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Question
Present a concise account of aerial photography in India.
Solution
Aerial photography in India was taken for the first time in1920 when large-scale aerial photographs of Agra city were obtained.
Subsequently, Air Survey Party of the Survey of India took up aerial survey of Irrawaddy Delta forests, which was completed during 1923-24. Subsequently, several similar surveys were carried out and advanced methods of mapping from aerial photographs were used.
Today, aerial photography in India is carried out for the entire country under the overall supervision of the Directorate of Air Survey (Survey of India) New Delhi. Three flying agencies, i.e. Indian Air Force; Air Survey Company, Kolkata, and National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad have been officially authorized to take aerial photographs in India.
