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Introduction to Remote Sensing

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This chapter explores types of satellites, remote sensing process, sensors, types of remotely sensed images, basics of land cover classification, and remote sensing applications. Under the resolution characteristics of remotely sensed images, spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal resolution are defined and discussed. The land covers and typical spectral reflectance characteristics of land cover classes are also described.

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Jenicka, S. (2021). Introduction to Remote Sensing. In: Land Cover Classification of Remotely Sensed Images. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66595-1_1

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