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MULTIRESOLUTION IMAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multiresolution pyramid
1, record 1, English, multiresolution%20pyramid
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multiresolution pyramidal 2, record 1, English, multiresolution%20pyramidal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Pyramid is a multiresolution representation of a single image, be it an original(digitized) aerial image, a processed satellite image, or an image representing elevation data(also called a Digital Elevation Model, or DEM). Each Pyramid forms a resolution hierarchy, or pyramid, which is a series of images of increasingly lower spatial resolution.... Each level of a Pyramid is divided into small, equal-sized subimages called tiles. 3, record 1, English, - multiresolution%20pyramid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
multiresolution pyramid: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - multiresolution%20pyramid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- segmentation pyramidale
1, record 1, French, segmentation%20pyramidale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de prétraitement destinée à segmenter une image par filtrage adaptatif local et à modifier en cascade le contraste de celle-ci dans une représentation multi-échelle. 1, record 1, French, - segmentation%20pyramidale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas d'une image radar, cette méthode permet en outre de réduire le chatoiement. 2, record 1, French, - segmentation%20pyramidale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
segmentation pyramidale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 1, French, - segmentation%20pyramidale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Micrographics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multiresolution image
1, record 2, English, multiresolution%20image
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Micrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- image à plusieurs résolutions
1, record 2, French, image%20%C3%A0%20plusieurs%20r%C3%A9solutions
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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