phototopographyn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊtəˈpɒɡrəfi/, /ˌfəʊtəʊtɒˈpɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊtəˈpɑɡrəfi/ Surveying.
The use of photography in topographic surveying; photogrammetry.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > map-making or surveying using photography > [noun]
photogrammetry1875
phototopography1893
stereophotogrammetry1913
photogoniometry1939
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [noun] > scientific and technical
astrophotography1857
photoheliography1865
electrophotography1869
photo-mapping1870
photogrammetry1875
phototopography1893
spectrography1900
stereophotogrammetry1913
photoreconnaissance1920
photo-recce1946
electronography1955
1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 1 89 Photo-topography.
1922 Geogr. Jrnl. 59 274 The methods of Phototopography developed by Laussedat in France and by Deville in Canada..depend on the measurement of identical points on pairs of plates taken on determined azimuths at trigonometrical points.
1970 Canad. Cartographer 7 19/2 The ground photo-topography continued in the mountains of British Columbia.
1992 Representations 37 106 The survey used..phototopography..to generate a map of India.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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