Earth Observation
1 Definition
Science domain dealing with technologies and methods of collecting and analyzing observations about the different Earth spheres.
Notes
- Earth Observation (EO) can be categorised by location of the sensor into space-borne, air-borne, sea-borne, ground-based, underwater and underground EO.
- Earth Observation (EO) includes Remote Sensing, such as satellite imagery, as well as in-situ observations, e.g., with ground-based devices.
Examples
Sources
- Modified GEO definition GEO (earthobservations.org)
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