Aerial photogram
Definition
An aerial photograph of a terrain portion, captured with a special photogrammetric (metric) camera mounted on an airborne platform (airplane, drone, helicopter), having rigorously known geometric and optical characteristics. This metric document serves as a fundamental basis for precise measurements, cartographic restorations, and determining the geographical coordinates of ground elements.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Aerial photogram
- Metric photograph
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with standard structural variations for relational and plural forms. |
| Formation | Technical compound term combining the functional prefix 'aero-' with the base noun 'photogram'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.e.ro.fo.to.ˈgra.mə] |
| Source | Manual of Photogrammetry and Geospatial Terrain Data |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Inginerul geodez a analizat fiecare aerofotogramă pentru a identifica mărcile de vizare și axele principale ale imaginii.
EN: The geodetic engineer analyzed each aerial photogram to identify the fiducial marks and the principal axes of the image.
RO: Pentru a acoperi întreaga localitate, au fost asamblate peste o sută de aerofotograme realizate din drona utilitară.
EN: To cover the entire locality, over one hundred aerial photograms captured by the utility drone were assembled.
RO: O aerofotogramă corectă trebuie să aibă o suprapunere longitudinală de minimum șaizeci la sută cu imaginea anterioară.
EN: A correct aerial photogram must have a longitudinal overlap of at least sixty percent with the previous image.
Idioms & Phrases
Aerofotogramă nadirală / Nadir aerial photogram
RO: Fotografie captată cu axa optică a aparatului orientată perfect vertical spre pământ, reducând distorsiunile de perspectivă.
EN: A photograph captured with the camera's optical axis oriented perfectly vertically toward the ground, reducing perspective distortions.
Restituție de aerofotogramă / Photogrammetric plot
RO: Procedeu tehnic digital sau analogic prin care detaliile grafice din imagine sunt transpuse în linii de hartă vectoriale.
EN: A digital or analog technical procedure whereby graphical details from the image are transposed into vector map lines.
Scară a aerofotogramei / Aerial photograph scale
RO: Raportul matematic dintre distanța măsurată pe imagine și distanța reală corespunzătoare de pe teren.
EN: The mathematical ratio between the distance measured on the image and the corresponding real distance on the ground.
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