6 Practical Image Processing

DOI: 10.1201/9781003272274-6

Chapter 5 introduced several image processing techniques used in remote sensing to enable features and information within images to become more prominent. This chapter will give a step-by-step guide to applying these basic techniques using image processing software that you can work through. It provides a foundation for the book’s second half, where a number of applications will be reviewed theoretically and practically.

6.1 Image Processing Software

The manipulation of imagery, by applying the techniques described in Chapter 5, requires specific image processing software, and there are a wide range of different packages available. Various commercial packages are on the market, with ...

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