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Remote sensing of the environment : an earth resource perspective /

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"This popular book introduces the fundamentals of remote sensing from an earth resource (versus engineering) perspective. The author emphasizes the use of remote sensing data for useful spatial biophysical or socio-economic information that can be used to make decisions. Provides two new chapte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, John R., 1949- (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2007]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Prentice Hall series in geographic information science.
Subjects:
Earth sciences > Remote sensing.
Sciences de la terre > Télédétection.
Remote sensing.
Environmental monitoring.
Table of Contents:
  • Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • Electromagnetic Radiation Principles
  • History of Aerial Photography and Aerial Platforms
  • Aerial Photography
  • Vantage Point, Cameras, Filters, and Film
  • Elements of Visual Image Interpretation
  • Photogrammetry
  • Multispectral Remote Sensing Systems
  • Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing
  • Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing
  • LIDAR Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing of Vegetation
  • Remote Sensing of Water
  • Remote Sensing the Urban Landscape
  • Remote Sensing of Soils, Minerals, and Geomorphology
  • In situ Spectral Reflectance Measurement
  • Index
  • Appendix A- Sources of Remote Sensing Information.