photogrammetry
noun
pho·to·gram·me·try ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-mə-trē 
: the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and especially aerial photographs (as in surveying)
photogrammetric
ˌfō-tə-grə-ˈme-trik
adjective photogrammetrist
ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-mə-trist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The alternatives currently available include traditional manual modeling (in-house or outsourcing), buying ready assets off online marketplaces, photogrammetry, and procedural generation tools like Houdini. 
Frederick Daso, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Using a technique called photogrammetry, E. Keats Webb, an imaging scientist at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute, took 1,415 overlapping pictures of the object from every possible angle. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 To maintain this tradition, a delegation from the opposite clan traveled to Washington, D.C., to initiate the laser and CT scanning and photogrammetry of the sculpin hat. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 To add realism to its virtual stage, Forza Motorsport used photogrammetry and 3D material scans to render grass, rocks, weeds, and clouds into the game. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022 Using photogrammetry in this cave and at other sites could change the way scientists discover and understand Native American cave art, including the intentions and meanings behind the designs. CNN, 4 May 2022 Those overlapping photographs were stitched together into a 3D model using photogrammetry, a software technology also used in making virtual maps and environments, and virtual objects for video games such as Call of Duty. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022 But photogrammetry is also having a major impact there, said Radek Palonka, a professor of archaeology at Jagiellonian University in Poland who has studied Native American rock art in the Mesa Verde region for several years. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 4 May 2022 The photogrammetry process involves taking thousands of photos to create a 3D model of something. CNN, 4 May 2022 See More
Frederick Daso, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Using a technique called photogrammetry, E. Keats Webb, an imaging scientist at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute, took 1,415 overlapping pictures of the object from every possible angle. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 To maintain this tradition, a delegation from the opposite clan traveled to Washington, D.C., to initiate the laser and CT scanning and photogrammetry of the sculpin hat. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 To add realism to its virtual stage, Forza Motorsport used photogrammetry and 3D material scans to render grass, rocks, weeds, and clouds into the game. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022 Using photogrammetry in this cave and at other sites could change the way scientists discover and understand Native American cave art, including the intentions and meanings behind the designs. CNN, 4 May 2022 Those overlapping photographs were stitched together into a 3D model using photogrammetry, a software technology also used in making virtual maps and environments, and virtual objects for video games such as Call of Duty. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022 But photogrammetry is also having a major impact there, said Radek Palonka, a professor of archaeology at Jagiellonian University in Poland who has studied Native American rock art in the Mesa Verde region for several years. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 4 May 2022 The photogrammetry process involves taking thousands of photos to create a 3D model of something. CNN, 4 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary photogram photograph (from phot- + -gram) + -metry
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above