Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing is an accessible overviewof the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in abalanced... » 

Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing is an accessible overviewof the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in abalanced and comprehensive manner. The book provides an overview of essentialtechniques and a selection of key case studies in a variety of applicationareas. Key concepts and ideas are introduced in a clear and logical manner anddescribed through the provision of numerous relevant conceptual illustrations.Mathematical detail is kept to a minimum and only referred to where necessaryfor ease of understanding. Such concepts are explained through common senseterms rather than in rigorous mathematical detail when explaining imageprocessing and GIS techniques to enable students to grasp the essentials of anotoriously challenging subject area. The book is clearly divided into threeparts with the first part introducing essential image processing techniquesfor remote sensing. The second part looks at GIS and begins with an overview ofthe concepts structures and mechanisms by which GIS operates. Finally thethird part introduces Remote Sensing Applications. Throughout the book therelationships between GIS Image Processing and Remote Sensing are clearlyidentified to ensure that students are able to apply the various techniquesthat have been covered appropriately. The latter chapters use numerous relevantcase studies to illustrate various remote sensing image processing and GISapplications in practice. A CDROM accompanies the text and includes essentialapplication samples and datasets using the techniquesalgorithms referred to inthe book. «