An orthophoto is an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected or 'ortho-rectified' such that the scale of the photograph is uniform and utilized in the same manner as a map. An ortho-photograph can be used to measure true distances of features within the photograph.
An orthophoto is an aerial image that has been geometrically corrected (ortho rectified) so that the image is uniform from edge to edge. Orthophotos are corrected to remove terrain effects and distortions that result from the camera’s lens and the angle the photo was taken from the plane.