermal Area			Final Scientific - Technical Report, Geothermal Resource Exploration Program, Truckhaven Area, Imperial County, California

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Exploration Technique: Aerial Photography