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A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object or location from a very steep viewing angle, creating a perspective as if the observer were a bird in flight looking downward. Bird's-eye views can be an aerial photograph , but also a drawing, and are often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.
Pictorial maps (also known as illustrated maps, panoramic maps, perspective maps, bird's-eye view maps, and geopictorial maps) depict a given territory with a more artistic rather than technical style. [1] It is a type of map in contrast to road map, atlas, or topographic map. The cartography can be a sophisticated 3-D perspective landscape or ...
English: Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 104 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 104 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Bing Maps Platform (previously Microsoft Virtual Earth) is a geospatial mapping platform produced by Microsoft. It allows developers to create applications that layer location-relevant data on top of licensed map imagery. The imagery includes samples taken by satellite sensors, aerial cameras (including 45 degree oblique "bird's eye" aerial ...
English: Perspective map not drawn to scale. "From the west, looking east." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 725 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Aerial perspective, or atmospheric perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details within the object also decreases.
Central Falls (R.I.) · Aerial Views · Central Falls · Rhode Island · United States · Pawtucket (R.I.) · Pawtucket Licensing This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art.
English: Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 536 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and view of "Ives Seminary." AACR2