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INFRARED IMAGERY [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Military (General)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
DEF

Imagery produced as a result of sensing electromagnetic radiations emitted or reflected from a given target surface in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (approximately 0.72 to 1,000 microns).

CONT

Infrared imaging devices convert invisible infrared images into visible images.

OBS

infrared imagery: term officially approved by the Department of National Defence (DND) and the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • infra-red imaging
  • infra-red imagery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
DEF

Représentation visuelle produite par des radiations électromagnétiques sensibles, émises ou réfléchies à partir d'une surface-cible donnée, dans la portion infrarouge du spectre électromagnétique. (De 0,72 à 100 microns environ.)

OBS

imagerie infrarouge : terme uniformisé par le ministère de la Défense nationale (MDN) et le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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