Remote Sensing for GIS Managers

Stan Aronoff

490 pages, parution le 22/09/2005

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From the vast ocean depths to the far reaches of outer space, the growing availability of remote sensing technology is helping us observe, study, and learn about our world in ways we could only imagine a generation ago. In Remote Sensing for GIS Managers, author Stan Aronoff guides readers through the historical, conceptual, and practical uses of remote sensing in the rapidly growing GIS community.

Filled with hundreds of full-color images and illustrations, Remote Sensing for GIS Managers demystifies the use of this powerful technology in such fields as agriculture, forestry, business, urban planning, and military intelligence. Designed for new and experienced users, the book is invaluable for GIS managers, professionals and students who interpret information gathered from aerial photography, radar, satellites, and other remote sensing methods. Real-world examples show how remote sensing supports urban and regional planning, resource inventory and management, national security, and scientific disciplines ranging from forestry and geology to archaeology and meteorology.

In his authoritative GIS: A Management Perspective, Aronoff empowered a generation of early users of geographic information system technology. His new book, Remote Sensing for GIS Managers, starts with the basics, outlines the characteristics of remote sensing data, and confronts the challenges of interpreting, managing, and storing the ever-increasing range of remotely sensed data available today. With its overview of key remote sensing applications and an extensive bibliography, Remote Sensing for GIS Managers becomes an indispensable text to help readers become more knowledgeable users of remote sensing products and services and to manage the development of innovative solutions suited to the needs and goals of their organizations.

L'auteur - Stan Aronoff

Stan Aronoff is the author of the classic and still widely used GIS text Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective and coauthor of the award-winning book Total Workplace Performance: Rethinking the Office Environment. His career has included the development of software and procedures for integrated analysis of remotely sensed and GIS data. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Chapter 1: Introduction: Remote sensing and GIS
Chapter 2: A brief history of remote sensing for earth observation
Chapter 3: Remote sensing basics
Chapter 4: Characteristics of remotely sensed imagery
Chapter 5: Frame-capture sensors: Photographic cameras, digital cameras, and videography
Chapter 6: Line scanners
Chapter 7: Satellite-based sensors operating in the visible and infrared wavelengths
Chapter 8: Active sensors: Radar and lidar
Chapter 9: Sonar
Chapter 10: Visual interpretation of aerial imagery
Chapter 11: Digital image analysis
Chapter 12: Remote sensing applications
Chapter 13: Remote sensing and the organization
Appendix A: Rectification and georeferencing of optical imagery
Appendix B: Characteristics of selected satellite sensors
Appendix C: Remote sensing resources

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	ESRI Press
Auteur(s)	Stan Aronoff
Parution	22/09/2005
Nb. de pages	490
Format	22,5 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1755g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781589480810
ISBN13	978-1-58948-081-0