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Digital Image Acquisition: Preprocessing and Data Reduction

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Handbook of Satellite Applications

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The main objective of this chapter is to focus on the digital preprocessing and data reduction techniques as applied to remotely sensed data for the purpose of extracting useful Earth resources information. The image processing and post-processing tools are described in the next chapter. The concepts discussed in this chapter include:

  • Image acquisition considerations including currently available remotely sensed data

  • Image characteristics in terms of spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal resolutions

  • Preprocessing techniques such as geometric distortion removals, atmospheric correction algorithms, image registration, enhancement, masking, and data transformations

  • Data reduction, fusion, and integration techniques

  • International policies governing acquisition and distribution of remotely sensed data

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA

    Prof. Siamak Khorram Ph.D.

  2. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695-7106, NC, USA

    Prof. Siamak Khorram Ph.D.

  3. Center for Earth Observation, North Carolina State University Campus Box 7106; 5123 Jordan Hall, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Dr. Stacy A. C. Nelson Ph.D.

  4. Air Quality Analysis Group/AQAD/OAQPS, US Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, 27709

    Dr. Halil Cakir Ph.D.

  5. Cynthia Van Der Wiele and Associates, LLC, 715 Shepherd Street, 27701, Durham, NC, USA

    Dr. Cynthia F. van der Wiele Ph.D.

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Khorram, S., Nelson, S.A.C., Cakir, H., van der Wiele, C.F. (2013). Digital Image Acquisition: Preprocessing and Data Reduction. In: Pelton, J.N., Madry, S., Camacho-Lara, S. (eds) Handbook of Satellite Applications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7671-0_46

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