Remote Sensing

What is Remote Sensing? Simply stated, it is the observation of earth by various sensor systems. The most common sensor systems used today are housed onboard satellites that orbit the Earth. These systems can return an array of imagery back to receivers on the surface. This imagery is then processed, interpreted, and transformed into products for uses like the ones shown in the chart below.

The Imagery Resource Significance Chart (22k PDF file*) shows examples of the level of significance of imagery derived products in various industrial applications.

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