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over-the-horizon radar

radar system that can find targets at 100s–1000s of kilometres, beyond the radar horizon
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over-the-horizon radar

Summary

over-the-horizon radar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • over-the-horizon radar is a type of radar[2].
  • over-the-horizon radar is used for remote sensing[3].
  • over-the-horizon radar's Commons category is recorded as Over-the-horizon radar[4].
  • over-the-horizon radar's short name is recorded as OTHR[5].
  • over-the-horizon radar's P14541 is recorded as W8Pq[6].

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Definition and Type

over-the-horizon radar is a type of radar[2].

Use and Application

over-the-horizon radar is used for remote sensing[3].

Why It Matters

over-the-horizon radar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 243958695
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 243958695, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/243958695 in United States"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → remote sensing
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → radar
    P14541 → W8Pq
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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