Remote Sensing from Air and Space
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Remote Sensing from Air and Space

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Remote Sensing from Air and Space

About this book

In this new edition of an SPIE bestseller, R. C. Olsen examines the definition and uses of remote sensing from a military perspective. The book discusses the instruments and principles that support a wide range of systems: optical, thermal, and radar. The text focuses on satellites-including power, data storage, and telemetry systems-because this knowledge is important for the development of new remote sensing systems. A new chapter dedicated to LiDAR develops the necessary physics for each domain and presents a few appropriate operational systems. A radiometry component has been added to the infrared (IR), radar (SAR), and LiDAR sections. Full-color images, as well as detailed examples and problems sets, make this a valuable textbook for students and engineers alike.

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Table of contents

  1. Terms of Use
  2. Copyright
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1 Introduction to Remote Sensing
  5. Chapter 2 Electromagnetic Basics
  6. Chapter 3 Optical Imaging
  7. Chapter 4 Optical Satellite Systems
  8. Chapter 5 Orbital Mechanics Interlude
  9. Chapter 6 Spectral and PolarimetricImagery
  10. Chapter 7 Image Analysis
  11. Chapter 8 Thermal Infrared
  12. Chapter 9 Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR)
  13. Chapter 10 Radar Systems and Applications
  14. Chapter 11 Light Detection and Ranging
  15. Afterword
  16. Appendix 1 Derivations
  17. Appendix 2 Corona
  18. Appendix 3 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
  19. Appendix 4 Useful Equations and Constants
  20. Author Biography