Concepts and Applications of Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

Description

The book provides in-depth coverage of optical, thermal, and microwave remote sensing, global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS), digital photogrammetry, visual image analysis, digital image processing, spatial and attribute data model, geospatial analysis, and planning, implementation, and management of GIS, starting with the history and fundamental concepts of remote sensing and GIS. It also presents current GIS and remote sensing trends and provides an illustrated description of their various uses. The prerequisites needed to understand remote sensing and GIS technology are provided in the appendices. The fundamental ideas and methods of remote sensing, microwave remote sensing, mapping technology, remote sensing platforms and sensors, and data analysis methods are covered in this book. The book also covers concerns related to the quality of GIS data, GIS data modeling and analysis, attribute data management, GIS data input and editing, and the integration and linking of Remote Sensing and GIS. The Global Positioning System (GPS), Photogrammetry with a relatively limited number of subjects on digital photogrammetry, and applications like Forest Resources Management, Watershed Management, and Natural Disaster Management: Landslides are added. Since geometrics technology users have used high-resolution image data for various applications, photogrammetry with fundamental principles is provided for a better understanding of the student community. The application chapters are a result of the author's funded research initiatives. The students who focused their research on geospatial technology will find these chapters of great use.