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Record 1 2006-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Remote Sensing
  • Biogeography
DEF

A non-linear index to monitor global vegetation from satellites.

CONT

The Global Environment Monitoring Index (GEMI, Pinty and Verstraete 1992), is another method that minimizes atmosphere-induced variations in the vegetation index. The GEMI index also provides greater sensitivity to changes in biomass at high levels of biomass.

OBS

global environment monitoring index; GEMI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Télédétection
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Indice obtenu par la combinaison non linéaire de deux canaux spectraux identiques à ceux utilisés dans l'indice de Tucker mais pondérés par des coefficients.

CONT

Le GEMI est un indice de végétation non linéaire développé par Pinty & Verstraete (1992) pour minimiser l'effet de l'atmosphère sur la mesure.

OBS

Cet indice est destiné à l'étude de l'état, de la distribution spatiale et de l'évolution temporelle de la couverture végétale, sur une région du globe, à partir de données multibandes de satellites.

OBS

indice de végétation zonale; GEMI : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Environmental Management
OBS

GEMI is an organization of leading companies dedicated to foster global environmental, health and safety (EHS) excellence through the sharing of tools and information to help business achieve EHS excellence. Through the collaborative efforts of its members, GEMI also promotes a worldwide business ethic for EHS management and sustainable development through example and leadership. GEMI is unique in that it provides a way for companies in a wide range of industrial sectors to work together in a cost effective manner. Members address strategic and tactical issues impacting progressive corporate environmental, health and safety activities in their companies around the world. GEMI's vision is to be globally recognized as a leader in providing strategies for businesses to achieve EHS excellence, economic success and corporate citizenship. Since 1990, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) has created tools and provided strategies to help business foster global environmental, healthy and safety excellence and economic success. GEMI provides a forum for corporate environmental leaders throughout the world to work together, learn from each other through the activities of work groups, benchmark with peers and create tools that can be used by GEMI members and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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