m Remote Sensing is the science and art of

acquiring information about material objects, area,

or phenomenon, without coming into physical
contact with the objects.

m In remote sensing, information transfer is

accomplished by use of electromagnetic
radiations.
m In respect to the type of Energy Resources:
1.Passive Remote Sensing
2. Active remote Sensing

m In respect to the wavelength regions :

1.Visible and Reflective Infrared Remote Sensing.
2.Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing.
3.Microwave Remote Sensing.
m Sensors detect the reflected or emitted radiation from
natural sources.

m Some passive remote sensors are as follows:

- Imaging Radiometer 3measures the intensity of
EMR

Spectrometer 3detect, measure & analyze

iincident spectrum)

Spectroradiometer 3measure the intensity in

multiple wavelength bands
m sensors detect reflected responses from objects
that are irradiated from artificially-generated
energy sources.

m Some active remote sensors are as follows:

-Radar

Scatterometer

Lidar 3uses laser to transmit light pulse and
receiver with detectors to measure the
backscattered light
m The carriers for
remote sensors:
 PASSIVE SENSORS ACTIVE SENSORS

m Non-Scanning m Non-Scanning
ë Non-Imaging. (They are a type of profile Non-Imaging:- They are a type of profile
recorder, ex. Microwave Radiometer. recorder, ex. Microwave
Magnetic sensor.Gravimeter.Fourier
Spectrometer. Radiometer.Microwave Altimeter.Laser
ë Imaging. (Example of this are the Water Depth Meter.Laser Distance Meter.
cameras which can be: Monochrome, Scanning
Natural Colour, Infrared etc.) Imaging:- It is a radar ex. Object Plane
m Scanning
ë Imaging. Image Plane scanning.Ex. TV
m scanning
CameraSolid scanner. ë Real Aperture Radar.
ë Synthetic Aperture Radar.
Object Plane scanning.Ex. Optical
Mechanical ScannerMicrowave ë Image Plane Scanning
radiometer. ë Passive Phased Array Radar.
m Provides an electrical signal proportional to the
irradiance on its active surface.

m Most detectors today are made of solid-state

semiconductor metals or alloys.

m In the visible light range, silicon metal and PbO

are common detector materials.
These include the following components

m A uniform energy source

m A non-interfering atmosphere

m A super sensor

m A real-time data handling system

m Multiple data users

TRIOS (Television and Infrared Observation Satelite)

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. satellite)

GMS (Geo-synchronous meteorological satellite)

SPOT, MOS, Radarsat, Landsat

IRS and Cartosat etc.

m To collect data & for monitoring remote
inaccessible areas.

m Agriculture

m Environmental monitoring

m In Geology and Hydrology

m Ocean and coastal monitoring

m useful in prediction of m Expensive to build and
possible disaster in operate.
future. m Measurement
uncertainty can be
m For surveying and large.
observing larger area. m Resolution is often
coarse.
m Data interpretation can
be difficult.
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