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What is parallax?
Think about how you see different views of an object when you move.
Name one application of parallax.
Where would accurate height measurements be crucial?
What is parallax?
It’s related to how vision works.
True or False: Parallax is not important in photogrammetry.
Think about why we need accurate height data.
A tall building is observed from two points 100 meters apart. If the parallax observed is 2 meters, calculate the height of the building.
Divide the observed parallax by the baseline distance and apply trigonometric principles.
In a geological survey, a researcher captures two photographs of a ridge from 200 meters away with a displacement of 5 meters. Discuss how this data could inform mountain height estimation.
Think about the relationships between distance and height derived from parallax.
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