WETMAAP Technique 1
Cocodrie Element 2 

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

Materials:

            1995 Aerial Photograph

            scale calculation (from Skill 2, Element 2) 

Exercise: 

            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.