HIGH PRECISION THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPPING CAMERA

An optical imaging apparatus having focusing optics, a linear array of detectors positioned in a focal plane outputting an image of a portion of an object which is placed on a platform having a moveable mounting responsive to horizontal and vertical mechanical drive forces thereby moving the platform to known horizontal and vertical positions while images of the object are captured by the linear array and output to a computer which compiles the sectional images and generates a composite image of the object allowing measurements to be taken.