Which term describes the practice of combining multiple aerial photographs into a single large image?

• A. Mosaic
• B. Stitching
• C. Orthophoto
• D. Panorama

Answer: (A)

Combining multiple aerial photographs into one continuous image is described as creating a mosaic. The idea is to bring overlapping photos together, align the features, and blend the edges so the result looks like a single seamless picture of the area. This term specifically refers to the assembled, composite image rather than just the method or a wide field of view. A panorama describes a wide view, but not necessarily a blended mosaic; an orthophoto is a geometrically corrected image for accurate measurement; stitching is the process of joining images, but the finished product most often called a mosaic.