orthophotography
English
Etymology
ortho- (“straight”) + photography
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
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
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
Further reading
- orthophoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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