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ICONOCARTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- image map
1, record 1, English, image%20map
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In photogrammetry, a map made from an image or image mosaic, usually overlaid with a grid or graticule, and cartographically enhanced to aid interpretation. 2, record 1, English, - image%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An image that has been processed to be like a map in appearance, scale, geometry, boundary, and projection with a degree of precision that satisfies the user. Measurements made from an image map yield results equal to those made from the corresponding planimetric, topographic, or other map. Similarly, either the image map or the conventional map can be overlaid and matched with the other. 3, record 1, English, - image%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may be in hard or soft copy format and be capable of substituting a conventional map product. 2, record 1, English, - image%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
image map: term and definition standardized by NATO; term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - image%20map
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Calibrated, satellite image map. 4, record 1, English, - image%20map
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- iconocarte
1, record 1, French, iconocarte
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carte-image 2, record 1, French, carte%2Dimage
correct, feminine noun
- carte image 3, record 1, French, carte%20image
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En photogrammétrie, carte dont le fond est constitué, soit par une image, soit par une mosaïque d'images, sur laquelle sont généralement appliqués un carroyage ou des graticules et qui contient des renseignements cartographiques qui en facilitent l'interprétation. 4, record 1, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une iconocarte [...] est une image que l'on a géocodée, c'est-à-dire rééchantillonnée dans une projection cartographique, et qui a subi éventuellement des surcharges graphiques, issues ou non de l'interprétation de l'image elle-même. 3, record 1, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle [iconocarte] peut se présenter sous format papier ou format numérique et peut remplacer la carte classique. 4, record 1, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On citera par exemple : la carte sur fond d'image multibande de satellite ou la carte sur fond d'image-radar. 4, record 1, French, - iconocarte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
inconocarte : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - iconocarte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mapa de imagen
1, record 1, Spanish, mapa%20de%20imagen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imagen que ha sido procesada para parecerse a un mapa en apariencia, escala, geometría, límites y proyección, con un grado de precisión que satisface al usuario. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mapa%20de%20imagen
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