control point

noun

, Aerial Photogrammetry.

1. a point located on the ground by precise surveying that when identified on aerial photographs provides the control necessary for producing a photomap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of control point¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

A key insight came when the researchers realized that instead of considering each 3D point in the point cloud as a discrete splat, they can think of each as a control point in a continuous interpolator.

From Science Daily

Proponents of rent control point out that under California’s Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, jurisdictions can enact rent control only on buildings constructed before 1995.

From Los Angeles Times

Gurinov said on Wednesday that as a result of the strikes a control point, a warehouse with weapons and ammunition were destroyed, and 18 insurgents were killed.

From Reuters

Former State Department arms control point man Robert Joseph argues the U.S. must deploy “advanced capabilities in space” to deter China and Russia and defend against North Korean and Iranian missile threats.

From Washington Times

We drove for nine hours to the nearest border control point, and walked across.

From Slate