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Remote Sensing of Soils and Plants Imagery

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Encyclopedia of Agrophysics

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series ((EESS))

Definitions

Remote sensing can be defined as the study of make observations, take measurements, and produce images of phenomena that are beyond the limits of our own senses and capabilities without making actual contact with the object of study. It can also be defined as: Any of the technical disciplines for observing and measuring the Earth from a distance, “The acquisition and measurement of data/information on some property(ies) of a phenomenon, object, or material by a recording device including satellite imaging, Global Positioning Systems, Radar, Sonar and aerial photography which is not in physical or close contact with the feature(s) under surveillance” and generate digital or hard copy image data (Jensen, 2007, 2008; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing).

Introduction

Remote sensing data are indispensable for measurement and evaluation of regional-to-global processes. Remote sensing is now widely used for collecting data, monitoring and studying the natural resources...

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Salama, R.B. (2011). Remote Sensing of Soils and Plants Imagery. In: Gliński, J., Horabik, J., Lipiec, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_132

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