عنوان

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Resource Management in Developing Countries

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Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Resource Management in Developing Countries

[Book]

edited by Alan S. Belward, Carlos R. Valenzuela.

Dordrecht

Springer Netherlands

1991

(xii, 506 pages)

Euro courses., Remote sensing ;, 1.

1. Principles of Remote Sensing: Electromagnetic Radiation, Reflectance and Emissivity.- 2. Principles of Remote Sensing: Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with the Atmosphere and the Earth.- 3. Spectral Characteristics of Vegetation, Soil and Water in the Visible, Near-infrared and Middle-infrared wavelengths.- 4. Remote Sensing Systems: Sensors and Platforms.- 5. The Processing and Interpretation of Remotely-sensed Satellite Imagery: A Current View.- 6. A Quantitative approach to remote sensing: Sensor calibration and comparison.- 7. The current status of ERS-1 and the role of radar remote sensing for the management of natural resources in developing countries.- 8. Vegetation Canopy Reflectance: Factors of Variation and Application for Agriculture.- 9. Remote Sensing for Vegetation Monitoring on Regional and Global Scales.- 10. Remote Sensing and Agricultural Production Monitoring in Sahelian Countries.- 11. Rainfall Estimation in Africa using Remote Sensing Techniques.- 12 Watershed Degradation - Use of Thermal Data and Vegetation Indices as Indicators of Environmental Changes - Hydrological Implications of Changes in Land Surface Cover.- 13. Remote Sensing for Tropical Forest Monitoring: An Overview.- 14. Basic Principles of Geographic Information Systems.- 15. Computer Systems for Geographic Information Systems.- 16. Data Input and Output.- 17. Spatial Databases.- 18. Data Analysis and Modelling.- 19. Errors in Geographic Information Systems.- 20. Spatial Data Analysis in Raster Based GIS: An Introduction to Geometric Characterization.- 21. An Introduction to Expert Systems in Spatial Data Analysis.- 22. Land Use Model Using a Geographical Information System.- 23. Soil Geographic Database: Structure and application example.- 24. Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing in Land Use and Erosion Studies.- 25. GIS Education and Training.

Based on the Lectures given during the Eurocourse held at the Joint Research Centre Ispra, Italy

Agriculture.

Geography.

Remote sensing.

edited by Alan S. Belward, Carlos R. Valenzuela.

Alan S Belward

Carlos R Valenzuela

[Book]

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