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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 (12 items)
LIDAR (3 items)
Microwave imaging (1 items)
Multispectral imaging (10 items)
Panchromatic imaging (1 items)
Radar imaging (2 items)
Thermal imaging (1 items)
Visible light imaging (1 items)

Satellite images (29 items)
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Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images (1982 to present) [New Window]
Links to Landsat Thematic Mapper images used in mapping regional and local eolian erosion vulnerability in Southwestern U.S.
Map and database of Quaternary faults and folds in Colombia and its offshore regions [New Window]
PDF file of map of Quaternary faults and folds in Columbia prepared as part of the World Map of Major Active Faults with locations, ages, and activity rates of major earthquake-related features accompanied by database of description and activity.
Planetary Data Systems (PDS) Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image collection [New Window]
Planetary Data Systems (PDS) Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image collection with available images in decompressed JPEG format, raw data available by FTP access, web graphical images, and link to NASA's Map-a-Planet.
San Francisco Bay change detection and mapping: use of Landsat Thematic Mapper Multitemporal images to detect and map changes in the San Francisco Bay area [New Window]
Remote sensing images of San Francisco Bay and Delta region.
Satellite imagery: Lake Pontchartrain Basin and Gulf of Mexico [New Window]
Report on satellite imagery collected by the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA polar-orbiting weather satellites. Links are provided to imagery of north-central Gulf of Mexico and of the Lake Pontchartrain.
Satellite technologies detect uplift in the Yellowstone Caldera [New Window]
Explanation of uplift in the land surface of the northern part of the Yellowstone caldera (12cm, about ~5 inches) that occurred between 1997 and 2003, including the scientific methods by which it was detected and analyzed.
Seamless geographic data distribution system [New Window]
Online map system providing downloadable geospatial data, primarily NSDI framework themes (that is, general geographic data such as transportation, boundaries, hydrography, orthoimagery, land cover, and elevation).
Washington aeromagnetic maps and data [New Window]
Colored geomagnetic and gravity maps and related data and graphical plots for the state of Washington.
PDF A volcano rekindled; the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004-2006 [New Window]
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) [New Window]
Coverage, characteristics, and availability of AVHRR data from a broad-band scanner sensing in the visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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