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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. geospatial technology
  4. remote sensing
  1. Fields of Study
  2. geospatial science and technology
  3. geospatial technology
  4. remote sensing
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. geospatial science and technology
  3. geospatial technology
  4. remote sensing

Preferred term

remote sensing

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The practice of obtaining information about the Earth's surface land and water features from images acquired at a distant vantage point. Includes aerial photography, satellite imaging and radar sensing methods.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • satellite data

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/35112

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