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INDIRECT INTERPRETATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Inferred data interpretation of one feature by relying on the data of other features.

CONT

Landforms, vegetation, land use and some infrastructure(especially roads and tracks) can be directly seen on air photographs, while soil properties, geology and other land properties require indirect interpretation and administrative boundaries cannot be seen.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Interprétation déductive de données par laquelle un aspect caractéristique d'image est défini à partir d'autres aspects caractéristiques.

OBS

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

Spanish

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