photogrammetry
noun
the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
photogrammetric
-
a word derived from
photogrammetry.
Example Sentences
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Historic England carried out numerous digital scans of the beasts to create the photogrammetric models.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2023
The divers steer a frame mounted with three of the cameras to capture clouds of data points, which software later transforms into photogrammetric 3-D imagery.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2021
A photogrammetric tool draws on photos to analyze the distances, then calculates the data it gathers to represent the images with actual depth — basically it makes stills look dynamic.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
Scher’s father was a photogrammetric engineer, who worked on aerial photography for the mapping division of the U.S.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2011
