Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing - An Environmental Approach, Third Edition

Satellite Earth Observation is a very dynamic field as it is based in sensors, satellite missions, and computer resources, which means that the application areas are continuously evolving and delevoping rapidly. This third edition will cover the most recent advances incorporated since the publication of the previous edition.

List of contents

Introduction.
Physical Principles of Remote Sensing.
Sensors and Remote Sensing Satellites.
Basis for Analyzing EO Satellite Images.
Visual Interpretation.
Digital image processing (I): From Raw to Corrected Data.
Digital image processing (II): Generation of Derived Variables.
Validation.
Earth Observation and Geographic Information Systems.
References.
Appendices

Summary

Satellite Earth Observation is a very dynamic field as it is based in sensors, satellite missions, and computer resources, which means that the application areas are continuously evolving and delevoping rapidly. This third edition will cover the most recent advances incorporated since the publication of the previous edition.

Product details

• Authors: Emilio Chuvieco
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032654447
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265444-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, NATURE / Natural Disasters, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, The environment, environmental science, engineering & technology, Forensic Science, Earth Sciences, Agricultural science, Natural disasters, Human Geography, Development Studies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Development and environmental geography, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing