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ALONG-TRACK STEREOSCOPY [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Optics
CONT

The Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) is a panchromatic (520-770 nm) radiometer with 2.5-metre spatial resolution. It has three independent optical systems for nadir, forward and backward looking to achieve along-track stereoscopy, and the forward and backward telescopes are inclined + and - 24 degrees from nadir to realise a 1.0 base-to-height ratio.

Key term(s)
  • along track stereoscopy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Optique
CONT

L'intérêt majeur de la stéréoscopie longitudinale est que l'intervalle de temps entre les acquisitions des deux images du couple stéréoscopique est très faible (typiquement de l'ordre de quelques minutes).

Spanish

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