photogrammetry

[foh-tuh-gram-i-tree]

noun

1. the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.

photogrammetry

/ ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈmɛtrɪk, ˌfəʊtəʊˈɡræmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the process of making measurements from photographs, used esp in the construction of maps from aerial photographs and also in military intelligence, medical and industrial research, etc

Other Word Forms

• photogrammetric adjective
• photogrammetrical adjective
• photogrammetrically adverb
• photogrammetrist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of photogrammetry¹

First recorded in 1870–75; photo- + -gram ¹ + -metry

Example Sentences

Led by Assaf Yasur-Landau, head of the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies at the University of Haifa, and Roey Nickelsberg, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Haifa, the international team excavated the site using a combination of sediment dredging and sampling, as well as photogrammetry and 3D modeling.

From Science Daily

For his haunting 2013 puzzle game, The Swapper, Olli Harjola sculpted sets and characters out of Plasticine and then digitized them using a technique called photogrammetry.

From New York Times

Five hundred years and many more technological advancements later, a team from the Factum Foundation spent three days using photogrammetry, a 3D scan with a camera, to record the fragments in the Capitoline courtyard.

From New York Times

He’s describing his experience with “the orb,” his term for the photogrammetry booth used to capture his likeness during the production of a major video game in 2022.

From Scientific American

The photogrammetry booth is an area surrounded by hundreds of cameras, sometimes arranged in an orb shape and sometimes around a square room.

From Scientific American