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difference image

In image processing, an image made by subtracting the pixel values of one image from those in another.

differential correction

[GPS] A technique for increasing the accuracy of GPS measurements by comparing the readings to two receiversone roving and the

diffusion

[diffusion] The spread of an innovation or technology use among a group of people or organizations.

DIGEST

[standards] Acronym for Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard. A standard for spatial data transfer among nations, data producers, and data

digital

[mathematics] Represented in discrete, quantified units rather than continuously. Computers process and store information in digital form.

digital image

[graphics computing] An image stored in binary form and divided into a matrix of pixels. Each pixel consists of a

digital image processing

[remote sensing] Any technique that changes the digital values of an image for the sake of analysis or enhanced display,

digital number

[remote sensing] In a digital image, a value assigned to a pixel.

digitizing

[data capture] The process of converting the geographic features on an analog map into digital format using a digitizing tablet,

digitizing mode

[data capture] A way of using a digitizing tablet in which locations on the tablet are mapped to specific locations

Dijkstra’s algorithm

An algorithm that examines the connectivity of a network to find the shortest path between two points. Dijkstra’s algorithm is

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