| BBA | Block Bundle Adjustment |
| CORS | Continuously Operating Reference Stations |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| DIC | Digital Image Correlation |
| DoD | DEM of Difference |
| ETRF | European Terrestrial Reference Frame |
| ETRS | European Terrestrial Reference System |
| Exif | Exchangeable image file format |
| GCP | Ground Control Point |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSD | Ground Sample Distance |
| LiDAR | Light Detection And Ranging |
| NRTK | Network Real Time Kinematic |
| RDN | Rete Dinamica Nazionale (Dynamic National Network) |
| RGB | Red Green Blue |
| RMSE | Root Mean Square Error |
| SfM | Structure-from-Motion |
| SOR | Statistical Outlier Removal |
| TLS | Terrestrial Laser Scanner |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |