List of Figures
1. An electromagnetic wave
2. The electromagnetic spectrum
3(a). Blackbody radiation
3(b). Blackbody radiation
4. Common remote sensing systems
5. Reflectance characteristics of typical
green leaf structure
6. Spectral reflectance curves for two
types of green vegetation, light and dark soils,
and clear and turbid water
7(a). Specular reflectors
7(b). Diffuse reflectors
8. Atmospheric transmittance
9. Sensitivities of human vision sensors
10. Additive colour mixing
11. Subtractive colour mixing
12. Relationship between additive and
subtractive primary colours
13. Spectral sensitivities of black
and white visible ('panchromatic')
and infrared films
14. Spectral sensitivities of colour
and colour infrared films
15. A digital image
16. Spectral sensitivity of Landsat
MSS bands
17. Comparison of the spectral sensitivity
of Landsat MSS bands with the
three emulsion layers used in colour and colour infrared film
18. Multi-spectral scanning operations
19. Operation of electromechanical aircraft
scanner
20. MSS measurements along one scan
line
21. Landsat MSS operation
22. The microwave and radio wave spectra
23. Operation of Side-Looking Airborne
Radar
24. Operation of Synthetic Aperture
SLAR
25. Effect of scan angle in aircraft imagery
26. Landsat 4 and 5 coverage for Australia
27. AVHRR coverage for Australia
28. Positions of spectral channels in various
satellite remote sensing systems
relative to the spectral reflectance of major land cover categories
29. Landsat MSS bands for agricultural image
30. Typical reflectance and absorption characteristics
of green vegetation
31. Effect of disease on vegetation reflectance
32. Typical green vegetation reflectance
as recorded by Landsat MSS bands
33. Relationship between measurement and
analysis of image features
34. Canberra imaged with different spatial
resolutions
35. Optical pixel versus geometric pixel
size
36. Effect of pixel size in the digitizing
process
37. Effect of changes in radiometric resolution
on image feature contrast
38. Effect of seasonal differences in sun
position on illumination
39. Concept of multi-level remote sensing
40. Interactions of data types within a
GIS
