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Record 1 2013-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

... the relative difference in size or distance between the image and the features represented on the ground.

OBS

This difference is written as a ratio of image distance over ground distance. For example, a scale of 1:100 000 (one to one hundred thousand) means 1 centimeter on the map equals 100 000 centimeters (1 km) on the ground.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Rapport d'une longueur mesurée sur la carte avec celle mesurée sur le terrain.

OBS

échelle cartographique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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