Introduction to remote sensing

Campbell, James B.

Introduction to remote sensing - 3rd. ed. - London Taylor and Francis 2002 - xxxi, 619p. ill 26cm.

Introductory overview to the most widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences and land-use analysis. Part one: Foundations details the history and scope of remore sensing and electromagentic radiation. Part two: Image Acquisition covers photographic sensors, diigital data, image interpretation, land observation satellites, active microwave and lidar, thermal radiation and image resolution. Part three: Analysis includes preprocessing, image classification, field data, accuracy assessment and hyperspectral remote sensing. Part four: Applications includes GIS, plant, earth and hydrospheric sciences, land use/ land cover and global remote sensing. References.

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