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PHOTO SATELLITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- satellite photography
1, record 1, English, satellite%20photography
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- satellite-borne photography 2, record 1, English, satellite%2Dborne%20photography
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A photograph taken from an artificial satellite. 3, record 1, English, - satellite%20photography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
satellite photography: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - satellite%20photography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photo satellite
1, record 1, French, photo%20satellite
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- photographie par satellite 2, record 1, French, photographie%20par%20satellite
correct, feminine noun
- photo par satellite 3, record 1, French, photo%20par%20satellite
correct, feminine noun
- photo-satellite 4, record 1, French, photo%2Dsatellite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prise de vue photographique effectuée depuis un satellite artificiel. 5, record 1, French, - photo%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les techniques les plus sophistiquées de photographie par satellite, utilisées autrefois à des fins essentiellement militaires, ou par les services de renseignement et la météorologie, sont actuellement de plus en plus employées par les géologues pour la prospection de nouveaux gisements [...] 6, record 1, French, - photo%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La première technique qui a fait évoluer la carte est la photo par satellite. 3, record 1, French, - photo%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La photo-satellite est un cas particulier de la photographie spatiale. 4, record 1, French, - photo%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
photo satellite : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 7, record 1, French, - photo%20satellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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