A guide to remote sensing : interpreting images of the earth

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A guide to remote sensing : interpreting images of the earth

S.A. Drury

Oxford University Press, 1990

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The author, writing from experience as a consultant and teacher, here provides a guide to remote sensing that sets out the scientific principles of remote sensing. Many case studies are included which show how remote sensing can be applied to environmental and other problems.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 The problems: water
  • food
  • natural disasters
  • physical communications
  • physical resources
  • natural environments
  • security. Part 2 Getting the information: human perception
  • radiation and matter - reflection and absorption, thermal emission, artificial radiation
  • detecting radiation - photographs, electromechanical methods, passive microwave imaging, active microwave or radar imaging
  • sources of remotely sensed data
  • displaying information - other kinds of data. Part 3 Interpreting the information: the weather and climate
  • the sea
  • the land
  • natural vegetation
  • use of the land
  • beneath the surface. Part 4 Using the information: water resources
  • food and fibre
  • physical resources
  • communications
  • disasters
  • environmental change
  • military uses. Part 5 Operational issues: benefits and costs
  • training data distribution
  • future prospects. Appendices: training opportunities
  • sources of images.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA11048283
  • ISBN
    • 0198544944
    • 0198544952
  • LCCN
    89037597
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford [England] ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 199 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
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