Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing - Rilegato

Chuvieco, Emilio

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ISBN 10: 0415310849 ISBN 13: 9780415310840

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2009

Riassunto

An extensive review of remote sensing principles with an emphasis on environmental applications, Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing discusses a wide range of topics, from physical principles to data acquisition systems and on to visual and digital interpretation techniques. The text focuses on the interpretation and analysis of remote sensing images and how they improve our understanding of environmental processes and their interaction with human activities.

The authors discuss new interpretation approaches, including hyperspectral analysis, high-spatial resolution data, and radiative transfer models. The presentation includes an analysis of accuracy assessment methods and demonstrates how to integrate remote sensing results with geographic information systems. It also covers recent missions, such as Terra-Aqua, Envisat, Ikonos-Quickbird-Geoeye and SPOT-5, as well as LIDAR and interpherometric radar.

The discussion of visual criteria to extract interpretation from satellite images emphasizes differences and similarities with conventional photo-interpretation techniques. A chapter on accuracy assessment and the connection between remote sensing and geographic information systems helps readers extend the interpretation of satellite images to a more operational, applications-oriented framework.

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Recensione

The organization of this book lends itself to use as a practitioner’s reference or as a remote sensing course textbook with its progression through the various topics needing consideration from image acquisition to product delivery... it expounds on a number of topics typically not addressed in detail in other publications. ... the mathematical step-by-step approach to image correction is very useful. ... warrants consideration as a primary or a secondary text for the practitioner or for academia.

― PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING, November 2010

Contenuti

Introduction
Definition and Objectives
Historical Background
International Space Law
Advantages of Space-Based Observations
Sources of Information on Remote Sensing Data and Interpretation Methods
Review Questions

Physical Principles of Remote Sensing
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Signal
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Terms and Units of Measurement
Electromagnetic Radiation Laws
Spectral Signatures in the Solar Spectrum
The Thermal Infrared Domain
The Microwave Region
Atmospheric Interactions
Review Questions

Sensors and Remote Sensing Satellites
Types of sensors
Resolution of a Sensor System
Passive Sensors
Active Sensors
Satellite Remote Sensing Missions
Review Questions

Basis for the Interpretation of Remote Sensing Images
Constrains in Using RS Data
Types of Interpretation
Organization of a RS Project
Interpretation Phase
Presentation of Study Cases
Review Questions

Visual Interpretation
Characteristics of Photographic Images
Identification of Geographic Features in the Images
Criteria for Visual Interpretation
Elements of Visual Analysis

Digital Image Processing (I): Enhancements and Corrections
Structure of a Digital Image
Media and Data Organization
Digital Image Processing Equipment
General File Operations
Visual Enhancements
Image Corrections

Digital Image Processing (II): Generation of Thematic Information
Calculation of Continuous Variables
Digital Image Classification
echniques of Multitemporal Analysis
Analysis of Landscape Patterns

Accuracy Assessment
Relevance of Validating Results
Methods to Estimate Accuracy
Sources of Error
Sampling Design
Gathering Information
Measuring Error in Interval-Scale Variables
Measuring Error in Classified Images
Verification of Multitemporal Analysis
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
The Need of GIS
Trends in GIS and RS Development
Common Technical Requirements
GIS as Input for Remote Sensing Interpretation
Remote Sensing as Input for GIS
Integration of Satellite Images and GIS
References

Appendices

Acronyms used in this textbook

Sources of images

Answers to review questions

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• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415310849
• ISBN 13: 9780415310840
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Redattore: Huete Alfredo