User's Manual

APPENDIX A. Disclaimer
IDS GeoRadar s.r.l. MN/2016/011 Rev 1.0 Draft 6/ 36
To keep on mind
DEFINITIONS 2.4
Raw data: unprocessed data obtained during a field survey.
Maps: graphics showing the change in received radar signal with respect to
the scanning direction.
Survey: the name given to a collection of acquisitions, which together cover
all the areas of a large investigation: typically an entire town or a large
urban area.
Scan: a single movement of the antenna trolley from the beginning to the
end of a pre-established path.
Setup: initialization of a piece of equipment or a software process.
Encoder: a distance measurement device which constantly signals the
distance travelled from the start of the scan back to the Control Unit .
Transmitter: part of the antenna dedicated to emitting the radar signals.
Receiver: part of the antenna dedicated to detecting the radar signals.
Utilities: the objects the Stream-C searches for, i.e. pipes supplying gas and
water, electricity cables, etc.