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GCP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Astronautics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ground control point
1, record 1, English, ground%20control%20point
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GCP 2, record 1, English, GCP
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point of accurately known geographic location used to register imagery and other coverage data to ground position. 3, record 1, English, - ground%20control%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ground control point; GCP : term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - ground%20control%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ground control point library. 5, record 1, English, - ground%20control%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Astronautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point d'appui au sol
1, record 1, French, point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GCP 2, record 1, French, GCP
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point d'appui 3, record 1, French, point%20d%27appui
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point de canevas utilisé pour effectuer des traitements permettant de corriger les défauts géométriques des images. 4, record 1, French, - point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point d'appui : terme et définition approuvés par la Commission ministérielle de terminologie de la télédétection aérospatiale, Paris, France. 5, record 1, French, - point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
point d'appui au sol : terme uniformisé par le Comité de la terminologie spatiale. 6, record 1, French, - point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
point d'appui au sol; GCP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bibliothèque de points d'appui au sol. 7, record 1, French, - point%20d%27appui%20au%20sol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Astronáutica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- punto de referencia
1, record 1, Spanish, punto%20de%20referencia
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Good Clinical Practice: Consolidated Guideline
1, record 2, English, Good%20Clinical%20Practice%3A%20Consolidated%20Guideline
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- GCP 2, record 2, English, GCP
correct, Canada
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Health Canada, Therapeutic Products Directorate. Good Clinical Practice(GCP) is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects. Compliance with this standard provides public assurance that the rights, safety and well-being of trial subjects are protected, consistent with the principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki, and that the clinical trial data are credible. 3, record 2, English, - Good%20Clinical%20Practice%3A%20Consolidated%20Guideline
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Les bonnes pratiques cliniques : directives consolidées
1, record 2, French, Les%20bonnes%20pratiques%20cliniques%20%3A%20directives%20consolid%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- BPC 2, record 2, French, BPC
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Santé Canada, Direction des produits thérapeutiques. Une bonne pratique clinique (BPC) est une norme de qualité éthique et scientifique internationale s'appliquant à la conception et à la réalisation d'essais auxquels participent des sujets humains ainsi qu'à l'enregistrement et à la présentation des données relatives à ces essais. Le respect d'une telle norme garantit au public que les droits, la sécurité et le bien-être des sujets participant à l'essai sont protégés, conformément aux principes découlant de la Déclaration d'Helsinki, et que les données sur les essais cliniques sont fiables. 3, record 2, French, - Les%20bonnes%20pratiques%20cliniques%20%3A%20directives%20consolid%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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