04/09/2026
One of the key take aways from ARC Aerial Imaging’s ‘Drone Aerial Imaging Masterclass Course for Mapping, Surveying and Photogrammetry’ is understanding Hermann Ebbinghaus’ ‘Forgetting Curve’.
Ebbinghaus (1850-1909), a German psychologist, was best known for pioneering the scientific study of human memory. When many psychologists at the time believed memory was too subjective to measure experimentally, he developed rigorous methods to investigate how people learn and forget.
One of his most influential contributions include ‘The Forgetting Curve’ where it showed that people forget newly learned information rapidly at first, then the rate of forgetting can slow over the course of time and after learning something:
* Within days/weeks: You may forget a large portion if you don’t review.
* After each review: The memory becomes stronger, and forgetting occurs more slowly.
* After several spaced reviews: The information can be retained for months or even years.
So by continuously REVIEWING the learning that’s conveyed post-training, knowledge and skill fade can be prevented and this is strongly advocated by ARC Aerial Imaging’s Principle Instructor to its alumni, just as this shared post from this alumnus illustrates!
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ONE SITE. FOUR PERSPECTIVES. | DAY ONE
What happens when multiple overlapping aerial photographs are brought together?
They create an orthomosaic: a detailed, corrected aerial map that provides one clear view of an entire site.
This image shows the set-aside field at Chamberfield, beside Canmore Golf Club in Dunfermline. Look closely and you may spot parts of its well-known neighbour around the edges.
An aerial photograph shows you the site. Aerial mapping helps you understand it.
On Monday, we’ll go beyond the photograph and examine the thousands of points used to represent the land in three dimensions.
