Remote Sensing Products

By Emilio Chuvieco

Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach, Third Edition is a definitive guide to remote sensing systems that focuses on satellite-based remote sensing tools and methods for space-based Earth observation (EO). It presents the advantages of using remote sensing data for…

Hardback – 2020-02-06 
CRC Press

By Caiyun Zhang

This book explores the applicability of multiple remote sensors to acquire information relevant to restoration and conservation efforts in wetlands using data collected from airborne and space multispectral/hyperspectral sensors, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),…

Hardback – 2020-01-20 
CRC Press
Remote Sensing Applications Series

Edited by Jean-Paul Donnay, Mike J. Barnsley, Paul A. Longley

One of the key geographical developments over the last two centuries has been that of urbanisation. In recent years this has exploded globally, particularly in developing countries. It is essential for governments, planners and researchers in geography and allied fields to understand this process…

Paperback – 2019-12-20 
CRC Press

Edited by Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Jennifer S. Powers, Geraldo W. Fernandes, Mauricio Quesada

Under threat from natural and human disturbance, tropical dry forests are the most endangered ecosystem in the tropics, yet they rarely receive the scientific or conservation attention they deserve. In a comprehensive overview, Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: Ecology, Conservation, and…

Paperback – 2019-12-20 
CRC Press

By Alexandra Gemitzi, Nikolaos Koutsias, Venkat Lakshmi

This book provides a step-by-step guide on how to use various publicly-available, remotely-sensed time series data sources for environmental monitoring and assessment. Readers will learn how extract valuable information on global changes from a 20-year collection of ready-to-use remotely-sensed…

Hardback – 2019-12-17 
CRC Press

By Elizabeth L. Simms

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions. It contains a summary review of image acquisition parameters of consequence on the visual…

Hardback – 2019-12-05 
CRC Press

Edited by Abrar Yousuf, Manmohanjit Singh

The book provides a comprehensive insight into watersheds and modeling of the hydrological processes in the watersheds. It covers the concepts of watershed hydrology and watershed management in depth. The basic types, of soil erosion and its measurement and estimation of runoff and soil loss from…

Hardback – 2019-11-13 
CRC Press

Edited by J.B. Sharma

Advances in high spatial resolution mapping capabilities and the new rules established by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States for the operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) have provided new opportunities to acquire aerial data at a lower cost and more safely…

Hardback – 2019-11-07 
CRC Press

Edited by Petri Pellikka, W. Gareth Rees

Glaciers and ice sheets have been melting significantly during recent decades, posing environmental threats at local, regional and global scales. Changes in glaciers are one of the clearest indicators of alterations in regional climate, since they are governed by changes in accumulation (from…

Paperback – 2019-10-15
CRC Press

By Maged Marghany

Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Detection Algorithms (SARADA) for Oil Spills conveys the pivotal tool required to fully comprehend the advanced algorithms in radar monitoring and detection of oil spills, particularly quantum computing and algorithms as a keystone to comprehending theories and…

Hardback – 2019-10-04
CRC Press

By W. Gareth Rees

Many advances in spaceborne instrumentation, remote sensing, and data analysis have occurred in recent years, but until now there has been no book that reflects these advances while delivering a uniform treatment of the remote sensing of frozen regions. Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice identifies…

Paperback – 2019-10-02
CRC Press

Edited by Victor Mesev

New urban applications are emerging for remote sensing, in particular with the use of high-resolution data for measuring, monitoring and analysis. This comes through the use of high spatial resolution imaging, such as for precision mapping of cities; new techniques for population mapping;…

Paperback – 2019-09-05
CRC Press