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PARAMETRIC CLASSIFICATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- classification
1, record 1, English, classification
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] process of assigning individual pixels of an image to categories, generally on the basis of spectral reflectance characteristics. 2, record 1, English, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Digital image classification is the process of assigning a pixel(or groups of pixels) of remote sensing image to a land cover class. The objective is to classify each pixel into only one class(crisp or hard classification) or to associate the pixel with many classes(fuzzy or soft classification). The classification techniques may be categorized either on the basis of training process(supervised and unsupervised) or on the basis of theoretical model(parametric and non-parametric). Several classification algorithms(classifiers) have been developed under this categorization. 3, record 1, English, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
classification: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - classification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- classification
1, record 1, French, classification
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
Opération qui consiste à segmenter la scène en différentes catégories en s'appuyant sur les valeurs radiométriques fournies par différentes images. 2, record 1, French, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une mise en œuvre au niveau du pixel, la classification consiste à analyser et partitionner l'histogramme à N dimensions correspondant à l'ensemble de N images. Si le choix des images est adapté aux catégories que l'on cherche, les pixels appartenant à la même classe doivent apparaître regroupés dans l'histogramme. 2, record 1, French, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
classification: terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 1, French, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Classification ascendante hiérarchique, automatique agrégative, hiérarchisée. 3, record 1, French, - classification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Filtrage de la classification. 3, record 1, French, - classification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Geografía matemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clasificación
1, record 1, Spanish, clasificaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El objetivo de la clasificación de una imagen de satélite es asignar píxeles a una, dos o más clases, que pueden predefinirse o crearse. 1, record 1, Spanish, - clasificaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-parametric classifier
1, record 2, English, non%2Dparametric%20classifier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nonparametric classifier 2, record 2, English, nonparametric%20classifier
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The classification algorithms can be broadly categorized into : 1) parametric classifiers that model the class probability density functions with the estimated parameters of a multivariate normal distribution, or 2) nonparametric classifiers that directly estimate the class probability density functions from the data. 3, record 2, English, - non%2Dparametric%20classifier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- classificateur non paramétrique
1, record 2, French, classificateur%20non%20param%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- parametric classifier
1, record 3, English, parametric%20classifier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The classification algorithms can be broadly categorized into : 1) parametric classifiers that model the class probability density functions with the estimated parameters of a multivariate normal distribution, or 2) nonparametric classifiers that directly estimate the class probability density functions from the data. 2, record 3, English, - parametric%20classifier
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- classificateur paramétrique
1, record 3, French, classificateur%20param%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un classificateur est dit paramétrique s'il associe à la signature spectrale une distribution statistique connue, le plus fréquemment pour le traitement d'images, la loi normale ou multinormale. 2, record 3, French, - classificateur%20param%C3%A9trique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- parametric classification
1, record 4, English, parametric%20classification
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parametric classification : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG). 2, record 4, English, - parametric%20classification
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- classification paramétrique
1, record 4, French, classification%20param%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classification qui fait intervenir des paramètres, c'est-à-dire des variables non indépendantes. 2, record 4, French, - classification%20param%C3%A9trique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
classification paramétrique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 4, French, - classification%20param%C3%A9trique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Geografía matemática
- Cartografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- clasificación paramétrica
1, record 4, Spanish, clasificaci%C3%B3n%20param%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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