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)
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The geolocation data provided to scientists at Curtin University HIVE enabled them to use photogrammetry to convert that data into a 3D digital model.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
For his work, Bainbridge often relies on laser scans and photogrammetry rather than blueprints and images.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
With photogrammetry, a researcher takes thousands of overlapping photographs of a subject and then uses computer software to build layers with the images.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
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.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
For his work, Bainbridge often relies on laser scans and photogrammetry rather than blueprints and images.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
With photogrammetry, a researcher takes thousands of overlapping photographs of a subject and then uses computer software to build layers with the images.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
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.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Photogrammetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photogrammetry. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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