The book "Concepts and Foundations of Remote Sensing" by Thomas M. Lillesand and Ralph W. Kiefer, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of remote sensing. The content is divided into several chapters, each focusing on different aspects of the field: 1. **Introduction to Remote Sensing**: Discusses the energy sources, radiation principles, and interactions in the atmosphere and with Earth's surface features. It also covers data acquisition, interpretation, and the use of systems like the Global Positioning System. 2. **Photographic Systems**: Explains the history, mechanics, and technology of aerial photography, including film exposure, density, spectral sensitivity, and electronic imaging. 3. **Photogrammetry**: Introduces the geometric characteristics of aerial photographs, scale, ground coverage, and methods for mapping and flight planning. 4. **Visual Image Interpretation**: Focuses on the fundamentals of visual image interpretation, equipment, and applications in land use, geology, agriculture, forestry, and environmental assessment. 5. **Multispectral, Thermal, and Hyperspectral Sensing**: Describes the operating principles, scanning techniques, and interpretation of multispectral, thermal, and hyperspectral data. 6. **Earth Resource Satellites**: Provides an overview of satellite programs such as Landsat, SPOT, and other optical satellites, including their history, missions, and image interpretation. 7. **Digital Image Processing**: Covers image rectification, enhancement, classification, and integration with GIS, as well as hyperspectral image analysis and biophysical modeling. 8. **Microwave Sensing**: Discusses radar development, side-looking radar systems, synthetic aperture radar, and microwave sensing from space, including applications in planetary exploration and passive microwave sensing. The book also includes appendices on remote sensing data sources and periodicals, and a detailed index for reference.The book "Concepts and Foundations of Remote Sensing" by Thomas M. Lillesand and Ralph W. Kiefer, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of remote sensing. The content is divided into several chapters, each focusing on different aspects of the field: 1. **Introduction to Remote Sensing**: Discusses the energy sources, radiation principles, and interactions in the atmosphere and with Earth's surface features. It also covers data acquisition, interpretation, and the use of systems like the Global Positioning System. 2. **Photographic Systems**: Explains the history, mechanics, and technology of aerial photography, including film exposure, density, spectral sensitivity, and electronic imaging. 3. **Photogrammetry**: Introduces the geometric characteristics of aerial photographs, scale, ground coverage, and methods for mapping and flight planning. 4. **Visual Image Interpretation**: Focuses on the fundamentals of visual image interpretation, equipment, and applications in land use, geology, agriculture, forestry, and environmental assessment. 5. **Multispectral, Thermal, and Hyperspectral Sensing**: Describes the operating principles, scanning techniques, and interpretation of multispectral, thermal, and hyperspectral data. 6. **Earth Resource Satellites**: Provides an overview of satellite programs such as Landsat, SPOT, and other optical satellites, including their history, missions, and image interpretation. 7. **Digital Image Processing**: Covers image rectification, enhancement, classification, and integration with GIS, as well as hyperspectral image analysis and biophysical modeling. 8. **Microwave Sensing**: Discusses radar development, side-looking radar systems, synthetic aperture radar, and microwave sensing from space, including applications in planetary exploration and passive microwave sensing. The book also includes appendices on remote sensing data sources and periodicals, and a detailed index for reference.