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EOS [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

An Earth-orbiting satellite equipped with one or more remote sensors that take measurements and collect data about the environment formed by the Earth and its atmosphere, enabling the observation of various aspects of this environment and the processes at work within it.

OBS

Earth observation satellite; EOS: designation and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Satellite en orbite autour de la Terre doté d'un ou de plusieurs capteurs de télédétection qui prennent des mesures et recueillent des données à propos de l'environnement que constituent la Terre et son atmosphère, ce qui permet l'observation de divers aspects de cet environnement et des processus qui y sont en œuvre.

OBS

satellite d'observation de la Terre; EOS : désignation et abréviation uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • satellite de télé-détection de la Terre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
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Record 2 2024-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Spacecraft
OBS

NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) is a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans.

Key term(s)
  • Earth-Observing System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Engins spatiaux
Key term(s)
  • Earth-Observing System

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
OBS

end of set; EOS: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

fin de bloc; EOS : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2014-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Spacecraft
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

Environment Canada.

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Environnement Canada.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Spanish

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