Preferred term
Remote sensing
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Sensors
- Telemetry
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- An advanced system of information gathering to monitor and forecast developments on the surface of the earth and identify an area's natural resources by looking at the world from aircraft, balloons, or satellites and evaluating the data gathered.
Belongs to array
Array which the concept belongs to.In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Arabic
- استشعار عن بُعد
- اجهزة الاستشعار
- قياس عن بعد
French
- Télédétection
- Capteur
- Détection à distance
- Sonde
- Sonde de mesure
- Télémesure
- Télémétrie
- Télésurveillance
Russian
- Дистанционное зондирование
- Сенсоры
- Телеметрия
Spanish
- Teledetección
- Captor
- Detector
- Sonda
- Telemetría
- Televigilancia
URI
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept1557