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LANDSAT [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The series of American satellites that collect multispectral images of the Earth's surface in the visible, reflected, and thermal infrared bands.

CONT

Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about Earth from space. This science, known as remote sensing, has matured with the Landsat Program.

OBS

Landsat: [An abbreviation used for] Land Remote-sensing satellite.

OBS

Landsat: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Type de satellite développé par la NASA en juillet 1972 pour l'étude des ressources terrestres.

OBS

Landsat; satellite Landsat : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Spacecraft
  • Meteorology
DEF

An unmanned earth orbiting satellite equipped to scan the surface of the earth and obtain many kinds of information relating to natural resources and the global environment.

OBS

The Landsat program, first known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) Program, is a development of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with NOAA, USGS, and the Space Imaging. The activities of these combined groups led to the concept of dedicated Earth-orbiting satellites, the defining of spectral and spatial requirements for their instruments, and the fostering of research to determine the best means of extracting and using information from the data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Météorologie
DEF

Satellite conçu principalement pour mesurer les ressources naturelles de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • Satellite d'observation des ressources de la terre
  • Satellite ERTS
  • Satellite LANDSAT
  • Satellite d'observation des ressources terrestres
  • Satellite de technologie pour les ressources terrestres

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Naves espaciales
  • Meteorología
DEF

Satélite destinado fundamentalmente a medir los recursos naturales de la Tierra.

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