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GRADIENT IMAGE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gradient image
1, record 1, English, gradient%20image
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An image that is obtained when a spatial derivative operator is applied to a signal or to data. 2, record 1, English, - gradient%20image
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gradient image : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG). 2, record 1, English, - gradient%20image
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image-gradient
1, record 1, French, image%2Dgradient
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- image gradient 2, record 1, French, image%20gradient
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image obtenue lorsqu'un opérateur de dérivée spatiale est appliqué à un signal ou à des données. 1, record 1, French, - image%2Dgradient
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image-gradient : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 1, French, - image%2Dgradient
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- linear filter
1, record 2, English, linear%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Linear filter type as used in digital image processing, of which the window operation has a mathematically linear character(weighted summation). Examples are low-pass filter, high-pass filter, gradient filters, Laplacian filters, etc. 1, record 2, English, - linear%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
linear filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 2, record 2, English, - linear%20filter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filtre linéaire
1, record 2, French, filtre%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un filtre linéaire convolue la radiométrie de l'image par une fenêtre de convolution (petite matrice carrée centrée sur le pixel courant) dont les coefficients déterminent l'effet du filtrage. 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre linéaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 2, French, - filtre%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Roberts cross-operator
1, record 3, English, Roberts%20cross%2Doperator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operator that yields the magnitude of the two dimensional, first order brightness gradient at each point as a means of edge detection in an image. 1, record 3, English, - Roberts%20cross%2Doperator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opérateur croisé de Roberts
1, record 3, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20crois%C3%A9%20de%20Roberts
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-07-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Sobel operator
1, record 4, English, Sobel%20operator
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operator that yields the magnitude of the brightness gradient as a means of edge detection in an image. 1, record 4, English, - Sobel%20operator
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- opérateur Sobel
1, record 4, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20Sobel
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de norme ISO sur la visionique. 1, record 4, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20Sobel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- medium contrast
1, record 5, English, medium%20contrast
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(l) a relationship of image tones in which the light and dark areas are represented by average or normal differences in density.(2) Photographic materials whose sensitometric curve has normal values of average gradient, i. e., an average gradient of l. ll to l. 80. 1, record 5, English, - medium%20contrast
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- contraste moyen
1, record 5, French, contraste%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(l) relation entre les tons d'image selon laquelle les zones sombres et claires sont représentées par des différences de densité moyenne ou normale. (2) Surfaces sensibles pour lesquelles les gradients moyens de la courbe sensitométrique ont des valeurs normales, c'est-à-dire un gradient moyen entre 1,11 et 1,80. 1, record 5, French, - contraste%20moyen
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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