Accessible Remote Sensing - Interdisciplinary Approach and Applications

Kang, Zhang, and Tanaka's comprehensive reference work take an interdisciplinary approach to explain the principles of remote sensing, data characteristics and parameters, and data processing tools; describe the many applications of remote sensing; and explore future trends related to this process.

List of contents

1. What is Remote Sensing 2. Data Sources and Collection 3. Data Processing and Analysis Tools 4. Terrestrial Applications 5. Atmospheric Monitoring 6. Applications Related to Climate Change 7. Remote Sensing with Cloud Computing

About the author

Jing Kang is an assistant professor at Waseda University. Her interdisciplinary work addresses complex climate-environment-human relations and land surface processes. She obtained her PhD from Beijing Normal University in 2017. She is a member of IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing and the GIS Association of Japan.
Ming Zhang is a Professor and the Program Director of Community and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. He obtained his B.E. and M.E. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, a master's degree and GIS Certificate from the State University of New York at Albany, and a further M.S. and Ph.D. from MIT.
Takahiro Tanaka is a Professor at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. He obtained his master's and PhD degrees from Yokohama National University. He is a member of the Architectural Institute of Japan, The City Planning Institute of Japan, Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, GIS Association of Japan, The Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan, and Heat Island Institute International.

Summary

Kang, Zhang, and Tanaka’s comprehensive reference work take an interdisciplinary approach to explain the principles of remote sensing, data characteristics and parameters, and data processing tools; describe the many applications of remote sensing; and explore future trends related to this process.

Product details

• Authors: Jing Kang, Jing (Tse and Graduate School of Advanced Sc Kang, Jing (Waseda University) Zhang Kang, Takahiro Tanaka, Ming Zhang, Zhang Ming
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032451831
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245183-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automation, Earth Sciences, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Automatic control engineering, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing