Meaning Of The Word Remote sensing

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remote sensing
Remote sensing is the gathering of information about something by observing it from space or from the air.

remote sensing in American English
the use of satellites to gather data, images, etc., as to study the earth or other bodies of the solar system
noun: the science of gathering data on an object or area from a considerable distance, as with radar or infrared photography, to observe the earth or a heavenly body

remote sensing in British English
noun: the use of an instrument, such as a radar device or camera, to scan the earth or another planet from space in order to collect data about some aspect of it

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