Observing Land from Space: Science, Customers and Technology by K. Hemilä (auth.), Michel M. Verstraete, Massimo Menenti,

By K. Hemilä (auth.), Michel M. Verstraete, Massimo Menenti, Jouni Peltoniemi (eds.)

M. Verstraete (1) and M. Menenti (2, three) (1) house functions Institute, Ispra, Italy, (2) The Winand Staring Centre for built-in Land, Soil and Water learn, Wageningen, The Netherlands and (3) Université Louis Pasteur, Illkirch, France. the ecu community for the improvement of complex versions to interpret Optical distant Sensing information over terrestrial environments (ENAMORS) is a consortium of educational and study associations fascinated about methodological learn and in purposes of distant sensing options for Earth remark. It used to be supported at the start via a Concerted motion from the surroundings and weather learn and know-how improvement software within the 4th Framework software of the eu fee. Its actions comprise the association of overseas medical meetings, the 1st of which happened in Tuusula, Finland, from September 17 to 19, 1997. This booklet includes the court cases of that convention and successfully summarizes the discussions and conclusions reached via the contributors. The name of this assembly was once ‘Optical distant Sensing of Terrestrial Surfaces: New Sensors, complicated Algorithms, and the chance for Novel Applications’. It aimed toward assembling representatives from the coverage maker, distant sensing study and end-user groups, in addition to from nationwide and foreign area businesses and aerospace industries. jointly, they mentioned the necessity for R&D aid, in addition to the contents and priorities of this sort of software during this fiscal area throughout the interval lined via the fifth Framework software (1999--2002).

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There are two major reasons for this: 1. There is considerable motivation on the technology side of the gap to build a bridge, whereas on the consumer side there is little or no 5. OPERATIONALlZATION OF EARTH OBSERVATION 43 motivation since the source of data from which to derive information is of marginal or no concern, so long as the information provided is accurate and suitable to the task at hand. 2. To understand how to satisfy an information requirement using remotely sensed data sources requires knowledge of the physics of the sensing process and the technology which supports it.

Each of these activities is a substantial undertaking. " If the field is forestry, for example, the answers will be expressed in terms of such things as biomass, plant nutrition, erosion factors, crown closure, species mix, road access, forest diseases, regrowth rates and the like. Furthermore, information delivered by the system must also be expressed in these terms. Images of forestlands from space are, in general, of passing interest only. The second task involves applying one's knowledge of the physics of measuring physical quantities from space, the processing of raw data into 44 Chapter 5 calibrated physical measurements and of a wealth of data processing methodologies available to derive the information required.

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