GIS processing of geocoded satellite data - Williams, Jonathan, 1960- (London ; Springer, 2001)
Machine generated contents note: 1 Geocoding basics-- 1.1 Image geocoding methods-- 1.2 The model-based approach to geocoding-- 1.3 SAR image geocoding-- 1.4 Global Positioning System-- 1.5 Image enhancements -- 1.6 Image mosaics-- 1.7 Image products and processing levels-- References-- 2 Information extraction-- 2.1 Pre-processing and calibration-- 2.2 Multi-spectral classification-- 2.3 Other information extraction algorithms-- 2.4 Thematic information from SAR-- 2.5 Combining SAR and optical imagery -- 2.6 Using multi-temporal information-- References-- 3 Height information from space -- 3.1 Photogrammetry using satellite images-- 3.2 Digital stereo matching-- 3.3 Deriving height information from SAR-- 3.4 DEM validation -- 3.5 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-- 3.6 Applications of DEMs-- References-- 4 Introduction to GIS for Earth Observation-- 4.1 What is a GIS?-- 4.2 Classification using GIS-- 4.3 Modelling with GIS-- 4.4 Presentation of GIS data-- R eferences-- 5 Land applications-- 5.1 A griculture-- 5.2 Forestry-- 5.3 Geological and civil engineering applications-- 5.4 Telecommunications and media-- 5.5 Land applications of GPS-- References-- 6 Oceanographic, atmospheric and cryospheric applications-- 6.1 Oceanographic applications-- 6.2 Meteorological and atmospheric applications-- 6.3 Cryospheric applications-- 6.4 Oceanographic, atmospheric and cryospheric applications of GPS-- References-- 7 Environmental monitoring and population security-- 7.1 Environmental EO missions-- 7.2 Environmental applications-- 7.3 Hazards and natural disasters-- 7.4 Population dynamics and security-- References-- 8 Geomatics-- 8.1 Very High Resolution satellite images-- 8.2 Developments in positioning and navigation-- 8.3 On-line access to geographic databases2/9 -- 8.4 Geomatics case studies284 -- References-- 9 Summary and Conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Cartography -- Remote sensing; Geographic information systems