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'This third edition of Campbell's excellent book provides college students and others with a timely overview of the latest innovations in the rapidly changing field of remote sensing Students gain a solid understanding of current applications as well as key principles to help them analyze future developments. Whether in biology, geography, geology, land use or natural resource management, this text is designed to meet a broad, multidisciplinary range of student backgrounds and interests.' - M. Duane Nellis, Department of Geography. West Virginia University; 'Introduction to Remote Sensing, Third Edition, continues to be one of the most complete textbooks available on remote sensing. Campbell covers all relevant topics, including aerial photography and all of the non-film-based sensors, as well as photogrammetric, visual, and digital analysis procedures. There are also chapters on GIS, accuracy assessment, and field data collection Suitable not only for undergraduates or graduates in the natural and social sciences, but also for those in engineering and related fields.' - Barry N. Haack, Department of Geography, Geogre Mason University; 'A rigorous and inviting text. Its outstanding features include instructive illustrations, color graphics, and review questions. The core knowledge of the field is covered with a complementary blend of theory, analysis and applications. Augmenting the solid foundation laid out in previous editions, the third edition contains updated content on hyperspectral sensing, satellite platforms and sensors, and date sources. Several chapters on applications provide an excellent means to truly appreciate the breadth and utility of remote sensing An excellent, comprehensive resource for those teaching, learning, or trying to keep up with changes in the field.' - Thomas R. Allen, Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University
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""Introduction to Remote Sensing, 2nd Edition," covers image acquisition, analysis, and applications at a level suitable for the upper level undergraduate student. With some additional material added by the instructor, it can also serve as the basis for a graduate level course. Included in the book are numerous sources of remote sensing data (phone numbers, Internet addresses, and world wide web addresses).
"This textbook provides an excellent foundation in the physics of remote sensing and accomplishes this without resorting to advanced mathematics, making this book especially useful in an introductory courses.
"The author has an excellent writing styles and the text is very easy to read. His wide experience in the diverse topics involved in remote sending is very evident in his excellent summary of the status of applied remote sensing in each discipline of the Earth sciences. This textbook is unique in that it focuses on analysis and applications, covering all the earth sciences (plant sciences, geosciences, hydrologic sciences, land use, and global biogeochemical processes). It also includes several topics not usually found in remote sensing textbooks: preprocessing, image classification, field data, accuracy assessment, and timely topics such as hyperspectral remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS)." --David E. Pitts, D.Engr, Adjunct Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Houston-Clear Lake
"The much-anticipated second edition of James Campbell's text" Introduction to Remote Sensing" is, by every measure, a winner. Instructors will find the book to be comprehensive, well illustrated, and up-to-date. Students will find it good reading, and will profit from the review questions provided at the end of every chapter, as well as the real-world case studies (e.g., the Corn Blight Watch) and exercises (e.g. taking your own infrared and stereo photographs) scattered throughout the volume. Campbell provides an excelle --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"This textbook provides an excellent foundation in the physics of remote sensing and accomplishes this without resorting to advanced mathematics, making this book especially useful in an introductory courses.
"The author has an excellent writing styles and the text is very easy to read. His wide experience in the diverse topics involved in remote sending is very evident in his excellent summary of the status of applied remote sensing in each discipline of the Earth sciences. This textbook is unique in that it focuses on analysis and applications, covering all the earth sciences (plant sciences, geosciences, hydrologic sciences, land use, and global biogeochemical processes). It also includes several topics not usually found in remote sensing textbooks: preprocessing, image classification, field data, accuracy assessment, and timely topics such as hyperspectral remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS)." --David E. Pitts, D.Engr, Adjunct Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Houston-Clear Lake
"The much-anticipated second edition of James Campbell's text" Introduction to Remote Sensing" is, by every measure, a winner. Instructors will find the book to be comprehensive, well illustrated, and up-to-date. Students will find it good reading, and will profit from the review questions provided at the end of every chapter, as well as the real-world case studies (e.g., the Corn Blight Watch) and exercises (e.g. taking your own infrared and stereo photographs) scattered throughout the volume. Campbell provides an excelle --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Introduction to Remote Sensing" by James Campbell covers Remote Sensing, past and present, from one end of the spectrum to the other. Head of the Geography Department at Virginia Tech, his book shows all of the new technology and image processing required for todays sensors. It has excellent illustrations and charts to get the point across easily for a very difficult subject. Complete and up to date, Campbell discusses the new wave of remote sensing, image classification, plant sciences, earth sciences, gps, hyperspectral data, the history of satellites, radiation and cartography. And most of all, how to apply it accurately.
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This book illustrates the authors vast and broad knowlegde on the subject. Even though the level of detail sometimes is high, it never obscures the issue. The book is easy to read, and interesting for anyone who want to learn (more) about Remote Sensing. Also it works very well as a solid foundation for anyone with interest in the expanding field of GIS. The paperback itself is of very high quality, unlike so many other books who just dissolves in your hands. My personal opinion is that it could be more mathematical, but I know I am a minority. This book is highly recommended to University-courses on both this subject an GIS.
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A complete giude to Remote Sensing Practices and Techniques
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"Introduction to Remote Sensing" by James Campbell covers Remote Sensing, past and present, from one end of the spectrum to the other. Head of the Geography Department at Virginia Tech, his book shows all of the new technology and image processing required for todays sensors. It has excellent illustrations and charts to get the point across easily for a very difficult subject. Complete and up to date, Campbell discusses the new wave of remote sensing, image classification, plant sciences, earth sciences, gps, hyperspectral data, the history of satellites, radiation and cartography. And most of all, how to apply it accurately.
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Thank you for this wonderful book. It is great and I can make a use out of it in my remote sensing class. Good job!!!
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7 Dec 2004
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There is a reference to my GT-INDEX in 2nd edition, at chap. 13/Accuracy assessment. However, my GT-Index is not a so-called chance corrected accuracy index. It is the first and only index for measuring the identifying power of classifier. GT-Index is an estimate of the CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY of CORRECT CLASSIFICATION for a given Ground Truth category by RS classifier.
I critized the use of so-called "chance corrected accuracy indices" such as Kappa, Tau etc. by 2 letters to editors in 2002 (PE&RS, Feb. 2002 and RSE, Sep. 2002).
I did not have a chance to see it the 3rd yet. I wonder how this
issues and my GT-INDEX are handled in this edition.
If these issues are not considered I will give only 3 stars, but a correct discussion of them will surely make 5 stars. So, my staring is tentative.
Göksel TÜRK
Özler Sitesi AB Blok D:1,
Isparta, TURKEY
I critized the use of so-called "chance corrected accuracy indices" such as Kappa, Tau etc. by 2 letters to editors in 2002 (PE&RS, Feb. 2002 and RSE, Sep. 2002).
I did not have a chance to see it the 3rd yet. I wonder how this
issues and my GT-INDEX are handled in this edition.
If these issues are not considered I will give only 3 stars, but a correct discussion of them will surely make 5 stars. So, my staring is tentative.
Göksel TÜRK
Özler Sitesi AB Blok D:1,
Isparta, TURKEY
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