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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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Systematic distortion
Earth science; Remote sensing
Geometric irregularities on images that are caused by known and predictable characteristics.
Lens
Earth science; Remote sensing
One or more pieces of glass or other transparent material shaped to form an image by refraction of light.
Radiometer
Earth science; Remote sensing
Device for quantitatively measuring radiant energy, especially thermal radiation.
Slant-range image
Earth science; Remote sensing
In radar, an image in which objects are located at positions corresponding to their slant-range distances from the aircraft path. On slant-range images, the scale in the range direction is ...
Image dissection
Earth science; Remote sensing
The breaking down of a continuous scene into discrete spatial elements, either by the receptors on the retina, or in the process of capturing the image artificially.
Polar orbit
Earth science; Remote sensing
An orbit that passes close to the poles, thereby enabling a satellite to pass over most of the surface, except the immediate vicinity of the poles themselves.
