Remote Sensing Tutorial Table of Contents¶
Contents
Remote Sensing Tutorial Table of Contents
Section 1: Image Processing and Interpretation - Morro Bay, California
Section 2: Geologic Applications I - Stratigraphy & Structure
Section 3: Vegetation Applications - Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecology
Section 4: Urban and Land Use Applications - From Los Angeles to Beijing
Section 5: Geologic Applications II - Mineral & Petroleum Exploration
Section 6: Space Flight Across the U.S - Boston to Denver to San Francisco; Landsat Tours the World
Section 10: Aerial Photography as Primary & Ancillary Data Sources
Section 11: The Earth’s Surface in 3D - Stereo Systems and Topographic Mapping
Section 15: Geographic Information Systems - The GIS Approach to Decision Making
Section 17: Use of Remote Sensing in Basic Science Studies I - Mega-Geomorphology
Section 19: Planetary Remote Sensing - The Exploration of Extraterrestrial Bodies
Section 20: Astronomy and Cosmology: The Description, Origin, and Development of the Universe
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Overview of Remote Sensing
Introduction: Theoretical, and Technical Perspectives of Remote Sensing; Special Applications
Interpretation and Classification of Remotely Sensed Data
History of Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing Systems:In the Beginning / Table: History of Remote Sensing into the 1970s/ Multispectral Images / Film as a Recording Medium / Color & False Color Composites / Apollo 9 Multispectral Images / Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) / Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) / A Landsat Image / MSS Histograms / Table: Best MSS Bands for Identifying Surface Features / Thematic Mapper (TM) / Examples of TM Imagery / Other Remote Sensing Systems: MOMS and SPOT / IRS-1, JERS, RESURS, OKEAN, CBERS, and MicroSat (AlSat-1) Series / Hyperspectral Imaging / Radar and Thermal Systems / Meteorological, Oceanographic, and Earth Systems Satellites / The Commercialization of Space / The Systems (Multisource) Approach to Remote Sensing / Military Intelligence Satellites / Medical Applications of Remote Sensing
Section 6: Space Flight Across the U.S - Boston to Denver to San Francisco; Landsat Tours the World¶
Section 11: The Earth’s Surface in 3D - Stereo Systems and Topographic Mapping¶
Section 12: The Human Remote Senser in Space - Astronaut Photography Guest Writer: Dr. Paul D. Lowman Jr. ——————————————————————–
Section 13: Collecting Data at the Surface - Ground Truth; The “Multi” Concept; Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy¶
Section 14: The Water Planet - Meteorological, Oceanographic and Hydrologic Applications of Remote Sensing¶
Section 15: Geographic Information Systems - The GIS Approach to Decision Making¶
Section 16: Earth Systems Science - Earth Science Enterprise and the EOS Program Guest Writer: Dr. Mitchell K. Hobish ——————————————————————————–
Section 20: Astronomy and Cosmology: The Description, Origin, and Development of the Universe¶
Preface (including a review of Relativity and Quantum Physics) / Origin and Early Development of the Universe; Big Bang Eras; Expansion of Space / The Hubble Space Telescope; Galaxies / Images of Galaxies and Stars outside the Visible Light Range. / Special Features of Galaxies: Colliding Galaxies; Galactic Gases; Starbursts and Active Galactic Nucleus / Birth, Life, and Death of Stars / Novae and Supernovae; Pulsars, Quasars, and Black Holes; Gamma Ray Bursts; and Colliding Stars / Spectral Analysis of Star Composition; Element Synthesis in Stars / Space-Time and Expansion / Evidence for the Big Bang; the Redshift; Galactic Distances; Age of the Universe; Cosmic Background Radiation; Expansion Models; Dark Matter and Energy / Recent Innovations about the Concept of “Universe”: Dark Energy and n Accelerating Universe?; Varieties of Universes; Philosophical Implications / Origin of Planetary Systems/Some Additional (Metaphysical) Comments / Letters by N.M. Short regarding Creationism and Intelligent Design
- Section 21: Remote Sensing into the 21st Century`
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Appendix A: Modern History of Space Guest Writer: J. Rosalanka ———————————–
The 1970’sThe 1980’s
Appendix B: Interactive Image Processing Guest Writer: J. Love —————————————-
Introduction / The Nature of Satellite Digital Data / Digitization / Image Processing / Introduction to PIT / Installing PIT from the Internet / Installing PIT from the CD-ROM / General Overview of PIT / Displaying Images / Histograms and Scatter Plots / Ratioing and Principal Components / Unsupervised Classifications / Supervised Classifications / Conclusion
Appendix C: Principal Components Analysis Guest Writer: Dr. Jon W Robinson —————————————–
Appendix D: Glossary Guest Writer: J. Weissel —————————————————
Direct any questions concerning Tutorial Content to the Primary Author: Nicholas M. Short, Sr. email: nmshort@nationi.net
Last Updated: December 15, 2002
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