phototopographicadj.
/ˌfəʊtəʊtɒpəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊˌtɑpəˈɡræfɪk/ Surveying.
Of, relating to, or using phototopography.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > map-making or surveying using photography > [adjective]
photogrammetrical1891
phototopographical1892
photogrammetric1893
phototopographic1895
iconometric1898
iconometrical1906
photostereographic1926
stereophotogrammetric1930
photogoniometric1939
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > scientific and technical
photoheliographic1858
astrophotographic1859
astrophotographical1888
photogeologic1891
photogrammetrical1891
phototopographical1892
photogrammetric1893
phototopographic1895
stereophotogrammetric1930
photogeological1940
Trimetrogen1944
electronographic1964
1895 Rep. U.S. Coast & Geodetic Surv. 1893 ii. 45 A phototopographic survey of the Oasis Gassr Dachel in the Libyan desert.
1935 Geogr. Jrnl. 85 89 These maps, made by photo-topographic survey,..represent a confused mountainous area.
1970 Canad. Cartographer 7 18/1 During the development of the photo-topographic work it became the practice to rule a perspective grid onto the print of the photograph.
1997 K. B. Sterling et al. Biogr. Dict. Amer. & Canad. Naturalists & Environmentalists 816 Worked on irrigation and phototopographic surveys of southern Alberta foothills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1895