High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery, 2nd edition
2nd Edition
Published on 15. July 2022
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-84995-390-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is written by a team of acknowledged international experts and has been well received by the geospatial community.
It is a comprehensive guide to the characteristics and use of high resolution optical images from satellite-borne sensors, concentrating on sensors designed for mapping.
It is a key text for advanced students, academics, researchers and practitioners in geomatics in general and remote sensing and photogrammetry in particular. It will also be a useful reference for scientists and engineers in other disciplines who use satellite imagery.
It is a comprehensive guide to the characteristics and use of high resolution optical images from satellite-borne sensors, concentrating on sensors designed for mapping.
It is a key text for advanced students, academics, researchers and practitioners in geomatics in general and remote sensing and photogrammetry in particular. It will also be a useful reference for scientists and engineers in other disciplines who use satellite imagery.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Porto Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
liberally illustrated with almost 200 satellite images, photographs, charts & diagrams and c.30 tables, full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84995-390-0 (9781849953900)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Professor Ian Dowman, Emeritus Professor University College London, Dr. Karsten Jacobsen and Professor Gottfried Konecny, both Institute for Photogrammetry and GeoInformation, Hannover University, Germany and Dr. Rainer Sandau, German Aerospace Center
Content
Introduction; History of Optical Sensors in Space; Principles of High Resolution Optical Sensors; Sensors with a GSD of Greater than 1 m up to 16 m; Sensors with a GSD of 1 m or less; Calibration, Sensor Models and Orientation; Processing and Products; Applications; Conclusions and Future Developments; Index