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

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

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Aerial photography can’t penetrate the thick tree canopy, and the battlefield is too large—several hundred square kilometers—and too rugged to survey on foot.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 14, 2023

Aerial photography has also helped them identify areas with the low granite outcroppings that Bronze Age artists appear to have favored.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Aerial photography grants us the god-like experience of surveying an environment instantly, rather than within the limits of human sight lines.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

Aerial photography can and is performed at oblique angles, so although a person’s safety might be protected by an overhead flight rule, her privacy won’t be.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2015