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NONLINEAR CONTRAST STRETCHING [1 record]

Record 1 2006-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Non-linear contrast stretching increases the visibility of areas obscured by shadows and highlights areas of subtle surface differences (eg. ice rises). Histogram equalization highlights areas of subtle surface change.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • non linear contrast stretching
  • nonlinear contrast stretching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
CONT

La méthode d'étirement non linéaire du contraste a un inconvénient important. Chaque valeur dans l'image d'entrée peut avoir plusieurs contrastes de valeurs dans l'image de sortie. [Ainsi,] les objets dans la scène originale perdent leurs valeurs correctes d'intensité relative [...]

OBS

étirement non linéaire de contraste : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • étirement non-linéaire du contraste
  • étirement non-linéaire de contraste

Spanish

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