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STRIP MAP MODE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Stripmap mode is similar to that found in commercial SAR systems, providing a continuous strip of fine resolution imagery.

OBS

Stripmap mode: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • Strip-Map mode
  • Strip Map mode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Le satellite peut fonctionner selon trois modes d'opération : [...] En mode «Strip-Map», le satellite balaye un couloir d'une largeur de 30 km et d'une longueur maximale de 1 500 km. La résolution est de 3 m.

CONT

Le mode «Stripmap» est semblable à celui que l'on retrouve dans les systèmes SAR commerciaux et produit une bande sans fin d'images à haute résolution.

OBS

mode «Stripmap» : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • mode Strip Map

Spanish

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