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Remote sensing was first adopted as a technique for obtaining information of distance objects without being in physical contact to the object (Fisher in Manual of remote sensing. American society of photogrammetry, Falls Church, Virginia, pp 27–50, 1975). In practical terms remote sensing collects electromagnetic or acoustic signals (Gupta 1993). Earliest aerial were taken in 1858 from a balloon. However, since 1930 aerial photography using aircraft has been used extensively for resources survey. Satellite photography of the earth has been available to geologists since the early 1960s.

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Roonwal, G.S. (2018). Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration. In: Mineral Exploration: Practical Application. Springer Geology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5604-8_4

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