Satellites

Satellites

Of or relating to any man-made object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.

Industry: Aerospace

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S band

Aerospace; Satellites

A radio frequency band extending from approximately 2.0 to 4.0 gigahertz. It is part of the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Multispectral image

Aerospace; Satellites

A remote sensing image created using data collected from more than one band.

Absorption band

Aerospace; Satellites

A range of wavelengths (or frequencies) of electromagnetic radiation that is assimilated by a substance.

Fully processed

Aerospace; Satellites

In reference to Landsat images, those scene data, which have been both radiometrically, corrected and geometrically corrected through the ground processing system, labelled "Level-1G or L1G" data.

Cluster

Aerospace; Satellites

In image processing, a homogeneous group of units, which are very "like" one another. "Likeness" among units is usually determined by the association, similarity, or distance separating the ...

Vector

Aerospace; Satellites

In image processing, the coordinate in n space (where n is the number of features, bands, or channels), determined by the intensity value of each band.

Cell

Aerospace; Satellites

In remote sensing, an area on the ground from which electromagnetic radiation is emitted or reflected. See instantaneous field of view (IFOV), resolution cell.