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BINARY PULSE CODE MODULATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Pulse modulation using a string of binary numbers (codes). This coding is usually represented by ones and zeros with definite meanings assigned to them, such as changes in phase or direction of a wave.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Modulation des impulsions au moyen d'une chaîne de chiffres binaires (codes).

OBS

Ce codage est habituellement représenté par des uns et des zéros auxquels sont attribués des significations définies, comme des changements de phase ou de direction d'une onde.

Spanish

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