multi-temporal

/ˌmʌl.tiˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/

adjective

Of, relating to, or specifying multidimensional visual datasets, maps, or environment views captured across multiple distinct points in time, serving as the input corpus for vision-language models or predictive neural architectures to decode structural, environmental, or spatial changes.

Opposite
uni-temporal
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Meanings

adjectivemulti-temporal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputer vision; artificial intelligence; computer vision; artificial intelligencecomputingOf, relating to, or specifying multidimensional visual datasets, maps, or environment views captured across multiple distinct points in time, serving as the input corpus for vision-language models or predictive neural architectures to decode structural, environmental, or spatial changes.

    Sample project: establishing a global forest monitoring capability using multi-resolution and multi-temporal remotely sensed data sets...

    1999, "Establishing a global forest monitoring capability using multi-resolution and multi-temporal remotely sensed data sets", The NASA LCLUC Program (USGS Publications Warehouse)
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    In this paper we aim to exploit the temporal dimension on the crop type classification using multi-temporal multispectral data and machine learning techniques.

    2019, N. C. Mira et al., "Crop type classification using multi-temporal multispectral data...", Harvard University (SAO/NASA ADS)

    Multi-temporal images, i.e., images covering the same surface at different times, are essential for the analysis and understanding of short-term, long-term, and [dynamic surface processes]...

    2022, T. Heyer et al., "The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image...", Harvard University (SAO/NASA ADS)
  2. not comparablemachine learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial intelligenceOf or relating to sensory fusion layers, parallel network branches, attention mechanics, or predictive algorithms engineered to model, align, or cross-optimize state embeddings and structural features derived from non-simultaneous temporal sequences.

    Table 1 NASA MODIS and other multi-temporal data used in the present study.

    2011, "Table 1 NASA MODIS and other multi-temporal data used...", ResearchGate
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    In these methods, the sequential relationship of multi-temporal observations was not explicitly considered, which might ignore some useful information in time...

    2019, L. Zhong et al., "Deep learning based multi-temporal crop classification", ScienceDirect

    This study focused on combining features extracted from multi-temporal images to create a comprehensive representation...

    2024, G. Mugambi et al., "Multi-Temporal Feature Fusion for Spatial...", ACM Digital Library

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
uni-temporal

Origin

From multi- + temporal.

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