From ab4c216f7ab060bdb6de93d1b6bb7afdeda12f1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbi Bishop-Taylor Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:34:20 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update glossary.rst --- about/glossary.rst | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/about/glossary.rst b/about/glossary.rst index 0e6c9c666..fcad9ae12 100644 --- a/about/glossary.rst +++ b/about/glossary.rst @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Glossary Australian Research Environment ARE - The ARE is a tool for + The ARE is an interface for using the data and software available on the :term:`NCI`. It is a replacement for the old :term:`VDI` system. @@ -270,13 +270,13 @@ Glossary GIS A system that manages and visualises spatially referenced data. - High and Low Tide Composites + High and Low Tide Imagery HLTC - High and Low Tide Composites is a Digital Earth Australia product providing - cloud-free imagery mosaics of Australia's coast, estuaries and reefs at low - and high tide. + Previously called High and Low Tide Composites. DEA High and Low Tide Imagery is a + Digital Earth Australia product providing cloud-free imagery mosaics of Australia's + coast, estuaries and reefs at low and high tide. - For more information, see `HLTC. `_ + For more information, see `DEA High and Low Tide Imagery. `_ High Performance Computing HPC @@ -288,13 +288,19 @@ Glossary The angle between a ray incident on a surface and the line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence. - Intertidal Extents Model - ITEM - Intertidal Extents Model is a DEA product that maps the + Intertidal Elevation + Previously called National Intertidal Digital Elevation Model (NIDEM). A DEA product derived + from DEA Intertidal Extents that maps the elevation of the Australian intertidal zone + relative to Mean Sea Level. + + For more information, see `DEA Intertidal Elevation. `_ + + Intertidal Extents + Previously called Intertidal Extents Model (ITEM). DEA Intertidal Extents is a DEA product that maps the relative extent of the Australian intertidal zone at regular intervals of the observed tidal range. - For more information, see `DEA ITEM. `_ + For more information, see `DEA Intertidal Extents. `_ Jupyter notebooks A computational "notebook" that allows code to be run and presented alongside @@ -393,13 +399,6 @@ Glossary NDVI Calculated from visible and near-infrared (:term:`NIR`) light reflected by vegetation. - National Intertidal Digital Elevation Model - NIDEM - A Digital Earth Australia product derived from :term:`ITEM` that maps the elevation relative - to Mean Sea Level of the Australian intertidal zone. - - For more information, see `NIDEM. `_ - Near Infrared NIR Radiation just beyond the visible light spectrum. In Landsat and Sentinel 2 Earth observation @@ -445,8 +444,12 @@ Glossary For more information, see `Landsat 9 instruments. `_ - Panchromatic - Sensitive to many wavelengths of light. + Panchromatic band + A band that measures a wide range of light at high resolution, compared to standard multispectral + bands that measure a narrow range of light at lower resolution. On Landsat 7, 8, and 9, the + panchromatic band can be used to "sharpen" 30 metre visible bands to higher 15 metre resolution. + + For more information, see `Pansharpening Landsat. `_ Pixel The minimum size area on the ground detectable by a remote sensing device. The size varies depending