remote sensing

noun

1. 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

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• remote-sensing, adjective

Example Sentences

While there are reasons to suspect that the abrupt drop in freshwater is largely due to global warming, it can be difficult to definitively link the two, said Susanna Werth, a hydrologist and remote sensing scientist at Virginia Tech, who was not affiliated with the study.

From Science Daily

It was a Lidar survey, a remote sensing technique which fires thousands of radar pulses from a plane and maps objects below using the time the signal takes to return.

From BBC

But using remote sensing technology, archeologists have now found at least two highland cities that sat along a key crossroad of the trade routes.

From BBC

The researchers compared each forest to reference areas that were not protected, and they used remote sensing by satellites to track forest cover.

From Salon

The research team used remote sensing satellite data -- which relayed forest canopy health by measuring greenness and photosynthetic activity -- to track how variations in non-climatic factors including water table depth, soil fertility and overall forest height affect forest resilience in the face of drought.

From Science Daily