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H.P.I. [1 record]

Record 1 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A radar device giving a display which shows the slant ranges and, on an exaggerated scale, the angular elevation of objects, from which the height can be directly read.

OBS

In North America, the term "range-height indicator (RHI)" is more common and is not considered to be synonymous with "height-position indicator" and the abbreviation "H.P.I." is not generally known.

OBS

The terms "E-scope" and "E-display" seem to be used only in contexts where various types of radar displays are mentioned or compared.

Key term(s)
  • range height indicator
  • height position indicator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
OBS

L'indicateur type E se présente sous deux formes selon une illustration dans l'Encyclopédie des sciences industrielles Quillet, 1973, v. 4, p. 868. Ainsi, une de ces formes peut correspondre à la présente notion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
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