Remote Sensing
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In general, remote sensing is the process of acquiring and
recording
information about an object without coming into direct contact
with that object. In its earliest form remote sensing consisted
of a camera mounted on some kind of aerial platform (balloon,
kite, pigeon, etc.), from which a birds-eye view of a place could
be recorded. The first aerial photograph from an airplane was
taken in 1908 in a plane piloted by Wilbur Wright. Aerial reconnaissance
was used during both world wars for military purposes, speeding
the development of radar, infrared, electro-optical, and multispectral
systems. During the Cold War “spy satellites” were
used heavily on both sides, and although much of this imagery
has been declassified, remote sensing continues to play a key
role in the intelligence process for most technologically advanced
countries. Today, the declassification and broad commercialization
of systems allows private individuals to obtain high-resolution
images for personal use, and satellite imaging has become ubiquitous
within contemporary culture, most notably in film and television.
This guide focuses on the technologies used for observation
and data collection from a significant distance; satellite remote-sensing
and imaging of the earth and other celestial objects. Major fields
within which remotely sensed data are most frequently used include
agriculture, archaeology, astronomy, climatology, engineering,
environmental science, forestry, geology, hydrology, meteorology,
oceanography, and soil science. Also inextricably linked with
remote sensing are the disciplines of cartography, geographic
information systems (GIS), surveying, and geodesy. Remote sensing
is used in surveillance of human activities for everyday security
purposes, as well as in biology and medicine. Some resources
on these related topics are included.
This guide supersedes TB 75-2 in providing a review of the
literature on remote sensing in the collections of the Library
of Congress.
Not intended as a comprehensive bibliography, it is designed--as
the name Tracer Bullet implies--to put the reader "on
target."
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Acker, James, and others. Remote sensing from satellites. In
Encyclopedia of physical science and technology. Robert A. Meyers,
ed. 3rd ed. v. 14. San Diego, Academic Press, c2002. p. 161-202.
Q123.E497 2002 v. 14 <SciRR>
Badgley, Peter C. Remote sensing. In McGraw-Hill encyclopedia
of science & technology. 9th ed. v. 15. New York, McGraw-Hill,
c2002. p. 365-373.
Q121.M3 2002 <SciRR>
Salvador, Jerry. Remote sensing. In The Gale encyclopedia
of science. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmouth Lerner, eds. 3rd ed.
v. 5. San Diego, Academic Press, c2004. p. 3410-3411.
Q121.G37 2004 <SciRR>
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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which
books on remote sensing can be located in most card, book, and online
catalogs include the following.
Highly Relevant
REMOTE SENSING
See also as a subdivision under topical headings,
e.g.,
VEGETATION AND CLIMATE--REMOTE SENSING.
May be subdivided geographically, e.g., REMOTE SENSING--ARCTIC REGIONS.
REMOTE-SENSING IMAGES
May also be used as a subdivision under names of places, e.g., MOON--REMOTE-SENSING IMAGES.
REMOTE-SENSING MAPS
See also as a subdivision under names of places and topical headings, etc., e.g.,
ANTARCTICA--REMOTE-SENSING MAPS.
Relevant
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
See also specialized aspects, e.g., AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN AGRICULTURE;
... IN ARCHAEOLOGY; ... IN BOTANY; ... IN FORESTRY; ... IN GEOGRAPHY; ... IN GEOLOGY; ... IN GEOMORPHOLOGY; ... IN HYDROLOGY, etc. (All of these may be subdivided geographically).
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
AERIAL VIEWS
ARTIFICIAL
SATELLITES IN REMOTE SENSING
IMAGE ANALYSIS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGING SYSTEMS
INFRARED IMAGING
MULTISPECTRAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION (MILITARY SCIENCE)
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS
PHOTOGRAMMETRY
RADAR
SPACE SURVEILLANCE
Related
AERIAL OBSERVATION (MILITARY SCIENCE)
AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY
CARTOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES
ELECTROOPTICS
GEODESY
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING
GEOPHYSICS
IMAGING SYSTEMS IN MEDICINE
MAPS
MILITARY GEOGRAPHY
PATTERN RECOGNITION
SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES
SPACE
OPTICS
THERMOGRAPHY
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Avery, Thomas Eugene, and Graydon Lennis Berlin. Fundamentals
of remote sensing and airphoto interpretation. 5th ed. New York,
Macmillan, c1992. 472 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Rev. ed of Interpretation of aerial photographs. 4th ed. c1985.
TR810.A9 1992 <SciRR>
Campbell, James B. Introduction to remote sensing. 3rd ed. New
York, Guilford Press, c2002. 621 p.
Bibliography: p. 605-606.
G70.4.C23 2002 <SciRR>
Drury, S. A. Images of the earth: a guide to remote sensing.
2nd ed. Oxford, Eng., New York, Oxford University Press, 1998.
203 p.
Bibliography: p. 186-188.
1st ed. published 1990 as: A guide to remote sensing.
G70.4.D783 1998 <SciRR>
Gibson, Paul J. Introductory remote sensing: principles and
concepts. London, New York, Routledge, 2000. 184 p.
Bibliography: p. 172-173.
G70.4.G52 2000
Lillesand, Thomas M., Ralph W. Kiefer, and Jonathan W. Chipman. Remote
sensing and image interpretation. 5th ed. New York, Wiley,
c2004. 763 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.L54 2004 <SciRR>
Principles of remote sensing: an introductory textbook. [Edited
by Lucas L. F. Janssen and Gerrit C. Huurneman.] 2nd ed. Enschede,
The Netherlands, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and
Earth Sciences, c2001.
180 p.
Bibliography: p. 165-166.
G70.4.P735 2001
Rees, Gareth. Physical principles of remote sensing. 2nd ed.
Cambridge, Eng., New York, Cambridge University Press, 2001. 343
p. Bibliography: p. 317-320.
G70.4.R44 2001
Sabins, Floyd F. Remote sensing: principles and interpretation.
3rd ed. New York, W. H. Freeman and Co., c1997. 494 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.S15 1997
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Abrahamian, Yuri, Radik Martirossyan, and F. V. Gasparian. Methods
and materials for remote sensing: infrared photo-detectors, radiometers,
and arrays. Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2004. 160 p.
Bibliography: p. 143-156.
G70.4.A27 2004
Chang, Chein-I. Hyperspectral imaging: techniques for spectral
detection and classification. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum
Publishers, c2003. 370 p.
Bibliography: p. 353-364.
G70.4.C46 2003
Commercial observation satellites: at the leading edge of
global transparency. Edited by John C. Baker, Kevin M. O’Connell,
Ray A. Williamson. Santa Monica, Calif., Rand, ASPRS, c2001. 643
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TL798.S3 C587 2001
Egan, Walter G. Optical remote sensing: science and technology.
New York, M. Dekker, c2004. 507 p. (Optical engineering, v. 84)
Includes bibliographical references.
QC441.E34 2004
Leachtenauer, Jon C., and Ronald G. Driggers. Surveillance
and reconnaissance imaging systems: modeling and performance
prediction. Boston, Artech House, c2001. 399 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TK7882.E2L43 2001
Principles and applications of imaging radar. Edited by Floyd
M. Henderson and Anthony J. Lewis. New York, J. Wiley, c1998. 866
p. (Manual of remote sensing, v. 2)
Includes bibliographical references.
“Published in cooperation with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.”
G70.4.P733 vol. 2
Schott, John R. Remote sensing: the image chain approach. New
York, Oxford University Press, 1997. 394 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.S36 1997
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Imagery and Photo Interpretation and Analysis
Arnold, Robert H. Interpretation of airphotos and remotely
sensed imagery. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1997.
249 p.
Bibliography: p. 229-231.
TR810.A75 1997 <SciRR>
Collins, Mary Rose. The aerial photo sourcebook. Lanham, Md.,
Scarecrow Press, 1998. 197 p.
Bibliography: p. 93-287.
TR810.C64 1998
Conway, Eric D. An introduction to satellite image interpretation. Baltimore,
Johns Hopkins University Press, c1997. 242 p.
Bibliography: p. 241-242.
G70.4.C655 1997
Detection and identification of visually obscured targets. Edited
by Carl Baum. Philadelphia, Taylor & Francis, c1999. 434 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
UF860.D43 1999
Interpreting remote sensing imagery: human factors. Edited by
Robert R. Hoffman and Arthur B. Markman. Boca Raton, Fla.., Lewis
Publishers, c2001. 289 p.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
G70.4.I58 2001
Lindgren, David T. Trust but verify: imagery analysis in
the Cold War. Annapolis, Md., Naval Institute Press, 2000. 222 p.
Bibliography: p. 195-203.
UG763.L56 2000
Paine, David P., and James D. Kiser. Aerial photography and image interpretation. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J., John Wiley, c2003. 632 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TR810.P25 2003 <SciRR>
Read, Roger, and Ron Graham. Manual of aerial survey: primary
data acquisition. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press/Whittles Publishing,
2002. 408 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Rev. ed. of Manual of aerial photography (1986).
TR810.R37 2002 <SciRR>
Richards, J. A. Remote sensing digital image analysis: an introduction. 3rd
ed. Berlin, New York, Springer, c1999. 363 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.R53 1999
Thematic mapping from satellite imagery: a guidebook = Cartographie thematique
derivee des images satellitaires: un guide. Edited by J. Denegre. Oxford, Eng.,
New York, published on behalf of the International Cartographic Association
by Elsevier Science, 1994. 269 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
English and French.
GA102.4.R44T47 1994
Walker, James W, and Steven Leroy De Vore. Low altitude large
scale reconnaissance: a method of obtaining high resolution vertical
photographs for small areas. Rev. ed. Denver, Colo., Interagency
Archaeological Services, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, National
Park Service, 1995. 161 p.
Bibliography: p. 154-158.
TR810.W35 1995
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Atlas of satellite observations related to global change. Edited
by R J. Gurney, J. L. Foster, and C. L. Parkinson. Cambridge, New
York, Cambridge University Press, 1993. 470 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC981.8.C5A93 1993 <SciRR>
Bazler, Judith A. Earth science resources in the electronic
age. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2003. 303 p.
QE48.87.B39 2003 <SciRR>
Barrett, E. C., and L. F. Curtis. Introduction to environmental remote
sensing. 4th ed. Cheltenham, Glos., Eng., Stanley Thornes Publishers, 1999. 457 p.
Bibliography: p. 435-445.
QE33.2.R4B37 1999
Drury, S. A. Image interpretation in geology. 3rd ed. Malden, Mass., Blackwell
Science, 2001. 290 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QE33.2.R4D78 2001
Dynamic earth environments: remote sensing observations from
Shuttle-Mir missions. Edited by Kamlesh P. Lulla and Lev V. Dessinov,
with Cynthia A. Evans, Patricia W. Dickerson, and Julie A. Robinson.
New York, Wiley, c2000. 268 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QE33.2.R4 D96 2000
Foster, Norman H. Photogeology and photogeomorphology. Tulsa,
Okla., American Association of Petroleum Geologists, c1992. 555
p. (Treatise of petroleum geology reprint series, no. 18)
Includes bibliographical references.
TN271.P4F67 1992
Global environment remote sensing. Edited by Ken'ichi Okamoto.
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Ohmsha, Ltd., Burke, Va., IOS Press Inc. [distributor],
c2001. 308 p.
"Translated from the original Japanese edition: ‘Wave summit kouza:
chikyu kankyo keisoku’ published by Ohmsha Ltd. c1999."
QE33.2.R4G57 2001
Gupta, Ravi P. Remote sensing geology. 2nd ed. Berlin, New York,
Springer, c2003. 655 p.
Bibliography: p. 593-622.
QE33.2.R4G86 2003
Images in weather forecasting: a practical guide for interpreting satellite
and radar imagery. Edited by M. J. Bader and others. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge
University Press, 1995. 499 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC995.I43 1995
Jensen, John R. Remote sensing of the environment: an earth resource perspective. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice Hall, 2000. 544 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QE33.2.R4J46 2000
Kramer, H. J. Observation of the earth and its environment:
survey of missions and sensors. 4th ed. Berlin, New York, Springer, c2002.
1510 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.6.K73 2002 <SciRR>
Legg, Christopher. Remote sensing and geographic information
systems: geological mapping, mineral exploration, and mining. Chichester,
Eng., New York, Wiley, published in association with Praxis Pub.,
c1994. 166 p.
Bibliography p. 153-154.
TN270.L498 1994
Los, Sietse Oene. Linkages between global vegetation and
climate: an analysis based on NOAA advanced very high resolution
radiometer
data. Greenbelt, Md., National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Goddard Space Flight Center, Hanover, Md., available from NASA
Center for Aerospace Information, 1998. 179 p.
Bibliography: p. 81-90.
QK754.5.L67 1998
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research
to Operations. Satellite observations of the Earth’s environment: accelerating
the transition of research to operations. Washington, National Academies
Press, c2003. 163 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
GE45.R44N38 2003
Parkinson, Claire L. Earth from above: using color-coded satellite
images to examine the global environment. Sausalito, Calif., University
Science Books, 1997. 175 p.
Bibliography: p. 155-160.
QE33.2.R4P378 1997
Remote sensing and climate modeling: synergies and limitations. Edited by Martin Beniston and Michel M. Verstraete. Dordrecht,
Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2001. 343 p. (Advances in
global change research, v. 7)
QC981.8.C5R4383 2001
Remote sensing for the earth sciences. Edited by Andrew N. Rencz.
3rd ed. New York, Wiley, c1999. 707 p. (Manual of remote sensing,
v. 3)
Bibliography: p. 694-697.
G70.4.P733 vol. 3
Sounding the troposphere from space: a new era for atmospheric
chemistry. Edited by Peter Borrell and others. Berlin, New York,
Springer, c2004. 446 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QC881.2.T75S68 2004
Verbyla, David L. Satellite remote sensing of natural resources. Boca Raton, Fla., Lewis Publishers, c1995. 198 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.V47 1995
Vincent, Robert K. Fundamentals of geological and environmental remote
sensing. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice Hall, c1997. 366 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QE33.2.R4V56 1997
Wilkie, David S. Remote sensing imagery for natural resources
monitoring: a guide for first-time users. New York, Columbia University
Press, c1996. 295 p.
Bibliography: p. 274-280.
G70.4.W438 1996 <SciRR>
Zuidam, R. A. van. Aerial photo-interpretation in terrain analysis and
geomorphologic mapping. With contributions from F. I. van Zuidam-Cancelado and other members
of the staff of the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth
Sciences (ITC). The Hague, Smits Publishers, c1986. 442 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
GB400.42.A35Z84 1986
Data Processing & Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Bettinger, Pete. Geographic information systems: applications in forestry
and natural resources management. International ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill,
Higher Education, c2004. 230 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
SD387.R4B48 2004
Congalton, Russell G. Assessing the accuracy of remotely sensed data:
principles
and practices. Boca Raton, Fla., Lewis Publications, c1999. 137 p.
Bibliography: p. 125-131.
G70.4.C647 1999
Decker, Drew. GIS data sources. New York, J. Wiley, c2001. 193
p.
Bibliography: p. 137-138.
G70.212.D44 2001 <SciRR>
DeMers, Michael M.. Fundamentals of geographic information
systems.
3rd ed., New York, John Wiley & Sons, c2005. 468 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.212.D46 2005 <SciRR>
Jensen, John R. Introductory digital image processing: a
remote sensing perspective. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice
Hall, c1996. 316 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.J46 1996 <SciRR>
People and the environment: approaches for linking household
and community surveys to remote sensing and GIS. Edited by Jefferson
Fox and others. Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2003. 319
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
HD108.15.P46 2003
Rees, Gareth. The remote sensing data book. Cambridge, Eng.,
New York, Cambridge University Press, c1999. 262 p.
Bibliography: p. 261-262.
G70.4.R435 1999 <SciRR>
Spatial modelling of the terrestrial environment. Editors, Richard
E. J. Kelly, Nicholas A. Drake, Stuart L. Barr. Chichester, Eng.,
Hoboken, N.J., Wiley, c2004. 276 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QE48.8.S63 2004 <SciRR>
Uncertainty in remote sensing and GIS. Edited by Giles M. Foody
and Peter M. Atkinson. Hoboken, N.J., J. Wiley, c2002. 307 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.4.U52 2002
Williams, Jonathan. GIS processing of geocoded satellite
data. London, New York, Springer, c2001. 327 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
GA102.4.R44W56 2001
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Archaeological prospecting and remote sensing. I. Scollar and others. Cambridge,
Eng., New York, Cambridge University Press, 1990. 674 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
CC79.I44A73 1990
Barrett, Harrison H. Foundations of image science. Hoboken, N.J., Wiley-Interscience,
c2004. 1540 p.
Bibliography: p. 1473-1522.
TK8315.B37 2003
Biological imaging and sensing. T. Furukawa, ed. Berlin, Springer, 2004.
298 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
R857.O6B556 2004
Holst, Gerald C. Electro-optical imaging system performance. 3rd ed. Winter
Park, Fla., copublished by JCD Pub.; Bellingham, Wash., SPIE Optical Engineering
Press, c2003. 442 p. (SPIE Press monograph, PM 121)
Includes bibliographical references.
TA1750.H64 2003
Irvin, David W. History of strategic drone operations. Paducah, Ky., Turner
Pub. Co., 2003. 128 p.
UG763.I76 2003
Lashmar, Paul. Spy flights of the Cold War. Annapolis, Md., Naval Institute
Press, 1996. 244 p.
Bibliography: p. 232-238.
First published by Sutton Publ. Ltd. England, 1966.
UG763.L37 1996
Richelson, Jeffrey T. America’s space sentinels: DSP satellites and national
security. Lawrence, Kan., University Press of Kansas, c1999. 329 p.
Bibliography: p. 251-307.
UG1523.R535 1999
Robb, Richard A. Biomedical imaging, visualization, and analysis. New York,
Wiley-Liss, c2000. 339 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
R857.O6R63 2000
Taubman, Philip. Secret empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the hidden story
of America’s space espionage. New York, Simon & Schuster, c2003.
441 p.
Bibliography: p. 403-419.
UG763.T38 2003
Webb, Andrew R. Introduction to biomedical imaging. Hoboken, N.J., Wiley,
c2003. 252 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
R857.O6W43 2003
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Conferences, Symposia, etc. are frequently the best source for
the most up to date research on remote sensing and related topics,
especially those of a highly technical nature. Conference information
online is listed under OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES.
Selected Conference Titles
2nd GRSS/ISPRS Joint Workshop on Remote Sensing and Data
Fusion over Urban Areas, URBAN 2003: Berlin, 22-23 May, 2003,
Technische
Universitat Berlin. Piscataway, N.J., Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, c2003. 308 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
HT166.G75 2003
Remote sensing in the 21st century: economic and environmental
applications: proceedings of the 19th EARSeL Symposium on remote
sensing in the 21st century, Valladolid, Spain, 31 May-2 June 1999.
EARsel Symposium (19th, 1999, Vallodolid, Spain). Edited by José Luis
Casanova. Rotterdam, Brookfield, Vt., A. A. Balkema, 2000. 610
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.5.E85E37 1999
Proceedings of the 17th EARSeL Symposium on Future Trends in Remote Sensing,
Lyngby, Denmark, 17-19 June 1997. Edited by Preben Gudmandsen. Rotterdam, Brookfield,
Vt., A. A. Balkema, 1998. EARsel Symposium on Future Trends in Remote Sensing
(17th, 1997, Lyngby, Denmark). 496 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.5.E85E37 1997
Geo-spatial and temporal image and data exploitation III:
21, 24 April 2003, Orlando, Florida. Nicholas L. Faust, William E.
Roper, chairs/editors. Bellingham, Wash., SPIE, c2003. 254 p. (Proceedings
of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering, v.
5097)
Includes bibliographical references.
G70.212.G4156 2003
Remote sensing for environmental monitoring, GIS applications, and geology
II: 23-26 September, 2002, Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece. Manfred Ehlers, chair/editor.
Bellingham, Wash., SPIE, c2003. (Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society
for Optical Engineering, v. 4886)
Includes bibliographical references.
GE45.R44R46 2003
Sensors and camera systems for scientific, industrial, and
digital photography applications IV: 21-23 January, 2003, Santa
Clara,
Calif. Morley M. Blouke, Nitin Sampat, Ricardo J. Motta, chairs/editors.
Bellingham, Wash., SPIE, c2003. 408 p. (Proceedings of SPIE--the
International Society for Optical Engineering, v. 5017)
Includes bibliographical references.
TK7871.99.C45S456 2003
Unattended ground sensor technologies and applications V: 21-25
April, 2003, Orlando, Florida. Edward M. Carapezza, chair/editor. Bellingham,
Wash., SPIE, c2003. 518 p. (Proceedings of the SPIE--the International
Society for Optical Engineering, v. 5090)
Includes bibliographical references.
TK7882.E2U5825 2003
UV/optical/IR space telescopes: innovative technologies and concepts:
3-5 August 2003, San Diego, Calif. Howard A. MacEwen, chair/editor. Bellingham,
Wash., SPIE, c2004. 310 p.
(Proceedings of the SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering,
v. 5166)
Includes bibliographical references.
QB474.U94 2004
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Below is a list of suggested print and electronic subscription A&I’s
for finding periodical literature on remote sensing, followed by
a list of open-access A&I’s. A complete
and current list of all electronic databases can be found on the
LC
Databases & E-Resources web
page http://eresources.loc.gov/). LC-access subscription databases are available
from any LC public
workstation. Open-access databases are available
from any computer with Web access. Subscriptions listed here are
current as of the
print publication of this guide. This list includes A&I’s
for relevant government documents, publications, and technical
reports (‘gray literature’).
LC-Access A&Is
Print and Electronic
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (ASTA) (1983 - present)
Electronic Format
Applied Science & Technology Index (1958-present)
Z7913.I7 <SciRR>
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco Research Databases)
Electronic Format
Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology (1951-
1988)
GB2401.U53 <SciRR>
Bibliography of Agriculture Index (H.W. Wilson) (1964-present
)
Z5073.A46 <SciRR>
BioAg Index (1983-present)
Electronic Format
Conference Papers Index (1982-present)
 Electronic Format
EI Compendex (1989-present)
Electronic Format
Engineering Index (1884-1993)
Z5851.E62 <SciRR>
GEOBASE (1980-present)
Electronic Format
GeoREF (1785-present)
Electronic Format
Government Reports Announcements & Index (1946-1996)
Z7916.G78 <SciRR>
(see also NTIS Bibliographic Database)
Inspec (ISI Web of Knowledge) (1969-present)
Electronic Format
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (1895-present)
Z1223.A18 <SciRR>
NTIS Bibliographic Database (1964-present)
Microfiche <SciRR>
Electronic Format
Science Citation Index (Institute for Scientific Information)
(1945-2001)
Z7401.S365<SciRR>
Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Knowledge)
(1997-2004)
Electronic Format
Open-Access A&Is
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Selected Journals are listed below with online information included;
some may have articles available in full-text through LC online
databases. For more information consult a reference librarian.
Agricultural Research Magazine (1953- )
S1.A1815
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/index.html (Online index, 1978- ; full-text, 1996- .)
AIAA Journal (1963- )
TL501.A688
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=322&lupubid=2 (Index 1963-2004)
Aviation Week & Space Technology (1960- )
TL501.A8
New York, McGraw-Hill
Online in LC: Academic
Search Premier (Full-text, April 2, 2001 to present with a 4-day delay) and ProQuest (Full-text, Mar 11, 1996 to present)
Cartography and Geographic Information Science (1999- )
GA101.A49
Bethesda, Md., American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
Online in LC: InfoTrac (Full-text, Jan. 1999- )
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (1990-1998)
GA101.A49
Bethesda, Md., American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
Computers & Geosciences (1975- )
QE48.8.C62
Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press
Earth Observation Magazine / EOM (1995- )
G70.2.E27
Littleton, Colo., EOM Inc.
http://ask.usgs.gov/products.html (Full-text, Feb. 1995- )
Earth Observation Quarterly (Current Issues Only)
<N&CPRR>
European Space Agency
http://esapub.esrin.esa.it/eoq/eoq.htm (Full-text, June 1994-June 2003)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (Unbound issues Jan. 2004- )
<N&CPRR>
New York, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?puNumber=8859 (Index, some abstracts)
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (Jan. 1980- )
QC801.I2
New York, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/grss/tgars.html (Tables of contents 1980-1989)
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation:
ITC journal (1999- )
GE45.R44I58
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622741/description#description
International Journal of Remote Sensing (1980- )
G70.4.I56
London, Taylor & Francis, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/online/0143-1161.asp (Contents)
Online in LC: Academic
Search Premier (Full-text Jan. 10, 1998 to present,
with a 12- month delay)
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (1989- )
TA593.A2P48
Amsterdam, New York, Elsevier, International Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isprsjprs (Tables of contents, abstracts)
Journal of Imaging Science and Technology (1992- )
TR1.P7943
Springfield, Va., Society for Imaging Science & Technology (IS & T)
http://www.imaging.org/pubs/jist/index.cfm (Tables of contents, abstracts)
Nature (1869- )
Q1.N2
London, etc., Macmillan Journals Ltd., etc.
http://www.nature.com/nature/ (Index 1997- )
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE & RS) (1986- )
TA593.A2 P5
Falls Church, Va., American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing.
http://www.asprs.org/publications/pers/ (Tables of contents 1996- )
Remote Sensing of Environment (1969- )
QE33.R44
New York, American Elsevier Publishing.
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/rse (Tables of contents, abstracts)
Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications (2000- )
TA1750.S847
New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1566-0184/contents (Tables of contents, abstracts)
Surveying and Land Information Systems: Journal of the American Congress
on Surveying and Mapping (1990- )
TA501.A6436
Bethesda, Md., The Congress.
http://www.acsm.net/salisjr.html (Abstracts 1999- )
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Alsdorf, Douglas E. Water storage of the central Amazon floodplain
measured with GIS and remote sensing imagery. Annals of the
Association of American Geographers, v. 93, Mar. 2003: 55-66.
G3.A7
Bishop, Gary A. Snowmobile contributions to mobile source emissions
in Yellowstone National Park. Environmental science and technology,
v. 35, July 2001: 2874-2881.
TD180.E5
Cohen, Warren B., and Samuel N. Goward. Landsat’s role
in ecological applications of remote sensing. Bioscience. v. 54,
June 2004: 535-545.
QH1.A277
Davis, C. H., and Shihua Sun. Long-term thinning of the southeast
Greenland ice sheet from Seasat, Geosat, and GFO Satellite Radar
altimetry. IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters, v. 1, Apr.
2004: 47- 50.
Unbound issues
de Wasseige, Carlos, and Pierre Defourny. Remote sensing of selective
logging impact for tropical forest management. Forest ecology
and management, v. 188, Feb. 2004: 161-73.
SD1.F57
Elachi, Charles. Space imaging radar in planetary exploration
and earth observation. AIAA journal, v. 39, 2001:
553-563.
TL501.A688A2
Mehner, Henny, and others. Remote sensing of upland vegetation:
the potential of high spatial resolution satellite sensors. Global
ecology & biogeography, v. 13, July 2004: 359-369.
QH84.G58
Ozesmi, S. L., and M. E. Bauer. Satellite remote sensing of wetlands.
Wetlands ecology and management, v. 10, Oct. 2002: 381-402.
QH541.5.M3W483
Schifter, I., L. Diaz, and J. Duran. Remote sensing study of
emissions from motor vehicles in the metropolitan area of Mexico
City. Environmental science & technology, v. 37, no. 2, Jan.
2003: 395-401.
TD180.E5
Seelan, Santhosh K., and others. Remote sensing applications
for precision agriculture: a learning community approach. Remote
sensing of environment, v. 88, Nov. 2003: 157-169.
QE33.R44
Stow, Douglas A., and others. Remote sensing of vegetation land-cover change
in Arctic tundra ecosystems. Remote sensing of environment, v. 89, no. 3, Feb.
2003: 281-308.
QE33.R44
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Selected materials in the Remote Sensing pamphlet box, in the
Science & Business Reading Room.
Asker, James. U.S. declassifies more Cold War recce satellite
imagery. Aviation week & space technology, v. 157, Nov. 4,
2002: 68-70.
Comis, Don. How wet’s our planet? Scientists want to be
able to measure soil moisture everywhere, every day! Agricultural
research, v. 52, Mar. 2004: 20-22.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/mar04/ (HTML
or PDF)
Conway, H., and others. Switch of flow direction in an Antarctic
ice stream. Nature, v. 419, Oct. 3, 2002: 465.
El-Baz, Farouk. Space age archaeology. Scientific American, v.
277, Aug. 1997: 60-65.
Fischetti, Mark. Eye in the sky. Scientific American. v. 286,
Feb. 2002: 92.
Mumby, Peter J., John R. M. Chisholm, and Chris D. Clark. A bird's-eye view
of the health of coral reefs. Nature, v. 413, Sep. 6, 2001: 36.
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Non-Governmental
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Tel.: (240) 632-9716
Fax: (240) 632-1321
Web: http://www.acsm.net/
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500
Reston, VA 20191-4344
Tel: 703/264-7500 or (800) 639-AIAA
Fax: 703/264-7551
Electronic Library: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=298
Publications and Papers: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=2
American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
(ASPRS)
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814-2160
Tel.: (301) 493-0290
Web: http://www.asprs.org/
Email: sprs@asprs.org
IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
IEEE Operations Center
445 Hoes Lane,
Piscataway, NJ 08854-1331
Tel: (732) 981-0060
Fax: (732) 981-1721
Web: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/grss/index.html
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth
Observation (ITC)
Hengelosestraat 99
P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 (0)53 4874444
Fax: +31 (0)53 4874400
Web: http://www.itc.nl/ (searchable library catalogue)
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
P.O. Box 10
Bellingham, WA 98227-0010
Tel.: (360) 676-3290
Fax: (360) 647-1445
Web: http://www.spie.org/ (digital library of 90K+ papers)
Email: spie@spie.org
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc)
c/o School of Geography
The University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)115-951-5435
Fax: +44 (0)115-951-5249
Web: http://www.rspsoc.org/
Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS & T)
7003 Kilworth Lane
Springfield, VA 22151
Tel: (703) 642-9090
Fax: (703) 642-9094
Web: http://www.imaging.org/ (searchable abstract database).
Government, U.S.
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 130, Office of Public Affairs
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Tel: (301) 286-8955
Email: gsfcpao@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov
Web: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Cartographic & Architectural Records
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Tel: (866) 272-6272
Web: http://www.archives.gov/
For detailed outline of holdings see General
Information Leaflet No. 26.
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Tel:(800) 455-0899
Web: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/
Formerly the National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA), NGIA has products
and services for the public, including Raster Roam.
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS National Center
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192, USA
Tel: (703) 648-4000
Web: http://www.usgs.gov
USGS provides aerial
photography and digital
satellite data from multiple systems.
Government, Non-U.S. and International
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
588 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1A 0Y7
Tel: (613) 947-1216
Email: info-requests@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca
Web: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/homepg.pl?e
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
United States/North & South America
Code IY, NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Tel: (202) 358-1622
Fax: (202) 358-2798
Web: http://www.ceos.org/
Membership encompasses the world's government agencies responsible for civil
Earth Observation (EO) satellite programs, along with agencies that receive
and process data acquired remotely from space.
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Space Agency
8-10 rue Mario Nikis
75738 Paris Cedex 15
France
Tel: +33-1-5369-7654
Fax: +33-1-5369-7560
Email: contactesa@esa.int
Web: http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/index.html
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Unless otherwise noted these are in the collections of the Geography & Map
Division. The online guide, Aerial
Photographs & Remote Sensing Images (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmillapa.html) provides a
few additional details on some of the G&M collections. The remote-sensing
maps and derived products listed below are a very small sample
of the holdings of
the Library.
This list is intended only to show a sample of the range of materials available:
Aerial survey, Manhattan Island, New York City. Made by Fairchild Aerial
Camera Corporation, New York City, Aug. 4, 1921. New York, The Corporation,
1921.
1 remote-sensing image on 6 sheets. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]
Airphoto mosaic.
“This mosaic was made by assembling 100 aerial photographs taken ... at
an altitude of 1000 feet.”
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gm068001.jpg (detail)
G3804.N4:2M3A4 1921.F4 Vault Oversize
Coastal remote sensing. Charleston, S.C., NOAA Coastal Services Center,
2003. 1 atlas, scale not given.
G1202.C6A4C6 2003
Iraq: a map folio. Central Intelligence Agency. Washington, Central Intelligence
Agency; Springfield, Va., May be purchased from National Technical Information
Service, 1992.
1 atlas. Scales differ.
Includes timeline of 20th century events in Iraq.
Three folded col. maps in pocket: Southeastern Iraq [remote-sensing image map];
The Kurdish Lands; Transportation corridors into Iraq.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7620m.gct00038
G2250.U55 1992
Mosaic composed of aerial photographs, Washington D.C. Made by Air Service,
U.S. Army, 3rd Photo. Section, Sept. 1922. 1 map. Scale [ca. 1:15,250].
(Port series (United States. Army. Corps of Engineers), no. 16)
LC copy annotated in ink: From Port Series no. 16--1926.
G3851.A4 1922.U5
Topographic map of Venus. Reston, Va., Dept. of the Interior, United States
Geological Survey, 1990. 1 remote-sensing image. Scale 1:50,000,000. 1 mm.
= 50 km.
Exhibited at 27th IGC International Map & Book Exhibit, 1992.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3182v.ct001241
G3182.V4 1990.G4
Washington, DC--from space. Image supplied by Earth Observation Satellite Company;
image enhancement by KRS Remote Sensing; image produced and marketed by Spaceshots,
Inc. Los Angeles, Spaceshots, Inc., c1988. 1 remote-sensing image. Scale [1:145,728].
1" = 2.3 miles.
True-color satellite remote-sensing image “from 450 miles in space.”
Covers Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and eastern region.
G3851.A43 1988.S5
Welcome to Stonehenge, world heritage site. London, English Heritage,
2003. 1 map, not drawn to scale.
COblique col. aerial photograph from helicopter.
CG5752.S75A4 2003.E5
World ocean database 2001. Editor, Sydney Levitus ... and others. Washington,
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 2002- . 1 atlas. (NOAA
Atlas NESDIS, 42-<48>)
G2801.C72U5 2002
Uncataloged special collections in the Geography & Map Division include:
- Earth Observation Satellite Company (EOSAT) Collection. (120 items).
Large
format Landsat photographic images of selected features of the Earth, 1980s.
- Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys Collection. (240 items). Aerial photographic
mosaic prints of southern states, 1953–1954.
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Collection. (2,000 items).
Innovative computer-generated maps exhibited at the annual esri Users' Conference
from 1988–1993.
- NASA Print Collection. (630 items). Color photo images (8- by 10-inch)
of the Earth generated from satellite sensing devices, 1972–1978.
- Nierenstein National Reality Company. (354 folders). Atlases, maps, and
aerial photographs of American and Canadian cities and shopping centers, 1920s–1950s.
- Remote Sensing Imagery and Aerial Photography Browse File. (25,000 items).
Film cassettes and microfiche indexes of images of the Earth taken from satellites
and aircraft, 1960s–1990s.
The Library’s collection in the Prints
and Photographs Division includes
aerial images of significant historical value, however they tend to be miscellaneous
in nature and are not indexed for easy retrieval. The basic reference aid
to locate aerial photographs is the P&P Card Catalog.
Aerial photographs in the P&P collection are listed mainly under the
subject heading “aerial photographs” but can also be found under
related headings, such as “bombing, aerial,” etc. The P&P
Online Catalog (PPOC-http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html) has a few of
these collections cataloged as well as many individual images. The subject
headings list can be browsed online. Digitized online collections include
the 4,200 images in the Panoramic
Photographs (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/187_pans.html)
collection.
Many of the P&P images are land views, primarily of the United States,
and include prominent landmarks and features such as rivers, dams, reservoirs,
etc. There are also images of airfields (commercial and military), shorelines,
military actions (including ground, naval and air combat) and intelligence,
industrial areas, cities, railroads, and natural disasters (hurricanes,
floods, etc.).
Selected aerial photograph collections:
-
German Aerial Photographic Collection. Three separate collections
of German aerial photographs, 1914-1918. Originally collected by the Air
Division of the German War Ministry or the Rehse Archives in Munich (ca.
200 prints).
- German Materials Confiscated by the United States Military Intelligence
Authorities Collection. Includes German aerial photographic mosaics of Poland
and Yugoslavia, 1943 (111 prints), and German aerial photographs of French towns
and areas in Austria and northern Italy during World War I.
- Greenough Collection. Contains aerial photographs of communications lines
and trenches in France, some captioned, prepared by the French Army’s Section
de Photo Adrienne, 1915, and of Forts Domaumonth and Fleury, and others, 1916
(ca. 75 photos).
- Adolph Hitler Collection. Includes an album of aerial photographs of
60 different German cities presented to Hitler by Lufthansa Airlines (65 prints).
These photographs were made during travels on Hitler’s private Lufthansa
airplanes.
- Ernest L. Jones Collection. Includes an aerial photograph showing poisonous
gas being used by French forces on the Western Front and other aerial photographs
of various cities and prominent places, 1917-1920 (ca. 150 prints).
- Matson Photo Service Collection. Oblique aerial photographs of villages
and landscapes in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, 1931-1937 (ca. 500 negatives).
Additional collections include:
- William “Billy” Mitchell Collection.
- John J. Pershing Collection.
- Polish Aerial Photograph Collection.
- Scamahorn Air Photo Company Collection.
- Spence Air Photo Collection.
- Spencer & Wyckoff Collection.
- Tissandier Collection.
- Nathan Farragut Twining Collection.
- United States Agricultural Adjustment Administration Collection.
- United States Air Force Collections.
- United States Army Collection.
- United States Defense Department Collection.
- United States Navy Collection.
- United States War Information Office Collection.
Selected aerial photographs online:
[Aerial view of bomb
damage in Tokyo, Japan, during the second world war ].
LOT 10423. [1945] U.S. Army A.A.F. photo. No. A-58577 AC.
Aerial view of Hiroshima after the bomb. NYWTS - SUBJ/GEOG--Japan--Hiroshima--Atom
Bomb Destruction--Ruins. 1946 Jun 26.
Aerial view of Paris,
France, from balloon, showing the Arc de Triomphe at left center. LOT 7586. 1889. Tissandier Collection. LC-USZ62-94572 (b&w
film copy neg.)
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Earth Resources Observations & Science (EROS) Data Center
U.S. Geological Survey
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001
Tel: 800-252-4547; (605) 594-6151
Fax: 605-594-6589
Email: custserv@usgs.gov
Web: http://edc.usgs.gov/
Declassified satellite imagery (e.g., Corona, Argon and Lanyard, 1959-1980) used
in early mapping programs may be obtained here.
National Archives at College Park
Special Media Archives Services Division (Aerial Team)
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Tel:(301) 837-3520
See esp. Reference
Paper No. 107 (A Finding Aid to National Archives Records
Relating to the Cold War, Reconaissance & Satellite Imagery). Declassified
satellite imagery (e.g., Corona, Argon and Lanyard, 1959-1980) used in early
mapping programs may be obtained here.
University of California, Berkeley
Aerial Photography Collection
Earth Sciences & Map Library
50 McCone Hall
Tel: (510) 642-2997
Fax: (510) 643-6576
Web: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/air-catalog.html (catalog of aerial photography,
mostly of California)
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Most remotely sensed data is in digital form; collections of these data
sets are publicly available at the following archives.
Center for Earth Observation (CEO)
Data Set Archive
Yale University
http://www.yale.edu/ceo/DataArchive/DataArchive.html
Eoli Web Catalog
European Space Agency
http://eoli.esa.int/servlets/template/welcome/entryPage.vm
Multi-mission catalogue that gives access to ESA's catalogues of EO products.
Earth Resources Observations & Science (EROS) Data Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/
Aerial photography and remote-sensing data and products, searchable using a
number of tools, described at the EOS
Data Gateway. Declassified satellite
imagery (e.g., Corona, Argon and Lanyard) used in early mapping programs may
be obtained.
GeoGratis
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/clf/en
Free web and file transfer protocol (ftp) site that distributes geospatial
data of Canada.
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
NASA
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Data/datasets.html
Find data sets by topic, link to portals to other data sets, and get information
on the most recent data set titles.
Ionia
European Space Agency
http://dup.esrin.esa.int/ionia/
Visualize and get access to a number of Earth Observation Level 3 products;
includes a web map
server visualization tool, and a World
Fire Atlas.
ISPRS Data Sets Collection
International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
http://www.isprs.org/data/index.html
Close-range images, laser data, aerial images, and satellite images.
ITC Satellite Images and Data Sets
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
http://www.itc.nl/~bakker/satellite.html
NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs)
http://nasadaacs.eos.nasa.gov/
Earth science data, data-handling software, and user support.
NASA Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Archived earth science data and related information, based on a hierarchical
search starting with the following categories: atmosphere; biosphere; cryosphere;
oceans; radiance; or imagery.
National Archives at College Park
Special Media Archives Services Division (Aerial Team)
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Tel:(301) 837-3520
See esp. Reference
Paper No. 107 (A Finding Aid to National Archives Records
Relating to the Cold War, Reconaissance & Satellite Imagery)
National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRDA)
U.S. Geological Survey
http://edc.usgs.gov/archive/nslrsda/
Derived from 40+ years of satellite remote sensing, this archive includes more
than 28,000 gigabytes of data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR) carried aboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's polar
orbiting weather satellites and more than 880,000 declassified intelligence
satellite photographs, and more.
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
http://www.saa.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/welcome
The Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) is an electronic
library of NOAA environmental data. CLASS is the facility for the distribution
of NOAA and U.S. Dept. of Defense (DoD) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite (POES) data and derived data products. CLASS is now archiving and
distributing data from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES).
Visible Earth (NASA)
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
Purpose of NASA's Visible Earth is to provide a consistently updated, central
point of access to the superset of NASA's Earth science-related images, animations,
and data visualizations
Vision and Autonomous Systems Center (VASC) Image Database
Carnegie Mellon University
http://vasc.ri.cmu.edu/idb/
Over 5,000 total images divided between nearly 200 different data sets, and
which can be downloaded in either .tgz or .zip format.
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DigitalGlobe
http://www.digitalglobe.com/
Data and products from existing sources of remote sensing and geospatial information
imagery (SPOT, LandSat, etc.) and from their own QuickBird satellite. Search
the online image library.
EurImage
http://www.eurimage.com/
Multi-mission satellite data.
HyVista
http://www.hyvista.com/main.html
Airborne Hyperspectral Surveys and Information Products
Image Web Server
http://www.earthetc.com/
Ocean Imaging
http://www.oceani.com/
Acquisition, processing and analysis of aerial and satellite-derived environmental
data with work centered on monitoring the ocean environment, as well as coastal
areas, wetlands and lakes.
Radarsat International
http://www.rsi.ca/
Imagery from a variety of platforms. Includes image gallery.
Satellite Imaging Corporation
http://www.satimagingcorp.com/
A global provider of high resolution image data, Geographic Information System (GIS) services, and mapping solutions.
SpaceImaging
http://www.spaceimaging.com/
Ikonos, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) IRS earth observation satellites,
and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
Spot Image
http://www.spot.com/html/SICORP/_401_.php
Geographic information products and services derived from the Spot satellites.
TerraServer (Microsoft)
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
USGS imagery and topographic maps
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Aerial Photographic Archive of the Middle East
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/Classics/archeology/rsame.html
Established in 1978 under the patronage of Crown Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan.
To date it consists of over 8000 photographs and several hundred maps for several
countries, mainly Jordan. Includes a list of “Publications Arising and
of Relevance.”
Asian Center for Research on Remote Sensing
http://www.acrors.ait.ac.th/
Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (ACRES)
http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/
GEOSCAN Database
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/esic/geoscan_e.php
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) scientific publications.
Catalogue of Internet Resources: Remote Sensing
Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/r/remotesensing.htm
DigitalEarth.org
Open Planning Project and GeoData Alliance Collaboration
http://www.digitalearth.org/
A collaborative weblog for discussing geo-technology issues, with a focus on
new ways of connecting up geographic technology infrastructure.
Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
Lunar and Planetary Institute
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
The digital Lunar Orbiter Atlas of the Moon is a reproduction of the 675 plates
contained in the definitive Bowker and Hughes reference manual to the global
photographic coverage of the Moon.
Earth Observation Earthnet Online
European Space Agency
http://earth.esa.int/
Earth Observation Portal: EO Portal
http://www.eoportal.org/
Includes an images gallery, maps builder, and interactive catalogues.
Earth Observatory Library: Remote Sensing
National Aeronautics & Space Administration.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/RemoteSensing/
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
U.S. Geological Survey
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
NASA
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/default.htm
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) (NASA)
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/index.html
GCMD offers descriptions of Earth science data sets using a specified set of
information - known as the Directory Interchange Format (DIF). This site is
loaded with resources, including the GeoSpatial
One-Stop.
International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
(ISPRS)
http://www.isprs.org/
Introduction to Imagery Intelligence
Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/imint_101.htm
Looking@Earth [electronic resource]. Smithsonian National Air
and Space Museum. c2000.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/lae/css_gal110.htm
Online version of the Looking at Earth gallery in the National Air and Space
Museum, Washington, D.C. Documents the changing ways our planet has been viewed
from above, and how these views are used to predict the weather, survey the
terrain, monitor crops and forests, plan cities, locate resources, and gather
intelligence.
NASA Climate & Radiation Branch
http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.php
Research focuses on atmospheric measurement, numerical modeling, and climate
analysis. Investigates atmospheric radiation, both as a driver for climate
change and as a tool for the remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere and surface
Observing the Earth (EOS)
http://www.esa.int/export/esaEO/index.html
Data, satellite information, publications, and more.
Raster Roam
National Geospatial Information Agency (NGIA)
http://geoengine.nga.mil/geospatial/SW_TOOLS/NIMAMUSE/webinter/rast_roam.html
Provides public access to view and download imagery, maps, digital elevation
data and other geographic information produced by the U.S. Government and commercial
vendors.
Remote Sensing Data Directories & Inventories
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
http://www.itc.nl/~bakker/invdir.html
Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
http://www.restec.or.jp/restec_e.html
Includes a data library.
Remote Sensing Tutorial
NASA Goddard and EOS
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/start.html
SPIE Digital Library
The International Society for Optical Engineering
http://spiedl.org/
90K + citations for papers from SPIE journals and proceedings published since
1998; cites and abstracts for most since 1995. Subscription required for access
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WWW Virtual Library: Remote Sensing
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field.
Fulltext Books Online
People and pixels: linking remote sensing and social science. Diana Liverman
... and others, editors. Washington, National Academy Press, 1998. 244 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309064082/html/index.html
HD108.8.P46 1998
Remote sensing users’ guide. Version 1.0. Authors: Terry
A. Bright and others. Produced by the U.S. Army Environmental Center
(USAEC) and Topographic Engineering Center (TEC). April 29, 1997.
77 p.
http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/remote.pdf
Dehqanzada, Yahya A. Secrets for sale: how commercial satellite
imagery will change the world. Washington, D.C., Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace, c2000. 45 p.
http://www.ceip.org/programs/transparency/FINALreport.pdf
HD9696.R453 U63 2000 <SciRR>
Conference Information Online
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
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American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
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International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial
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International Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
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