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Satellites provide a superb vantage point for viewing our world. This is done through the technology of remote sensing, or collecting information at a distance. Remote sensing is done by the gathering and analysis of electromagnetic (EM) energy, and by analyzing the interaction of such energy with a target such as the surface of Earth. This can be done from a variety of orbits and can provide many different types of useful information in a disaster.
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Madry, S. (2015). Space Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Disaster Applications. In: Space Systems for Disaster Warning, Response, and Recovery. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1513-2_5
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