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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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batch processing
Earth science; Remote sensing
Method of data processing in which data and programs are entered into a computer that carries out the entire processing operation with no further instructions.
film speed
Earth science; Remote sensing
Measure of the sensitivity of photographic film to light. Larger numbers indicate higher sensitivity.
detectability
Earth science; Remote sensing
Measure of the smallest object that can be discerned on an image.
dwell time
Earth science; Remote sensing
Time required for a detector IFOV to sweep across a ground resolution cell.
interactive processing
Earth science; Remote sensing
Method of image processing in which the operator views preliminary results and can alter the instructions to the computer to achieve desired results.
thermal IR image
Earth science; Remote sensing
Image acquired by a scanner that records radiation within the thermal IR band.
shuttle imaging radar (SIR)
Earth science; Remote sensing
L-band radar system deployed on the space shuttle. The synthetic aperture radar experiments were carried aboard the NASA space shuttle in 1981 and 1984.
