the obtaining of information by air photography, divided into three types: a) strategic photographic reconnaissance; b) tactical photographic reconnaissance; c) survey/cartographic photography - air photography taken for survey/ cartographical purposes and to survey/cartographic standards of accuracy, info hankimine õhufotode abil, mis jaguneb kolmeks: a) strateegiline fotoluure; b) taktikaline fotoluure; c) kartograafiline pildistamine (õhufotode tegemine kartograafilisel otstarbel ja järgides kartograafilisi täpsusnorme)