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UNCONTROLLED MOSAIC [1 record]

Record 1 2023-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

A mosaic composed of uncorrected photographs, the details of which have been matched from photo to photo without them matching exactly with the corresponding points on the ground.

OBS

[An uncontrolled mosaic] cannot be used to determine direction or distances with accuracy.

OBS

uncontrolled mosaic: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
DEF

Mosaïque constituée par un assemblage de photos non redressées, dont on a fait correspondre les détails communs d'une photo à l'autre sans qu'ils correspondent exactement aux points correspondants au sol.

OBS

[Une mosaïque sommaire] ne peut pas servir à déterminer avec précision les distances ou les directions.

OBS

mosaïque sommaire : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
DEF

Mosaico fotográfico compuesto por fotografías incorrectas cuyos detalles se han ido pasando de una impresión a otra sin control terrestre ni orientación precisa. No pueden por tanto llevarse a cabo sobre él medidas ni orientaciones precisas.

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