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CARTOGRAPHIC REFERENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A point on an image whose location is known, thereby permitting the accurate location and orientation of other parts of the image.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Point d'une image dont l'emplacement est connu et qui sert à établir avec précision l'emplacement et l'orientation des autres éléments de l'image.

OBS

référence cartographique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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