Introduction to Remote Sensing ()

Author: Mei Anxin et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-09-20
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a "21st Century Curriculum Textbook" and also a core textbook for geographic majors in colleges and universities across the country. The textbook emphasizes reflecting the latest achievements of modern remote sensing technology, integrating practical economic development, and focusing on remote sensing application content. The book dedicates significant to systematically introducing the content of computer remote sensing image processing. It also appropriately introduces world-leading technologies such as material spectral characteristics, multispectral imagers, microwave remote sensing, and especially the integration of 3S (RS, GIS, GPS). The main contents include: basic concepts of remote sensing, electromagnetic radiation and material spectra, remote sensing imaging principles, remote sensing image characteristics, principles and methods of remote sensing image analysis, image information extraction and classification processing, remote sensing applications and case studies, 3S integration, as well as new remote sensing platforms and sensors. The book also includes a glossary of remote sensing abbreviations and a selected compilation of common terms at the end. The textbook also emphasizes the cultivation of abilities in teaching concepts and methods. This book, along with the "Remote Sensing Laboratory Guide" (with a CAI CD-ROM), forms a series of textbooks and is designed for complementary use. It is suitable as a textbook for geology and related majors, as well as for reference by professional technicians.