Remote sensing and GIS /
by Basudeb Bhatta
- 2nd
- new Delhi: Oxford Univ. Press, 2011.
- xxiv,716 1 CD-ROM
pt. I. Remote sensing and image analysis -- Concept of remote sensing -- Types of remote sensing and sensor characteristics -- History of remote sensing and Indian space program -- Photographic imaging -- Digital imaging -- Microwave remote sensing -- Ground-truth data and global positioning system -- Photogrammetry -- Visual image interpretation -- Digital image processing -- Data integration, analysis, and presentation -- Applications of remote sensing -- pt. II. Geographic information systems and geospatial analysis -- Concept of geographic information systems -- Functions and advantages of GIS -- Spatial data model -- Attribute data management and metadata concept -- Process of GIS -- Geospatial analysis -- Planning, implementation, and management of GIS -- Modern trends of GIS.