10th September 2012, 09:03 AM
Oh, right, is this another thread slagging off university training for not being vocational enough?
In answer to your questions John, I got all my actual picture taking training with companies. There were certianly photos taken during my training dig but I was busy doing other tasks. I did get plenty of training in the technical aspects of images and surveying during my masters, though not in any of the techniques that you mention.
Can you really see more features on a site outside the visible spectrum, or is it just that the edges are clearer? I have heard of IR aerial photos showing more bits of cropmark than can be seen in normal light, but that can be explained by how the plants absorb/reflect different parts of the spectrum...
In answer to your questions John, I got all my actual picture taking training with companies. There were certianly photos taken during my training dig but I was busy doing other tasks. I did get plenty of training in the technical aspects of images and surveying during my masters, though not in any of the techniques that you mention.
Can you really see more features on a site outside the visible spectrum, or is it just that the edges are clearer? I have heard of IR aerial photos showing more bits of cropmark than can be seen in normal light, but that can be explained by how the plants absorb/reflect different parts of the spectrum...