orthophoto
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Noun[edit]
orthophoto (plural orthophotos)
- An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
- Synonym: orthoimage
- 2012, T. J. Blachut, A. Chrzanowski, J. H. Saastamoinen, Urban Surveying and Mapping, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293:
- Orthophotos or orthophoto mosaics enhanced by additional symbolized, planimetric information are called orthophoto plans. An orthophoto plan with added contour lines is a modern mapping product, called an orthophoto map.
Translations[edit]
geometrically corrected aerial photograph
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Further reading[edit]
- orthophoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia