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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.
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linear
Earth science; Remote sensing
Describes the straight line-like nature of features on the terrain or on images and photographs.
digital display
Earth science; Remote sensing
A form of data display in which values are shown as arrays of numbers.
spectral reflectance
Earth science; Remote sensing
Reflectance of electromagnetic energy at specified wavelength intervals.
alteration
Earth science; Remote sensing
Changes in color and mineralogy of rocks surrounding a mineral deposit that are caused by the solutions that formed the deposit. Suites of alteration minerals commonly occur in zones.
nadir
Earth science; Remote sensing
Point on the ground directly in line with the remote sensing system and the center of the earth.
nondirectional filter
Earth science; Remote sensing
Mathematical filter that treats all orientations of linear features equally.
acuity
Earth science; Remote sensing
A measure of human ability to perceive spatial variations in a scene. It varies with the spatial frequency, shape, and contrast of the variations, and depends on whether the scene is colored or ...
