WETMAAP Technique 1
Avery and Weeks Islands: Element 2

Technique 1: Area Measurement
Element 2: Area of Study Site on 1995 Aerial Photograph

Materials:
           1995 Avery Island Aerial Photograph
            scale calculation (from Skill 2, Element 2)

Exercises:

            1.   Use the scale calculated for the 1995 aerial photography (Skill 2, Element 2).

            2.      Calculate the area in acres of the case study site.

                          Hint:    Follow the same procedures from Technique 1, Element 1

            3.      Compare your area calculations of the study area on the 1995 aerial photography with the area calculated in Technique 1, Element 1.