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Etymology

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From aero- +‎ triangulation.

Noun

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aerotriangulation (countable and uncountable, plural aerotriangulations)

  1. The assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.
    • 1962, W. D. Harris, Analytic Aerotriangulation, page 20:
      From the cartographer's point of view, the accuracy of these aerotriangulations is equivalent to having all model pass points located and leveled by high-order field surveys.

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