Remote sensing

introduction

Karel Martínek

karel.martinek@natur.cuni.cz

karel.martinek@geology.cz

electromagnetic radiation, sensing, images

Remote sensing

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electromagnetic radiation

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interactions with the atmosphere

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scatteringabsorption

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interactions with Earth surface materials

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passive vs. active sensors

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images

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raster image

pixel/cell

DN digital number

(pixel value)

panchromatic vs colour image

sensors

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satellite characteristics

geostationary

near polar orbit

swath

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geostationary

nadir point

revisit period

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spatial resolution (pixel size)

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low resolution =

= large pixel sizehigh resolution =

= small pixel size

spectral resolution

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multispectral images - Landsat

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hyperspectral images

radiometric resolution

2-bit vs. 16-bit image

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revisit period

change analysis

geohazards

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geohazards

airborne imaging

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true color vs. infrared image

high spatial resolution, distortion of image

optical satellite sensors (~ 0,4 – 2,5 microns)

across-track scanners

along-track scanners

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thermal sensing (~ 10 microns)

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warming of surface, re-emission

of radiance

Landsat (Land observation satellite)

MSS – multispectral scanner

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Landsat 7 ETM+, 7 spectral bands between 0.5 and 12.5 µm, NASA

ASTER, 14 spectral bands between 0.5 and 11.7 µm, NASA

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Landsat (Land observation satellite)

TM – thematic mapper; ETM – enhanced thematic mapper

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Landsat (Land observation satellite)

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SPOT (Système Pour l'Observation de la Terre)

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IRS - Indian Remote Sensing

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high spatial resolution satellites (metres – dm)

QuickBird

WorldView

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WorldView

IKONOS

Orbview

Formosat-2

Pleiádes

meteorological sensors

ocean

other

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video

Lidar (LIght Detection And Ranging, cm resolution)

Radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging)

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