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Remote Sensing - Introduction
GROUND TRUTH
Platforms with Sensor on board
GMS(Geostationary Satellite)
LOW&MIDDLEALTITUDE AIRPLANE
LANDSAT, MOS,SPOT
SPACE SHUTTLE
HIGH ALTITUDEJETPLANE
emission
reflection
atmosphere
object
Illumination
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Contents - Introduction to RS
• Principles of Remote Sensing– electromagnetic radiation
– atmospheric interaction
– surface reflection
• Remote Sensing systems– Platforms
– Sensors
– Resolution: spatial, spectral, temporal
• Applications of Remote Sensing
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Definition of Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing is a method to acquire information about material objects, areas, or phenomenon through the analysis of data acquired by a device from measurements made at a distance, without coming into physical contact with the objects, areas, or phenomena under investigation.
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Why Remote Sensing?
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Why Remote Sensing?
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Why Remote Sensing?
• To recognize macro-patterns which may not be visible from ground
• To gain an OVERVIEW of an area
• To gather information on large areas in short time
• To gather information cost-effectively
• To gather information on inaccessible places
• To replace conventional sources of information (topo sheets, census data etc.)
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What is Remote Sensing?
We acquire much information about our surrounding through the senses of sight and hearing which do not require close contact between the sensing organs and the external objects. In another word, we are performing Remote Sensing all the time.
Earth from Space
Generally, Remote sensing refers to the activities of recording/ observing/ perceiving (sensing) objects or events at far away (remote) places.
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How does Remote Sensing Work?
The characteristics of an object can be determined, using reflected or emitted electro-magnetic radiation, from the object. Each object has a unique and different characteristics of reflection or emission if the type of object or the environmental condition is different. .
Electro-magnetic radiation which is reflected or emitted from an object is the usual source of remote sensing data. A device to detect the electro-magnetic radiation reflected or emitted from an object is called a "remote sensor" or "sensor". Cameras or scanners are examples of remote sensors. A vehicle to carry the sensor is called a "platform". Aircraft or satellites are used as platforms.
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Principles of RS: EMR
• The definition of RS implies the use of medium which carries the information from the object to the sensor
• Usually, electro-magnetic radiation (EMR) is being used as medium
• In passive RS, the radiation emitted by some other source is being used
• In active RS, the radiation is being emitted by the system itself
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Electro-Magnetic Radiation (EMR) / 2
λ (wave length)
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travelling direction
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Microwave bands W V O Ka K Ku X C S L P
Ultra Violet Near Infra-redShort Wave Infra-red
Inter-mediate Infra-red
Thermal Infra-red
vIolet
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
wavelength (µm) 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 5 7 10
0.3 (cm) 1 3 10 30 100
Wavelength: 0.1nm 10nm 1µm 100µm 10mm 1m 100m 10km
γ -ray X-ray UV Vis. Infrared EHF SHF UHF VHF MF LF VLF
The Electro-Magnetic Spectrum
Microwaves
Radio waves
Visible Light
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Characteristics of spectral regionsRegion Wavelength RemarksGamma Ray <0.03 nm Incoming radiation is completely absorbed by the upper atmosphere
and is not available for remote sensing.X-ray 0.03 to 3.0 nm Completely absorbed by the atmosphere. Not employed in remote
sensing.Ultraviolet 0.03 to 0.4 µm In-coming wavelengths less than 0.3µm are completely absorbed by
ozone in the upper atmosphere.PhotographicUV band
0.3 to 0.4 µm Transmitted through the atmosphere. Detectable with film and photo-detectors, but atmospheric scattering is severe.
Visible 0.4 to 0.7 µm Imaged with film and photo-detectors. Includes the reflected energypeak of earth at 0.5µm.
Infrared 0.7 to 100 µm Interaction with matter varies with wavelength. Atmospherictransmission windows are separated by absorption bands.
Reflected IRband
0.7 to 3.0 µm Reflected solar radiation that contains no information about thermalproperties of materials. The band from 0.7 to 0.9µm is detectablewith film and is called the photographic IR band.
Thermal IRband
3 to 5 µm8 to 14µm
Principal atmospheric windows in the thermal region. Images atthese wavelengths are acquired by optical-mechanical scanners andspecial videocon systems, but not by film.
Microwave 0.1 to 30cm Longer wavelengths can penetrate clouds, fog, and rain. Imagesmay be acquired in the active or passive mode.
Radar 0.1 to 30 cm Active form of microwave remote sensing. Radar images areacquired at various wavelength bands.
Radio >30 cm Longest wavelength portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum. Someclassified radar with very long wavelength operate in this region.
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• Makes use of sensors that detect the reflected or emitted electro-magnetic radiation from natural sources, most notably the sun.
• Due to its surface temperature of 5800K, the sun emits most of its energy in the visible part of the spectrum.
• The earth with a surface temperature of 300K emits most of its energy in the thermal part of the spectrum.
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Figure (3c) Common Remote Sensing Systems
Figure (3b)Atmospheric Transmittance
Figure (3a)Energy Source
Therm al Scanners
Spectral emission, atmospheric transmittance and sensor sensitivity
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Atmospheric Transmittance
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Interaction between EMR and surfaces
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Spectral Reflectance Curves
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Chlorophyllabsorption
Water absorption
Vegetation reflectance curves
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Mineral Reflectance curves
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Visual
QuantitativeUsers
Sensor systems Data products Interpretationprocedures
Informationproducts
Referencedata
Pictorial
Numerical
DATA ACQUISITION DATA ANALYSIS
Re-transmissionthrough atmosphere
Remote Sensing Systems
Sources ofenergy
Propagationthrough
atmosphere
Reflection on surface features
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Platform Altitude Observation Remarks
geostationary satellite 36,000km fixed point observation GMS
circular orbit satellite(earth observation)
500km -1,000km
regular observation LANDSAT, SPOT,MOS, etc
space shuttle 240km - 350km irregular observations
radio - sound 100m - 100km various investigations(meteorological, etc)
high altitude jet-plane 10km -12km reconnaissance, wide areainvestigations
low or mid altitude plane 500m - 8,000m various aero investigation surveys
helicopter 100m- 2,000m various aero investigation surveys
radio-controlled plane below 500m various aero investigation surveys aeroplane,
hang-plane 50 - 500m various aero investigation surveys hangglider
hang-balloon 800m - various investigations
cable 10 - 40m archaeological investigations
crane car 5 - 50m close range surveys
ground measurementcar
0 - 30m ground truth cherry picker
Platforms
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Equator crossing: 9:45am(Local time)
ORBIT PERIOD = 98.9 MINUTES
GROUND TRACK
INCLINATION = 98.2O
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
ALTITUDE = 705 KM(Nominal)
Earth Observation Satellite Orbits
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Earth Observation Satellite Orbits / 2
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Sensors
A sensor or ‘remote sensor’ is a device
to detect the electro-magnetic radiation
reflected or emitted from an object.
Cameras or scanners are examples of
remote sensing-sensors.
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Sensors: Solid State Scanners
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Sensors: Opto-Mechanical Scanner
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In general, resolution is defined as the ability of an entire
remote-sensing system, including lens, antennae,
display, exposure, processing, and other factors, to
render a sharply-defined image. Resolution of a remote-
sensing system is of different types.
(1) Spectral Resolution
(2) Radiometric Resolution
(3) Spatial Resolution
(4) Temporal Resolution
Characteristics of RS systems: Resolution
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Spectral Resolution
Incoming light
(mix of differentwavelengths)
Prism or Spectrometer
Detectors
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Spectral Resolution / 2
coarse spectral resolution: only 1 value,same for soil and turbid water
finer spectral resolution: 3 values, each is different for soil / water
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0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10 2.10 3.10 4.20 6.20 8.20 10.20 12.20
SPOT Pan SPOT XS Landsat TM
NOAA AVHRR IRS LISS IRS WiFS
ADEOS AVNIR
Spectral resolution of some RS systems
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Spectral Band Range (µm) used in Thematic Mapper (TM) onboard Landsat's 4 and 5 sensor system and their potential application
BandNumber
Band Range(µm)
Potential applications
1 0.45 to 0.52 coastal water mapping; soil/vegetation differentiation; deciduous/coniferous differentiation (sensitive to chlorophyll concentration); etc.
2 0.52 to 0.62 green reflectance by healthy vegetation; etc.
3 0.63 to 0.69 chlorophyll absorption for plant species differentiation;
4 0.78 to 0.90 bio-mass surveys; water body delineation;
5 1.55 to 1.75 vegetation moisture measurement; snow/cloud differentiation;
6 10.4 to 12.5 plant heat stress management; other thermal mapping; soil moisture discrimination;
7 2.08 to 2.35 hydrothermal mapping; discrimination of mineral and rock types;
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Spectral Band Range (µm) used in Advance Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR) sensor onboard NOAA Satellite system and their potential application.
CHANNEL WAVE LENGTH) USESNUMBER (µm)
CHANNEL 1 0.58 - 0.68 cloud delineation, weather snow and ice mapping and monitoring, etc.
CHANNEL 2 0.73 - 1.1 surface water delineation, vegetation and agriculture assessment, range surveys, etc.
CHANNEL 3 3.53- 3.93 land/water distinction, sea surface temperature, hot spot detection (forest fires and volcanic activity),etc.
CHANNEL 4 10.3 - 11.3 day/night cloud mapping, sea and land surface temperature, soil moisture, volcanic eruption, etc.
CHANNEL 5 11.5 12.5 sea surface temperature measurement, soil moisture, weather, etc.
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Multispectral images: Landsat TM
TM6 (10.4 -12.5)
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Spatial resolution / 2
SPOT Pan (10m) Landsat TM (30m) IRS WiFS (188m) NOAA AVHRR (1.1km)
Landsat MSS (80m)SPOT XS (20m)
IRS Pan (6m)KVR (2m)
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SATELLITESYSTEM
SOMEOPTICAL SENSORSYSTEM
LANDSAT 4/5
MSS
LANDSAT 4/5
TM
SPOT
XS
NOAA
AVHRR
MOS
MESSRJERS
OPSVINRandSWIR
ADEOS
AVNIR
IRS-1C
LISS-III
IRS-1C
WiFS
Spatial Resolution 80 m 30 m 20 m 1.1 km (LAC) 50 m 18 m X 24m
16 m 24 m 188 m (200m)
Off-nadir viewing(side-look)capability for the(PAN)Panchromaticmode for stereoimage dataacquisition)
SPOT PAN(10mresolution)0.51- 0.73 µm3 days revisitcapability
JERSOPSVINR(18m X24m)Bands 3 &40.76 - 0.86µm
ADEOSAVNIRPAN(8 mResolution)0.52 -0.72 µm
IRS-1C PAN(6 mresolution)(70 km swathwidth)0.50 - 0.70 µm(6-bit)
Spatial Resolution
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Spatial resolution: TM and SPOT Pan
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SATELLITE LANDSAT LANDSAT SPOT NOAA MOS JERS ADEOS IRS-1C IRS-1C
SYSTEM MSS TM XS AVHRR MESSR OPS AVNIR LISS-III WiFS
VINR
AND
SWIR
Revisit Cycle 16 16 20 (nadir) 1 image/day 17 44 41 (nadir) 24 (nadir)
(in days)
Temporal resolution
Sensor Satellite Level (bit) DescriptionsMSS LANDSAT 6 8 bits data after radiometric correctionTM LANDSAT 8HRV (XS) SPOT 8HRV (PA) SPOT 6AVHRR NOAA 10 both 10 and 16 bits’ data are available at distributionSAR JERS-1 3 real 3 bits, imaginary 3 bits
Quantization level of remote-sensing data
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The remote sensing satellites are equipped with sensors looking down to the earth. They are the "eyes in the sky" constantly observing the earth as they move around the earth.
Remote Sensing Satellite
Remote Sensing Satellite
Remote Sensing satellite images gives a synoptic (bird’s eye) view of any places of the Earth surface, which helps to study, map, and monitor the Earth’s surface at local and/or regional/global scales. It is cost effective and gives better spatial coverage as compared to ground sampling.
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There are several remote sensing satellite series in operation. Different satellite systems have different characteristics, e.g. resolutions, number of bands, and have their own importance for different application.
Satellite Systems Spatial Resolution Type Number of Bands Launched by
LANDSAT-ETM+LANDSAT-TMLANDSAT-MSSSPOT-XSSPOT-PANIRS-1C PANIRS-LISS-IIIIRS-WiFSCosmos -KVR1000IKONOSIKONOS ADEOS-AVNIR MNOAA AVHRRMOS MESSR
15,30,5030m80m20m10m6m24m188m2m1m4m16m1.1Km50m
Multi-spectralMulti-spectralMulti-spectralMulti-spectralPanchromaticPanchromaticMulti-spectralMulti-spectralPanchromaticPanchromaticMulti-spectralMulti-spectralMulti-spectralMulti-spectral
87431142114454
USAUSAUSAFrance, SwedenFrance, SwedenIndiaIndiaIndiaRussia/USACanadaCanadaJapanUSAJapan
Types of Remote Sensing Images
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SATELLITE
SYSTEM
SOME
OPTICAL
SENSOR
SYSTEM
LANDSAT
4/5
MSS
LANDSAT4/5
TM
SPOT
XS
NOAA
AVHRR
MOS
MESSR
JERS
OPS
VINR
and
SWIR
ADEOS
AVNIR
IRS-1C
LISS-III
IRS-1C
WiFS
Spectral
Resolution
(Number of
Bands)
Four Seven Three Five Four Seven Four Four Two
Spectral ranges (wave-length portion of EMR) in µm (micrometers)
Blue 0.45 - 0.52 0.40 - 0.50
Green 0.50 - 0.60 0.53 - 0.61 0.50 - 0.59 0.51 - 0.59 0.52 - 0.60 0.52 - 0.62 0.52 - 0.59
Red 0.60 - 0.70 0.62 - 0.69 0.62 - 0.68 0.58 - 0.68 0.61 - 0.69 0.63 - 0.69 0.62 - 0.72 0.62 - 0.68 0.62 - 0.68
NIR 0.70 - 0.80 0.78 - 0.90 0.78 - 0.88 0.73 - 1.10 0.72 - 0.82 0.76 - 0.86 0.77 - 0.86 0.77 - 0.86
NIR 0.80 - 1.10 0.80 - 1.10 0.82 - 0.92
IIR 1.57 - 1.78 1.60 - 1.71 1.55 - 1.75
IIR 2.10 - 2.35 3.55 - 3.93 2.01 - 2.12
IIR (MIR) 2.13 - 2.15
IIR (MIR) 2.27 - 2.40
ThIR 10.45 - 11.66 10.3 - 11.2
FIR 11.5-12.5
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Remote sensing images are normally in the form of digital images.Image processing techniques are applied to enhance the image to help visual interpretation, information extraction and to correct or restorethe image if the image has been subjected to geometric distortion, blurring or degradation by other factors. There are many image analysis techniques available and the methods used depending upon the requirements of the specific problem concerned.
Remote Sensing Images
Satellite Image of Kathmandu