remote sensing

acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, especially the Earth
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remote sensing

Summary

remote sensing is a branch of science[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • remote sensing's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • remote sensing is a type of gathering of information[4].
  • remote sensing's Commons category is recorded as Remote sensing[5].
  • remote sensing is the opposite of on-site observation[6].
  • remote sensing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Remote sensing[7].
  • remote sensing's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fe-lexikon.info/lexikon/fernerkundung[8].
  • remote sensing's product or material produced is recorded as remote-sensing imagery[9].
  • remote sensing's facet of is recorded as Earth observation[10].
  • remote sensing's used by is recorded as Earth observation[11].
  • remote sensing's different from is recorded as remote viewing[12].
  • remote sensing's uses is recorded as Earth observation satellite[13].
  • remote sensing's practiced by is recorded as remote sensing specialist[14].
  • remote sensing's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • remote sensing's P6009 is recorded as 1939[16].

Body

Definition and Type

remote sensing's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3]. It is a type of gathering of information[4]. It is the opposite of on-site observation[6].

Use and Application

remote sensing's used by is recorded as Earth observation[11].

Why It Matters

remote sensing has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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