True colour

Introduction

A true colour composite is constructed when the RGB channels relate to the red, green and blue wavelength bands of a camera or multispectral scanner.

Explanation

Landsat-5 TM colour composites of Enschede and surrounding. Three different colour composites are shown: true colour, pseudo-natural colour and false colour.

 

Synonyms

Natural colour

Outgoing relations

Incoming relations

  • RGB is used by True colour

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