Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources |
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| Author:
| Verbyla, David L. |
| Series title: | Mapping Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56670-107-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources offers an introduction to digital remote sensing. This comprehensive text emphasizes the basics, with concepts presented in clear, easy-to-understand language. The main topics covered include satellite images, image processing systems, spectral regions, radiometric and geometric corrections, supervised and unsupervised classification, and accuracy assessment. Each chapter concludes with a section of sample problems and list of additional...
More DescriptionSatellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources offers an introduction to digital remote sensing. This comprehensive text emphasizes the basics, with concepts presented in clear, easy-to-understand language. The main topics covered include satellite images, image processing systems, spectral regions, radiometric and geometric corrections, supervised and unsupervised classification, and accuracy assessment. Each chapter concludes with a section of sample problems and list of additional readings. Consultants and other professionals in environmental science and engineering, scientists, practitioners, and students in agriculture, soils, ecology, fisheries, environmental science, civil engineering, landscape ecology, mapping science, and natural resource management will all want a copy of this book.Short