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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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Remote sensing
ground-control point
Earth science; Remote sensing
A geographic feature of known location that is recognizable on images and can be used to determine geometric corrections.
visual dissonance
Earth science; Remote sensing
The disturbing effect of seeing a familiar object in an unfamiliar setting or in an unexpected color.
vertical exaggeration
Earth science; Remote sensing
In a stereo model, the extent to which the vertical scale appears larger than the horizontal scale.
training area
Earth science; Remote sensing
A sample of the Earth's surface with known properties; the statistics of the imaged data within the area are used to determine decision boundaries in classification.
vignetting
Earth science; Remote sensing
A gradual change in overall tone of an image from the centre outwards, caused by the imaging device gathering less radiation from the periphery of its field of view than from the centre. Most ...
contrast ratio
Earth science; Remote sensing
On an image, the ratio of reflectances between the brightest and darkest parts of an image.
roll
Earth science; Remote sensing
Rotation of an aircraft that causes a wing-up or wing-down attitude.
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