Photogrammetry

The science of making precise measurements and spatial data from photographs. By analysing the geometry of objects as they appear in an image — their relative size, position, and perspective — photogrammetrists can calculate real-world distances, elevations, and coordinates without physically measuring them on the ground. In the context of rephotography, photogrammetric principles underpin the practice of precisely reoccupying an original camera position: working backwards from the geometry of a historical photograph to determine exactly where, at what height, and with what focal length the original image was made.