Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs. The output of photogrammetry is typically a map, drawing, measurement, or a 3D model of some real-world object or scene. Many of the maps we use today are created with photogrammetry and photographs taken from aircraft.
Here is an article from FIU Online’s Insider news site:
http://insider.fiu.edu/3d-scanning-comes-online-courses-fiu/