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Remote sensing

The process of using aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans by means of propagated signals.

Contributors in Remote sensing

Remote sensing

Contrast stretching

Earth science; Remote sensing

Expanding a measured range of digital numbers in an image to a larger range, to improve the contrast of the image and its component parts.

Atmospheric window

Earth science; Remote sensing

Wavelength interval within which the atmosphere readily transmits electromagnetic radiation.

Backscatter coefficient

Earth science; Remote sensing

A quantitative measure of the intensity of energy returned to a radar antenna from the terrain.

Infrared region (IR)

Earth science; Remote sensing

Infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes wavelengths from 0. 7m to 1 mm.

Air base

Earth science; Remote sensing

Ground distance between optical centres of successive overlapping aerial photographs.

Surface phenomenon

Earth science; Remote sensing

Interaction between electromagnetic radiation and the surface of a material.

Aperture

Earth science; Remote sensing

Opening in a remote sensing system that admits electromagnetic radiation to the film in radar systems.

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