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Record 1 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Cartography
DEF

A numerical number ... assigned to each spatial grid position in the file representing the brightness levels of an image.

CONT

Data generated are readily available in digital format, in the form of a raster or grid in which individual image elements, called pixels, contain a digital number (DN) that is proportional to the amount of solar energy reflected at a given wavelength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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