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Aerial photography and The National Map

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Aerial photography and The National Map

Aerial photography vs. The National Map

Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other flying object. The National Map is a collaborative effort of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and other federal, state, and local agencies to improve and deliver topographic information for the United States.

Similarities between Aerial photography and The National Map

Aerial photography and The National Map have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cartography, Orthophoto, Topographic map.

Cartography

Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.

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Orthophoto

An orthophoto, orthophotograph or orthoimage is an aerial photograph or image geometrically corrected ("orthorectified") such that the scale is uniform: the photo has the same lack of distortion as a map.

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Topographic map

In modern mapping, a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.

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Aerial photography and The National Map Comparison

Aerial photography has 114 relations, while The National Map has 18. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.27% = 3 / (114 + 18).

References

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