附註:One CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Basics of Remote Sensing -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Historic overview -- 1.3 Concepts of Remote Sensing -- 1.3.1 Sources of electromagnetic radiation -- 1.3.2 The atmosphere -- 1.3.3 Object -- radiation interaction -- 1.3.4 Sensors -- 1.3.5 Transmission, reception and (pre- )processing -- 1.3.6 Image analysis and interpretation -- 1.3.7 The final product -- 1.4 The chapters in this book -- 2 Spatial Variability, Mapping Methods, Image Analysis and Pixels -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Spatial variability in landscapes -- 2.2.1 Spatial variation -- 2.2.2 Hierarchical mapping approaches -- 2.2.3 Spectral properties of vegetation -- 2.3 Registration of spatial information by Remote Sensing sensors -- 2.4 Statistical models for Remote Sensing data -- 2.5 The spatial and spectral classifier -- 2.6 Conclusions -- 3 Sub-Pixel Methods in Remote Sensing -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mixed pixels -- 3.3 Estimating sub-pixel class composition -- 3.3.1 Spectral unmixing -- 3.3.2 Soft classification -- 3.4 Current research topics -- 3.5 Conclusions -- 4 Resolution Manipulation and Sub-Pixel Mapping -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Scale in Remote Sensing -- 4.2.1 Defining scale -- 4.2.2 Scales of measurement -- 4.2.3 Scales of spatial variation -- 4.3 Geostatistics -- 4.3.1 The RF model -- 4.3.2 Variogram estimation and modelling -- 4.3.3 Interpreting the modelled variogram -- 4.3.4 Regularizing the variogram model -- 4.3.5 Kriging -- 4.4 Changing the scale of measurement -- 4.4.1 Upscaling -- 4.4.2 Downscaling -- 4.5 Discussion -- 4.5.1 Applications -- 4.5.2 Issues of generalization and accuracy -- 4.5.3 Error and the PSF -- 4.5.4 Future research -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Multiscale Object-Specific Analysis (MOSA): An Integrative Approach for Multiscale Landscape Analysis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.2.1 Remote Sensing dataset -- 5.2.2 MOSA description -- 5.3 Results -- 5.4 Discussion -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 Var
摘要:"The book is meant for professionals, PhD students and graduates who use remote sensing image analysis, image interpretation and image classification in their work related to disciplines such as geography, geology, botany, ecology, forestry, cartography, soil science, engineering and urban and regional planning."--Jacket.
