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Remote sensing
The process of using aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans by means of propagated signals.
Industry: Earth science
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Remote sensing
skylight
Earth science; Remote sensing
Component of light that is strongly scattered by the atmosphere and consists predominantly of shorter wavelengths.
light meter
Earth science; Remote sensing
Device for measuring the intensity of visible radiation and determining the appropriate exposure of photographic film in a camera.
heat capacity
Earth science; Remote sensing
Ratio of heat absorbed or released by a material to the corresponding temperature rise or fall. Expressed in calories per gram per degree centigrade. Also called thermal capacity.
Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM)
Earth science; Remote sensing
NASA satellite orbited in 1978 to record daytime and nighttime visible and thermal IR images of large areas.
EROS Data Center (EDC)
Earth science; Remote sensing
Facility of the U. S. Geological Survey at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that archives, processes, and distributes images.
orthophotoscope
Earth science; Remote sensing
An optical-electronic device which converts a normal vertical aerial photograph to an orthophotograph.
