WETMAAP Technique 1
San Pedro - Element 2
Technique 1: Area
Measurement
Element 2:
Area of Study Site
1999 Aerial Photograph
scale
calculation (from Skill 2, Element 2)
Exercise:
1. Use the scale calculated for the 1999 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 1999 aerial photograph with the area calculated in
Technique 1, Element 1.