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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.
Industry: Earth science
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Contrast
Earth science; Remote sensing
The ratio between the energy emitted or reflected by an object and its immediate surroundings.
Synthetic stereo images
Earth science; Remote sensing
Stereo images constructed through digital processing of a single image. Topographic data are used to calculate parallax.
Lidar
Earth science; Remote sensing
Light intensity detection and ranging, which uses lasers to stimulate fluorescence in various compounds and to measure distances to reflecting surfaces.
Reflectance
Earth science; Remote sensing
Ratio of the radiant energy reflected by a body to the energy incident on it. Spectral reflectance is the reflectance measured within a specific wavelength interval.
ISO index
Earth science; Remote sensing
Index of the International Standards Organization, designating film speed in photography. Higher values indicate higher sensitivity.
Interpretation
Earth science; Remote sensing
The process in which a person extracts information from an image.
Scale
Earth science; Remote sensing
Ratio of distance on an image to the equivalent distance on the ground.
