WETMAAP Technique 1
Crescent Lake: Element 2

Technique 1: Area Measurement
Element 2: Area of Study Site on 1988 Aerial Photograph 

Materials:

1988 Aerial Photograph

scale calculation (from Skill 2, Element 2)

Exercise:

1. Use the scale calculated for the 1988 aerial photography (Skill 2, Element 2).

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

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

3. Compare your area calculations of the study area on the 1988 aerial photograph with the area calculated in Technique 1,      Element 1.