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linear contrast stretch [2 records]

Record 1 2013-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Linear Contrast Stretch ... involves identifying lower and upper bounds from the histogram (usually the minimum and maximum brightness values in the image) and applying a transformation to stretch this range to fill the full range.

OBS

linear contrast stretching: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection
CONT

Le rehaussement linéaire de contraste réalise un étirement de contraste qui améliore de façon linéaire les valeurs numériques originales des données en une nouvelle diffusion. En étirant les valeurs originales de l'image entrée, l'intervalle total de niveau de gris peut être utilisé.

OBS

étirement linéaire de contraste; étalement linéaire de contraste : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
CONT

Both an automated approach (linear contrast stretch) and manual approach should be available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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