Introduction to remote sensing
By: James B. Campbell.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Guildford Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9781593853198
Subjects: Remote sensing
Description: "Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this popular text introduces students to widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis. Providing comprehensive coverage of principal topics in the field, the book's 4 sections and 21 chapters are carefully designed as independent units that instructors can select from as needed for their courses. Illustrations include 28 color plates and nearly 400 black-and-white images and figures."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Gift, December 2006"
Table of contents: title: History and scope of remote sensing --; title: Electromagnetic radiation --; title: Photographic sensors --; title: Digital data --; title: Image interpretation --; title: Land observation satellites --; title: Active microwave --; title: Lidar --; title: Thermal radiation --; title: Image resolution --; title: Preprocessing --; title: Image classification --; title: Field data --; title: Accuracy assessment --; title: Hyperspectral remote sensing --; title: Remote sensing and geographical information systems --; title: Plant sciences --; title: Earth sciences --; title: Hydrospheric sciences --; title: Land use and land cover --; title: Global remote sensing.