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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. communications technology
  4. photography
  5. aerial photography
  6. orthophotography

Preferred term

orthophotography

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The practice of removing positional distortions (due to camera tilt, topographical relief, etc.) from an aerial photograph to produce an accurate image of the Earth's surface and equalize the distances represented on the image.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • orthoimagery

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/68448

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