13 Where to Next?
This chapter will focus on the future of remote sensing as a discipline and your personal development within it. We’ll start with a review of near-future developments in satellites, sensors, and processing of data and then move on to applications and options for you to continue to learn about remote sensing.
13.1 Developments in Satellite Hardware
This section discusses the developments that will increase the type and quantity of remote sensing data available.
13.1.1 Instruments
Throughout remote sensing’s history, as technology has developed so too has the capacity and functionality of sensors and instruments; this is expected to continue. These developments will include the following:
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