aerial photography

American  

[air-ee-uhl-fuh-tahg-ruh-fee] / ˈɛər i əl fəˈtɑg rə fi /

noun

1. the act, process, or science of taking photographs from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

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Example Sentences

Haas gradually wound down his investments and took up aerial photography and motorcycle riding.

From The Wall Street Journal

To better understand this enigmatic feature of Peru's landscape, Dr. Bongers and an international research team combined drone-based aerial photography with microbotanical analysis of sediments collected from the holes.

From Science Daily

Aerial photography of the site today shows how the maps match up to the original boundary wall, and the memorial garden.

From BBC

“I try to make the most visually complete portrait of where our food comes from, and I find aerial photography to be the most visually interesting way to capture it,” Steinmetz said.

From New York Times

“Hot air balloons, drones for aerial photography, and appropriate pathways for observation from a distance could allow tourists to closely yet remotely view sinkholes, while disturbing as few organisms as possible.”

From BBC