This document provides an overview of remote sensing including:
1. The history of remote sensing from early aerial photography to modern satellite systems.
2. The principles of electromagnetic radiation and how different sensors capture radiation in various parts of the spectrum to analyze objects.
3. The various types of remote sensing platforms, sensors, and data products including satellites, spectral resolution, spatial resolution, temporal resolution, and applications like land cover mapping.
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The document provides information on the Landsat satellite program, including details on Landsat 1-8 such as orbital characteristics, sensors, and resolutions. It launched between 1972-2013 with improved sensors over time. The Landsat satellites are used for applications like mapping land cover, monitoring vegetation and coastal zones. The document also summarizes the SPOT satellite program with details on SPOT 1-4 launched between 1986-1998.
Remote sensing platforms can be ground-based, airplane-based, or satellite-based. Satellite platforms can be in sun-synchronous polar orbits for global coverage, non-sun-synchronous orbits for variable coverage, or geostationary orbits for continuous regional coverage. Remote sensing can be passive using sunlight or active using its own energy source like radar or lidar. Spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal resolutions provide information on a sensor's ability to distinguish locations, wavelengths, brightness values, and revisit times. Raster data formats represent imagery as a grid of pixels organized into rows, columns, and bands.
This document discusses remote sensing platforms and technologies used to create maps from satellite and aerial imagery. It covers different types of satellite orbits used for earth observation, as well as the various sensors and imaging capabilities of satellites. Key points covered include polar versus non-polar orbits, types of remote sensing like passive and active, different spectral and spatial resolutions, and digital data formats for satellite imagery.
Landsat is a series of Earth observation satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972 and subsequent satellites were launched through 2013 to acquire global land data. Landsat satellites carry imaging sensors to collect medium-resolution multi-spectral images of the Earth's surface on a 16-day repeat cycle. The images are used to observe changes in land use, monitor deforestation, and detect water pollution among other applications. Six Landsat satellites have been launched to date, each carrying improved sensors from the Multi-Spectral Scanner to the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus. Landsat provides the longest continuous space-based record of Earth's surface.
The document discusses different types of remote sensing scanners. It describes multispectral scanners, thematic mappers, thermal scanners, and hyperspectral scanners. Multispectral scanners collect data in multiple wavelength bands using either across-track or along-track scanning. Thematic mappers were developed to improve upon multispectral scanners. Thermal scanners sense the thermal infrared wavelength range. Hyperspectral scanners record over 100 contiguous spectral bands to generate a continuous reflectance spectrum for each pixel.
The document discusses remote sensing satellites. It begins by defining remote sensing as obtaining information about an object through analysis of data acquired from a distance without physical contact. There are two broad categories of remote sensing based on platforms: aerial and satellite. Satellite remote sensing has advantages like continuous data acquisition and broad area coverage. Remote sensing systems are classified based on the radiation source as passive or active, and based on spectral regions as optical, thermal infrared, or microwave. Key resolutions for remote sensing include spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric. Common applications are land cover mapping, change detection, flood monitoring, and more. Major satellite missions discussed are Landsat, SPOT, and IKONOS.
Multispectral remote sensing involves collecting reflected, emitted, and backscattered energy from objects in multiple bands of the electromagnetic spectrum simultaneously. There are three main types of multispectral sensor systems: line detectors that detect one object at a time; whiskbroom/cross-track sensors that use a rotating mirror to scan the surface; and pushbroom/along-track sensors that have no moving parts and sense energy directly using arrays of detectors. Multispectral remote sensing has applications in military intelligence gathering, medical imaging, land assessment, and studying seasonal variations.
A油multispectral image油is one that captures image data from two or more ranges of frequencies along the spectrum, such as visible light and infrared energy.
In multispectral images, the same spatial region is captured multiple times using different imaging modalities.
Remote sensing involves obtaining information about objects without physical contact using sensors. It collects data about Earth's surfaces through various sensors not in direct contact with the surfaces. The medium of transmission is Earth's atmosphere. The history of remote sensing includes early methods like balloon and kite photography in the 1800s-1900s and use of aircraft in World Wars I and II. Key components of remote sensing processes are the energy source, atmosphere, target interaction, sensor recording, data transmission and processing, and analysis and application. Sensors have resolutions including spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric. Examples of satellite platforms include Landsat, MODIS, and IKONOS. Common satellite types are geostationary, polar-orbiting
This document provides an overview of ocean monitoring satellites operated by ISRO. It discusses Oceansat-1, launched in 1999, and Oceansat-2, launched in 2009. Both satellites carry instruments to monitor ocean color, wind speed, sea surface temperature, and other metrics. Oceansat-3 is planned for 2012-13 to continue these ocean observations. Data from the Oceansat satellites are used for applications like fisheries monitoring, cyclone forecasting, climate research, and assessing water quality.
SPOT satellites provide medium to high resolution images of Earth's surface. There have been four SPOT satellites launched since 1986, each carrying multi-spectral and panchromatic sensors. SPOT satellites orbit at an altitude of 822km, with scenes sizes of 60km by 60km or 60km by 80km. Imaging is performed in three spectral bands - green, red, and near infrared - which can be combined to produce color composite images with 20m resolution. Receiving stations in Toulouse, France and Kiruna, Sweden download telemetry from the satellites.
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The document discusses new capabilities for nighttime satellite remote sensing that will be enabled by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) sensor on the Joint Polar Satellite System. The DNB will allow detection of low levels of visible light, enabling observations of clouds, aerosols, snow cover and other environmental parameters at night. It provides examples of potential multi-spectral applications using the DNB, including lunar reflection methods, detection of clouds, fires, dust, and city lights. The high resolution nighttime data from DNB presents opportunities to augment existing environmental data records.
Remote sensing and GIS are useful tools for civil engineering projects. The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses 24 satellites that orbit the earth to provide location and time information to GPS receivers. It has three segments: space (satellites), control (monitoring stations), and user (receivers). GPS works by precisely measuring the time it takes signals from multiple satellites to reach a receiver, allowing the device to triangulate its position. Its applications include navigation, mapping, precision agriculture, and more. Other global satellite systems include GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and future systems like Compass.
Remote sensing platforms can be satellites or aircraft that carry sensors to record wavelengths of energy reflected or emitted from the Earth's surface. Common satellite platforms include Landsat and SPOT, which have multispectral sensors that image the surface at spatial resolutions from 5-80 meters. Satellite orbits vary depending on the purpose, and include low Earth, sun-synchronous, and geostationary orbits. Near-polar orbiting satellites have orbits that cross the poles and combine with the Earth's rotation to provide global coverage over time. Remote sensing provides valuable data for applications in civil engineering and other fields.
This document provides an introduction to thermal remote sensing. It discusses the principles, including that thermal remote sensing measures electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region. It describes common thermal sensors like those used on Landsat and how thermal data can be used for applications like detecting surface temperatures, fires, drought monitoring, and more. Thermal remote sensing principles are explained, including the relationship between temperature and emitted radiation, and how emissivity of different materials affects thermal signatures.
Hyperspectral remote sensing uses narrow, contiguous bands across the electromagnetic spectrum to characterize vegetation. It is useful for studying species composition, crop/vegetation type, biophysical properties like leaf area index and biomass, biochemical properties like chlorophyll and moisture, and stress factors. Hyperspectral data comes from airborne, ground, and spaceborne sensors, with spaceborne providing global continuous coverage but at lower spatial resolution than airborne sensors. Hyperspectral data cubes contain hundreds of bands providing detailed spectral signatures to distinguish vegetation.
The document provides an overview of thermal remote sensing. It discusses key concepts like the thermal infrared spectrum, atmospheric windows and absorption bands, fundamental radiation laws, thermal data acquisition using sensors, and applications in mapping forest fires, urban heat islands, volcanoes, and military purposes. Thermal remote sensing allows measuring the true temperature of objects and detecting features not visible in optical remote sensing. It has advantages like temperature measurement but maintaining sensors at low temperatures can be challenging.
The document provides an overview of remote sensing techniques used in civil engineering projects. It discusses (1) the electromagnetic spectrum used for remote sensing, including microwave and radar bands; (2) active and passive microwave sensing methods such as SAR; and (3) applications like flood mapping, soil moisture monitoring, and landslide prediction. The document is a useful primer on how remote sensing and GIS technologies can support infrastructure and environmental monitoring.
This document discusses satellite remote sensing. It provides details on different types of remote sensing satellites including Landsat, MODIS, SPOT, IRS series, and IKONOS. It also describes various sensors used in remote sensing such as MSS, TM, HRV, LISS, PAN, and WiFS. The document discusses the basic principles, components, and applications of remote sensing from satellites for land resources survey, environmental monitoring, and other purposes.
The document discusses the history and applications of microwave remote sensing. It began with US military research after World War II and studies by NASA in the 1960s to use microwave technology for earth observation. Key developments included airborne and spaceborne sensors to measure surface scattering properties and models to explain microwave interactions with natural targets. Current applications of microwave remote sensing include weather monitoring, navigation, imaging, and mapping for both civilian and military uses.
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This document discusses the Landsat program and free distribution of Landsat data. It provides details on the large Landsat data archive containing over 2 million scenes. In 2008, the USGS announced that any Landsat scene selected would be processed and distributed free of charge. This led to a large increase in data distribution, from a previous maximum of 20,000 scenes per year to over 1 million free scenes distributed in the first year. The upcoming Landsat Data Continuity Mission launching in 2012 will continue free global data collection and distribution.
This document provides an introduction to satellite remote sensing. It discusses key topics such as the definition of remote sensing, the stages of remote sensing including energy sources, sensors, and data interpretation. It also covers different types of remote sensing based on platform, orbital characteristics, energy sources, components, and spectral characteristics. Different sensors, image resolution, electromagnetic radiation properties, and interactions with the atmosphere and earth surface are described. The history and development of remote sensing techniques are briefly mentioned. In summary, the document provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and components of remote sensing from multiple perspectives.
The document proposes an extremely large swarm of picosatellites for Earth sensing and remote sensing of water-related phenomena. The swarm would consist of 1,000-100,000 picosatellites in a 100 km diameter constellation in geostationary orbit. Each picosatellite would be 20-200 grams and together they would function as a sparse phased array antenna for microwave radiometry. The picosatellite positions would be tracked and their transmission phases controlled to focus the antenna beam and achieve high-resolution sensing from GEO orbit. Initial analyses show this active illumination system could provide much higher resolution and more frequent coverage than current and planned Earth observation missions.
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Hyperspectral remote sensing uses sensors that collect data across a wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths, with more than 100 contiguous bands that provide detailed spectral signatures. This allows identification of subtle mineral and material differences that can indicate oil and gas deposits. Seeps at the surface cause alterations detectable by hyperspectral analysis, like calcite, pyrite and clay changes. A Hydrocarbon Index highlights absorption peaks related to hydrocarbons. Classification algorithms like Spectral Angle Mapper can map hydrocarbon-bearing zones by comparing spectra to known samples. Soil tonal anomalies from bleaching or iron/clay changes also indicate subsurface structures and seepage areas for exploration.
This document provides an overview of thermal remote sensing. It begins with an introduction to remote sensing and defines thermal remote sensing as measuring electromagnetic radiation in the thermal infrared region. It describes the atmospheric windows and fundamental radiation laws governing thermal remote sensing. Applications discussed include surface temperature detection, fire detection, and volcano monitoring. The document concludes with the advantages of being able to detect true temperatures and limitations such as difficulty maintaining sensor temperatures.
The document discusses radar remote sensing. It begins by defining radar as radio detection and ranging, where distances are inferred from the time elapsed between signal transmission and reception of the returned signal. It describes two main types of radar: non-imaging radar such as Doppler radar for speed detection, and imaging radar which provides high spatial resolution images. Key applications of non-imaging radar mentioned are traffic radar and satellite altimeters, while side-looking airborne radar is used for imaging. The document also discusses various radar imaging concepts such as range and azimuth resolution, backscatter, polarization, shadowing and layover effects.
This document provides an overview of remote sensing. It defines remote sensing as acquiring information about an object without physical contact. The history of remote sensing is outlined from early uses of photography from balloons and planes to modern satellite systems. The key principles of remote sensing are described, including the electromagnetic spectrum, energy sources, atmospheric interactions, and how radiation is absorbed, transmitted or reflected when interacting with targets. Remote sensing applications and different sensor types are also mentioned.
Remote sensing is the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance using aircraft or satellites. It involves the acquisition of imagery and geospatial data through the analysis of electromagnetic radiation emitted or reflected from objects such as the Earth's surface. Some key advantages of remote sensing include its ability to provide cost-effective data collection over large or inaccessible areas and to monitor changes over time. Common applications include land use mapping, agriculture, forestry, geology and natural disaster monitoring.
A油multispectral image油is one that captures image data from two or more ranges of frequencies along the spectrum, such as visible light and infrared energy.
In multispectral images, the same spatial region is captured multiple times using different imaging modalities.
Remote sensing involves obtaining information about objects without physical contact using sensors. It collects data about Earth's surfaces through various sensors not in direct contact with the surfaces. The medium of transmission is Earth's atmosphere. The history of remote sensing includes early methods like balloon and kite photography in the 1800s-1900s and use of aircraft in World Wars I and II. Key components of remote sensing processes are the energy source, atmosphere, target interaction, sensor recording, data transmission and processing, and analysis and application. Sensors have resolutions including spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric. Examples of satellite platforms include Landsat, MODIS, and IKONOS. Common satellite types are geostationary, polar-orbiting
This document provides an overview of ocean monitoring satellites operated by ISRO. It discusses Oceansat-1, launched in 1999, and Oceansat-2, launched in 2009. Both satellites carry instruments to monitor ocean color, wind speed, sea surface temperature, and other metrics. Oceansat-3 is planned for 2012-13 to continue these ocean observations. Data from the Oceansat satellites are used for applications like fisheries monitoring, cyclone forecasting, climate research, and assessing water quality.
SPOT satellites provide medium to high resolution images of Earth's surface. There have been four SPOT satellites launched since 1986, each carrying multi-spectral and panchromatic sensors. SPOT satellites orbit at an altitude of 822km, with scenes sizes of 60km by 60km or 60km by 80km. Imaging is performed in three spectral bands - green, red, and near infrared - which can be combined to produce color composite images with 20m resolution. Receiving stations in Toulouse, France and Kiruna, Sweden download telemetry from the satellites.
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The document discusses new capabilities for nighttime satellite remote sensing that will be enabled by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) sensor on the Joint Polar Satellite System. The DNB will allow detection of low levels of visible light, enabling observations of clouds, aerosols, snow cover and other environmental parameters at night. It provides examples of potential multi-spectral applications using the DNB, including lunar reflection methods, detection of clouds, fires, dust, and city lights. The high resolution nighttime data from DNB presents opportunities to augment existing environmental data records.
Remote sensing and GIS are useful tools for civil engineering projects. The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses 24 satellites that orbit the earth to provide location and time information to GPS receivers. It has three segments: space (satellites), control (monitoring stations), and user (receivers). GPS works by precisely measuring the time it takes signals from multiple satellites to reach a receiver, allowing the device to triangulate its position. Its applications include navigation, mapping, precision agriculture, and more. Other global satellite systems include GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and future systems like Compass.
Remote sensing platforms can be satellites or aircraft that carry sensors to record wavelengths of energy reflected or emitted from the Earth's surface. Common satellite platforms include Landsat and SPOT, which have multispectral sensors that image the surface at spatial resolutions from 5-80 meters. Satellite orbits vary depending on the purpose, and include low Earth, sun-synchronous, and geostationary orbits. Near-polar orbiting satellites have orbits that cross the poles and combine with the Earth's rotation to provide global coverage over time. Remote sensing provides valuable data for applications in civil engineering and other fields.
This document provides an introduction to thermal remote sensing. It discusses the principles, including that thermal remote sensing measures electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region. It describes common thermal sensors like those used on Landsat and how thermal data can be used for applications like detecting surface temperatures, fires, drought monitoring, and more. Thermal remote sensing principles are explained, including the relationship between temperature and emitted radiation, and how emissivity of different materials affects thermal signatures.
Hyperspectral remote sensing uses narrow, contiguous bands across the electromagnetic spectrum to characterize vegetation. It is useful for studying species composition, crop/vegetation type, biophysical properties like leaf area index and biomass, biochemical properties like chlorophyll and moisture, and stress factors. Hyperspectral data comes from airborne, ground, and spaceborne sensors, with spaceborne providing global continuous coverage but at lower spatial resolution than airborne sensors. Hyperspectral data cubes contain hundreds of bands providing detailed spectral signatures to distinguish vegetation.
The document provides an overview of thermal remote sensing. It discusses key concepts like the thermal infrared spectrum, atmospheric windows and absorption bands, fundamental radiation laws, thermal data acquisition using sensors, and applications in mapping forest fires, urban heat islands, volcanoes, and military purposes. Thermal remote sensing allows measuring the true temperature of objects and detecting features not visible in optical remote sensing. It has advantages like temperature measurement but maintaining sensors at low temperatures can be challenging.
The document provides an overview of remote sensing techniques used in civil engineering projects. It discusses (1) the electromagnetic spectrum used for remote sensing, including microwave and radar bands; (2) active and passive microwave sensing methods such as SAR; and (3) applications like flood mapping, soil moisture monitoring, and landslide prediction. The document is a useful primer on how remote sensing and GIS technologies can support infrastructure and environmental monitoring.
This document discusses satellite remote sensing. It provides details on different types of remote sensing satellites including Landsat, MODIS, SPOT, IRS series, and IKONOS. It also describes various sensors used in remote sensing such as MSS, TM, HRV, LISS, PAN, and WiFS. The document discusses the basic principles, components, and applications of remote sensing from satellites for land resources survey, environmental monitoring, and other purposes.
The document discusses the history and applications of microwave remote sensing. It began with US military research after World War II and studies by NASA in the 1960s to use microwave technology for earth observation. Key developments included airborne and spaceborne sensors to measure surface scattering properties and models to explain microwave interactions with natural targets. Current applications of microwave remote sensing include weather monitoring, navigation, imaging, and mapping for both civilian and military uses.
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This document discusses the Landsat program and free distribution of Landsat data. It provides details on the large Landsat data archive containing over 2 million scenes. In 2008, the USGS announced that any Landsat scene selected would be processed and distributed free of charge. This led to a large increase in data distribution, from a previous maximum of 20,000 scenes per year to over 1 million free scenes distributed in the first year. The upcoming Landsat Data Continuity Mission launching in 2012 will continue free global data collection and distribution.
This document provides an introduction to satellite remote sensing. It discusses key topics such as the definition of remote sensing, the stages of remote sensing including energy sources, sensors, and data interpretation. It also covers different types of remote sensing based on platform, orbital characteristics, energy sources, components, and spectral characteristics. Different sensors, image resolution, electromagnetic radiation properties, and interactions with the atmosphere and earth surface are described. The history and development of remote sensing techniques are briefly mentioned. In summary, the document provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and components of remote sensing from multiple perspectives.
The document proposes an extremely large swarm of picosatellites for Earth sensing and remote sensing of water-related phenomena. The swarm would consist of 1,000-100,000 picosatellites in a 100 km diameter constellation in geostationary orbit. Each picosatellite would be 20-200 grams and together they would function as a sparse phased array antenna for microwave radiometry. The picosatellite positions would be tracked and their transmission phases controlled to focus the antenna beam and achieve high-resolution sensing from GEO orbit. Initial analyses show this active illumination system could provide much higher resolution and more frequent coverage than current and planned Earth observation missions.
Hyperspectral remote sensing for oil explorationJayanth Joshua
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Hyperspectral remote sensing uses sensors that collect data across a wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths, with more than 100 contiguous bands that provide detailed spectral signatures. This allows identification of subtle mineral and material differences that can indicate oil and gas deposits. Seeps at the surface cause alterations detectable by hyperspectral analysis, like calcite, pyrite and clay changes. A Hydrocarbon Index highlights absorption peaks related to hydrocarbons. Classification algorithms like Spectral Angle Mapper can map hydrocarbon-bearing zones by comparing spectra to known samples. Soil tonal anomalies from bleaching or iron/clay changes also indicate subsurface structures and seepage areas for exploration.
This document provides an overview of thermal remote sensing. It begins with an introduction to remote sensing and defines thermal remote sensing as measuring electromagnetic radiation in the thermal infrared region. It describes the atmospheric windows and fundamental radiation laws governing thermal remote sensing. Applications discussed include surface temperature detection, fire detection, and volcano monitoring. The document concludes with the advantages of being able to detect true temperatures and limitations such as difficulty maintaining sensor temperatures.
The document discusses radar remote sensing. It begins by defining radar as radio detection and ranging, where distances are inferred from the time elapsed between signal transmission and reception of the returned signal. It describes two main types of radar: non-imaging radar such as Doppler radar for speed detection, and imaging radar which provides high spatial resolution images. Key applications of non-imaging radar mentioned are traffic radar and satellite altimeters, while side-looking airborne radar is used for imaging. The document also discusses various radar imaging concepts such as range and azimuth resolution, backscatter, polarization, shadowing and layover effects.
This document provides an overview of remote sensing. It defines remote sensing as acquiring information about an object without physical contact. The history of remote sensing is outlined from early uses of photography from balloons and planes to modern satellite systems. The key principles of remote sensing are described, including the electromagnetic spectrum, energy sources, atmospheric interactions, and how radiation is absorbed, transmitted or reflected when interacting with targets. Remote sensing applications and different sensor types are also mentioned.
Remote sensing is the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance using aircraft or satellites. It involves the acquisition of imagery and geospatial data through the analysis of electromagnetic radiation emitted or reflected from objects such as the Earth's surface. Some key advantages of remote sensing include its ability to provide cost-effective data collection over large or inaccessible areas and to monitor changes over time. Common applications include land use mapping, agriculture, forestry, geology and natural disaster monitoring.
The document describes several types of satellite imagery including SPOT, Landsat, and IKONOS. SPOT satellites provide panchromatic and multispectral imagery at 10m and 20m resolution respectively. Landsat satellites have provided MSS and TM sensors, with TM offering improved resolution and additional bands. Landsat 7 uses an ETM+ sensor with bands from 15-60m resolution. IKONOS provides very high resolution 1m panchromatic and 4m multispectral imagery.
Satellite sensors capture reflected electromagnetic radiation from Earth's surface features in different spectral bands. The reflectance values are converted to digital numbers representing pixel values. As the satellite moves forward, the sensors take snapshots called instantaneous fields of view of the surface. Each satellite system has limitations in spectral, spatial, temporal and radiometric resolution. Landsat and SPOT satellites are described in terms of their sensor systems and characteristics.
Remote sensing involves obtaining information about objects without physical contact. It works by sensing and recording electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from targets. The key components are an energy source, sensor, platforms, and data analysis to extract information. Sensors can be optical, thermal, or microwave. Platforms include satellites, aircraft, and ground bases. Applications of remote sensing include agriculture, forestry, geology, hydrology, urban planning, and national security.
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This document provides information about different types of satellite orbits and sensors. It discusses polar orbits, geostationary orbits, and examples of weather satellites like METEOSAT, NOAA, and GOES that use these orbit types. It also describes imaging sensors on these satellites and their specifications. Sensors on other platforms like Landsat, SPOT, ERS, and Radarsat are outlined along with their characteristics and applications. Scanning techniques for collecting multispectral data like across-track and along-track scanning are defined.
This document discusses several remote sensing platforms and satellites used for earth observation. It provides information on satellites such as Landsat, SPOT, Ikonos, RADARSAT, as well as international observation programs from agencies such as ESA, ISRO, and JAXA. The document outlines technical specifications including sensors, spectral bands, spatial resolutions, orbits, and coverage areas of the different systems.
The document discusses various remote sensing platforms and Earth observing satellites. It provides information on the characteristics and sensors of satellites operated by different space agencies including Landsat, SPOT, Ikonos, GOES, Meteosat, RADARSAT, IRS series from India, JERS-1 and ADEOS from Japan, and ESA satellites. The document contains detailed tables summarizing the technical specifications of these satellites and their instruments.
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The document discusses several remote sensing platforms and satellites used for earth observation. It provides details on the characteristics and sensors of Landsat, SPOT, Ikonos, RADARSAT, GOES, Meteosat, IRS and Japanese satellites. These satellites collect multi-spectral imagery for applications like land use mapping, environmental monitoring, disaster management and resource exploration. The document compares the spectral bands, resolutions, coverage and revisit times of the different missions.
Natural sensing uses electromagnetic radiation to obtain information about objects without physical contact. It involves sensing, analysis, and extracting knowledge. Remote sensing uses various sensors on different platforms to collect data across the electromagnetic spectrum. The key components are the target area, sensor, interpretation/analysis, energy source, atmosphere, and receivers. Sensors can be passive (depending on external energy) or active (with their own energy source) and operate on different platforms like ground, airborne, or spaceborne. The data has applications in agriculture, forestry, geology, hydrology, urban planning, and more.
Remote sensing is a method of obtaining information about an object without physical contact. It involves capturing electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from the Earth's surface using sensors on satellites or aircraft. Satellites provide global coverage and allow monitoring of large areas over time. Data from remote sensing is used for applications like monitoring weather, climate change, agriculture, forestry, geology and more. It provides valuable data efficiently but requires expert analysis and may lack detail.
Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about objects through analysis of sensor data without physical contact. Electromagnetic radiation is used for remote sensing and propagates as waves through the electromagnetic spectrum. Platforms for remote sensing include ground, aerial, and space-based sensors. Spaceborne sensors on satellites provide large area coverage at regular intervals. Common satellite sensors discussed are Cartosat, RISAT, MODIS, and ASTER.
This document provides an overview of remote sensing. It defines remote sensing as acquiring information about the Earth's surface without physical contact using sensors. It discusses various remote sensing platforms, data sources, processes, applications, organizations, and history. The key applications of remote sensing mentioned are land use mapping, agriculture, forestry, water management, and environmental monitoring. Satellite images are provided as examples to illustrate monitoring of deforestation and flood damage assessment.
Remote sensing involves collecting information about objects or areas from a distance without making direct contact. It works by sensing and recording reflected or emitted energy and processing, analyzing data. Key points are that it obtains data through passive sensors that sense sunlight reflected by Earth or active sensors like radar that emit and sense their own radiation. Platforms can be ground, airborne or spaceborne. Spaceborne platforms are in either geostationary or polar orbits. [/SUMMARY]
This document summarizes a seminar on the application of lasers for satellite remote sensing. It begins with an introduction to lasers, including their basic scientific principles and construction. It then discusses the principle of laser action and applications of lasers in various fields such as industrial, medical, commercial, and military uses. The document also provides an introduction to satellites, including their motion, orbits, categories, and history of satellite communication. Finally, it defines remote sensing and discusses its applications in fields like meteorology, oceanography, geology, agriculture, and military uses. The document concludes that lasers are well-suited as an energetic source on satellites for nighttime remote sensing using active sensors.
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This document summarizes a study that evaluated the accuracy of GPS and automatic level instruments for topographic surveying. The study collected elevation data using both instruments at points in a study area in Iraq. The data was input into GIS software to create contour maps and digital elevation models (DEMs) from each dataset. The accuracy of the DEMs was then evaluated and compared. The results showed the effect that the source data, DEM resolution, and ground control point distribution had on accuracy. This allowed the study to assess the relative accuracy and effectiveness of GPS versus automatic leveling for topographic data collection and DEM generation.
1) Researchers produced a digital land use map of Samawah City, Iraq from satellite imagery using GIS software.
2) They divided the city into sectors and zones, surveyed the area, and overlaid map features onto satellite images to create vector data layers.
3) The final map consisted of 17 thematic layers such as housing, industry, recreation, and transportation. It provided an updated and more accurate representation of land use than previous paper maps.
This document summarizes a study that used remote sensing and GIS techniques to produce a digital land use map of the Technical Institute of Anbar in Iraq. Satellite imagery and attribute data were collected and digitized in ArcGIS to create vector data layers representing land use classes. The final digital map identified destroyed buildings, service buildings, green areas, sports facilities, and unused land. It found that 20% of the institute's area contained structures while 80% was unused land. The digital map and geographic database produced can serve as a basis for future studies of the Technical Institute of Anbar.
Geostationary satellites orbit Earth at an altitude of about 35,786 km, which allows them to remain fixed over the same location on Earth. This makes them useful for weather observation and communication services, as ground-based antennas do not need to track the satellite's movement. While geostationary satellites provide continuous coverage for about 40% of Earth's surface, their high orbit results in longer signal delays compared to lower-altitude satellites. Around 300 geostationary satellites currently operate around the world.
This document discusses methods for estimating soil moisture content. It defines soil moisture as the water held in the spaces between soil particles, particularly in the top 200 cm that is available to plants. There are direct methods that measure the moisture content through gravimetric techniques like oven drying samples, and volumetric methods using bulk density. Indirect methods measure water potential or tension, including tensiometers, gypsum blocks, and neutron probes. Remote sensing techniques estimate soil moisture from visible/infrared reflectance, thermal infrared surface temperature, and passive/active microwave emissions and backscattering related to dielectric properties.
This document provides an overview of remote sensing including:
1. The history of remote sensing from early aerial photography to modern satellite systems.
2. The principles of electromagnetic radiation and how different sensors capture radiation in various parts of the spectrum to analyze objects.
3. The various types of remote sensing platforms, sensors, and data products including satellites, spectral resolution, spatial resolution, temporal resolution, and applications like land cover mapping.
This document provides an overview of remote sensing including:
1. The history of remote sensing from early aerial photography to modern satellite systems.
2. The principles of electromagnetic radiation and how different sensors capture radiation in various parts of the spectrum to analyze objects.
3. The various types of remote sensing platforms, sensors, and resolutions including spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric and how they provide information.
4. Common applications of remote sensing like land use mapping, change detection, environmental monitoring, and more.
A level is an instrument used to determine differences in elevation between points. It consists of a telescope to provide a horizontal line of sight and a level tube to ensure the line of sight is level. Readings from a staff held at points allow the elevation of points to be calculated relative to a known benchmark. Leveling loops are closed to check for errors by comparing the sum of backsight and foresight readings to the expected elevation difference between start and end points.
A level is an instrument used to determine differences in elevation between points. It consists of a telescope to provide a horizontal line of sight and a level tube to ensure the line of sight remains level. Readings from a staff held at points of known and unknown elevation allow the differences in elevation to be calculated. The level must be calibrated and adjusted to ensure accurate readings. Closing a level loop by returning to the starting point allows the accuracy of readings to be checked.
1. Outline
1. Definition
2. History of remote sensing
3. Principles of radiation
4. Radiation-target interaction
5. Spectral signatures
6. Resolution
7. Satellite orbits
8. Applications
2. Remote Sensing
Definition
Science and art of obtaining information about an object, area or
phenomenon through an analysis of data acquired by a device
that is not in direct contact with the area, object or phenomenon
under investigation.
Lillesand, Thomas M. and Ralph W. Kiefer, Remote Sensing and Image
Interpretation John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1979, p. 1
What are some common examples of remote sensors?
12. Remote Sensing
Four Fundamental Properties For Design
Image depends on the wavelength response of the sensing
instrument (radiometric and spectral resolution) and the emission or
reflection spectra of the target (the signal).
- Radiometric resolution
- Spectral resolution
Image depends on the size of objects (spatial resolution) that can
be discerned
- Spatial resolution
Knowledge of the changes in the target depends on how often
(temporal resolution) the target is observed
- Temporal resolution
13. Radiation - Target Interactions
Spectral response depends on target
Leaves reflect green and near IR
Water reflects at lower end of visible
range
Incide nt
R a dia tio n
R e fle cte d
A bs o rbe d
T ra ns m itte d
14. Radiometric Resolution
Number of Shades
or brightness levels at
a given wavelength
Smallest change in
intensity level that can
be detected by the
sensing system
19. Example: Black and
white image
- Single sensing device
- Intensity is sum of
intensity of all
visible wavelengths
Can you tell the color of the
platform top?
How about her sash?
Spectral Resolution
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Black &
White
Images
Blue + Green +
Red
20. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example: Color image
- Color images need
least three sensing
devices, e.g., red, green,
and blue; RGB
Using increased spectral
resolution (three sensing
wavelengths) adds
information
In this case by sensing
RGB can combine to
get full color rendition
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Color
Images
Blue Green
Red
21. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used a blue only sensitive film?
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used a green only sensitive film?
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used a red only sensitive film?
22. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example
- Blue only sensitive film
- Green only sensitive film
- Red only sensitive film
23. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used near and middle
infrared sensitive film?
24. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used a thermal infrared
sensitive film?
Blinded in the darkness, he extended his arms, felt around for obstacles, both
to avoid and to hide behind. The men wearing infrared monocular night-vision
units, the lenses strapped against their eyes by means of a head harness and
helmet mount, were doubtless also carrying handguns. The others had rifles
fitted with advanced infrared weapon sights. Both allowed the user to see in
total darkness by detecting the differentials in thermal patterns given off by
animate and inanimate objects.
Ludlum, Robert, 2000: The Prometheus Deception, p. 96.
25. Spectral Resolution (Cont)
Example (Cont)
- What do you believe the
image would look like if you
used a thermal infrared
sensitive film?
26. Heat - Energy Transfer
Example - Thermal infrared view
Note warmer objects are brighter
29. Satellite Orbit Determines...
what part of the globe can be viewed.
the size of the field of view.
how often the satellite can revisit the
same place.
the length of time the satellite is on the
sunny side of the planet.
30. Types of Orbits
Lower Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Orbit at 500 - 3,000 km above the Earth (definition varies)
- Used for reconnaissance, localized weather and imaging
of natural resources.
- Space shuttle can launch and retrieve satellites in this orbit
- Now coming into use for personal voice and data
communications
- Weather satellites
> Polar orbit - Note, as the satellite orbits, the Earth is turning
underneath. Current NOAA satellites orbit about 700 - 850 km
above Earths surface
> Orbital period about every 98 - 102 min
Satellite Observations
31. Types of Orbits (Cont)
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Orbit at 3,000 - 30,000 km (definition varies)
- Typically in polar or inclined orbit
- Used for navigation, remote sensing,
weather monitoring, and sometimes
communications
> GPS (Global Position System) satellites
24-27 GPS satellites (21+ active, 3+
spare) are in orbit at 20,000 km
(about 10,600 miles) above the Earth;
placed into six different orbital planes,
with four satellites in each plane
One pass about every 12 h
Satellite Observations
32. Types of Orbits (Cont)
Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEO)
- Typically pass low (1,000 km) over
the southern regions, then loop high
over the northern regions
- One pass every 4 to 12 h
- Used in communications to provide
coverage of the higher latitudes and
the polar regions
Satellite Observations
33. Types of Orbits (Cont)
Geosynchronous
- Orbital period of 1 day, i.e., satellite stays over the same spot on the
Earth
- Orbital radius is 42,164 km or 35,786 km above the Earths surface
at the Equator where the Earths radius is 6.378 * 106
m
- Used for many communication satellites;
> Cover a country like Australia
> Dont require complex tracking dishes to receive the signals;
Note: satellite stay stationary relative to Earth
Satellite Observations
35. Applications of Remote Sensing
Images serve as base maps
Observe or measure properties or conditions
of the land, oceans, and atmosphere
Map spatial distribution of features
Record spatial changes
45. GOES and MODIS Spatial and
Temporal Resolution
GOES sounder temporal resolution every hour; spatial resolution
(10 km)
MODIS instrument on the polar orbiting platforms - up to four
passes a day, two daytime and two nighttime; spatial resolution
(1 km)
AQUA MODIS 24 JAN 2004 GOES LST 2 AM CST
46. GOES and MODIS Spectral Resolution
MODIS observes 36 separate frequencies of
radiation, ranging from visible to infrared. GOES
detects only five frequencies.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/09jan_sport.htm
47. Land Surface Temperature (LST)
Comparison
Dry Period
June 25-July 3, 2004
July 25-August 3, 2004
Wet Period
June 26-July 3, 2005
July 23-31, 2005
48. LST Products
MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity
Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid (MOD11A1)
Data Set Characteristics
Area = ~ 1100 x 1100 km Image Dimensions = 2 (1200 x 1200 row/column)
Average File Size = 24 MB
Resolution = 1 kilometer (actual 0.93 km)
Projection = Sinusoidal
Land Surface Temperature (LST) Data Type =16-bit Unsigned Integer
Emissivity Data Type = 8-bit Unsigned Integer
Data Format = HDF-EOS
Science Data Sets (SDS) = 12
The MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km
SIN Grid product, MOD11A1, is a gridded version of the level-2 daily LST
product. It is generated by projecting MOD11_L2 pixels to Earth locations on a
sinusoidal mapping grid.
49. MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/
Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid
SDS Units Data
Type-bit
Fill
Value
Valid
Range
Multiply
By Scale
Factor
Add
Additional
Offset
Daily daytime
1 km grid Land-
Surface
Temperature
Kelvin 16-bit
unsigned
integer
0 7500-
65535
0.0200 na
Daily nighttime
1 km grid Land-
Surface
Temperature
Kelvin 16-bit
unsigned
integer
0 7500-
65535
0.0200
50. Land Cover Products
MODIS/Terra Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 1 km
SIN Grid
Version VOO4
The MOD12 classification schemes are multitemporal classes describing land
cover properties as observed during the year (12 months of input data).
These classes are distinguished with a supervised decision tree classification
method
51. LEGEND MOD12Q1 Land Cover Type 5
Land Cover Class
Fill Value 255
Water 0
Evergreen needleleaf trees 1
Evergreen broadleaf trees 2
Deciduous needleleaf trees 3
Deciduous broadleaf trees 4
Shrub 5
Grass 6
Cereal crop 7
Broadleaf crop 8
Urban and built up 9
Snow and ice 10
Barren or sparse vegetation 11