AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND SATELLITE IMAGES AS ARCHIVES (INFORMATION POWER IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SENSE)

摘要

It is well known that aerial photographs and satellite images are rich sources of information about the present day situation of the earth surface phenomena. The title "aerial photographs and satellite images as archives" is indicating the historical value of these documents. The "horizontal" archives mean that the spatial distribution of the landscape elements produces important information about the historical developments of the concerned areas. The "vertical" archives point to the fact that the evidences of the past are present into soils as different layers. These buried evidences are creating different conditions at the surface which can be read upon aerial photographs and satellite images. The information thus obtained shows that most of the history books must be adapted urgently.