Remote Sensing

remote sensing - Acquisition of raster images of the Earth, often involving spectral frequencies other than the visible band, by devices typically carried on airborne or satellite platforms. Sometimes refers also to image analysis of these images.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 03 July 2011 09:19:51, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary

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remote sensing - [remote sensing] Collecting and interpreting information about the environment and the surface of the earth from a distance, primarily by sensing radiation that is naturally emitted or reflected by the earth's surface or from the atmosphere, or by sensing signals transmitted from a device and reflected back to it. Examples of remote-sensing methods include aerial photography, radar, and satellite imaging.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 02 August 2012 09:25:17, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation