Definitions[]
General[]
Resolution is "the amount of detail that can be seen in an image."[1]
Computer technology[]
The resolution of a computer screen
“ | is defined by the number of horizontal lines of picture elements that the screen displays and the number of pixels per line.[2] | ” |
Domain name[]
Resolution of domain names is accomplished by a combination of computers and software, referred to as name servers, which use the data in the Domain Name System to determine which IP numbers correspond to a particular domain name.
Satellite imagery[]
Resolution is "the size of an object represented by one pixel in the photograph."[3]
Overview[]
There are four measures of resolution: spectral resolution which is measure of the narrowness of the spectral band that can be determined; temporal resolution which measures the frequency at which data of the same region can be obtained; radiometric resolution which measures how many levels of gray can be determined on a black and white image; and spatial resolution. The latter gives the smallest dimension an object can have and still be distinguished from other objects.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Commercial Remote Sensing by Satellite: Status and Issues, at CRS-3.
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ Id.