ABSTRACT

A Beginner's Guide to the World of Satellite DataOver a thousand active satellites are in orbit around the Earth with applications including navigation, the transmission of data and satellite remote sensing; a space-based technology providing data accessible to everyone. The Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing offers a complete understanding of th

chapter 1|8 pages

What Is Remote Sensing?

chapter 2|12 pages

How Does Remote Sensing Work?

chapter 3|10 pages

Data Available from Remote Sensing

chapter 4|16 pages

Basic Remote Sensing Using Landsat Data

chapter 5|12 pages

Introduction to Image Processing

chapter 6|20 pages

Practical Image Processing

chapter 8|46 pages

Urban Environments and Their Signatures

chapter 9|26 pages

Landscape Evolution

chapter 10|24 pages

Inland Waters and the Water Cycle

chapter 11|26 pages

Coastal Waters and Coastline Evolution

chapter 12|12 pages

Where to Next?