Remote Sensing and GIS glossary

A software component accessible over the internet for use in other applications. Web services are built using industry standards such as XML and SOAP, and thus are not dependent on any particular operating system or programming language, allowing access to them through a wide range of applications.

Square area in a scatterometer swath, defined by an equidistant across-track range. Each subsequent range is numbered in an order depending on scatterometer swath type. The along-track range is chosen identical to the across-track range such that square cells are defined.