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)

photogrammetric

ˌfō-tə-grə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

photogrammetrist

ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-mə-trist 

noun

Examples of photogrammetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because letter digitization is a relatively straightforward process, the first order of business is to take high-resolution photos of the murals and, using photogrammetry, build virtual rooms that visitors can tour. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025

The intensive process involved recording each work with photogrammetry and Lidar scanning to make a digital twin. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025

The team of researchers from Penn Museum in Philadelphia working with archeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities used tools including magnetometry, photogrammetry, and remote sensing to map the spacious burial complex. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025

Now is an immersive VR documentary that uses photogrammetry and volumetric capture to take audiences to the heart of Fukushima to meet the survivors living in the shadow of the crisis today. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary photogram photograph (from phot- + -gram) + -metry

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above