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MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-24

English

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

A remote sensing device which operates on the same principle as the infrared scanner except that it is capable of recording data in the ultraviolet and visible portions of the spectrum as well as the infrared.

CONT

In most infrared scanner designs ... a filter is placed in the radiation path to limit the wavelength of response to the desired thermal window. The multispectral scanner, on the other hand, observes the scene in a number of discrete bands.

OBS

An MSS image will have data recorded by the scanner from several wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum.

OBS

multispectral scanner: reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO," with the authorization of UNESCO.

OBS

multispectral scanner; MSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • multi-spectral scanner
  • multi-spectral line scanner
  • multi-spectral scanning system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Scanneur qui procède à une saisie de données dans plusieurs bandes spectrales simultanément.

CONT

Ces satellites sont équipés de deux systèmes imageurs : un balayeur multispectral (MSS) et un appareil de cartographie thématique (Thematic Mapper ou TM), qui captent le rayonnement électromagnétique et l'enregistrent sur bande sous forme numérique; les données numériques sont par la suite soumises à des traitements et restituées sous forme d'images.

OBS

scanneur multibande : terme normalisé par la Commission de terminologie et de télédétection aérospatiale.

OBS

scanneur multibande; scanneur multispectral; SMB : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

OBS

scanneur multibande : reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo de teledetección capaz de registrar datos en las bandas ultravioleta, visible e infrarroja del espectro.

OBS

escáner multiespectral: reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO", con la autorización de la UNESCO.

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