aerotriangulation
nounEtymology From aero- + triangulation.
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The assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.
- From the cartographer's point of view, the accuracy of these aerotriangulations is equivalent to having all model pass points located and leveled by high-order field surveys.1962, W. D. Harris, Analytic Aerotriangulation, page 20: