Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation
- 6th
- New Delhi Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. India 2014,c2008
- 756;I21
From recent developments in digital image processing to the next generation of satellite systems, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of remote sensing and image interpretation. This book is discipline neutral, so readers in any field of study can gain a clear understanding of these systems and their virtually unlimited applications. Providing an exciting overview of the field, this book covers the science of remote sensing from physical basis to sensors and applications. The new Sixth Edition not only offers the latest information, but also has been revised to make the material more accessible.
Contents: · Concepts and Foundations of Remote Sensing.
· Elements of Photographic Systems.
· Basic Principles of Photogrammetry.
· Introduction to Visual Image Interpretation.
· Multispectral, Thermal and Hyperspectral Sensing.
· Earth Resource Satellites Operating in the Opticak Spectrum.
· Digital Image Interpretation and Analysis.
· Microwave and Lidar Sensing.
Appendix A Radiometric Concepts, Terminology and Units.
Appendix B Remote Sensing Data and Information Resources.
Appendix C Sample Coordinate Transformation and Resampling Procedures.
Appendix D Radar Signal Concepts, Terminology and Units.