Chapter 15. Remote Sensing Techniques
Published Online: 7 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470665619.ch15
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Satellite Systems for Personal Applications: Concepts and Technology
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How to Cite
Richharia, M. and Westbrook, L. D. (2010) Remote Sensing Techniques, in Satellite Systems for Personal Applications: Concepts and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470665619.ch15
Publication History
- Published Online: 7 JUN 2010
- Published Print: 23 JUL 2010
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- Dr Xuemin (Sherman) Shen BSc, MSc, PhD3,
- Dr Yi Pan BEng, MEng, PhD4
Series Editor Information
- 3
University of Waterloo, Canada
- 4
Georgia State University, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470714287
Online ISBN: 9780470665619
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Keywords:
- remote sensing techniques;
- remote sensing ‘acquiring information remotely’ and acquired data interpretation to accomplish task;
- TIROS-1 (Television and Infrared Observation Satellite-1) satellite;
- remote sensing data;
- sensing done in multiple bands - referred to as MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS);
- Landsat's multispectral Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor mechanism;
- modular optoelectronic multispectral scanner (MOMS) on space shuttle;
- GOES wavelength, spatial resolution and application;
- relief distortion in camera snapshot - angle difference between object and target;
- image interpretation - images depicted in two dimensions
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Remote Sensing Data
Sensors
Image Processing
Image Interpretation
System Characteristics
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References