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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“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 • Nov. 23, 2024

Speckle interferes with AO-OCT the way clouds interfere with aerial photography.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

The maps are being published online, bringing together data from satellite images, old World War Two aerial photography, OS mapping, old mine records and site surveys.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Sound-ranging and aerial photography had reached a high development, and few of our batteries went undiscovered.

From The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Rose, Geoffrey Keith