desktop delineation

French translation: Délimitation assistée par ordinateur (informatisée)

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English term or phrase:desktop delineation
French translation:Délimitation assistée par ordinateur (informatisée)
Entered by: GILOU

17:29 May 23, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems / analyse de terrain
English term or phrase: desktop delineation
The land use was assessed by XXXX using the infrared satellite imagery and site observation to verify an initial desktop delineation.
orgogozo
France
Local time: 16:06
Délimitation assistée par ordinateur (informatisée)
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17 mars 2015 - Introduction. ○ Formal wetland delineation vs. desktop delineation ... Desktop delineation: computer-based efforts using remote data, requiring ...
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GILOU
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Local time: 16:06
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5 +1Délimitation assistée par ordinateur (informatisée)
GILOU
4délimitation effectuée en bureau d'études
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Délimitation assistée par ordinateur (informatisée)


Explanation:
17 mars 2015 - Introduction. ○ Formal wetland delineation vs. desktop delineation ... Desktop delineation: computer-based efforts using remote data, requiring ...

GILOU
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délimitation effectuée en bureau d'études


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destop study = étude théorique, effectuée sur un bureau (aussi bien avec un bic et un papier), par opposition aux études sur le terrain ("site observation")

continental shelf of a coastal State made in the form of a desktop study, and the mapping of the outer limits of its continental shelf"
... continental d'un État côtier effectuée sous la forme d'une étude théorique, et l'établissement d'une carte du rebord externe de son plateau continental"
http://daccess-ods.un.org

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"Desk/Desktop Research
Research carried out at your desk by examining printed publications or using the internet. Simple as that!"
http://www.thesavvypartnership.co.uk/about/marketing-glossar...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
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