Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective / Edition 2

by John Jensen

Overview

For one-semester courses in Introductory Remote Sensing as well as Introductory Airphoto Interpretation.

This widely adopted book introduces the fundamentals of remote sensing from an earth resource (versus engineering) perspective. Emphasis is on turning remote sensing data into useful spatial biophysical or socio-economic information that can be used to make decisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780131889507
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	05/11/2006
Series:	Prentice Hall Series in Geographic Information Science
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

1. Remote Sensing of the Environment
2. Electromagnetic Radiation Principles
3. History of Aerial Photography and Aerial Platforms
4. Aerial Photography - Vantage Point, Cameras, Filters, and Film
5. Elements of Visual Image Interpretation
6. Photogrammetry
7. Multispectral Remote Sensing Systems
8. Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing
9. Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing

10. LIDAR Remote Sensing (new)
11. Remote Sensing of Vegetation
12. Remote Sensing of Water
13. Remote Sensing the Urban Landscape
14. Remote Sensing of Soils, Minerals, and Geomorphology

15. In situ Spectral Reflectance Measurement (new)
Index
Appendix A-Sources of Remote Sensing Information