Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing

ISBN: 9781498704335 出版年：2015 页码：269 Lavender, Samantha Lavender, Andrew CRC Press

What Is Remote Sensing? Definition of Remote Sensing History of Remote Sensing Principles of Remote Sensing Usefulness of Remote Sensing Challenges of Remote Sensing Summary and Scope of the Book Key Terms References How Does Remote Sensing Work? Principles of Satellite Remote Sensing What the Sensor Measures in Remote Sensing EM Spectrum How Do Sensors Take Measurements? Spatial, Spectral, and Temporal Resolutions Summary Key Terms References Data Available from Remote Sensing Optical Data Microwave Data Distinction between Freely Available Data and Commercial Data Where to Find Data Picking the Right Type of Data for a Particular Application Summary Key Terms Basic Remote Sensing Using Landsat Data Notation Used for Practical Exercises within the Book History of Landsat Summary of the Landsat Missions Different Levels of Data Available Accessing the Level 1 Landsat Data Selecting the Level 1 Landsat Data to Download Worldwide Reference System Downloading the Level 1 Landsat Data Basic Viewing and Using the Landsat Data Landsat Calibration and Anomalies Practical Exercise: Finding, Downloading, and Viewing Landsat Data Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Introduction to Image Processing What Is an Image and How Are They Acquired? Image Properties Why Are Remotely Sensed Images Often Large in Size? Image Processing Technique: Contrast Manipulation/Histogram Stretching Image Processing Technique: Filtering Pixels Image Processing Technique: Applying Algorithms and Color Palettes Summary Key Terms Practical Image Processing Image Processing Software Installing the SNAP Introduction to the SNAP The Geometry of Landsat Level 1 Data Landsat Level 1 GeoTIFF Files Downloading the Level 1 GeoTIFF Data Importing Landsat Level 1 Data into SNAP Practical Image Processing: Creating Simple Color Composites Practical Image Processing: Creating a Subset Practical Image Processing: Contrast Enhancement through Histogram Stretching Practical Image Processing: Color Palettes Practical Image Processing: Applying a Filter Practical Image Processing: Applying the NDVI Algorithm Summary Online Resources Key Terms Geographic Information System and an Introduction to QGIS Introduction to GIS GIS Software Packages Installing QGIS Introduction to QGIS Importing Remote Sensing Data into QGIS GIS Data Handling Technique: Contrast Enhancement/Histogram Stretch GIS Data Handling Technique: Combining Images GIS Data Handling Techniques: Adding Cartographic Layers CRS Adjustments within QGIS Saving Images and Projects in QGIS Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Urban Environments and Their Signatures Introduction to Application Chapters of the Book Urban Environments Introduction to the Optical Signatures of Urban Surfaces Introduction to the Thermal Signatures of Urban Surfaces Urban Applications Practical Exercise: Spectral and Thermal Signatures Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Landscape Evolution Principles of Using Time-Series Analysis for Monitoring Landscape Evolution Landscape Evolution Techniques Optical Vegetation Indices for Landscape Evolution Microwave Data for Landscape Evolution Landscape Evolution Applications Practical Exercise: Supervised Land Cover Classification Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Inland Waters and the Water Cycle Optical and Thermal Data for Inland Waters Microwave Data for Monitoring the Water Cycle Inland Water Applications Practical Exercise: Analysis of the Aswan Dam Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Coastal Waters and Coastline Evolution Optical Data Passive Microwave Signatures from the Ocean Coastal Applications Practical Exercise-New York Bight Summary Online Resources Key Terms References Where to Next? Developments in Satellite Hardware Developments in Data Processing Developments in Applications Long-Term Developments for Remote Sensing Developing Your Knowledge Further Examples of Further Reading Summary Online Resources References