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Record 1 2005-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Statistics
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

Division of a region into equal squares in order to evaluate atmospheric pollution (digital atmospheric models).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Statistique
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Découpage systématique de l'espace géographique en éléments de surface de dimensions fixes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Estadística
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

División de una región en cuadrículas, o serie de cuadrados contiguos, a fin de evaluar la contaminación atmosférica.

OBS

Término utilizado en modelos atmosféricos digitales.

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Record 2 2002-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The use of a uniform system of rectilinear lines superimposed on aerial photographs, mosaics, maps, charts, and other representations of the Earth's surface.

CONT

RADARSAT-2 provides valuable new information for the production of national and regional maps. In addition, images produced by RADARSAT-2 may be combined with other sources of data for cartographic mapping, although in areas under frequent cloud cover, radar satellites provide the only source of information. Since many cartographic products are now analysed within geographic information systems (GIS), RADARSAT-2 will provide accurate georeferenced images that can be easily integrated in these mapping systems.

OBS

gridding: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-II official approval Group (ROAG).

PHR

Distance-weighted, objective mapping gridding method.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Utilisation d'un système uniforme de lignes rectilinéaires superposées aux photographies aériennes, aux mosaïques, aux cartes et à toute autre représentation de la surface de la Terre.

OBS

maillage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-II (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
DEF

The procedure whereby the satellite pictures are furnished with appropriate latitude and longitude lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Procédé par lequel on dote les images satellitaires de lignes de latitude et de longitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Procedimiento en el cual las fotografías de satélite se reticulan con meridianos y paralelos.

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