orthophotography
English edit
Etymology edit
ortho- (“straight”) + photography
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun edit
orthophotography (uncountable)
- (photography) Geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that displayed distances are uniform and can be measured like a map.
- 2012, David P. Paine, James D. Kiser, chapter 8, in Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
- During the past three decades, orthophotography has become an increasingly popular and useful tool for land managers. As quality and availability improve, this trend will continue. Orthophotography combines the planimetric precision of maps with the wealth of detail found on aerial photographs.
Translations edit
the technology of correcting aerial photographs so that displayed distances are uniform and can be measured like a map
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- orthophoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia