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RESOLUCION ESPACIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Optical Instruments
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
DEF

The smallest distance or angular displacement at which two neighbouring objects can be resolved.

CONT

All real sensors ... have a limit on how small an object on the Earth's surface can be and still be "seen" by a sensor as being separate from its surroundings. This limit, called the spatial resolution of a sensor, is an indication of how well a sensor can record spatial detail.

OBS

spatial resolution: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
DEF

Plus petite distance ou plus petit écart angulaire permettant de discriminer deux objets voisins.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, le terme «résolution spatiale» est à proscrire en raison de la confusion qu'il introduit entre «pouvoir de résolution spatiale» et «limite de résolution spatiale».

OBS

limite de résolution spatiale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Medidas de distancia (Telecomunicaciones)
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