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pkrnirrudric map whiih km bean rwiaad by
pholoplenimetric meNv2cis.
photosphoro—11’re irstanaafy Lvight portion of
the Sun v“bble to the u’taidad eye.
photothaodollte-A gmurrd swvaying
instrumsnf combining e aurvay csrnam and a
transit; used for massring the angular
orientation of the csrmere et the moment of
espoeure. Also csllad oamers trandt.
pfrototopography-The science of surveying
in tikh the detail is pidfad entirefy fmm
pfmtographs taken at suitable ground stat”ksns.
See also terrestrial photogrammetry.
phototrlsngrrlation-The process for the
errtanaicn of horizenlel ertribr vartiil mntrd
whereby the massuremenls of angles er@or
dstsncaa on overlapping photographs ere
reislad into e epal’ml solution using the
perspective principles of the photographs,
Ganemliy, thk prrxess involves using seriel
photographs and is called aorotriarrgulatlon,
aerial triangutatlon, or photogremmetrlc
trlangulstlon. See else smnlytlcal nedlrpoint
triangulation; analytical
phototrirrngulatlors; analytical radial
trtanguletlon; Arundel method; brldglrrg;
cantllovar artamsion; direct radial
trlangulatlon; axtenslon of control;
graphical radial trlnnguiatlon: handtemplet
trlengulatlon; Iaocantar
trlangulatlon; machanlcat tomplet
triangulation; nadir-polrrt trlangulatlon;
radial trlanguletlon; slotted-tamplet
triangulntlon; aplder-tamplat
triangulation: atoraotamplat
triatrgulatlon; ●teraotrisnguiation: atrlp
radial triangulation; templat method.
phototrig travarsa-A vertkai-angle traverse
ernpbying phototrig methods; e procedure for
detmrrining aievet”mns trigonomakicsily, wherein
horizontal distances are delermkred phot~
gmmmslrkelly and vertical angles ere eilher
measured instrumentally in the fmtd, or ere
obtained fmm measuramants on terrestrial
photographs.
phototypaaattar-A type satting unit
@JmPri~n9 k Sepemte and indepandant unifa,
the keyboard unit and the photographic unit.
Composition is accanpliiad at the krryboard
wrii, as.swrtislfy an eiectrk typawritar, which
l?rod~- e lypawrtien proof copy end a
perforated tapa. The tapa is then fad al any
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convenient time theraaffar to the photographic
IWit * pmducaa a right-reading fdm positive
Suhable for rrticklp Wcrrk
physkal characteristic-(target) The visibie
nmtarisi aspects of a target or installation,
inctucfing, but nol timirad to, dimensions,
atruduml metariaks, fxadorninrmt haigM,
wrrfigumtim, and orientation of ifs various.
~wma 6M se buildings, SINCWSS,
runweys, end aaaodatad facilities and sarv-.
phyalcaf gaoderiy-See gravlmetrlc
gaodasy.
phyaiographlc pictorial mep-A map with
relief dapktad by the syslerrmtic ap@iition of a
atsndardizad sat of mnventionel pictorial
symbols, baaed on lhe cirnpiifii appaamnca of
the physical fasturas they represent, as viewad
obliquely from the air at an angle of about 4S”.
piano-wiro tapa-Piano wire used instead of
e metallic ribbon tape when il ia edviaable to
mnt ml hydrography try precise traverse rs!her
than by a weak axlenskrn of triangulation,
pictochrome procese—The process
employed tO prdme Pktomsps. Consists of
three tonal separations pholograph~ily
exirsclad from a photornmaic, blockout masks,
drstfad symbols, and names date.
pictograrn-A msp of distribufkma. eapecidiy
mmrrvxfiiies in which small pkforial
represantstive synrbofa (e.g., aacke, bridra,
barrels) ere located over the arm of producl”kn.
pictoline precosa-+ photographic masking
prmass utiiiiing a rotating vacuum frame 10
produce an edga-emhencad line image from a
continuous tone image.
pictomap-(JCS) A topographic map in which
the photographic krragery of a sandard moaa”ks
has been convartad into interpretable cdcrrs end
ayrnbois by means of e pktomap pmcass. Saa
also pictochroma procosa.
pictoriai symbolization-(JCS) The u= of
symbols whch mnvey the visual character d
the features they rapraaent.
plctotone process-A photo- lithographic
method from which film for rapmductim and
transfer 10 printing platen is danvad fm the
printing of monochrome pholornrspa and
piclomaps. The prmaas provides e random