Editing Photogrammetry (section)

===Archaeology===
[[File:Jiska-Photomapping-Drawing.jpg|thumb|Using a pentop computer to photomap an archaeological excavation in the field]]
Demonstrating the link between [[orthophotomap]]ping and [[archaeology]],<ref name=Estes_et_al1977_10>Estes et al. (1977)</ref> historic [[aerial photography|airphotos]] photos were used to aid in developing a reconstruction of the Ventura mission that guided excavations of the structure's walls.

[[File:Pteryx UAV - wiki.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pteryx UAV]], a civilian UAV for aerial photography and photomapping with roll-stabilised camera head]]

Overhead photography has been widely applied for mapping surface remains and excavation exposures at archaeological sites. Suggested platforms for capturing these photographs has included: War Balloons from World War I;<ref name=Capper_1907>Capper (1907)</ref> rubber meteorological balloons;<ref name=Guy_1932>Guy (1932)</ref> [[kite aerial photography|kites]];<ref name=Guy_1932>Guy (1932)</ref><ref name=Bascom_1941>Bascom (1941)</ref> wooden platforms, metal frameworks, constructed over an excavation exposure;<ref name=Guy_1932>Guy (1932)</ref> ladders both alone and held together with poles or planks; three legged ladders; single and multi-section poles;<ref name=Schwartz_1964>Schwartz (1964)</ref><ref name=Wiltshire_1967>Wiltshire (1967)</ref> bipods;<ref name=Kriegler_1928>Kriegler (1928)</ref><ref name=Hampl_1957>Hampl (1957)</ref><ref name=Whittlesey_1966>Whittlesey (1966)</ref><ref name=Fant_Loy_1972>Fant and Loy (1972)</ref> tripods;<ref name=Straffin_1971>Straffin (1971)</ref> tetrapods,<ref name=Simpson_Cooke1967>Simpson and Cooke (1967)</ref><ref name=Hume_1969>Hume (1969)</ref> and aerial bucket trucks ("cherry pickers").<ref name="Sterud and Pratt 1975">{{Cite journal |last1=Sterud |first1=Eugene L. |last2=Pratt |first2=Peter P. |date=1975 |title=Archaeological Intra-Site Recording with Photography |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/529625 |journal=Journal of Field Archaeology |volume=2 |issue=1/2 |pages=151 |doi=10.2307/529625 |jstor=529625 |issn=0093-4690|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Handheld, near-nadir, overhead digital photographs have been used with geographic information systems ([[Geographic information system|GIS]]) to record excavation exposures.<ref name=craig2000>Craig (2000)</ref><ref name=craig2002>Craig (2002)</ref><ref name=craig_aldenderfer2003>Craig and Aldenderfer (2003)</ref><ref name=Craig2005>Craig (2005)</ref><ref name=craig_etal2006>Craig et al. (2006)</ref>

Photogrammetry is increasingly being used in [[maritime archaeology]] because of the relative ease of mapping sites compared to traditional methods, allowing the creation of 3D maps which can be rendered in [[virtual reality]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maritimearchaeology.com/information/technology/photogrammetry/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119053810/http://www.maritimearchaeology.com/information/technology/photogrammetry/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-01-19|title=Photogrammetry {{!}} Maritime Archaeology|date=2019-01-19|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>