Definition: Digital orthophoto

Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems

A digital image or aerial photograph, usually of very high resolution, which has been geometrically corrected. A digital orthophoto, also called orthoimage, combines the detail of an aerial photograph with the geometric accuracy of a topographic map. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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