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Radiometric Resolution Example

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Radiometric Resolution Example
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Detailed Description

Examples of different radiometric resolutions over Chicago, Illinois. The left image is 16-bit radiometric resolution (65,536 discrete shades of grey), the center image is an 8-bit radiometric resolution (256 discrete shades of grey), the right image is 4-bit radiometric resolution (16 discrete shades of grey).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.