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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.
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Directional philtre
Earth science; Remote sensing
Mathematical philtre designed to enhance on an image those linear features oriented in a particular direction.
Ground receiving station
Earth science; Remote sensing
Facility that records data transmitted by a satellite, such as Landsat.
Forward overlap
Earth science; Remote sensing
The percent of duplication by successive photographs along a flight line.
Frequency (v)
Earth science; Remote sensing
The number of wave oscillations per unit time or the number of wavelengths that pass a point per unit time.
Apollo
Earth science; Remote sensing
U. S. lunar exploration programme of satellites with crews of three astronauts.
Radian
Earth science; Remote sensing
Nagle subtended by an arc of a circle equal in length to the radius of the circle 1 rad = 57. 3¡.
Circular scanner
Earth science; Remote sensing
Scanner in which a faceted mirror rotates about a vertical axis to sweep the detector IFOV in a series of circular scan lines on the terrain.
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