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orthophotos

orthophotos is the plural of orthophoto.

Meaning of orthophoto

Noun

orthophoto (plural orthophotos)

  1. An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
    • Orthophotos or orthophoto mosaics enhanced by additional symbolized, planimetric information are called orthophoto plans. An orthophoto plan with added contour lines is a modern mapping product, called an orthophoto map.2012, T. J. Blachut, A. Chrzanowski, J. H. Saastamoinen, Urban Surveying and Mapping, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293

Questions about orthophotos

What is orthophotos the plural of?
Orthophotos is the plural of orthophoto.

Words near orthophotos in the dictionary

  1. orthophotomaps
  2. orthophotomosaic
  3. orthophotomosaics
  4. orthophotoquad
  5. orthophotoquads
  6. orthophotos
  7. orthophthalic
  8. orthophyre
  9. orthophyres
  10. orthophyric
  11. orthopia

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