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ALTIMETRIC DATA [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Elevation information may be extracted as planimetric features captured in XYZ or as contours, via digital video plotting, or using automated techniques as a regular grid on a 100 to 200 meter spacing.

OBS

elevation datum; altimetric datum: terms usually used in the plural.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • elevation data
  • altimetric data

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
CONT

Les données altimétriques peuvent normalement être extraites sous forme d'éléments planimétriques suivant XYZ ou en courbes de niveau, par restitution vidéonumérique, ou sous forme de quadrillage régulier à maille de 100 m à 200 m au moyen de techniques automatisées.

OBS

données altimétriques : terme employé généralement au pluriel.

OBS

donnée altimétrique : terme uniformisé par le groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • données altimétriques

Spanish

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