Preface
People see remote sensing data every day without realizing it, as it’s included in news programs and weather forecasts, and some regularly use it with software packages such as Google Earth. Many people don’t realize they’re looking at satellite data, and even fewer realize that these data are often freely available and accessible to anyone.
Every day, hundreds of satellites orbit the Earth, and many are collecting environmental data used to understand both the short- and long-term changes to the planet. However, you need a little bit of knowledge to find, download, analyze, and view the data. This is where this book comes in.
I’ve been involved in remote sensing for more than 30 years, and I’ve written several chapters for academic ...
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