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  1. [visualization techniques, photogrammetry] A processing parameter that renders the observer's perspective in an interactive 2D or 3D map. Camera values include the following:

    • Location—x longitude, y latitude, and optional z elevation 
    • Heading—the x-axis angle about which the camera is rotated, in degrees
    • Pitch—the angle at which the camera is rotated vertically relative to the y-axis, in degrees
    • Roll—the angle the camera is rotated about its center axis, in degrees

  2. [image processing, remote sensing] A sensor (aerial, satellite, or ground based) that captures imagery data.

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