Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action Case Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Book contents
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Brief Introduction to Conservation and Conservation Remote Sensing
- 2 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Practitioners
- 3 Satellite Remote Sensing for the Conservation of East Asia’s Coastal Wetlands
- 4 Global Forest Maps in Support of Conservation Monitoring
- 5 Wildfire Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Conservation
- 6 Ecosystem Functioning Observations for Assessing Conservation in the Doñana National Park, Spain
- 7 Predicting Mule Deer Harvests in Real Time
- 8 Lessons Learned from WhaleWatch
- 9 The Evolution of Remote Sensing Applications Vital to Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
- 10 Operational Conservation Remote Sensing
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
2 - Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Practitioners
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2018
Book contents
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Brief Introduction to Conservation and Conservation Remote Sensing
- 2 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Practitioners
- 3 Satellite Remote Sensing for the Conservation of East Asia’s Coastal Wetlands
- 4 Global Forest Maps in Support of Conservation Monitoring
- 5 Wildfire Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Conservation
- 6 Ecosystem Functioning Observations for Assessing Conservation in the Doñana National Park, Spain
- 7 Predicting Mule Deer Harvests in Real Time
- 8 Lessons Learned from WhaleWatch
- 9 The Evolution of Remote Sensing Applications Vital to Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
- 10 Operational Conservation Remote Sensing
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
Summary
This introductory chapter guides the reader through the concept of remote sensing with a specific focus on the interests and needs of the conservation community. It begins with a brief history and key milestones in remote sensing, and then provides a technical overview. The reader is introduced to the basic physics of electromagnetic radiation and how it interacts with the Earth surface and atmosphere. This is followed by a description of satellite and sensor characteristics and the various processing steps required to obtain geometrically and radiometrically corrected images. The key to making satellite images useful is the process of turning raw pixel data into information; thus common data processing methods as well as some of the derived products used by authors in the following chapters of this book are presented. The ultimate aim of this chapter is to stimulate the interest of the non-remote sensing specialist by explaining key remote sensing concepts in a clear and simple manner, with the goal of serving as a foundation for the case study chapters.
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- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation ActionCase Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, pp. 26 - 53Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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