A system for scanning a target area including capturing images for use in producing one or more stereoscopic views, said system comprising: a planning module configured to prepare data on a target area; a navigation module configured to receive navigation data; a control module configured to compare navigation data received by the navigation module with data prepared on said target area and to trigger scanning of said target area based on said comparing; a scanning module configured to compute consecutive system points of interest in said target area in response to said trigger; a payload control system configured to translate computed system points of interest into camera attitudes; and a camera onboard a platform configured to capture images whose footprints are centered around computed system points of interest, based on said camera attitudes; wherein for a set of captured images, said set including at least two image sequences corresponding to a plurality of consecutive computer system points of interest, said camera attitudes are not adjusted by more than a camera field of view of the camera between any two consecutively captured images in said set; wherein each image sequence in said set includes images captured sequentially in a direction lateral to a direction of movement of said platform, and an image sequence in said set is captured from near to far with respect to said platform and the next image sequence in said set is captured from far to near with respect to said platform; and wherein said camera is configured to complete the capturing of said set, and then repeat the capture of said set, prior to capturing any images relating to additional computed system points of interest. a planning module configured to prepare data on a target area; a navigation module configured to receive navigation data; a control module configured to compare navigation data received by the navigation module with data prepared on said target area and to trigger scanning of said target area based on said comparing; a scanning module configured to compute consecutive system points of interest in said target area in response to said trigger; a payload control system configured to translate computed system points of interest into camera attitudes; and a camera onboard a platform configured to capture images whose footprints are centered around computed system points of interest, based on said camera attitudes; wherein for a set of captured images, said set including at least two image sequences corresponding to a plurality of consecutive computer system points of interest, said camera attitudes are not adjusted by more than a camera field of view of the camera between any two consecutively captured images in said set; wherein each image sequence in said set includes images captured sequentially in a direction lateral to a direction of movement of said platform, and an image sequence in said set is captured from near to far with respect to said platform and the next image sequence in said set is captured from far to near with respect to said platform; and wherein said camera is configured to complete the capturing of said set, and then repeat the capture of said set, prior to capturing any images relating to additional computed system points of interest.