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  1. [visualization techniques] A perspective or panoramic rendering of a two-dimensional image superimposed onto a surface. In a common example, an aerial photograph is draped over a digital terrain model (DTM) or triangulated irregular network (TIN) to create a more realistic terrain visualization.

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