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The main goal of Remote Sensing (RS) is the production of maps, mainly thematic but also topographic. Its fundamental characteristics as a source of information for georeferencing are

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Gomarasca, M.A. (2009). Elements of Remote Sensing. In: Basics of Geomatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9014-1_4

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