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Last Post 10 Jun 2011 04:15 PM by  anon
Technically, what is the difference between photo, image, picture and raster?
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10 Jun 2011 04:15 PM
    Technically, what is the difference between photo, image, picture and raster? do they mean the same? or there is some distinction? is it true to say: " Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Remotely sensed data can be obtained in two main forms: as image or photo. Image refers to the data collected by electronic sensor while photo refers to data acquired by camera lens (film) (Decker 2001). These two devices (camera and sensor) can be carried in several ways to collect data: aircraft or airborne (such as airplanes, helicopter, balloon, kite...), spacecraft or spaceborne (such as satellite) and ground based (such as vehicle, towers...)" Thank you Regards Jamal

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    13 Jun 2011 11:13 AM
    I think that definition is a good description between a 'photo' and an 'image'. Image (or picture) can really refer to both but you can assume with remote sensing data, that an 'image' was likely acquired using an electronic sensor. Raster is just a data storage type where you store data in contiguous pixels rather than discrete points, lines and polygons (vectors). A raster could represent an image or a photo, or discrete values that have been 'rasterized' such as elevation data, classification data, etc.
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