orthophotography
orthophotography noun: the geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that their displayed distances are rendered uniform and can be measured like a map.
Noun
orthophotography (uncountable)
- The geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that their displayed distances are rendered uniform and can be measured like a map.
- 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.2012, David P. Paine, James D. Kiser, chapter 8, in Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
Origin of orthophotography
From ortho- (“straight”) + photography.
Words formed from orthophotography
Words that rhyme with orthophotography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- topography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
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- cacography
- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- typography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
Questions about orthophotography
- What does orthophotography mean?
- Orthophotography means the geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that their displayed distances are rendered uniform and can be measured like a map.
- What part of speech is orthophotography?
- Orthophotography is a noun.
Words near orthophotography in the dictionary
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