Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS |
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absorbed absorption analysis angle of incidence antenna atmospheric windows attributes back scattering bands central meridian classes components Conformal Conic Projection coordinate system curves data structure database detect detectors earth Earth's surface electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic spectrum ellipsoid emitted filters frequency Geographic information systems grid ground IFOV illumination India infrared input Interaction interpretation irradiance Lambert Conformal Conic Landsat layers map projection materials measurements microwave moisture content multi multispectral Non-selective scattering objects orbit overlay panchromatic particles photons pixel polar Polyconic projection polygon radar radiometric range raster remote sensing satellites scale scan line scanner sensing and GIS sensing system sensor signal soil solar spatial data spatial resolution speckle spectral reflectance spectral signature standard parallels swath target temperature thematic maps thermal track transmitted transverse mercator Transverse Mercator Projection types Unsupervised classification vector vegetation visible Visual wavelength waves zones