ground truthingn.
/ˈɡraʊnd truːθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡraʊn(d) ˌtruθɪŋ/ The action or process of establishing ground truth.
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1979 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 19 Feb. 123/2 This study has provided ground truthing of overflights.
1988 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 15 150/2 Since the bulk of the land use data from an APS survey comes from the interpretation of the sample aerial photographs, ground truthing is of obvious importance.
2002 Amer. Jrnl. Agric. Econ. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 943 Digital data on actual land use, derived from detailed satellite imagery and, based on extensive ground-truthing,..interpreted by a team [etc.].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1979- to the townward
- to the townwards
- to the tune of
- to the utmost
- to the utterance
- to the utterest
- to the uttermost
- to the vantage
- to the velvet
- to the very soul
- to the view
- to the wall
- to the waterward
- to set in a say
- to set in action
- to set in adventure
- to set in another's neck
- to set in array
- to set in broil
- to set in delay
- to set in effray
- to set in farm
- to set in feu, in feu ferm, in lease, in tack
- to set in flame(s
- to set in foot