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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
space shuttle
Earth science; Remote sensing
U. S. manned satellite program in the 1980s, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS).
subtractive primary colors
Earth science; Remote sensing
Yellow, magenta, and cyan. When used as filters for white light, these colors remove blue, green and red light, respectively.
side-scanning system
Earth science; Remote sensing
A system that acquires images of a strip of terrain parallel with the flight or orbit path but offset to one side.
analog display
Earth science; Remote sensing
A form of data display in which values are shown in graphic form, such as curves. Differs from digital displays in which values are shown as arrays of numbers.
radiant energy peak
Earth science; Remote sensing
Wavelength at which the maximum electromagnetic energy is radiated at a particular temperature.
