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GAMMA MAP FILTER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adaptive filter
1, record 1, English, adaptive%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A digital filter that performs digital signal processing, and is able to adapt its performance to optimally suit the input signal. 2, record 1, English, - adaptive%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An adaptive filter uses a filtering window that runs over the entire image pixel-by-pixel, generating new (filtered) values of the pixels. As the name suggests, an adaptive filter can adapt to the varying nature of an image by adjusting the coefficients of the filtering window depending upon the local variance in the intensity values of pixels. 3, record 1, English, - adaptive%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adaptive filters mainly include the Kuan filter, the LEE filter, the Frost filter and the Gamma MAP filter. 4, record 1, English, - adaptive%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
adaptative filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 1, English, - adaptive%20filter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filtre adaptatif
1, record 1, French, filtre%20adaptatif
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filtre numérique dont les coefficients, estimés au sens d'un critère donné, s'adaptent aux variations des signaux reçus. 2, record 1, French, - filtre%20adaptatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le filtre adaptatif consiste à ajuster la puissance du filtre en fonction des critères des statistiques locales de l'image. Ce filtre peut être utilisé lorsque le rapport signal sur bruit est faible. Ce type de filtre réduit le bruit en conservant le maximum de détails dans l'image. 3, record 1, French, - filtre%20adaptatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre adaptatif : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - filtre%20adaptatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filtro adaptable
1, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20adaptable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- filtro adaptativo 2, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20adaptativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gamma filter
1, record 2, English, gamma%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gamma MAP filter 2, record 2, English, gamma%20MAP%20filter
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A filter used] to remove random noise while preserving high frequency features (edges). 3, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Gamma filter performs gamma map filtering. Gamma filtering is primarily used on radar data to remove high frequency noise(speckle) while preserving high frequency features(edges). The Gamma Map filter was first proposed by Kuan.... Lopes modified the Kuan Map filter by assuming a gamma distributed scene and setting up two thresholds. The gamma filter size ranges from 1 to 11. Different filter sizes will greatly affect the quality of processed images. If the filter is too small, the noise filtering algorithm is not effective. If the filter is too large, subtle details of the image will be lost in the filtering process. A 7x7 filter usually gives the best results.... The GAMMA filter performs spatial filtering on each individual pixel in an image using the grey level values in a square window surrounding each pixel. The dimensions of the filter must be odd, and can be from 3x3 to 11x11 pixels. 2, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gamma Filter yields the best smoothing and despeckling. Moreover, it seems to keep the edges without blurring the minimum. Eight textures are applied, based on the cooccurrence matrix. These textures include mean, variance, homogeneity, contrast, dissimilarity, entropy, second moment, and correlation. 4, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term MAP stands for Maximum A Posteriori. 5, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gamma filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gamma-gaussian, gamma-beta, gamma-gamma MAP filter. 5, record 2, English, - gamma%20filter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filtre gamma
1, record 2, French, filtre%20gamma
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 DEF
Filtre utilisé pour enlever les bruits aléatoires des images, tout en préservant les caractéristiques les plus pertinentes (bordures). 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour le lissage et le déchatoiement des images, ce filtre surclasse tous les autres filtres. 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
filtre gamma : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kuan filter
1, record 3, English, Kuan%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Kuan filter smoothes the speckle in the image data without removing [image] edges or sharp features. 2, record 3, English, - Kuan%20filter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Kuan filter is similar to the LEE filtre but makes fewer simplifying assumptions in the calculations. 3, record 3, English, - Kuan%20filter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adaptive filters mainly include the Kuan filter, the LEE filter, the Frost filter and the gamma MAP filter. 4, record 3, English, - Kuan%20filter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Kuan filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 3, English, - Kuan%20filter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filtre de Kuan
1, record 3, French, filtre%20de%20Kuan
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le filtre de Kuan [...] est semblable au filtre de LEE mais les estimateurs de variance locaux (weighting function) sont différents. Puisque le filtre de Kuan n'applique pas d'approximation au modèle original, il peut être considéré supérieur au filtre de LEE. 2, record 3, French, - filtre%20de%20Kuan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le filtre de Kuan appartient à la famille des filtres adaptatifs. 3, record 3, French, - filtre%20de%20Kuan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
filtre de Kuan : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 3, French, - filtre%20de%20Kuan
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- LEE filter
1, record 4, English, LEE%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Laplacian edge enhancement filter 2, record 4, English, Laplacian%20edge%20enhancement%20filter
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The LEE filter (Laplacian Egde Enhancement filter) is useful in detecting edge and linear features [contrasts] in imagery. 2, record 4, English, - LEE%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adaptive filters mainly include the Kuan filter, the LEE filter, the Frost filter and the Gamma MAP filter. 3, record 4, English, - LEE%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
LEE filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 4, English, - LEE%20filter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filtre de LEE
1, record 4, French, filtre%20de%20LEE
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le filtre de LEE sert au lissage des données-images tout en préservant les contours et les contrastes d'image. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20de%20LEE
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le filtre de Kuan appartient à la famille des filtres adaptatifs. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20de%20LEE
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
filtre de LEE : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20de%20LEE
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Frost filter
1, record 5, English, Frost%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] Frost filter allows [the reduction of] speckle while preserving edges in a radar image. This filter is intermediate between LEE filter and median filter. 2, record 5, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Frost filter differs from the LEE and Kuan filters [in such a manner] that the scene reflectivity is estimated by convolving the observed image with the impulse response of the SAR system. 2, record 5, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adaptive filters mainly include the Kuan filter, the LEE filter, the Frost filter and the Gamma MAP filter. 3, record 5, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Frost filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 5, English, - Frost%20filter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- filtre de Frost
1, record 5, French, filtre%20de%20Frost
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En imagerie radar, le filtre de Frost sert à atténuer le chatoiement de l'image tout en préservant les contours. Ce filtre [est considéré comme] un filtre intermédiaire entre le filtre de LEE et le filtre médian. 2, record 5, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre de Frost : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 5, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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