Meanings
plural orthophotos
- An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
Orthophotos or orthophoto mosaics enhanced by additional symbolized, planimetric information are called orthophoto plans. An orthophoto plan with added contour lines is a modern mapping product, called an orthophoto map.
2012, T. J. Blachut, A. Chrzanowski, J. H. Saastamoinen, Urban Surveying and Mapping, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293Synonyms: orthoimage, orthophotograph
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
Origin
- Englishortho-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotographclip.
- Englishphoto
- Englishorthophoto
Translations
Czech ortofotosnímek
- ortofotosnímekgeometrically corrected aerial photograph
Danish ortofoto
- ortofotogeometrically corrected aerial photograph
Finnish ortokuva
- ortokuvageometrically corrected aerial photograph
German Orthofoto
- Orthofotogeometrically corrected aerial photograph
Polish ortofotografia
- ortofotografiageometrically corrected aerial photograph
Portuguese ortofoto, ortofotografia
- ortofotogeometrically corrected aerial photograph
- ortofotografiageometrically corrected aerial photograph
Cite this entry
orthophoto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophoto
“orthophoto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophoto. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthophoto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophoto.
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