Photogrammetry

photogrammetry - Use of aerial photographs to produce planimetric and topographic maps of the earth`s surface and of features of the built environment. Effective photogrammetry makes use of ground control by which aerial photographs are carefully compared and registered to the locations and characteristics of features identified in ground-level surveys.

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 28 June 2011 10:07:44, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary

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photogrammetry - [photogrammetry] The science of making reliable measurements of physical objects and the environment by measuring and plotting electromagnetic radiation data from aerial photographs and remote-sensing systems against land features identified in ground control surveys, generally in order to produce planimetric, topographic, and contour maps.

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Source: esri, 08 July 2012 09:18:31, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation

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Photogrammetry - The art and science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through process of recording, measuring, and interpreting images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant energy and other phenomena.

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Source: City of Toronto, 26 November 2013 08:50:20, http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7fdf38379bac0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default