Radar Remote Sensing for Crop Biophysical Parameter Estimation

This book presents a timely investigation of radar remote sensing observations for agricultural crop monitoring and advancements of research techniques and their applicability for crop biophysical parameter estimation. It introduces theoretical background of radar scattering from vegetation volume and semi-empirical modelling approaches that are the foundation for biophysical parameter inversio…

Managing Natural Resource Conflicts with Participatory Mapping and PGIS Appli…

This book integrates spatial analysis into the study and management of conflicts, and offers a model in conflict studies that incorporates theoretical explanations of conflict, its causes, and impacts, with a geospatial strategy for intervening in disputes over allocation and use of natural resources (connects theory and practice). Alongside a theoretical analysis of resource conflicts and an a…

Foundations of Atmospheric Remote Sensing

Theoretical foundations of atmospheric remote sensing are electromagnetic theory, radiative transfer and inversion theory. This book provides an overview of these topics in a common context, compile the results of recent research, as well as fill the gaps, where needed. The following aspects are covered: principles of remote sensing, the atmospheric physics, foundations of the radiative transfe…

Theory and Practice of GNSS Reflectometry

This is the first authored English book completely focused on global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R). It consists of two main parts: the fundamental theory; and major applications, which include ocean altimetry, sea surface wind speed retrieval, snow depth measurement, soil moisture measurement, tsunami detection and sea ice detection. Striking a healthy balance between theor…

Foundations for Innovative Application of Airborne Radars

This book discusses methods for measuring the water surface backscattering signature and estimating the near-surface wind vector over water using airborne radars, in addition to their standard application. Airborne FMCW demonstrator system, Doppler navigation system, airborne weather radar, airborne radar altimeter, and airborne precipitation radar are analyzed in order to be used for that purp…

Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS in Tunisia

This book focuses on monitoring and assessing various environmental processes in Tunisia using state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS technologies. In addition to addressing the diversity of Tunisian landscapes and providing spatial analysis of natural, cultivated and urbanized environments. It presents and discusses several case studies on integrated RS / GIS approaches for mapping, modeling,…

Land Cover Classification of Remotely Sensed Images

The book introduces two domains namely Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. It discusses remote sensing, texture, classifiers, and procedures for performing the texture-based segmentation and land cover classification. The first chapter discusses the important terminologies in remote sensing, basics of land cover classification, types of remotely sensed images and their characteris…

The Geography and Remote Sensing Analysis of Sri Lanka

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry

Advances in Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Monitoring

This volume provides international case studies of practical and advanced methods using satellite images integrated with other airborne, drone images and field data to monitor infrastructure. The book is timely, as infrastructure spending by national governments is increasing and robust monitoring techniques are needed to keep pace with climate change impacts affecting infrastructures globally.…

Environmental Remote Sensing in Flooding Areas

This book introduces flood inundation area and flood risks assessment based on a comprehensive monitoring system using remote sensing and geographic information system technologies. Taking the 2011 flood disaster of Ayutthaya in Thailand as an example, it presents a flood intrusion zone identification method based on remote sensing technology, spatial information technology and geographic infor…

Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Her…

This book is an introduction to a new branch of archaeology that scrutinises landscapes to find evidence of past human activity. Such evidence can be hard to detect at ground-level, but may be visible in remote sensing (RS) imagery from aerial platforms and satellites. Drawing on examples from around the world as well as from her own research work on archaeological sites in India (including Nal…

Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Processes

This book summarizes the author’s research resulted in developing the satellite radiothermovision approach which allows retrieving dynamical and energy characteristics of atmospheric mesoscale and synoptic-scale processes based on a close scheme of satellite passive radiometry data processing. The book introduces new applications of the satellite passive microwave observations to detailed …

Remote Sensing and GIScience

This book covers several themes related to forestry, agriculture, water, soil, urban, and atmospheric research. GIScience technology systems have increased in significance in recent decades and have the ability to acquire information at ground level with a higher spectral resolution using a field radio-spectrometer, which is a great improvement compared to other remote sensing systems. GIScienc…

Radar Remote Sensing for Crop Biophysical Parameter Estimation

This book presents a timely investigation of radar remote sensing observations for agricultural crop monitoring and advancements of research techniques and their applicability for crop biophysical parameter estimation. It introduces theoretical background of radar scattering from vegetation volume and semi-empirical modelling approaches that are the foundation for biophysical parameter inversio…

Proceedings of the 11th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technol…

This book includes research papers from the 11th National Technical Symposium on Unmanned System Technology. Covering a number of topics, including intelligent robotics, novel sensor technology, control algorithms, acoustics signal processing, imaging techniques, biomimetic robots, green energy sources, and underwater communication backbones and protocols, it will appeal to researchers developi…

Satellite Remote Sensing Technologies Satellite Remote Sensing Technologie…

This book provides in-depth explanations of design theories and methods for remote sensing satellites, as well as their practical applications. There have been significant advances in spacecraft remote sensing technologies over the past decade. As the latest edition of the book “Space Science and Technology Research,” it draws on the authors’ vast engineering experience in system design f…

Sensing Technologies For Precision Irrigation

This brief provides an overview of state-of-the-art sensing technologies relevant to the problem of precision irrigation, an emerging field within the domain of precision agriculture. Applications of wireless sensor networks, satellite data and geographic information systems in the domain are covered. This brief presents the basic concepts of the technologies and emphasizes the practical aspect…

Underwater Robots

This book, now at the third edition, addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is deeply investigated and a survey of fault detection/tolerant strategies for unmanned underwater vehicles is provided. Inve…

Proceedings of the 5th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CH…

This book is the proceedings of the 5th China High-resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC). The series conference of China High Resolution Earth Observation has been becoming the influential academic event in the earth detection area, and attracting more and more top experts and industry users of related fields. The CHREOCs focus on the popular topics including military-civilian integr…

The Proceedings of the International Conference on Sensing and Imaging

This book collects ​a number of papers presented at the International Conference on Sensing and Imaging, which was held at Chengdu University of Information Technology on June 5-7, 2017. Sensing and imaging is an interdisciplinary field covering a variety of sciences and techniques such as optics, electricity, magnetism, heat, sound, mathematics, and computing technology. The field has divers…

Satellite Image Analysis: Clustering and Classification

Thanks to recent advances in sensors, communication and satellite technology, data storage, processing and networking capabilities, satellite image acquisition and mining are now on the rise. In turn, satellite images play a vital role in providing essential geographical information. Highly accurate automatic classification and decision support systems can facilitate the efforts of data analyst…

INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING, THIRD EDITION

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3

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0-415-28294-2

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621 hlm; 1.5 x 7.5 x 10.5 inches

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-

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620.46 Cam i

Understanding Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern : Remote Sensing and GIS…

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-8493-3425-x

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-

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634.9 Und u

Image Analysis, Classification and Change Detection in Remote Sensing : WITH…

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-8493-7251-8

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-

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526.982 Can i

PENGINDRAAN JAUH : METODE ANALISIS & INTERPRETASI CITRA SATELIT

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-

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978-979-29-5886-7

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xx, 340 hlm.; 23 cm

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621.367 Ind p

Innovative Control Systems for Tracked Vehicle Platforms

This book has been motivated by an urgent need for designing and implementation of innovative control algorithms and systems for tracked vehicles. Nowadays the unmanned vehicles are becoming more and more common. Therefore there is a need for innovative mechanical constructions capable of adapting to various applications regardless the ground, air or water/underwater environment. There are mult…

REMOTE SENSING BY FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETRY

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-471-55346-8

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xvii, 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

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621.367 8 Bee r

SATELLITE AS MICROSCOPE

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-13791344-3

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268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Series Title

Ellis Horwood series in environment science

Call Number

628.5 3 Sco s

Satellite Remote Sensing in Climatology

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-8493-7720-X

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xxviii, 291 p.; 24 cm.

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-

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551.6 Car s

Remote Sensing in Hydrology

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

0-412-24450-0

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ix, 225p.;ill.;tab.;24cm

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-

Call Number

551.48 Eng r