orthophotography

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word orthophotography. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word orthophotography, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say orthophotography in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word orthophotography you have here. The definition of the word orthophotography will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oforthophotography, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From ortho- (“straight”) +‎ photography.

Pronunciation

Noun

orthophotography (uncountable)

  1. (photography) Geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that displayed distances are uniform and can be measured like a map.
    • 2012, David P. Paine, James D. Kiser, chapter 8, in Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      During the past three decades, orthophotography has become an increasingly popular and useful tool for land managers. As quality and availability improve, this trend will continue. Orthophotography combines the planimetric precision of maps with the wealth of detail found on aerial photographs.

Translations

See also

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia