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Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations

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Analog and digital remotely sensed data are used operationally in many hydrologic and water management applications. Analog remotely sensed data (e.g. aerial photographs) are routinely analyzed visually using optical instruments such as stereoscopes. Digital remote sensor data are analyzed using a digital image processing system that consists of both hardware and software.This chapter introduces fundamental:

  • image processing system characteristics,

  • image processing (and some GIS) software requirements, and

  • commercial and public providers of digital image processing systems.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA

    J. R. Jensen

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Hydrologie, Wasserwirtschaft und Umwelttechnik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany

    Gert A. Schultz

  2. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Edwin T. Engman

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Jensen, J.R. (2000). Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations. In: Schultz, G.A., Engman, E.T. (eds) Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59583-7_3

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