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METRIC CAMERA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metric camera
1, record 1, English, metric%20camera
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photogrammetric camera 2, record 1, English, photogrammetric%20camera
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specially constructed and calibrated camera used to obtain geometrically accurate photographs for use in photogrammetric instruments. 3, record 1, English, - metric%20camera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metric camera: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - metric%20camera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre métrique
1, record 1, French, chambre%20m%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chambre photogrammétrique 2, record 1, French, chambre%20photogramm%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- caméra photogrammétrique 3, record 1, French, cam%C3%A9ra%20photogramm%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- chambre de prise de vue métrique 4, record 1, French, chambre%20de%20prise%20de%20vue%20m%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chambre de prise de vues spécialement construite pour la photogrammétrie et dont les caractéristiques géométriques sont obtenues en usine avec une grande précision et très bien connues de l'utilisateur, ce qui lui permet de déterminer l'orientement interne. 5, record 1, French, - chambre%20m%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deux photographies sont prises à partir d'une chambre métrique dont les dimensions sont connues. Ainsi, quatre points de la chambre métrique visibles sur la photographie servent de repères. En admettant que chaque photographie forme un plan p, la perspective est formée par l'ensemble des rayons du faisceau perspectif qui partent de chaque point de la surface S du terrain et convergent vers le point de vue S. 6, record 1, French, - chambre%20m%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chambre métrique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 7, record 1, French, - chambre%20m%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía matemática
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara fotogramétrica
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20fotogram%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cámara métrica 1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20m%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cámara fotogramétrica, llamada también cámara métrica, es una cámara fotográfica cuyos elementos de orientación interior son conocidos y cuya calidad geométrica es tal, que se puede considerar como una proyección central ideal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1mara%20fotogram%C3%A9trica
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