GRB

Rule for calculating volume within a prismoid.

PseudoRandom Noise Code

Computing the probability of the pixel value belonging to each category for unidentified pixel classification.

See description on Binomial Distribution.

Manual (and/or mechanically/hydraulically assisted) investigation of subsurface materials.

Predictive and Dynamic model for integrating knowledge of existing environmental processes with equations for quantifying these processes.

Professional, technical and systematic knowledge in a specified area, differing from general knowledge which has no specific characteristics and skillsets.

Legal obligation rising from the professionals' action (or inaction).

Extremely familiar with the knowledge and able to operate equipment and software without instructions

Project management tool to evaluate and visualize project paths and critical paths.

A analysis approach that starting with a small sample of data and increasing the size progressively until the accuracy cannot be improved.

Measurement of location expressed in 2D system, which is based on a geographic coordinate system.

The relationship of the placement of the developable surface (projection) and the Earth's surface.

Presentation of an image and/or object onto another medium, generally of another order (e.g., 3D image onto 2D map) or system (e.g. onto a coordinate system).

Transformation of coordiates digitized directly from aerial photographs of terrain, assuming there is no distortion on the photographs.

Correlator used for tracking phase and correlation peak of signal, it is when the replica signal generated from the receiver aligns perfectly with the incoming signal.

Elapse time between when the signal was transmitted and when the signal was received, a measurement for length in GPS surveying.

Attribute/characteristic of an Object.

Scaling the size of geometric symbols proportionally to the data value at a particular location.

Building of a product for test of concept/process, an early release to try out design.

Spatial query of features based on distance from of selected feature.

An analytical technique used to determine the relationship between a selected point and its neighbors

Public Regulated Service Code

Power Spectrum Diagrams

Where two line features share the same end point, can be a node with no reason for existence as line features share the same value.

Colour rendering techinique used to display images in false colours to analyze/eccentuate certain features/phenomena.

Map Projection with equal-area properties with parallels at equal spaced arcs centered on a Pole. Type: 1) Bonne Projection 2) Werner Cordiform

Map projection where central meridian is represented as a straight line and other meridians are longer, bowing outwards from central meridian. Type: 1) Sinusoidal Projection 2) Goode Homolosine Projection 3) Eckert Projection 4) Mollweide Projection

Combination of Static and Kinematic methods, where one reciever is kept at a known station whilst another moves to survey other stations, similar to Stop-and-Go positioning/survey but the loss of satellite lock is permissible during the transportation of roving stations between points/stations.

Ground-based differential GPS receiver that transmits signals similar to GPS satellites, can be used for ranging and feasible in circumstances where no satellite signals are observable.

Binary signals with noise-like qualities modulated on GPS carrier waves, they are elemtns of the CDMA based satellite navigation system.

Pseudo distance between satellite and reciever based on tiem measurements.

Observables within GPS, code modulated on the carrier.

Optical illusion where a hill can look like a valley due to projection of shadows.

See definition on Pseudokinemtaic Positioning/Survey.

Pound Per Square Inch

Permit-To-Work

Scaaners record multispectral image data along a swath beneath an aircraft.

Tehnique for building layers of rasters for display, resampling is required for building a pyramid.

A relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle,a2 + b2 = c2 ,where c represents the length of the hypotenuse and a,b represent the lengths of the triangle's other two sides.

Coordinate system used by GLONASS satellite network.

Pole-zenith-star triangle, a spherical triangle which lies on the celestial sphere and its vertices are the pole, the zenith, and thecelestial body involved.

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Quad Phase Shift Key

Graphical method for displaying probability distribution of two datasets, allows comparison of data collection and/or theoretical distribution.

Modulation scheme, where phases of the carrier wave is modulated to encode bits of data (two bits per symbol) in each phase change.

Structure of dividing raster into quadrants, continuous division of raster into quadrant until it is reduced to a single-cell level (node).

A flat shape with four straight sides and each vertices of four are connected by the straight line.

Type of Bearing, defined as an angle between 0ᵒ to 90ᵒ from North/South direction (line of reference/reference meridian).