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WHISK BROOM [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

whisk broom : an item in the "Maintenance Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

balayette : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de maintenance» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

whisk broom holder : an item in the "Maintenance Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

porte-balayette : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de maintenance» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

... a whisk broom scanning radiometer that collects imagery and radiometric measurements of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans in the visible and infrared bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Key term(s)
  • visible infra-red imaging radiometer suite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

[...] radiomètre à balayage qui collecte des images et des mesures radiométriques de la terre, de l'atmosphère, de la cryosphère et de l'océan mondial dans toutes les bandes du visible et de l'infrarouge du spectre électromagnétique.

Key term(s)
  • suite de radiomètres pour imageurs dans l'infra-rouge et le visible

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
OBS

VIIRS, por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 4 2005-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Remote sensing systems that build up an image by scanning from side to side in a direction that is at right angles to the sensors direction of movement[;] this scanning from side to side is achieved through electromechanical mechanisms which change the direction of view of the sensor.

CONT

Spatial imaging is achieved using the push-broom principle: the across-track scanning is performed electronically and the along-track scanning is made thanks to the satellite motion.

OBS

Sensors aboard the Landsat satellites were built in a "whisk broom"(across track) configuration. In a whisk broom sensor, a mirror scans across the satellite's path, reflecting light into a single detector which collects data one pixel at a time. The moving parts make this type of sensor expensive and more prone to wearing out.

OBS

across-track scanning: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • cross-track scanning
  • across track scanning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Scannage effectué par défilement du champ de visée instantané perpendiculairement à la trace de la plate-forme d'observation sur le sol.

OBS

Le «scannage transversal» peut être réalisé par des moyens mécaniques ou électroniques.

Spanish

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