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CARTOGRAFIA GRAN ESCALA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large-scale mapping
1, record 1, English, large%2Dscale%20mapping
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- large scale mapping 2, record 1, English, large%20scale%20mapping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mapping at a scale larger than about 1:75,000. 3, record 1, English, - large%2Dscale%20mapping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These satellites essentially produce images that approach air photo quality in terms of discernable detail. The data is extensively used for large-scale mapping, town planning and strategic applications. 4, record 1, English, - large%2Dscale%20mapping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
large-scale mapping: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 1, English, - large%2Dscale%20mapping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cartographie à grande échelle
1, record 1, French, cartographie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cartographie dont l'échelle est supérieure à 1/75 000. 2, record 1, French, - cartographie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le recours à un type différent d'image satellite, plus coûteux mais permettant une cartographie à grande échelle [...] illustre bien la souplesse et la précision de la cartographie par images satellites. 3, record 1, French, - cartographie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cartographie à grande échelle : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - cartographie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cartografía a gran escala
1, record 1, Spanish, cartograf%C3%ADa%20a%20gran%20escala
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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