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Remote sensing
The process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance from the targeted area. Remote sensing is used in this thesaurus to refer to methods that are solely or primarily deployed through air or space. Included in this concept are studies of biological populations using remote imaging techniques. Related methods which are used most frequently on the ground (e.g. photography), whether underwater, from airplanes or satellites, are not included in the term "remote sensing."
Subtopics:
Aeromagnetic surveying (9 items)
Aeroradiometric surveying (1 items)
Hyperspectral imaging (3 items)
IFSAR (4 items)
Infrared imaging (11 items)
LIDAR (3 items)
Microwave imaging (1 items)
Multispectral imaging (10 items)
Panchromatic imaging (1 items)
Radar imaging (1 items)
Thermal imaging (1 items)
Visible light imaging (1 items)

Satellite images (31 items)
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Measuring human-induced land subsidence from space [New Window]
Examples of the use of Satellite Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar to measure and map changes on the Earth's surface as an aid to understanding how ground-water pumping, hydrocarbon production, or other human activities cause land subsidence.
Measuring land subsidence from space [New Window]
Describes the use of satellite-borne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to precisely measure, monitor, and assess small changes in land surface elevation resulting from human-induced or naturally occuring land subsidence.
Mini Image Processing System (MIPS) [New Window]
Mini Image Processing system (MIPS) is a digital image processing software package complete with online documentation, ported for the Digital UNIX and Open VMS operating systems on the DEC Alpha platform.
Multibeam mapping of the West Florida Shelf, Gulf of Mexico [New Window]
Georeferenced high-resolution mapping of bathymetry of the West Florida Shelf, Gulf of Mexico of areas suspected to be critical benthic habitats for fisheries. Includes links to images, data, metadata, and TIFF image files.
National Mapping Program standards [New Window]
Links to standards prepared under the National Mapping Program to produce and maintain top quality mapping and geospatial data products. Documents may be viewed and downloaded in PDF and HTML formats with links to related information.
National land cover characterization [New Window]
Homepage for the National Land Cover Data (NLCD), a land cover classification scheme, for the United States based on data derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite data. Includes links to description, products, accuracy, and program partners.
North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) Project campaign document [New Window]
The North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) project is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the USGS, and NASA to make Landsat satellite data available to the widest possible user community.
Our dynamic desert landscape [New Window]
Overview of studies of fragile and active landscape of the American Southwest deserts, including projects on geologic mapping, surface processes, remote sensing research, ecological processes, and earthquake hazard applications.
Overview of the greenness of the conterminous U.S. [New Window]
Site to learn about, view, and order digital image vegetation condition (greenness) maps of the conterminous U.S. based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) with imagery from Advanced High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR).
Platte River Program, a USGS Place-Based Studies Program [New Window]
Site for the Platte River Program in Nebraska an area that is a critical staging area for migratory waterbirds of the Central Flyway. Includes links to color-infrared aerial photos, 1938 historic aerial photos, and Cottonwood Ranch research site.
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