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Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation » (6th Edition)

Book cover image of Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation by Jonathan W. Chipman

Authors: Jonathan W. Chipman, Thomas M. Lillesand, Ralph W. Kiefer
ISBN-13: 9780470052457, ISBN-10: 0470052457
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: November 2007
Edition: 6th Edition

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Author Biography: Jonathan W. Chipman

Book Synopsis

From recent developments in digital image processing to the next generation of satellite systems, the sixth edition of this comprehensive text introduces students to the latest developments in the exciting field of remote sensing and image interpretation. The text examines the basics of analog image analysis while placing greater emphasis on digitally based systems and analysis techniques. The presentation is discipline neutral, so students in any field of study can gain a clear understanding of these systems and their virtually unlimited applications.

International Journal of Remote Sensing

It remains an excellent book and to have it updated is very valuable...It is nice to see a good book being updated.

Table of Contents

1Concepts and Foundations of Remote Sensing1
2Elements of Photographic Systems58
3Basic Principles of Photogrammetry126
4Introduction to Visual Image Interpretation193
5Multispectral, Thermal, and Hyperspectral Sensing330
6Earth Resource Satellites Operating in the Optical Spectrum397
7Digital Image Processing491
8Microwave and Lidar Sensing638
App. ARadiometric Concepts, Terminology, and Units739
App. BRemote Sensing Data and Information Resources744
App. CSample Coordinate Transformation and Resampling Procedures748
Index753

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