Remote sensing

Remote sensing

The process of using aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans by means of propagated signals.

Industry: Earth science

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Remote sensing

Subtractive primary colours

Earth science; Remote sensing

Yellow, magenta, and cyan. When used as philtres for white light, these colours remove blue, green and red light, respectively.

Light metre

Earth science; Remote sensing

Device for measuring the intensity of visible radiation and determining the appropriate exposure of photographic film in a camera.

Space shuttle

Earth science; Remote sensing

U. S. manned satellite programme in the 1980s, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS).

Sunglint

Earth science; Remote sensing

Bright reflectance of sunlight caused by ripples on water.

Tristimulus colour theory

Earth science; Remote sensing

A theory of colour relating all hues to the combined effects of three additive primary colours corresponding to the sensitivities of the three types of cone on the retina.