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REMOTE SENSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- remote sensor
1, record 1, English, remote%20sensor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to gather information at a distance, usually data on the Earth's surface from outer space. 2, record 1, English, - remote%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Remote sensors ... are mechanical devices which collect information, usually in storable form, about objects or scenes while at some distance from them. 3, record 1, English, - remote%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
remote sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - remote%20sensor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur de télédétection
1, record 1, French, capteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tection
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- télécapteur 2, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9capteur
correct, masculine noun
- instrument de télédétection 3, record 1, French, instrument%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tection
correct, masculine noun
- télédétecteur 4, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tecteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capteur destiné à fonctionner à bord d'une plate-forme d'observation, qui peut comporter soit un téléobjectif, soit un télescope. 5, record 1, French, - capteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le domaine de la télédétection, on utilise quelquefois, abusivement à notre avis, le terme «cliché» pour désigner une image acquise par un capteur de télédétection. Ce terme renvoie à l'époque où les images étaient acquises sur un support analogique. Or, la très grande majorité des capteurs couramment utilisés sont numériques : l'image se forme sur de petites zones «photo-excitables» discrètes. Le support n'est plus analogique et le terme cliché tombe de ce fait en désuétude. 6, record 1, French, - capteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capteur de télédétection : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 7, record 1, French, - capteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9d%C3%A9tection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Medidas de distancia (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teleperceptor
1, record 1, Spanish, teleperceptor
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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