Stock # 4560
Ideal for a university level, one-semester Introductory Remote Sensing course as well as an Introductory Airphoto Interpretation course. This book introduces the fundamental principles of remote sensing from an earth resource perspective. It reviews the nature of
electromagnetic radiation and how the reflected or emitted energy in the visible, near-infrared, middle-infrared, thermal infrared, and microwave portions of the spectrum
can be collected by a variety of sensor systems and analyzed. Emphasis in this book is placed on manual, visual image analysis of the remote sensor data using introductory
photogrammetric techniques.
Features
- Documents the history of photography and other remote sensing detectors, and aerial platforms (balloon, kite, aircraft,
satellite).
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Enables readers from many disciplines such as geography, agriculture, forestry, marine science, and geology to adapt the remote sensing principles and technology to their own
application.
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Provides case studies in most chapters.
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Highlights practical applications of principles taught in the book.
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Includes hundreds of specially designed illustrations.