Remotely Sensed Data Characterization, Classification, and Accuracies

A comprehensive documentation of the scientific and methodological advances in remote sensing data, methods, and applications over last 50 years, this highly practical book demonstrates the experience, utility, methods, and models used in studying a wide array of land applications. Leading experts on global geographic coverage, study areas, and

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A volume in the Remote Sensing Handbook series, Remotely Sensed Data Characterization, Classification, and Accuracies documents the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place during the last 50 years. The other two volumes in the series are Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing, and Remote Sensing of Water Resources, Disasters, and Urban Studies.



This volume demonstrates the experience, utility, methods, and models used in studying a wide array of remotely sensed data characterization, classification, and accuracies for terrestrial applications. Leading experts on global geographic coverage, study areas, and array of satellite and sensors contribute to this unique handbook. This theoretical as well as highly practical book represents a thorough history of advancement in the field over last 50 years, bringing us to where we are now, and highlighting future possibilities.

Highlights include:










Fundamental and advanced topics in remote-sensing satellites and sensors



Remote sensing data calibration, normalization, harmonization, and synthesis



Optical, Radar, LiDAR, thermal, hyperspectral, and other satellite sensors, normalization of remotely sensed data, and data degradations



Digital image processing, urban image classification, and image classification methods in land use/land cover, cropland, change detection studies



Enhanced vegetation indices and standardization of vegetation indices



Object-based image analysis (OBIA) and geospatial data integration



LiDAR data processing and applications



Geoprocessing, GIS, and GIScience



GNSS applications



Crowdsourcing and cloud computing



Google Earth for Earth Sciences



Map accuracies



Remote-sensing law or space law, and a host of other topics






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