Photogrammetry may be considered a system of measuring data recorded on “photograms.” As such, it is applicable to all sciences that depend on reliable geometric measurements (Moffitt, 1967). The term photograph is often used as a synonym for photogram . A photogram is a photograph taken with a photogrammetric camera, a precision camera with “Fiducial” or “collimating marks” and with a fixed distance between the negative plane and the lens. Closely related to photogrammetry is photographic interpretation , or Photo Interpretation (q.v.), the process of examining recorded photographic data for purposes of identification, evaluation, and classification (Spurr, 1960).
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Although Aimé Laussedat made the first attempt to use photographs for measuring purposes in 1850, photogrammetry is a comparatively modern science or art. Photography from ground stations, terrestrial photogrammetry, was predominant initially, but today...
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Engelstein, I. (1984). Photogrammetry . In: Finkl, C. (eds) Applied Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30842-3_48
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