Publisher's Synopsis
Remote sensing has found worldwide applications in many areas such as water resources, mineral prospecting, land-use planning and marine resources. Concurrently, integration of remotely-sensed data with other data types using tools such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is also finding wider acceptance.;This book provides an overview of remote sensing and its recent advances, its importance and applications in areas of significance including: spectral signatures/reflectance measurements; image data analysis; meteorology; oceanography and marine resources; and water resources and hydrology; agriculture and forestry; land-use and terrain evaluation; geology and marine resources; and environment and energy.
