Remote sensing from air and space / R.C. Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, R. C. (Richard Christopher), 1952- author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Series:

SPIE monograph ; PM162.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM162

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remote sensing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps) : digital file.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, [2007]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This book will guide you in the use of remote sensing for military and intelligence gathering applications. It is a must read for students working on systems acquisition or for anyone interested in the products derived from remote sensing systems.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to remote sensing

1.1. Order of battle

1.2. Imagery survey

1.3. Three axes

1.4. Resources

1.5. Problems .

Chapter 2. Electromagnetic basics

2.1. The electromagnetic spectrum

2.2. Polarization of radiation

2.3. Energy in electromagnetic waves

2.4. Sources of electromagnetic radiatio

2.5. Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)-matter interactions

2.6. Problems.

Chapter 3. Visible imagery

3.1. The first remote sensing satellite: Corona

3.2. Atmospheric absorption, scattering, and turbulence

3.3. Basic geometrical optics

3.4. Diffraction limits: the Rayleigh criterion

3.5. Detectors

3.6. Imaging system types

3.7. Hubble: the big telescope

3.8. Commercial remote sensing, IKONOS and Quickbird

3.9. DMSP: visible sensor, Earth at night

3.10. Exposure times

3.11. Problems.

Chapter 4. Orbital mechanics interlude

4.1. Gravitational force

4.2. Circular motion

4.3. Satellite motion

4.4. Kepler's laws

4.5. Orbital elements

4.6. A few standard orbits

4.7. Problems.

Chapter 5. EO, spectral imagery

5.1. Reflectance of materials

5.2. Human visual response

5.3. Landsat

5.4. Systeme Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre (SPOT)

5.5. Spectral responses for the commercial systems

5.6. Imaging spectroscopy

5.7. Problems

Chapter 6. Image analysis

6.1. Interpretation keys (elements of recognition)

6.2. Image processing

6.3. Histograms and target detection

6.4. Histograms, spectral data, and transforms

6.5. Supplemental notes on statistics

6.6. Problems

Chapter 7. Thermal infrared

7.1. IR basics

7.2. IR concepts

7.3. Landsat

7.4. Early weather satellites

7.5. GOES

7.6. Defense Support Program, DSP

7.7. SEBASS

thermal spectral

7.8. Problems.

Chapter 8. Radar

8.1. Imaging radar

8.2. Theory

8.3. Synthetic-aperture radar

8.4. Radar cross section

8.5. Polarization

8.6. Wavelength

8.7. Vehicles

8.8 Problems.

Chapter 9. Radar and LIDAR

9.1. Radar interferometry

9.2. LIDAR

9.3. Exercise.

Appendix 1. Derivations

Appendix 2. CORONA

Appendix 3. Tracking and data relay satellite system

Appendix 4. Useful equations and constants

Index.

Notes:

"SPIE digital library."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780819481078

OCLC:

768304358

Access Restriction:

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