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CARTE NUMERIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- digital map
1, record 1, English, digital%20map
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A map used for compiling data directly into digital form. 2, record 1, English, - digital%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SAR [synthetic aperture radar] images are used to help create land use maps, identifying built-up areas, dense and light woodland, fields, lakes and rivers and so on. When combined with optical and infra-red photography from other satellites, an extremely accurate and detailed digital map can be created. 3, record 1, English, - digital%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
digital map: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 2, record 1, English, - digital%20map
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carte numérique
1, record 1, French, carte%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carte utilisée pour la compilation de données directement en format numérique. 2, record 1, French, - carte%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Grâce à la] carte numérique, [des] informations cartographiques [sont] stockées sous forme numérique : série de coordonnées (nord, est, etc.) et valeurs ou propriétés (par exemple altitude, séries pédologiques, utilisation des terres). 3, record 1, French, - carte%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carte numérique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR) 2, record 1, French, - carte%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mapa digital
1, record 1, Spanish, mapa%20digital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
- Population Movements
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- digital map
1, record 2, English, digital%20map
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elections Canada's National Geographic Database developed and maintained jointly with Statistics Canada to serve each agency's purposes is a digital map of Canadian streets. 2, record 2, English, - digital%20map
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie politique et géopolitique
- Mouvements de population
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carte numérique
1, record 2, French, carte%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Élections Canada a créé et tient à jour, en collaboration avec Statistique Canada, la Base nationale de données géographiques une carte numérique des rues du Canada qui sert aux deux organismes. 2, record 2, French, - carte%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía política y geopolítica
- Movimientos de población
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- mapa digital
1, record 2, Spanish, mapa%20digital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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