NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program 12 Satellites vs Sensors Earth-observing satellite remote sensing instruments are named according to: 1 the satellite (platform) 2 the instrument (sensor) Aqua Satellite
There are Many Types of Satellites Out There The remote sensing industry is evolving: 2020 Revisits/ day 06 1 3 20 30 m 5 m 1 m 50 m 30 m SPOT
Types of Satellites • Remote Sensing Satellites (Weather) • There are about 2,000 communications satellites in Earth's orbit, used by both private and
4 1 Meteorological Remote Sensing Satellites 4 2 Landsat 4 3 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 4 4 RESURS-F and RESURS-O 4 5 Indian Remote Sensing Satellites 4 6 Système Pour l’Observation de la Terre 4 7 European Remote Sensing Satellite 4 8 TOPEX/Poseidon 4 9 Other Systems 5 Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing 6
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program 13 Satellites vs Sensors NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program 33 2 - levels 4 - levels
Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis: An Introduction: Springer Verlag [This book provides a comprehensive overview of currently operating satellite remote sensing systems] Schowengerdt R A (1997) Remote Sensing: Models and Methods for Image Processing: Academic Press
In spaceborne remote sensing, sensors are mounted on-board a spacecraft (space shuttle or satellite) orbiting the earth Spaceborne remote sensing provides the following advantages: • Large area coverage • Frequent and repetitive coverage of an area of interest • Quantitative measurement of ground features using