Category Archives: Remote Sensing 101

Aerial Photography : Airphoto Interpretation

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Recognition Elements Airphoto interpretation is the process of viewing airphotos, identifying geographic features represented in airphotos based on image characteristics, and relating image characteristics to known ground conditions in order to obtain information about things you can’t see in the … Continue reading →

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Remote Sensing Platforms,Cameras,Scanners and Sensors

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Remote Sensing Platforms Environmental remote sensing devices can be mounted on a variety of platforms. Hand-held cameras can be used to acquire (usually) oblique photo images and hand-held radiometers can be used to measure the reflectance characteristics of a surface. … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Aperture Radar

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Environmental monitoring, earth-resource mapping, and military systems require broad-area imaging at high resolutions. Many times the imagery must be acquired in inclement weather or during night as well as day. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) provides such a capability. SAR systems … Continue reading →

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Putting the villages on the map in DR Congo

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Hundreds of villagers are helping to map parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo where thick forest and conflict have prevented effective mapping. So far about 190 villages have been found in one area of Bandundu province where old maps … Continue reading →