Placing oblique photos on the map

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Placing oblique photos on the map

The Landscapes in Motion Oblique Photo Team has the daunting task of scaling mountains to repeat photographs taken up to a century ago by land surveyors. In previous posts we’ve described how these intrepid researchers locate sites, line up their photos, and what it’s like working in the field. With the summer fieldwork over, we now get to learn how they are harnessing technology to analyze landscapes in these repeat photographs and collect data from them.

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What’s up with the piles of rocks on mountaintops?

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What’s up with the piles of rocks on mountaintops?

As the Oblique Photography team prepares to head out into the field, they are training new field staff how to find the locations where land surveyors once stood to photograph the landscape. Sometimes it’s a bit more complicated (see our last blog post!), but sometimes there is a nice, friendly marker left behind by surveyors of the past…

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On Top of the World: Another Summer of Repeat Photography from Mountaintops

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On Top of the World: Another Summer of Repeat Photography from Mountaintops

Do you ever wonder what it's like to be a member of the team capturing repeat photographs from remote mountain locations? Julie Fortin looks back to the 2017 field season, complete with hover helicopter exits, the joys and trials of field work, and lasting friendships formed with her teammates.

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