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When a satellite collects information from the surface of the earth, the data is converted to an image. Why this image is often not a true "picture."
2007-04-04 14:06:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The satellite collects data from various wave lengths of energy. The image is made of visible light and also infra-red, ultra-violet and other wave lengths that we can't see as "light"
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2007-04-04 14:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The image is turned to a digital collection of data, compressed and transmitted in that form. Since a lot of satellites use CCD cameras, the is no scanned image like an analog TV signal. It goes right to digital numbers.
2007-04-04 14:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋