Table 2. Details of coverage by images at the three altitudes flown during trial flights.
Altitude (ft) |
Field of view (m) a
|
Area of overlap
|
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Length | Width | Along transect | Between transects | |
500 | 48 | 72 | 10% | 0 (edge to edge) |
750 | 72 | 108 | 10% | 25% |
1000 | 96 | 144 | 10% | 50% |
a This is the area of the sea surface visible within each image, where length is along the transect, and width is perpendicular to the transect. Width is equivalent to transect strip width.