Introduction to Remote Sensing
This comprehensive introductory text presents an up-to-date overview of the most widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis. Completely revised and updated, the second edition includes up-to-date coverage of the recently declassified CORONA imagery and other topics of current significance, and new chapters on hyperspectral remote sensing and global remote sensing. In addition, there is now a chapter on...
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This popular text introduces students to widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis. Providing comprehensive coverage of principal topics in the field, the book’s 4 sections and 21 chapters are carefully designed as independent units that instructors can select from as needed for their courses. Relevant case studies and review questions that reinforce the concepts presented in each chapter make this book essential reading for students in remote sensing. Illustrations include 28 color plates and nearly 400 black-and-white images and figures.
PrefaceList of TablesList of Figures and Plates1History and Scope of Remote Sensing12Electromagnetic Radiation223Photographic Sensors514Digital Data925Image Interpretation1216Land Observation Satellites1577Active Microwave2018Thermal Radiation2399Image Resolution26810Preprocessing28711Image Classification31312Field Data35513Accuracy Assessment37514Hyperspectral Remote Sensing39915Geographic Information Systems41316Plant Sciences44417Earth Sciences48218Hydrospheric Sciences51919Land Use and Land Cover55020Global Remote Sensing584AppendixCalculation of Radiances603Index607
