Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources

Verbyla\, David L.

• CONTENTS: Preface. Satellite Images: Raster Image Data. Remote Sensing Detectors. Scanning Systems. Image Scale and Resolution. Major Satellite Systems Used in Natural Resources Management. Problems. Additional Readings. Image Processing Systems: Computer Fundamentals. Display of Panchromatic Images. Contrast Enhancements. Display of Color Images. Image Magnification and Reduction. Problems. Additional Readings. Spectral Regions: Introduction. Spectral Regions. Vegetation Spectral Relationships. Water Spectral Relationships. Soil Spectral Relationships. Snow and Cloud Spectral Relationships. Thermal Remote Sensing. Potential Problems. Problems. Literature Cited. Additional Readings. Radiometric Corrections: Detector Errors. Correction for Atmospheric Scattering. Problems. Literature Cited. Additional Readings. Geometric Corrections: Map Projections. Map Coordinate Systems. National Map Accuracy Standards. Selection of Ground Control Points. Image Rectification Models. Pixel Resampling Methods. Ordering Rectified Data. Problems. Additional Readings. Unsupervised Classification: Introduction. Histogram-Based Unsupervised Classification. Sequential Clustering. Isodata Clustering. Grouping of Spectral Classes. Problems. Additional Readings. Supervised Classification: Introduction. Training Fields. Basic Classifiers. Problems. Additional Readings. Accuracy Assessment: Introduction. The Error Matrix. Collection of Reference Data. Problems. Additional Readings. Appendix: Solutions to Even-Numbered Problems. Index.