Photogrammetric terminology: fourth edition

Abstract

This contribution offers a considerably expanded and updated version of the previous three editions of this guide to terms used in the photogrammetric literature. The aim is to assist authors in preparing contributions for publication and readers in the wider geomatics community in understanding current photogrammetric and related terminology and abbreviations. The paper is recognised as an ISPRS document (https://www.isprs.org/documents/).

New Co‐Editors forThe Photogrammetric Record

“…My Editorial in the current issue, entitled “Neural networks and neurodiversity” was perhaps at the eccentric end of the scale. What I did not disclose is that I, myself, have been diagnosed with mild Asperger’s, which may partly explain the detailed content in my Editorials or the systematisation in our most recent 146‐page terminology guide (Granshaw, 2020).…”

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Determining optimal photogrammetric adjustment of images obtained from a fixed‐wing UAV

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