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

Derived Forms

• ˌphotoˈgrammetrist, noun
• photogrammetric, adjective

Other Words From

• pho·to·gram·met·ric [foh-toh-gr, uh, -, me, -trik], photo·gram·metri·cal adjective
• photo·gram·metri·cal·ly adverb
• photo·gramme·trist 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

Galat says advances in AI have made some photogrammetry scans unnecessary: A generative model can be trained on existing photographs and footage—even of someone no longer living.

From Scientific American

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